As of January 1, 2023, the permanent population of the republic amounted to 36,024.9 thousand people.
Ten most sparsely populated areas:
- Tomdinsky district - 15.8 thousand people.
- Karaulbazar district - 19.5 thousand people.
- Buzatovsky district - 21.9 thousand people.
- Yangiabad district - 29.5 thousand people
- Muynak district - 33.4 thousand people
- Konimeksky district - 37.3 thousand people.
- Takhtakupir district - 39.0 thousand people
- Uchkuduk district - 39.1 thousand people.
- Arnasay district - 48.1 thousand people
- Zafarabad district - 52.7 thousand people
