Russians in Uzbekistan

Russians in Uzbekistan
Total population
	720,324 (2021)
Languages
	Russian, Uzbek
Religion
	Russian Orthodox Church

Russians in Uzbekistan comprised the country's second-largest ethnic group after Uzbeks, numbering 720,324 in 2021, representing 2.1% of the population.^[1] During the Soviet period, Russians constituted more than half the population of the capital city, Tashkent.^[2]

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, significant emigration of ethnic Russians took place, mostly for economic reasons.^{[citation needed]} Russians are concentrated in Tashkent, Bukhara and other major cities. The main religion is Russian Orthodoxy. Since 2014, 200,000 people have left to live in Russia, many citing discrimination and poor job opportunities.^{[citation needed]}

Several Russians fled to Uzbekistan to avoid the 2022 Russian mobilization.^[3]

^ "Permanent population by national and / or ethnic group, urban / rural place of residence". data.egov.uz (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-02-15.
^ Edward Allworth Central Asia, 130 years of Russian dominance: a historical overview (1994). Duke University Press. p.102. ISBN 0-8223-1521-1
^ Pikulicka-Wilczewska, Agnieszka. "Fearing conscription, anti-war Russians flock to Uzbekistan". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-08-07.

[1] "Permanent population by national and / or ethnic group, urban / rural place of residence". data.egov.uz (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-02-15.

[2] Edward Allworth Central Asia, 130 years of Russian dominance: a historical overview (1994). Duke University Press. p.102. ISBN 0-8223-1521-1

[3] Pikulicka-Wilczewska, Agnieszka. "Fearing conscription, anti-war Russians flock to Uzbekistan". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-08-07.

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