Tajiks of Uzbekistan

Sadriddin Ayni, National poet of Tajikistan, was a Tajik born in the Uzbek ruled Emirate of Bukhara

The Tajiks of Uzbekistan are ethnic Tajiks residing in the Republic of Uzbekistan. They constitute about 5% of the total population,[1] though some estimates suggest the actual number is significantly higher.[2] Samarkand, the third-largest city in Uzbekistan,[3] and the ancient city of Bukhara both have Tajik majority populations.[4]

History

Population

Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Tajiks have become the second largest ethnic group in Uzbekistan.[5][6] Tajiks form the majority in the cities of Bukhara and Samarkand.[4] Additionally, 20.4% of the population of Tajiks in Uzbekistan reside in the Surxondaryo Region, and 19.9% of Tajiks live in the Samarqand Region.[7]

Number of Tajiks in Uzbekistan
Year Number Percent Source
1926 350,670 7.4% [8]
1939 317,560 5.1% [9]
1959 311,375 3.8% [10]
1970 457,356 3.8% [11]
1979 594,627 3.9% [12]
1989 933,560 4.7% [5]
2017 1,544,700 4.8% [6]
2021 1,657,336 4.8% [13]

The increase in the percentage of Tajiks from 3.9% in 1979 to 4.7% in 1989 can be partly attributed to a change in census instructions. The 1989 census allowed respondents to report their nationality based on ethnic self-identification rather than passport information for the first time.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Uzbekistan", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2024-06-20, retrieved 2024-07-03
  2. ^ Richard Foltz, "The Tajiks of Uzbekistan", Central Asian Survey, 15(2), 213-216 (1996).
  3. ^ "Samarqand viloyati statistika boshqarmasi". samstat.uz. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  4. ^ a b "Узбекистан: Таджикский язык подавляется :: Озодагон". 2019-03-22. Archived from the original on 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
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  7. ^ a b "Ethnic Atlas of Uzbekistan". 2008-10-06. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  8. ^ "All-Union Population Census of 1926". 2015-02-08. Archived from the original on 2015-02-08. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  9. ^ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". 2011-07-22. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  10. ^ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". 2010-03-16. Archived from the original on 2010-03-16. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  11. ^ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". 2009-12-03. Archived from the original on 2009-12-03. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  12. ^ "Демоскоп Weekly - Приложение. Справочник статистических показателей". 2010-03-24. Archived from the original on 2010-03-24. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  13. ^ "Permanent population by national and / or ethnic group, urban / rural place of residence". 2023-02-02. Archived from the original on 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2024-07-03.