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General Information

Region		Central Asia
Population (000, 2019)		32 982
Pop. density (per km2, 2019)		77.5
Capital city		Tashkent
Capital city pop. (000, 2019)		2 490.3
UN membership date		2-Mar-92
Surface area (km2)		448 969^a
Sex ratio (m per 100 f)		99.5
National currency		Uzbekistan Sum (UZS)
Exchange rate (per US$)		8 345.0^b,c

Economic indicators

	2005	2010	2019
GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)	14 396	39 526	49 677^a
GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2010 prices)	7	8.5	5.2^a
GDP per capita (current US$)	543	1 381.7	1 556.8^a
Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added)	29.5	19.8	19.7^a
Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added)	29.1	33.3	34.2^a
Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA)	41.4	46.9	46.2^a
Employment: Agriculture^d (% of employed)	34.7	27.2	20.7
Employment: Industry^d (% of employed)	32.2	37.1	37.7
Employment: Services^d (% employed)	33.1	35.7	41.6
Unemployment^d (% of labour force)	8.3	8.2	6.7
Labour force participation^d (female/male pop. %)	52.3 / 74.6	52.7 / 75.6	53.4 / 78.0
Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)	100	127	167^e
Index of industrial production^f (2005=100)	100	165	175^g
International trade: Exports^d (million current US$)	4 458	11 587	14 258^c
International trade: Imports^d (million current US$)	3 657	8 381	19 557^c
International trade: Balance (million current US$)	801	3 206	- 5 300^c
Balance of payments, current account (million US$)	...	...	- 3 577^c

Social indicators

	2005	2010	2019
Population growth rate^h (average annual %)	1.3	1.5	1.6ⁱ
Urban population (% of total population)	48.5	51	50.4
Urban population growth rate^h (average annual %)	2.3	2.5	1.5ⁱ
Fertility rate, total^h (live births per woman)	2.5	2.5	2.4ⁱ
Life expectancy at birth^h (females/males, years)	71.0 / 64.5	72.2 / 66.1	72.7 / 67.8ⁱ
Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)	32.6 / 6.5	29.1 / 6.2	28.8 / 8.0
International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)	1 329.3 / 5.0	1 220.1 / 4.3	1 159.2 / 3.6^a
Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)	44.5^j	0.3^j	85.5^c
Infant mortality rate^h (per 1 000 live births)	49.4	40.7	27.7ⁱ
Health: Current expenditure^k (% of GDP)	5	5.4	6.3^e
Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)	...	2.5	2.4^l
Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)	...	...	6.4^d,a
Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	96.7 / 96.8	92.8 / 94.5	102.3 / 103.9^a
Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	87.3 / 89.9	89.6 / 89.6	92.4 / 93.6^a
Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)	8.2 / 11.9	7.6 / 11.1	6.9 / 11.3^a
Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)	3.4	3^m	...
Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)	17.5	22	16

Environment and infrastructure indicators

	2005	2010	2019
Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)	3.3	15.9^d	52.3^d,a
Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)	0.2	0.2	0.2^e
Threatened species (number)	31ⁿ	50	62
Forested area (% of land area)	7.7	7.7^d	7.5^d,e
CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)	117.2 / 4.5	104.2 / 3.7	105.2 / 3.6^l
Energy production, primary (Petajoules)	2 446	2 309	2 134^e
Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)	79	63	50^e
Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)	242	975	2 690^a
Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)	11.7	15.9	15.9^c
Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)	1.18	0.49	1.26^a

Footnotes

a		2017
b		UN operational exchange rate.
c		2018
d		Estimate.
e		2016
f		Data classified according to ISIC Rev. 3.
g		2011
h		Data refers to a 5-year period preceding the reference year.
i		2015
j		Data as at the end of December.
k		Data revision.
l		2014
m		2008
n		2004