Uzbek people
Turkic people of Central Asia
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Uzbeks are a Turkic-speaking ethnic group who mainly live in Central Asia countries. Uzbeks are the majority of people living in Uzbekistan. They are a minority group in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Russia and China. A few live farther away. Uzbeks speak Uzbek language of the Turkic language family.
![]() Uzbek people | |
Total population | |
---|---|
c. 30 million | |
Regions with significant populations | |
![]() | 23,929,309 (2013)[1] |
![]() | 2,799,726 (2013)[2] |
![]() | 1,210,236 (2013)[3] |
![]() | 980,000 (2009)[4] |
![]() | 499,862[5] |
![]() | 490,000[6] |
![]() | 300,000[5] |
![]() | 260,000[7] |
![]() | 80,000 |
![]() | 70,133 (2005)[8] |
![]() | 50,795 (2014)[9] |
![]() | 45,000[10] |
![]() | 22,400[11] |
![]() | 14,800 |
![]() | 560[12] |
Languages | |
Uzbek | |
Religion | |
Mainly Islam (predominantly Sunni or Cultural Muslims),[13] minority non-religious. Historically Tengriism | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other Turkic peoples |
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ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Population: 28,661,637 (July 2013 est.) [Uzbeks = 80%]". Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The World Factbook. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ↑ "Afghan Population: 31,108,077 (July 2013 est.) [Uzbeks = 9%]". Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The World Factbook. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ↑ "Population: 7,910,041 (July 2013 est.) [Uzbeks = 15.3%]". Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). The World Factbook. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
- ↑ "Kyrgyzstan". CIA World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 (in Russian) Russia Census 2002
- ↑ Ethnic groups in Kazakhstan, official estimation 2010-01-01 based on National Census 2009
- ↑ "The World Factbook". Retrieved 26 April 2016.
- ↑ Rhoda Margesson (January 26, 2007). "Afghan Refugees: Current Status and Future Prospects" p.7. Report RL33851, Congressional Research Service.
- ↑ "PLACE OF BIRTH FOR THE FOREIGN-BORN POPULATION IN THE UNITED STATES, Universe: Foreign-born population excluding population born at sea, 2014 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 13 September 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ↑ Evrenpaşa Köyü | Güney Türkistan'dan Anadoluya Urfa Ceylanpınar Özbek Türkleri. Evrenpasakoyu.wordpress.com. Retrieved on 2013-07-12.
- ↑ "State Statistics Committee of Ukraine: The distribution of the population by nationality and mother tongue". Archived from the original on 2008-12-01. Retrieved 2017-09-27.
- ↑ Census of Mongolia, slide# 23. http://www.toollogo2010.mn/doc/Main%20results_20110615_to%20EZBH_for%20print.pdf
- ↑ "Chapter 1: Religious Affiliation". The World’s Muslims: Unity and Diversity. Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project. August 9, 2012