The population of Uzbekistan is 26 million; the growth rate was 1.4 percent and population density is 50.5 persons per square kilometre.
The population of Uzbekistan involves more than 100 nations: Uzbeks, Tajiks, Russians, Kazakhs, Tatars, Kyrgyz, Koreans, Germans, Jews and others.
The minorities such as Russians, Jews and Germans have decreased in recent years because of the repatriation to their historical homeland (for instance Tashkent's population was 2.3 million in 1990, but by the year 2000 it was down to 2.1 million).
40% of the population is urban and 60% is rural. |
