Population in largest city rose 1.10% to 2.55 mil in Uzbekistan in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, population in largest city in Uzbekistan reached an all time high of 2.55 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 0.964 mil in 1960. When compared to Uzbekistan's main peers, population in largest city in Kazakhstan amounted to 1.93 mil, 1.06 mil in Kyrgyzstan, 0.938 mil in Tajikistan and 0.865 mil in Turkmenistan in 2021.
Uzbekistan has been ranked 69th within the group of 153 countries we follow in terms of population in largest city, 8 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population in the Largest City | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Afghanistan | mil | 3.72 | 3.82 | 3.91 | 4.01 | 4.11 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 23.5 | 24.2 | 24.9 | 25.6 | 26.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | mil | 8.56 | 8.67 | 8.78 | 8.90 | 9.01 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | mil | 1.67 | 1.72 | 1.77 | 1.83 | 1.86 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | mil | 0.936 | 0.956 | 0.976 | 0.996 | 1.02 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 12.0 | 12.2 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 12.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | mil | 0.812 | 0.832 | 0.852 | 0.873 | 0.894 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | mil | 0.753 | 0.772 | 0.791 | 0.810 | 0.828 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | mil | 2.38 | 2.41 | 2.44 | 2.46 | 2.49 |
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