Uzbeks
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The Uzbeks (Uzbek: Oʻzbek, Ўзбек, اۉزبېک, plural: Oʻzbeklar, Ўзбеклар, اۉزبېکلر) are a Turkic ethnic group native to the wider Central Asian region, being among the largest Turkic ethnic group in the area. They comprise the majority population of Uzbekistan, next to Kazakh and Karakalpak minorities, and are also minority groups in Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Russia, and China.[11] Uzbek diaspora communities also exist in Turkey, Saudi Arabia, United States, Ukraine, and other countries.
Turkic ethnic group of Central Asia
Oʻzbeklar Ўзбеклар اۉزبېکلر | |
|---|---|
Map of the Uzbek diaspora | |
| Total population | |
| c. 35 million[citation needed] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Uzbekistan | 27.7 million (2021)[1] |
 Afghanistan | 3.5 million (2021)[2] |
 Kyrgyzstan | 970,000 (2021)[3] |
 Tajikistan | 845,000 (2021)[4] |
 Kazakhstan | 617,000 (2021)[5] |
 Turkmenistan | 558,000 (2021)[citation needed] |
 Russia | 360,000 (2018)[6] |
 Pakistan | 70,000 (2002)[7] |
 Saudi Arabia | 170,000 (2008)[8] |
 United States | 70,000 (2019)[9] |
 Turkey | 45,000[citation needed] |
 Ukraine | 22,400[10] |
 China | 14,800[11] |
 Australia | 2,400 (2021)[12] |
 Mongolia | 560[13] |
| Languages | |
| Religion | |
| Predominantly Sunni Islam[14] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Uyghurs and other Turkic peoples; Tajiks | |