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Uzbekistan
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Currency
Uzbekistani Sum (UZS)
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$ 415.50
Inflation rate
9.6% (2024)
Unemployment rate
4.5% (2024)
Below the poverty line
11% (2023)
Gini coefficient
31.2 (2022)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
15.4%
Smoking men
1%
Smoking women
30.2%
Current as of
2025
Area (sq. km)
Total area
447 400
Land area
425 400
Water area
22 000
Popular payment systems
- PayPal
- Visa
- Mastercard
Popular social networks and messengers
- TikTok
- Instagram
- Threads
Age structure
0-14 years
29.6%
15-64 years
63.7%
65+ years
6.7%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Islam
Not specified
3%
General information
Сontinent
Asia
Political unions
CIS
Time zone
UTC+5
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
UZ
Capital
Tashkent
Official language
Uzbek
Average consumer spendings
Food products
46.3%
Alcohol and tobacco
3.2%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
2.45
Beer
0.18
Wine
0.09
Spirits
2.19
Other alcohol
0
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
36 520 593
Male population
18 324 813
Female population
18 195 780
Population growth rate
1.43% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
20.5 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
5.1 (2024)
Urbanization
50.5% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
BB- (2018)
Moody's
B1 (2019)
Standard & Poors
BB- (2018)
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
83.7%
iOS
16.14%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+998
Internet domain
.uz
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
17
Internet user penetration
89%
Fixed internet penetration
30%
Current as of
2023
Last update: 2025-09-03