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Uzbekistan vs. Tajikistan

Demographics

UzbekistanTajikistan
Population30,842,796 (July 2021 est.)8,990,874 (July 2021 est.)
Age structure0-14 years: 23.19% (male 3,631,693/female 3,456,750)

15-24 years: 16.63% (male 2,601,803/female 2,481,826)

25-54 years: 45.68% (male 6,955,260/female 7,006,172)

55-64 years: 8.63% (male 1,245,035/female 1,392,263)

65 years and over: 5.87% (male 768,769/female 1,025,840) (2020 est.)
0-14 years: 31.43% (male 1,420,271/female 1,368,445)

15-24 years: 18.13% (male 816,658/female 792,231)

25-54 years: 40.58% (male 1,789,271/female 1,811,566)

55-64 years: 6.23% (male 253,862/female 299,378)

65 years and over: 3.63% (male 132,831/female 189,156) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 30.1 years

male: 29.4 years

female: 30.7 years (2020 est.)
total: 25.3 years

male: 24.6 years

female: 26 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate0.86% (2021 est.)1.44% (2021 est.)
Birth rate15.85 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)21.22 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate5.4 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)5.78 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate-1.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)-1.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.89 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female

total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.85 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female

total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 19.42 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 23.13 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 15.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
total: 33.05 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 37.8 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 28.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 75.03 years

male: 71.98 years

female: 78.25 years (2021 est.)
total population: 69.06 years

male: 65.91 years

female: 72.38 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.73 children born/woman (2021 est.)2.48 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.2% (2020 est.)0.2% (2020 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Uzbekistani

adjective: Uzbekistani
noun: Tajikistani(s)

adjective: Tajikistani
Ethnic groupsUzbek 83.8%, Tajik 4.8%, Kazakh 2.5%, Russian 2.3%, Karakalpak 2.2%, Tatar 1.5%, other 4.4% (2017 est.)Tajik 84.3% (includes Pamiri and Yagnobi), Uzbek 13.8%, other 2% (includes Kyrgyz, Russian, Turkmen, Tatar, Arab) (2014 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS58,000 (2020 est.)14,000 (2020 est.)
ReligionsMuslim 88% (mostly Sunni), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%Muslim 98% (Sunni 95%, Shia 3%) other 2% (2014 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths<1,000 (2020 est.)<500 (2020 est.)
LanguagesUzbek (official) 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%

major-language sample(s):
Jahon faktlari kitobi, asosiy ma'lumotlar uchun zaruriy manba. (Uzbek)

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note: in the autonomous Karakalpakstan Republic, both the Karakalpak language and Uzbek have official status
Tajik (official) 84.4%, Uzbek 11.9%, Kyrgyz 0.8%, Russian 0.5%, other 2.4% (2010 est.)

major-language sample(s):
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note: Russian widely used in government and business
Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 100%

male: 100%

female: 100% (2016)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99.8%

male: 99.8%

female: 99.7% (2015)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 12 years (2019)
total: 11 years

male: 12 years

female: 11 years (2013)
Education expenditures5.3% of GDP (2017)5.2% of GDP (2015)
Urbanizationurban population: 50.4% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 1.25% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
urban population: 27.7% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 2.73% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 96.1% of population

total: 97.8% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 3.9% of population

total: 2.2% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 96.2% of population

rural: 78.6% of population

total: 83.5% of population

unimproved: urban: 3.8% of population

rural: 21.4% of population

total: 16.5% of population (2017 est.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 99.7% of population

rural: 99.3% of population

total: 99.4% of population

unimproved: urban: 0.3% of population

rural: 0.7% of population

total: 2% of population (2017 est.)
Major cities - population2.545 million TASHKENT (capital) (2021)938,000 DUSHANBE (capital) (2021)
Maternal mortality rate29 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)17 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight2.9% (2017)7.6% (2017)
Health expenditures5.3% (2018)7.2% (2018)
Physicians density2.37 physicians/1,000 population (2014)2.1 physicians/1,000 population (2014)
Hospital bed density4 beds/1,000 population (2014)4.7 beds/1,000 population (2014)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate16.6% (2016)14.2% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth23.7 years (2019 est.)21.9 years (2017 est.)

note: median age at first birth among women 25-49
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 50.6

youth dependency ratio: 43.4

elderly dependency ratio: 7.2

potential support ratio: 13.9 (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 67.9

youth dependency ratio: 62.6

elderly dependency ratio: 5.3

potential support ratio: 18.7 (2020 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook