Uzbekistan: cities by population
Uzbekistan has a population of 37,724,223 (UN estimate, 2026), with Tashkent as its capital. The 50 largest of its 146 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+52%
since 2000 (24,787,054)
+38%
projected by 2050 (52,210,755)
89
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Uzbekistan
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tashkent | Tashkent | 1,978,028 |
| 2 | Andijon | Andijan Region | 747,800 |
| 3 | Namangan | Namangan | 713,220 |
| 4 | Samarkand | Samarqand Region | 595,200 |
| 5 | Nukus | Karakalpakstan | 332,500 |
| 6 | Fergana | Fergana | 299,200 |
| 7 | Bukhara | Bukhara | 280,187 |
| 8 | Qarshi | Qashqadaryo | 278,300 |
| 9 | Qo‘qon | Fergana | 259,700 |
| 10 | Marg‘ilon | Fergana | 253,500 |
| 11 | Angren | Tashkent Region | 191,300 |
| 12 | Tirmiz | Surxondaryo Region | 182,800 |
| 13 | Jizzax | Jizzakh Region | 179,200 |
| 14 | Chirchiq | Tashkent Region | 162,800 |
| 15 | Urganch | Xorazm Region | 145,000 |
| 16 | Navoiy | Navoiy Region | 144,158 |
| 17 | Shahrisabz | Qashqadaryo | 142,700 |
| 18 | Olmaliq | Tashkent Region | 133,400 |
| 19 | Xiva | Xorazm Region | 115,000 |
| 20 | Chust | Namangan | 100,200 |
| 21 | Quvasoy | Fergana | 96,900 |
| 22 | Beshariq | Fergana | 96,900 |
| 23 | Bekobod | Tashkent Region | 96,900 |
| 24 | Kattaqo’rg’on Shahri | Samarqand Region | 90,600 |
| 25 | Guliston | Sirdaryo Region | 90,398 |
| 26 | Qŭnghirot | Karakalpakstan | 80,090 |
| 27 | Denov | Surxondaryo Region | 78,300 |
| 28 | Shahrixon | Andijan Region | 71,400 |
| 29 | Koson | Qashqadaryo | 68,900 |
| 30 | Xo‘jayli Shahri | Karakalpakstan | 67,800 |
| 31 | Beruniy | Karakalpakstan | 66,090 |
| 32 | Urgut Shahri | Samarqand Region | 65,300 |
| 33 | Kogon Shahri | Bukhara | 62,300 |
| 34 | Asaka | Andijan Region | 62,200 |
| 35 | Yangiyŭl | Tashkent Region | 61,700 |
| 36 | Parkent | Tashkent Region | 60,200 |
| 37 | Oltinko‘l | Karakalpakstan | 59,122 |
| 38 | Chortoq | Namangan | 53,400 |
| 39 | Tŭytepa | Tashkent Region | 51,400 |
| 40 | Kosonsoy | Namangan | 50,900 |
| 41 | Gurlan | Xorazm Region | 50,900 |
| 42 | Novyy Turtkul’ | Karakalpakstan | 48,908 |
| 43 | Quva | Fergana | 46,400 |
| 44 | Yangiyer | Sirdaryo Region | 44,200 |
| 45 | Xonobod | Andijan Region | 44,000 |
| 46 | G’ijduvon Shahri | Bukhara | 43,400 |
| 47 | Kitob | Qashqadaryo | 40,800 |
| 48 | Uchqŭrghon Shahri | Namangan | 40,000 |
| 49 | Oqtosh | Samarqand Region | 38,307 |
| 50 | Ohangaron | Tashkent Region | 37,784 |
Twenty years earlier: Uzbekistan in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 26,014,543.
Common questions
What is the population of Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan has a population of 37,724,223, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 52,210,755 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Uzbekistan?
Tashkent.