Permanent population of Uzbekistan announced

Since the beginning of the year the permanent population of the country has increased by 131.6 thousand people (0.4%), the State Statistics Committee said

In terms of regions of the republic, Samarkand is the most populous (11.4%), closely followed by Fergana (11.1%), Kashkadarya (9.7%) and Andijan (9.2%).

According to preliminary data, as of April 1, 2020, 30.8% of the permanent population are under working age, 58.7% are of working age and 10.5% are older than working age.