According to preliminary demographic data released by the National Statistics Committee, the permanent population of the Republic of Uzbekistan has surpassed the 39 million threshold for the first time in history, reaching exactly 39 047 321 individuals. This updated figure marks a net increase of 810 617 people compared to the data compiled during the preceding statistical cycle. The comprehensive census operation was executed between January 15 and February 28, and its final results indicate that the nation’s total inhabitant matrix has nearly doubled since 1989.

The updated demographic distribution highlights a stable gender balance, with the male population recorded at 19 766 166 and the female population at 19 281 155. Additionally, the census registered 56,9 thousand foreign nationals who have resided continuously in the country for over a year, primarily originating from India, Russia, and Kazakhstan. Structurally, the ethnic composition consists of Uzbeks at 89,4%, Tajiks at 3,3%, Karakalpaks at 2,2%, Kazakhs at 1,8%, Russians at 1,6%, Kyrgyz at 0,6%, Turkmens at 0,5%, and other minority groups making up the remaining 0,6%. Notably, 91,3% of residents (35,7 million people) declared Uzbek as their native language, which stands 1,9 percentage points higher than the net share of ethnic Uzbeks.

The gross fiscal expenditure required to organize and execute this macro-level state project totaled approximately 4,7 million US dollars (equivalent to nearly 56 billion soums), yielding a highly efficient unit cost of roughly 0,12 dollars per registered individual. Excluding high-performance computers and electronic tablets supplied through international grant frameworks, all operational funding was directly allocated from the state budget. The Chairman of the National Statistics Committee, Bekhzod Khamraev, explicitly stated that these minimized expenditure rates were achieved due to the integration of advanced digital technologies.

The implementation of specialized online census platforms successfully captured information for 82,3% of the total population without utilizing traditional paper-based methods. Had organizers relied solely on physical paper forms, the state's total financial burden would have expanded at least tenfold due to supplementary labor and logistics costs, exceeding 1 dollar per resident. According to Khamraev, between 90% and 95% of the total allocated budget was utilized directly to compensate working representatives of local "mahalla sevens." A mobilization force of over 55 thousand trained enumerators handled the remaining field verifications via door-to-door electronic tablet indexing.

The final validated statistical coverage index achieved during the national field operations reached 97,3%, aligning with international census quality parameters. This newly compiled demographic database will provide state ministries with precision metrics to guide the structural planning and execution of long-term public development models across the healthcare, national education, labor market optimization, and civil infrastructure sectors.

This structural demographic audit equips macroeconomic planners in Uzbekistan with accurate tools to forecast future labor trends and domestic market consumption. The precision of this newly established data foundation will serve as an essential cornerstone for shaping the country's socio-economic development strategies over the coming decades.