Population:

28,268,440 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 32.1% (male 4,618,815/female 4,445,571)
15-64 years: 63.3% (male 8,851,738/female 9,042,647)
65 years and over: 4.6% (male 538,699/female 770,970) (2008 est.)

Median age:

total: 23.2 years
male: 22.6 years
female: 23.8 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.753% (2008 est.)

Birth rate:

26.45 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate:

7.62 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate:

-1.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 67.78 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 72.85 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 62.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 65.38 years
male: 61.95 years
female: 68.99 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.86 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

less than 0.1% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

11,000 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

fewer than 500 (2003 est.)

Nationality:

noun: Uzbekistani
adjective: Uzbekistani

Ethnic groups:

Uzbek 80%, Russian 5.5%, Tajik 5%, Kazakh 3%, Karakalpak 2.5%, Tatar 1.5%, other 2.5% (1996 est.)

Religions:

Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%

Languages:

Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%

Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.3%
male: 99.6%
female: 99% (2003 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

total: 11 years
male: 12 years
female: 11 years (2007)

Education expenditures - percent of GDP:

9.4% (1991)