As of 1 January 2018, the resident population of the Republic of Uzbekistan made up 32.65 million people and in the course of 2017 increased by 533,400 people or by 1.7%, the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan said.
In particular, the urban population reached 16.53 million people (50.6% of the total population), the rural population – 16.12 million people (49.4%).
In terms of the regions of Uzbekistan as of 1 January 2018, the largest population was observed in Samarkand region (3.72 million and the share in the total population of the republic is 11.4%), in Ferghana region (3.62 million people or 11, 1%), in Kashkadarya region (3.148 million or 9.6%) and in Andijan region (3.01 million or 9.2%).
As of 1 January, 2018, in 4 regions of the country, the resident population has more than 3 million people.
In 2017, 715,500 children were born (372,100 – boys and 343,400 – girls), respectively, the birth rate per 1000 population was 22.1 per mille and, compared to the same period in 2016, decreased by 0.7 per mille (22.8 per mille in 2016).
The birth rate in comparison with the same period in 2016 in Surkhandarya region increased (from 25.7 per mille to 25.9 per mille), a sharp decline was observed in the Republic of Karakalpakstan (from 21.9 per mille to 20.7 per mille), in Ferghana region (from 22.2 per mille to 21.0 per mille), in Tashkent region (from 20.3 per mille to 19.2 per mille), in Khorezm region (from 22.2 per mille to 21.0 per mille), in Bukhara region (from 20.9 per mille to 20.0 per mille) and in Jizzakh region (from 24.5 per mille to 23, 6 per mille).
In 2017, the number of children born was 715,500 and was distributed by the age of the mother at the time of birth: 280,800 (39.2%) at the age of 20-24, 248,100 (34.7%) in age 25-29 years, 122,300 (17.1%) at the age of 30-34 years.
In 2017, 161,500 deaths were recorded, respectively, the death rate was 5.0 pro mille and increased compared to the same period in 2016 at 0.1 pro mille (4.9 pro mille in 2016).
In comparison with 2016, the death rate significantly increased in Andijan region (from 5.1 pro mille to 5.4 pro mille), in Jizzakh region (from 4.2 pro mille to 4.4 pro mille), in Kashkadarya region (from 4.1 per mille to 4.3 per mille), in Namangan region (from 4.7 per mille to 4.9 per mille), in Ferghana region (from 4.8 per mille to 5.0 per mille) and Surkhandarya region (from 4.3 pro mille to 4.5 per mille).
Of the total number of deaths, 8.2% died at an age below working age (8.0% in 2016), 27.6% died at working age (2016, 28.5%), 64.2% died at the age of above working age (63.5% in 2016).
The number of deaths in 2017 compared to 2016 increased by 6,700 people, most, that is, 74.6% of them account for the died at the age of 60 years and older.
Of the total number of registered dead in 2017, 59.9% died from cardiovascular diseases, 9.3% from neoplasms, 6.5% from accidents, poisoning and injuries, 5.7% of diseases of the digestive system, 4.8% of respiratory diseases, 1.7% of infectious and parasitic diseases and 12.1% from other diseases.
Of the total number of registered deceased children aged up to 1 year, 56.4% died of conditions originating in the perinatal period, 21.1% from respiratory diseases, 11.9% from congenital anomalies, 3.5% from infectious and parasitic diseases, 1.9% from accidents, poisoning and injuries, 0.5% from diseases of the digestive system, 4.7% from other diseases.
In 2017, the natural increase in the population was 554,0 thousand people and compared to 2016 decreased by 17,4 thousand people (2016, 571,4 thousand people).
During the period from January to December 2017, the registry offices registered 306,0 thousand marriages. In the republic, the marriage rate per 1000 population was 9.4 per mille.
Growth of registered marriages compared to 2016 was observed in Surkhandarya region (+26.6%), in the Jizzakh and Namangan regions (+15.9%), in Samarkand region (+12.3%), and in the Kashkadarya region (+11.2%).
In 2017, out of the total number of married girls, 21.6% falls on girls under the age of 20, 70.2% at the age of 20-29, 8.2% at the age of 30 or older, and 0.9% men under the age of 20, 83.5% at the age of 20-29 and 15.6% at the age of 30 years and over.
During the period from January to December 2017, the registry office registered 31.9 thousand divorces. In the republic, the divorce rate per 1000 population was 9.4 pro mille.
The growth rate of registered divorces compared to 2016 was recorded in Surkhandarya region (28.6%), in Jizzakh and Syrdarya regions (22.2%), in Samarkand region (21.2%), in Namangan region (19.0%), and in the Republic of Karakalpakstan (18.2%).
In 2017, the number of immigrants was 157,100 people, and the number of emigrants 177,700 people. The balance of migration was minus 20,600 people and compared to 2016 decreased by 5,6 thousand people.
The high level of the migration balance falls on Tashkent region (minus 6,200 people), Samarkand region (minus 5,200 people), Kashkadarya region (minus 4,000 people) and the Republic of Karakalpakstan (minus 4,400).
(Source: UzDaily.com)
