Between 2010 and 2025, a total of 12,486,844 children were born in Uzbekistan. Of them, 6,482,375 were boys and 6,004,469 were girls. This means that 477,906 more boys than girls were born during the period, or about 108 boys for every 100 girls.
The analysis, based on publicly available data, shows that the difference varied from year to year but remained consistently in favor of boys. The largest gap was recorded in 2018, at 10.4%, while the smallest was reported in 2025, at 7%.
The National Statistics Committee’s data also show that boys accounted for 51.7% of registered live births in 2025, compared with 48.3% for girls.
Regional differences
The gap between male and female births varied considerably across Uzbekistan’s regions.
Kashkadarya region recorded the largest difference over the 2010–2025 period, with boys outnumbering girls by 8.98%. This corresponds to about 109 boys for every 100 girls.
Namangan region followed with an 8.64% difference, while Jizzakh region ranked third at 8.33%.
The smallest difference among the regions was recorded in Karakalpakstan, at 6.76%. Navoi region reported 7.27%, Fergana region 7.40%, and Tashkent city 7.48% – all below the national average.
Samarkand region had the highest number of births overall and also the largest absolute difference between the numbers of boys and girls born.
At the district and city level, the biggest gap was recorded in the city of Ohangaron, where the number of boys born was 16.4% higher than the number of girls.
Bekobod city followed at 12.1%, while the figures stood at 11.4% in Sokh district, 11.3% in Kokdala district and 10.9% in Koson district.
The smallest differences were recorded in Tomdi district of Navoi region, at 1.3%, and Yozyovon district of Fergana region, at 4.2%.
How does Uzbekistan compare with the natural birth ratio?
A higher number of boys than girls at birth is normal. The United Nations Population Fund says the biologically expected sex ratio at birth is around 102–106 boys for every 100 girls. Boys also have higher mortality rates in infancy and childhood, which contributes to the sex ratio becoming more balanced later in life.
