Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Aug. 7
By Demir Azizov – Trend:
Uzbekistan’s resident population has increased by 224,500 people (0.7 percent) since early 2017 and totaled 32.345 million people as of July 1, the Uzbek State Statistics Committee said in a report.
Some 50.6 percent of the total population lives in towns, while 49.4 percent lives in the countryside, the report said.
According to the report, 311,900 people were born in Uzbekistan in the first half of 2017.
Some 78,800 deaths were registered in the country during the reporting period.
In January-June 2017, some 82,500 people arrived in Uzbekistan, while 91,000 people left the country.