Uzbekistan — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Uzbekistan, 1960–2025.
Urban population for Uzbekistan was 51.02% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 51.79% in 2008. The lowest was 34.33% in 1960 (about 1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.61% per year.
Uzbekistan ranks 152 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 70%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 69.60%, so Uzbekistan sits below it. It peaked in 2008 and has fallen 2% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 1%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 50 of 58 economies; Kosovo (50.93%) is just below it.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 114 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 109th of 217 in 1960 → 123rd of 217 in 1970 → 126th of 217 in 1980 → 135th of 217 in 1990 → 129th of 217 in 2000 → 133rd of 217 in 2010 → 150th of 217 in 2020 → 152nd of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 51.02% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 51% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 51% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 50.98% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 50.93% | +0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 50.77% | +0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 50.59% | +0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 50.58% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 50.68% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 50.66% | -0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 50.66% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 50.89% | -0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 51.13% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 51.34% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 51.34% | +0.0 pp |
| 2010 | 51.33% | -0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 51.61% | -0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 51.79% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 51.71% | +0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 51.46% | +0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 51.08% | +0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 50.57% | +0.6 pp |
| 2003 | 49.96% | +0.7 pp |
| 2002 | 49.26% | +0.8 pp |
| 2001 | 48.49% | +0.8 pp |
| 2000 | 47.67% | +0.8 pp |
| 1999 | 46.82% | +0.9 pp |
| 1998 | 45.96% | +0.9 pp |
| 1997 | 45.11% | +0.8 pp |
| 1996 | 44.27% | +0.8 pp |
| 1995 | 43.48% | +0.7 pp |
| 1994 | 42.74% | +0.7 pp |
| 1993 | 42.09% | +0.6 pp |
| 1992 | 41.53% | +0.4 pp |
| 1991 | 41.08% | +0.3 pp |
| 1990 | 40.77% | +0.2 pp |
| 1989 | 40.62% | -0.2 pp |
| 1988 | 40.8% | +0.2 pp |
| 1987 | 40.64% | +0.1 pp |
| 1986 | 40.54% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 40.63% | -0.4 pp |
| 1984 | 40.98% | -0.2 pp |
| 1983 | 41.19% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 41.18% | +0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 41.17% | +0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 41.07% | +0.2 pp |
| 1979 | 40.92% | +0.3 pp |
| 1978 | 40.65% | +0.9 pp |
| 1977 | 39.73% | +0.5 pp |
| 1976 | 39.27% | +0.5 pp |
| 1975 | 38.74% | +0.6 pp |
| 1974 | 38.18% | +0.5 pp |
| 1973 | 37.68% | +0.6 pp |
| 1972 | 37.1% | +0.4 pp |
| 1971 | 36.69% | +0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 36.65% | +0.1 pp |
| 1969 | 36.57% | +0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 36.43% | +0.4 pp |
| 1967 | 36.03% | +0.3 pp |
| 1966 | 35.69% | +0.2 pp |
| 1965 | 35.52% | +0.2 pp |
| 1964 | 35.35% | +0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 35.27% | +0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 35.14% | +0.2 pp |
| 1961 | 34.92% | +0.6 pp |
| 1960 | 34.33% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Uzbekistan’s Urban population in 1961?
34.92% (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Uzbekistan’s Urban population growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +48.6% in total — about 0.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 51.02%; 2024: 51%; 2023: 51%; 2022: 50.98%; 2021: 50.93%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.