How does Uzbekistan rank for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?

Uzbekistan ranks 68th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.

Is number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents rising or falling in Uzbekistan?

Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Uzbekistan data come from?

The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Uzbekistan

Name: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Uzbekistan
Creator: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Uzbekistan: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents was 3.65 million people in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)

3.65 million people

World rank

68th

of 182 countries

All-time high

3.65 million people

in 2020

All-time low

0 people

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2020

Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Uzbekistan, 1950–2020

Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2020, number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Uzbekistan stood at 3.65 million people. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Uzbekistan peaked at 3.65 million people in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1950.

Uzbekistan ranks 68th of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	0 people	0 people	0 people	2
1960s	1.28 million people	1.11 million people	1.45 million people	2
1970s	1.94 million people	1.77 million people	2.10 million people	2
1980s	2.43 million people	2.31 million people	2.55 million people	2
1990s	2.85 million people	2.78 million people	2.92 million people	2
2000s	3.02 million people	2.99 million people	3.06 million people	2
2010s	3.24 million people	3.16 million people	3.31 million people	2
2020s	3.65 million people	3.65 million people	3.65 million people	1

Countries ranked near Uzbekistan

65 Burkina Faso 3.98 million people compare
66 Kuwait 3.70 million people compare
67 Mali 3.65 million people compare
69 Madagascar 3.52 million people compare
70 Greece 3.27 million people compare
71 Nepal 3.08 million people compare

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More reference data data for Uzbekistan

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 2,654 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.49 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11,069 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.17 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 8.86 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 1,265 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1,371 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 8.84 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 394.71 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 9,689 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Uzbekistan?: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents in Uzbekistan was 3.65 million people in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Uzbekistan?: The highest recorded value was 3.65 million people in 2020.
What is the lowest number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents recorded in Uzbekistan?: The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1950.
How does Uzbekistan rank for number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents?: Uzbekistan ranks 68th out of 182 countries with data for 2020.
Is number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents rising or falling in Uzbekistan?: Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uzbekistan data come from?: The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Number of people living in cities with more than 1 million residents
Unit: people
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 2,532 data points, 1950–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Total population living in cities with 1 million or more people. City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.