Distillers Country guides / Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
A one-page guide to Uzbekistan for the spirits trade: the country, its people, its economy and how it drinks.
At a glance
- Capital
- Tashkent
- Official languages
- Uzbek
- Currency
- Uzbek sum (UZS)
- Time zone
- UTC+5
- Area
- 448,923 km²
People
- Population
- 37.1 million (2025)
- Population growth
- 1.9% a year
- Living in towns and cities
- 51.0%
- Aged under 15
- 31.3%
- Aged 65 and over
- 6.1%
- Life expectancy
- 72.5 years
Economy
- GDP
- US$147.0 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$3,968 (2025)
- Economic growth
- 7.7% (2025)
- Inflation
- 8.8% (2025)
Climate
Continental and dry, with 100-200 mm of rain a year; summer highs average about 40 C and winter lows about -23 C. Large temperature swings affect warehouse design.
Alcohol
- Alcohol per adult a year
- 2.6 litres of pure alcohol (2019)
Sources: World Bank (population, economy and demographics), WHO Global Health Observatory (alcohol per adult and drinking mix); Uzbekistan (Wikipedia); World Bank API; Our World in Data / WHO GISAH alcohol per capita; UN Comtrade API; Euromonitor: Spirits in Uzbekistan (Aug 2026, listing); Embassy of Uzbekistan in Malaysia (2018): Uzbek winemaking and alcohol industry. Figures are the latest each source publishes; the year is shown beside each one.