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Uzbekistan: capital, population, area and flag

Uzbekistan is a country in Central Asia (Asia). Its capital is Tashkent. The population is about 37.1M (#42 of 193) and the area is about 448,923 km² (#55 of 193).

Key facts

Capital
Tashkent
Region
Asia / Central Asia
Population
37,053,428 (2025) #42 of 193
Total area
448,923 km² (2024) #55 of 193
Population density
82.9 people/km² (2024) #102 of 193
GDP (total)
$147B (2025) #60 of 189
GDP per capita
$3,968 (2025) #131 of 189
Life expectancy
72.5 years (2024) #109 of 193
Distance from Japan
5,990 km #163 of 192
Area compared with Japan
about 1.2 times that of Japan
Population compared with Japan
about 1/3 that of Japan
Main languages
Uzbek
Currency
Uzbekistani Som (UZS)
Calling code
+998
Time zone (capital)
UTC+5
Time difference from Japan (standard time)
4 h behind Japan
Driving side
Right
Capital location
41.31°N 69.28°E

Population of Uzbekistan, 1950–2100 (Japanese)
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Map of Uzbekistan

Capital: Tashkent

Uzbekistan: in the world’s top 10 for food & farming

Uzbekistan ranks among the world’s top 10 for these crops, animals, seafood and farm products (latest FAO data).

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Uzbekistan in world rankings

How Uzbekistan compares with other countries, indicator by indicator. Click an indicator to see the full ranking.

IndicatorValueYearRank
Geography & nature
Total area448,923 km²2024#55 of 193
Number of land borders5#34 of 193 tied
Latitude of the capital41.3°#45 of 193
Distance from Japan5,990 km#163 of 192
Forest area (share of land)8.8%2024#158 of 193
Arable land (share of land)9.2%2024#106 of 190
Protected land (share of land)14.1%2025#123 of 192
Agricultural land (share of land)58.9%2024#40 of 192
Average annual rainfall206 mm2022#166 of 180
Freshwater resources per person468 m³2022#155 of 181
Forest area38,942 km²2025#78 of 193
People & population
Population37,053,4282025#42 of 193
Population density82.9 people/km²2024#102 of 193
Population growth rate1.88%2025#53 of 193
Urban population (share of people)51.0%2025#131 of 193
Life expectancy72.5 years2024#109 of 193
Fertility rate3.49 births per woman2024#45 of 193
Infant mortality rate12.8 per 1,000 births2024#95 of 192 tied
Birth rate25.6 per 1,000 people2024#48 of 193
Share of people aged 65 and over6.1%2025#113 of 193
Share of children aged 0–1431.3%2025#64 of 193
Life expectancy of women75.5 years2024#111 of 193
Life expectancy of men69.6 years2024#112 of 193
Maternal mortality ratio26 per 100,000 births2023#118 of 192 tied
City dwellers living in the largest city (share)14.1%2025#133 of 149
Death rate (per 1,000 people)6.0 per 1,000 people2024#142 of 193
Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 births)13.4 per 1,000 births2024#102 of 192 tied
Population aged 15–64 (share of population)62.6%2025#125 of 193
Economy
GDP (total)$147B2025#60 of 189
GDP per capita$3,9682025#131 of 189
GDP per capita (PPP)$13,6012025#114 of 185
Economic growth rate7.7%2025#13 of 188
Inflation rate8.8%2025#25 of 179
Unemployment rate4.6%2025#104 of 178
Exports (share of GDP)22.0%2025#126 of 168
Imports (share of GDP)35.4%2025#99 of 168
Agriculture (share of GDP)16.6%2025#46 of 184
Industry (share of GDP)32.5%2025#41 of 185
Services (share of GDP)46.5%2025#149 of 185
Income inequality (Gini index)32.7 (0–100)2025#98 of 149
Goods exports (total)$23.7B2025#77 of 190
Money sent home by workers abroad (share of GDP)14.4%2025#19 of 170
Women in the labor force (share of women)41.2%2025#140 of 178
Youth unemployment rate11.4%2025#97 of 178
Cereal production8,295,464 t2024#40 of 177
Cereal yield (per hectare of farmland)5,496 kg/ha2024#30 of 175
Fish and seafood production (catch + farmed)199,432 t2024#69 of 193
Fish catch (from sea, rivers and lakes)43,613 t2024#106 of 193
Aquaculture (farmed fish and seafood)155,819 t2024#32 of 193
Livestock production growth (2014–16 = 100)133.4 (2014–16 average = 100)2024#34 of 187
Fertilizer use (per hectare of arable land)267 kg/ha2024#20 of 187
Manufacturing (share of GDP)20.8%2025#14 of 178
Employment in agriculture (share of jobs)25.2%2025#72 of 178
High-technology exports (share of manufactured exports)1.7%2024#132 of 168
Foreign direct investment, inflows (share of GDP)3.0%2025#65 of 187
Development aid received (share of national income)1.1%2023#88 of 132
Labor force (number of people)14,638,8072025#44 of 178
Reserves of foreign currency and gold$66B2025#41 of 169
Extreme poverty (share living on less than $3.00 a day)2.3%2025#58 of 132
Daily life & technology
Internet users (share of people)89.5%2024#59 of 186
Mobile phone subscriptions110.5 per 100 people2024#110 of 193
Access to electricity (share of people)100.0%2024#1 of 193 tied
Health spending (share of GDP)6.7%2023#91 of 192
Education spending (share of GDP)5.5%2023#35 of 179
Hospital beds4.9 per 1,000 people2023#27 of 157
Doctors2.81 per 1,000 people2021#69 of 188
Research spending (share of GDP)0.10%2024#108 of 130
Women in parliament (share of seats)38.0%2025#38 of 192
University and college enrollment59.8%2025#60 of 163
Fixed broadband subscriptions34.7 per 100 people2024#39 of 192
Air passengers carried4,849,9392023#59 of 152
Safe drinking water (share of people)81.9%2024#61 of 136
Safe sanitation (share of people)74.6%2024#55 of 136
Undernourishment (share of people)2.5%2024#102 of 165 tied
Clean cooking fuels (share of people)94.0%2024#91 of 192 tied
Road traffic deaths11.7 per 100,000 people2019#118 of 183 tied
Measles vaccination (share of children)99.0%2024#1 of 192 tied
Secondary school enrollment (gross)98.1%2025#64 of 180
Primary school completion rate83.6%2025#128 of 172
Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)11.08 per 1,000 people2020#18 of 190
Tuberculosis cases (per 100,000 people)51 per 100,000 people2024#85 of 191 tied
Health spending per person$1922023#130 of 192
Environment
Renewable electricity (share of power)7.1%2021#142 of 187
CO₂ emissions per person4.1 t CO₂e per person2024#58 of 186
CO₂ emissions (total)148.5 Mt CO₂e2024#33 of 186
Air pollution (PM2.5)32.8 µg/m³2023#39 of 192
Energy use per person1,503 kg oil eq. per person2024#73 of 146
Renewable energy (share of final energy use)1.0%2021#178 of 191 tied
Electricity consumption per person2,097 kWh per person2024#83 of 146
Electricity from nuclear power (share of total)0.0%2021#33 of 190 tied
Electricity from hydropower (share of total)9.1%2024#100 of 190
Greenhouse gas emissions (total)227.5 Mt CO₂e2024#34 of 186
Freshwater withdrawal (share of internal resources)262.5%2022#11 of 175
Food & farming
Wheat: production6,729,357 t2024#22 of 120
Rice: production383,564 t2024#53 of 114
Maize (corn): production866,836 t2024#63 of 160
Barley: production157,985 t2024#57 of 100
Sorghum: production29,359 t2024#60 of 107
Millet: production110,163 t2024#21 of 73
Oats: production450 t2024#67 of 74
Rye: production4,938 t2024#40 of 62
Potatoes: production3,716,862 t2024#21 of 150
Soybeans: production12,606 t2024#64 of 101
Groundnuts (peanuts): production11,357 t2024#66 of 108
Rapeseed (canola): production1,277 t2024#59 of 63
Chickpeas: production10,769 t2024#21 of 47
Lentils: production1,058 t2024#30 of 43
Dry peas: production3,462 t2024#62 of 95
Sunflower seeds: production22,717 t2024#42 of 73
Tomatoes: production2,303,966 t2024#13 of 164
Onions: production1,405,771 t2024#18 of 139
Cabbages: production814,288 t2024#13 of 143
Carrots (with turnips): production3,566,931 t2024#2 of 129
Cucumbers (with gherkins): production1,021,485 t2024#5 of 130
Lettuce (with chicory): production5,081 t2024#63 of 102
Eggplants (aubergines): production243,471 t2024#12 of 94
Green chilies and sweet peppers: production69,456 t2024#47 of 124
Mushrooms (with truffles): production673 t2024#51 of 63
Garlic: production238,266 t2024#7 of 102
Tangerines (mandarins): production1,364 t2024#61 of 70
Lemons (with limes): production11,100 t2024#52 of 101
Apples: production1,482,332 t2024#10 of 92
Grapes: production1,832,995 t2024#11 of 91
Strawberries: production12,943 t2024#38 of 80
Watermelons: production1,730,817 t2024#7 of 119
Peaches (with nectarines): production233,410 t2024#12 of 79
Olives: production122 t2024#39 of 40
Pears: production137,529 t2024#18 of 85
Plums (with sloes): production199,845 t2024#10 of 87
Apricots: production526,693 t2024#2 of 65
Cherries: production209,025 t2024#4 of 65
Grapefruits (with pomelos): production2,608 t2024#51 of 71
Almonds: production29,482 t2024#17 of 48
Walnuts: production49,149 t2024#12 of 55
Sugar beet: production1,858 t2024#53 of 57
Cotton (fibre): production810,644 t2023#7 of 85
Tobacco: production1,412 t2024#77 of 117
Black pepper (Piper spp.): production211 t2024#35 of 45
Beef (cattle meat): production1,161,390 t2024#12 of 181
Pork (pig meat): production1,882 t2024#126 of 164
Chicken meat: production174,100 t2024#60 of 183
Cow’s milk: production12,422,116 t2024#17 of 178
Hen eggs: production493,340 t2024#29 of 167
Honey: production16,632 t2024#28 of 122
Sheep meat (mutton and lamb): production266,110 t2024#8 of 172
Butter (with ghee): production104,805 t2023#19 of 124
Cheese (all kinds): production325,453 t2023#19 of 105
Grass carp: production28,794 t2024#5 of 47
Silver carp: production69,041 t2024#5 of 46
Common carp: production28,503 t2024#10 of 97
Bighead carp: production1,000 t2024#11 of 20
African sharptooth catfish: production110 t2024#42 of 63
Rainbow trout: production3,779 t2024#27 of 79
Carps and other cyprinids: production144,141 t2024#11 of 115
Cattle: number of animals14,394,476 animals2024#24 of 183
Pigs: number of animals39,817 animals2024#124 of 165
Chickens: number of animals89,856,000 birds2024#45 of 181
Sheep: number of animals21,028,100 animals2024#20 of 173
Goats: number of animals3,595,100 animals2024#51 of 180
Horses: number of animals282,793 animals2024#34 of 143
Camels: number of animals17,631 animals2024#33 of 46
Donkeys: number of animals66,822 animals2024#35 of 104
Turkeys: number of animals725,000 birds2024#29 of 71

Questions about Uzbekistan

What is the capital of Uzbekistan?

The capital of Uzbekistan is Tashkent.

What is the population of Uzbekistan?

Uzbekistan has a population of about 37.1M (2025), #42 of 193 among countries.

How big is Uzbekistan?

Uzbekistan covers about 448,923 km², #55 of 193 among countries.

Which continent is Uzbekistan in?

Uzbekistan is in Asia, in the region of Central Asia.

What currency and languages are used in Uzbekistan?

The currency is the Uzbekistani Som. Main languages: Uzbek.

How does Uzbekistan compare with Japan in size and population?

The area of Uzbekistan is about 1.2 times that of Japan, and its population is about 1/3 that of Japan.

How far is Uzbekistan from Japan?

The capital, Tashkent, is about 5,990 km from Tokyo, the capital of Japan, in a straight line.

What is the time difference between Uzbekistan and Japan?

The capital, Tashkent, is on UTC+5 in standard time: 4 h behind Japan.

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