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Regions

The population of the regions of Uzbekistan according to census results and official estimates.

Name	Abbr.	Status	Capital	Area A (km²)	Population Census (C) 1979-01-17	Population Census (C) 1989-01-12	Population Estimate (E) 2000-01-01	Population Estimate (E) 2013-01-01	Population Census (Cp) 2026-01-15
Andijon [Andizhan]	AN	Reg	Andijon	4,300	1,349,408	1,728,000	2,186,200	2,756,400	3,531,777	430000	→
Buxoro [Bukhara]	BU	Reg	Buxoro	40,221	1,263,156	1,141,000	1,419,300	1,729,700	2,104,874	4022100	→
Farg'ona [Fergana]	FA	Reg	Farg'ona	6,760	1,693,973	2,153,000	2,664,400	3,329,700	4,238,911	676000	→
Jizzax [Dzhizak]	JI	Reg	Jizzax	21,209	511,453	744,000	974,800	1,205,000	1,524,055	2120900	→
Namangan	NG	Reg	Namangan	7,440	1,099,623	1,475,000	1,924,300	2,458,700	3,149,161	744000	→
Navoiy [Navoi]	NW	Reg	Navoiy	111,090	Buxoro	643,000	783,300	888,400	1,184,591	11109000	→
Qashqadaryo [Kashkadarya]	QA	Reg	Qarshi	28,570	1,120,617	1,594,000	2,166,800	2,831,300	3,692,323	2857000	→
Qoraqalpog'ston [Karakalpakstan]	QR	ARep	Nukus	166,594	904,315	1,214,000	1,503,000	1,711,800	2,149,932	16659400	→
Samarqand [Samarkand]	SA	Reg	Samarqand	16,770	1,783,930	2,135,000	2,670,300	3,380,900	4,404,575	1677000	→
Sirdaryo [Syrdarya]	SI	Reg	Guliston	4,280	448,432	572,000	642,200	750,600	954,361	428000	→
Surxondaryo [Surkhandarya]	SU	Reg	Termiz	20,100	894,709	1,255,000	1,736,700	2,260,600	2,984,084	2010000	→
Toshkent [Tashkent]	TA	Reg	Toshkent	15,135	1,792,469	2,157,000	2,142,300	2,695,700	3,763,093	1513500	→
Toshkent shahri [Tashkent City]	TS	CpDst	Toshkent	449	1,784,880	2,079,000	2,157,100	2,340,900	3,224,838	44900	→
Xorazm [Khorezm]	XO	Reg	Urganch	6,050	743,871	1,016,000	1,323,900	1,653,800	2,140,746	605000	→
Uzbekistan	UZB	Rep	Toshkent	448,971	15,390,836	19,906,000	24,487,700	29,993,500	39,047,321		→

The population growth of Tashkent City is partly caused by boundary changes.
(1979) Institute of Geography, Moscow.
(2000) (2013) (2026) State Committee of Statistics in Uzbekistan.

Major Cities

	Name	Adm.	Population Estimate (E) 2025-01-01
1	Toshkent	TS	3,112,748
2	Namangan	NG	713,385
3	Samarqand	SA	595,818
4	Andijon	AN	492,425
5	Nukus	QR	344,690
6	Farg'ona	FA	328,409
7	Qo'qon	FA	313,597
8	Qarshi	QA	300,777
9	Buxoro	BU	274,800
10	Marg'ilon	FA	257,878

Contents: Cities & Towns

The population of all Uzbek cities and towns having a population of 20,000 or more according to census results and estimates.

Name	Adm.	Population Census (C) 1979-01-17	Population Census (C) 1989-01-12	Population Estimate (E) 2000-01-01	Population Estimate (E) 2013-01-01	Population Estimate (E) 2025-01-01	Area
Andijon [Andijan]	AN	229,923	293,227	334,300	398,200	492,425	0	→
Angren (incl. Geolog)	TA	105,970	131,970	129,000	172,800	185,501	0	→
Asaka (Leninsk)	AN	33,870	42,978	54,800	62,200	...	0
Baxt	SI	8,666	9,738	11,700	17,500	...	0
Bekobod (Bekabad)	TA	67,656	82,082	84,500	88,500	106,079	0	→
Beruniy	QR	29,702	37,778	47,300	55,900	...	0
Beshariq	FA	10,306	17,289	20,500	22,800	...	0
Beshkent	QA	5,923	11,551	14,400	18,900	...	0
Bo'ka	TA	13,254	17,164	20,000	22,200	...	0
Boysun	SU	12,438	16,732	21,800	27,600	...	0
Bulung'ur (Krasnogvardejsk)	SA	16,852	21,030	24,000	29,200	...	0
Buxoro [Bukhara]	BU	184,960	223,934	239,100	247,500	274,800	0	→
Chelak	SA	8,353	13,093	16,610	20,800	...	0
Chimboy	QR	23,624	27,366	33,100	50,400	...	0
Chinoz	TA	13,959	21,481	20,800	23,700	...	0
Chirchiq [Chirchik]	TA	131,868	156,654	143,300	147,500	175,500	0	→
Chiroqchi	QA	8,910	13,220	16,600	23,800	...	0
Chortoq	NG	22,462	35,615	45,500	53,400	...	0
Chust	NG	35,347	46,424	60,700	69,100	...	0
Dashtobod	JI	10,562	14,247	20,200	36,500	...	0
Denov	SU	35,695	46,881	63,000	78,300	...	0
Do'stlik	JI	8,221	11,903	16,000	18,300	...	0
Farg'ona [Fergana]	FA	175,794	200,373	185,200	261,400	328,409	0	→
G'allaorol	JI	10,221	16,623	21,400	24,700	...	0
G'azalkent	TA	17,678	21,490	21,100	21,600	...	0
G'ijduvon	BU	16,534	30,486	37,100	43,400	...	0
Guliston (Gulistan)	SI	43,087	54,360	55,100	63,200	79,800	0	→
G'uzor	QA	13,033	17,253	21,300	24,500	...	0
Haqqulobod	NG	10,206	19,926	25,400	27,000	...	0
Jalaquduq (Oxunboboyev)	AN	8,969	11,043	19,600	24,000	...	0
Jarqo'rg'on	SU	13,989	17,687	20,510	22,700	...	0
Jizzax [Dzhizak]	JI	69,501	106,087	128,900	161,400	199,942	0	→
Jomboy	SA	9,350	11,308	13,700	17,400	...	0
Juma	SA	12,654	15,571	18,000	21,500	...	0
Karmana	NW	13,879	16,767	...	28,100	...	0
Kattaqo'rg'on (Kattakurgan)	SA	53,353	58,950	66,110	80,900	95,882	0	→
Keles	TA	14,528	21,070	26,000	30,600	...	0
Kitob	QA	18,701	28,582	34,300	40,800	...	0
Kogon (Kagan)	BU	41,565	48,054	52,900	57,800	65,500	0	→
Koson	QA	28,460	40,655	53,900	68,900	...	0
Kosonsoy	NG	21,998	31,217	40,700	50,900	...	0
Mang'it	QR	16,731	22,949	30,500	33,200	...	0
Marg'ilon (Margilan)	FA	110,015	124,847	156,000	212,200	257,878	0	→
Muborak	QA	9,406	19,868	23,100	30,100	...	0
Namangan	NG	226,950	305,585	386,200	468,000	713,385	0	→
Navoiy (Navoi)	NW	84,277	107,115	120,900	134,300	166,492	0	→
Nukus	QR	108,978	170,362	206,700	289,000	344,690	0	→
Nurafshon (To'ytepa)	TA	15,544	17,586	21,300	23,700	57,523	0	→
Nurota [Nurata]	NW	15,948	21,001	26,600	32,300	...	0
Ohangaron [Akhangaran]	TA	25,968	31,135	30,500	33,800	42,035	0	→
Olmaliq [Almalik]	TA	100,733	114,331	114,700	119,100	148,896	0	→
Oqtosh	SA	22,186	29,999	33,800	41,600	...	0
Parkent	TA	12,033	31,542	43,200	60,200	...	0
Paxtakor	JI	11,631	15,366	18,200	23,900	...	0
Paxtaobod	AN	14,802	18,991	22,100	34,400	...	0
Piskent	TA	21,100	24,412	30,700	34,900	...	0
Pitnak	XO	8,499	12,411	15,700	16,800	...	0
Pop	NG	5,779	15,766	20,500	26,900	...	0
Poytug'	AN	11,976	19,389	24,100	26,000	...	0
Qamashi	QA	15,916	22,270	30,500	39,100	...	0
Qarshi [Karshi]	QA	108,225	157,119	201,300	250,700	300,777	0	→
Qo'ng'irot	QR	23,461	29,810	35,200	37,100	...	0
Qo'qon (Kokand)	FA	152,776	182,073	197,400	230,400	313,597	0	→
Qorako'l	BU	6,036	16,650	19,600	22,300	...	0
Qorasuv	AN	14,701	19,454	25,600	33,000	...	0
Qo'rg'ontepa	AN	16,574	19,565	25,200	30,800	...	0
Quva	FA	22,838	26,062	36,200	46,400	...	0
Quvasoy [Kuvasay]	FA	17,365	25,217	24,700	46,800	58,000	0	→
Rishton	FA	19,309	23,706	29,600	34,800	...	0
Samarqand (Samarkand)	SA	476,929	367,031	361,100	504,300	595,818	0	→
Shahrisabz [Shakhrisabz]	QA	37,022	52,976	87,100	98,400	150,138	0	→
Shahrixon	AN	34,196	45,200	58,200	71,400	...	0
Sherobod	SU	13,824	17,026	24,210	29,100	...	0
Shirin	SI	9,384	12,298	13,900	17,500	19,393	0	→
Sho'rchi	SU	11,208	16,560	20,510	25,000	...	0
Sirdaryo [Sirdarya]	SI	21,068	23,501	29,700	28,800	...	0
Taxiatosh	QR	30,577	42,960	51,500	47,500	...	0
Termiz (Termez)	SU	56,779	82,951	113,500	135,800	207,326	0	→
To'raqo'rg'on	NG	...	18,415	22,600	30,300	...	0
To'rtko'l	QR	25,507	36,346	48,600	58,200	...	0
Toshkent [Tashkent]	TS	1,780,002	2,095,525	2,135,500	2,340,900	3,112,748	33400	→
Uchqo'rg'on	NG	20,117	23,772	29,200	40,000	...	0
Uchquduq [Uchkuduk]	NW	20,560	24,040	26,100	26,800	...	0
Urganch [Urgench]	XO	100,010	126,380	139,200	136,600	155,690	0	→
Urgut	SA	21,068	37,060	49,400	65,300	...	0
Vobkent	BU	6,301	12,351	14,800	17,800	...	0
Xiva [Khiva]	XO	30,973	40,001	48,800	58,900	100,066	0	→
Xo'jaobod	AN	...	12,831	16,200	20,200	...	0
Xo'jayli	QR	45,639	59,486	69,200	67,800	...	0
Xonobod (Sovetabad) [Khanabad]	AN	20,661	24,741	25,300	32,000	39,600	0	→
Xonqa	XO	8,739	28,981	...	37,500	...	0
Yakkabog'	QA	11,998	17,402	21,800	20,600	...	0
Yangirabot	NW	9,568	11,364	14,900	17,000	...	0
Yangiyer	SI	26,481	28,593	28,200	37,500	49,122	0	→
Yangiyo'l [Yangiyul]	TA	62,849	58,269	58,900	55,300	87,304	0	→
Yaypan	FA	13,126	15,984	19,800	24,900	...	0
Zarafshon	NW	34,864	46,421	53,300	73,100	90,407	0	→

(1979) Institute of Geography, Moscow.
(1989) Demoscope Weekly.
(2000) (2013) State Committee of Statistics in Uzbekistan & Soliyev, A.S. et al.: Shaharlar geografiyasi, 2018.
(2025) State Committee of Statistics in Uzbekistan.

Population Structure

Further information about the population structure.

Gender (C 2026)
Males	19,766,166
Females	19,281,155

Age Groups (C 2026)
0-14 years	11,873,270
15-64 years	24,688,264
65+ years	2,485,787

Age Distribution (C 2026)
80+ years	299,348
70-79 years	1,011,600
60-69 years	2,645,949
50-59 years	3,561,702
40-49 years	4,929,937
30-39 years	6,258,200
20-29 years	5,311,513
10-19 years	6,562,317
0-9 years	8,466,755

Urbanization (C 2026)
Rural	17,770,592
Urban	21,276,729

Ethnic Group (C 2026)
Uzbeks	34,901,261
Karakalpaks	841,397
Kazakhs	707,329
Tajiks	1,276,941
Kyrgyz	219,091
Russians	606,526
Other Group	494,776

Country of Birth (C 2026)
Uzbekistan	38,857,764
Other country	189,557