Central Asia Population (LIVE)

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Central Asia Population (1950 - 2025)

Yearly Population Growth Rate (%)

Countries in Central Asia

Country Population
(2025)
Uzbekistan 36,361,859
Kazakhstan 20,592,571
Tajikistan 10,590,927
Turkmenistan 7,494,498
Kyrgyzstan 7,186,009
  • The current population of Central Asia is 83,206,274 as of Friday, March 21, 2025, based on Worldometer’s elaboration of the latest United Nations data.
  • Central Asia population is equivalent to 1.02% of the total world population.
  • Central Asia ranks number 5 in Asia among subregions ranked by Population.
  • The population density in Central Asia is 21 per Km² (55 people per mi²).
  • The total land area is 3,926,790 Km² (1,516,141 sq. miles).
  • 46% of the population is urban (38,431,900 people in 2025)
  • The median age in Central Asia is 26.7 years.

Population of Central Asia (2025 and historical)

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Central Asia's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Central Asia
Rank
2025 83,597,798 1.67% 1,371,933 −22,343 26.7 3.14 21 46% 38,431,900 1.02% 8,231,613,070 5
2024 82,225,865 1.75% 1,415,702 −17,380 26.6 3.18 21 46.1% 37,867,786 1.01% 8,161,972,572 5
2023 80,810,163 1.85% 1,468,395 −10,219 26.6 3.21 21 46.2% 37,311,602 1.00% 8,091,734,930 5
2022 79,341,768 1.89% 1,454,959 50,484 26.5 3.19 20 46.3% 36,762,352 0.99% 8,021,407,192 5
2020 76,431,851 1.86% 1,347,369 53,129 26.2 3.1 19 46.7% 35,681,394 0.97% 7,887,001,292 5
2015 69,695,008 1.74% 1,152,887 −21,351 25.2 2.84 18 47.4% 33,056,520 0.93% 7,470,491,872 5
2010 63,930,574 1.43% 876,435 −60,853 23.9 2.71 16 47.4% 30,303,556 0.91% 7,021,732,148 5
2005 59,548,399 1.17% 673,537 −107,536 22.8 2.55 15 46.2% 27,488,774 0.90% 6,586,970,132 5
2000 56,180,715 0.61% 335,834 −97,512 21.6 2.56 14 45.2% 25,366,414 0.91% 6,171,702,993 5
1995 54,501,547 1.24% 652,733 −523,259 20.8 3.24 14 44.4% 24,174,511 0.95% 5,758,878,982 5
1990 51,237,884 2.24% 1,072,505 −251,186 20.6 3.75 13 44.4% 22,756,131 0.96% 5,327,803,110 5
1985 45,875,357 2.11% 909,128 −140,316 20.2 4.2 12 45.2% 20,749,768 0.94% 4,868,943,465 5
1980 41,329,717 2.46% 944,799 −70,990 19.4 4.3 11 45.1% 18,659,188 0.93% 4,447,606,236 5
1975 36,605,721 2.51% 853,298 64,092 19 4.82 9 45.1% 16,520,248 0.90% 4,070,735,277 5
1970 32,339,232 2.97% 880,079 127,554 18.7 5.07 8 44.1% 14,274,089 0.88% 3,694,683,794 5
1965 27,938,835 3.42% 865,730 201,185 19.7 5.43 7 42.5% 11,870,362 0.84% 3,334,533,703 5
1960 23,610,186 3.15% 677,943 123,388 21.6 5.57 6 40.2% 9,501,070 0.78% 3,015,470,894 5
1955 20,220,471 2.84% 528,958 97,880 22.4 5.14 5 36.1% 7,302,939 0.74% 2,740,213,792 5

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Central Asia Population Forecast

Year Population Yearly %
Change
Yearly
Change
Migrants
(net)
Median
Age
Fertility
Rate
Density
(P/Km²)
Urban
Pop %
Urban
Population
Central Asia's
Share of
World Pop
World
Population
Central Asia
Rank
2030 89,923,849 1.47% 1,265,210 −33,163 26.8 2.94 23 46.1% 41,413,683 1.05% 8,569,124,911 5
2035 95,817,721 1.28% 1,178,774 −46,429 26.9 2.77 24 46.8% 44,820,321 1.08% 8,885,210,181 5
2040 101,694,850 1.2% 1,175,426 −44,371 27.6 2.64 26 47.9% 48,722,481 1.11% 9,177,190,203 5
2045 107,735,606 1.16% 1,208,151 −50,175 28.4 2.53 27 49.1% 52,952,012 1.14% 9,439,639,668 5
2050 113,612,322 1.07% 1,175,343 −51,422 29.4 2.43 29 50.2% 57,086,385 1.18% 9,664,378,587 5

Source: Worldometer (www.Worldometers.info)

Elaboration of data by United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. (Medium-fertility variant).

Notes

The Central Asia Population (Live) counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the current population of Central Asia delivered by Worldometer’s RTS algorithm, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of Central Asia (1950 - 2025) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2025.

The Yearly Population Growth Rate chart plots the annual percentage changes in population registered on July 1 of each year, from 1951 to 2025. This value can differ from the Yearly % Change shown in the historical table, which shows the last year equivalent percentage change assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period.

Definitions

Year: as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Population: Overall total population (both sexes and all ages) in the region as of July 1 of the year indicated, as estimated by the United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2024 Revision. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2025: percentage change in total population over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2025: absolute change in total population (increase or decrease in number of people) over the last year (from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025). For all other years: average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): The average annual number of immigrants minus the number of emigrants over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age indicated and half are younger. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: (Total Fertility Rate, or TFR), it is expressed as children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the countries within Central Asia, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): (Population Density) Population per square Kilometer (Km²).

Urban Pop % : Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Urban Population: Population living in areas classified as urban according to the criteria used by each country.

Central Asia’s Share of World Pop: Total population as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by Central Asia in the list of all regions worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.

See also