MigrantoMigration trends in Uzbekistan
Asia
Uzbekistan loses more people than it takes in: 2.1M emigrants against 1.1M immigrants. Net balance −1M — 3% of the country's population
36.4M
Population
1.1M
Immigrants
2.1M
Emigrants
−1M
Outflow
1 in 34 residents of Uzbekistan was born abroad — and 1 in 18 people born in Uzbekistan lives abroad
#35 in the world by net migration loss
Top corridors
The largest migration flows in Uzbekistan
Where people come from
Key moments
How migration has changed since 1990
1990
1.6M immigrants · 1.4M emigrants
1995
- The country became a place of departure — more people leaving than arriving
2000
- The outflow deepened — net losses doubled to 488.6K
Today
- Since 1990: 498.3K fewer foreign-born residents and 665.1K more emigrants
Data source: International Migrant Stock 2024 (UN DESA, Population Division)
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