Uzbekistan’s permanent population has reached 37.86 million. With the current trend, by the first weeks of September, the country’s population will reach 38 million.
The highest population growth rates were registered in Tashkent city and Surkhandarya province (2.3% increase per year).
405.5 thousand births and 84.1 thousand deaths were recorded in half a year, marking 6 consecutives months of birth decline in a row.
95.3 thousand marriages were registered in the past 6 months. The decline in marriages continues for the 5th year in a row.
The number of divorces topped 23.3 thousand (perhaps it increased slightly due to the administrative nature of the process).
