🇺🇿
Uzbekistan: key facts and figures
Uzbekistan has 36.4 million people, Uzbek as an official language, the Uzbekistani Som and 17 public holidays a year. It ranks 13th of 191 countries for real gdp growth.
36.4 millionpeople
UZScurrency
Uzbekofficial language
+998calling code
Rightdriving side
Every figure shows how Uzbekistan differs
Population and Demographics
how many people live there, and how that is changing
36.4 millionPopulation
- Annual change+1.99%
- Fertility rate3.5 per woman#45
- Aged 65 and over5.86%#115
Economy
the size of the economy and how fast it is growing
$3,968Output per person
- Total economy$147.0 billion#60
- Real growth+7.7%#13
- Inflation8.8%#29
Human Development
health, schooling and income combined into one index
0.740Human Development Index
- Life expectancy72.4 years#106
- Mean schooling11.9 years#43
Currency
what money is used and its official code
Uzbekistani SomCurrency
- ISO 4217 codeUZS
- SymbolUZS
- CapitalTashkent
Languages
which languages hold official status
UzbekOfficial languages
- Text directionLeft to right
Practical Country Info
plugs, voltage, driving side and dialling
Type C, Type FPlug types
- Mains voltage230 V
- Driving sideRight
- Calling code+998
- Time zonesMultiple IANA zones
Public Holidays
official days off through the year
17Public holidays in 2026
- Jan 1New Year's Day
- Jan 2Additional Non-Working Day Additional
- Mar 8International Women's Day
Digital Adoption
how many people are online and how digital the state is
90%Internet use
- E-government index0.800#63
- Global rank#63
- E-government groupVery High
Geography and Environment
terrain, climate and physical setting
LandlockedPhysical setting
- Highest pointTien Shan and Pamir-Alay margins
- ClimateThe climate is sharply continental, with hot summers, cold winters and much greater precipitation in mountains than on the plains.
Education
how the school system is structured
11,118General schools
- School students6,870.5 thousand
- Higher-ed students1,535.0 thousand
- Higher-ed orgs.215
Nearby in the index
Other country profiles alongside Uzbekistan
About this profile
Every figure on this page is a summary of a fuller page, and each links to it. Sources, data years and methodology notes sit on those pages rather than here. Where a subject carries no published figure for Uzbekistan, it is left off this profile rather than shown as empty.