Russians in Uzbekistan

{{Short description|Ethnic group}}

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{{Infobox ethnic group

| group = Russians in Uzbekistan

| population = 720,324 (2021)

| languages = Russian, Uzbek

| religions = 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.{{Cite web |title=Permanent population by national and / or ethnic group, urban / rural place of residence |url=https://data.egov.uz/eng/data/6117a05996188a0f14ac917b?page=1 |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=data.egov.uz |language=ru}} During the Soviet period, Russians constituted more than half the population of the capital city, Tashkent.Edward Allworth Central Asia, 130 years of Russian dominance: a historical overview (1994). Duke University Press. p.102. {{ISBN|0-8223-1521-1}}

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, significant emigration of ethnic Russians took place, mostly for economic reasons.{{citation needed|date=April 2013}} 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|date=April 2013}}

Several Russians fled to Uzbekistan to avoid the 2022 Russian mobilization.{{Cite web |last=Pikulicka-Wilczewska |first=Agnieszka |title=Fearing conscription, anti-war Russians flock to Uzbekistan |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/16/fearing-conscription-anti-war-russians-flock-to-uzbekistan |access-date=2023-08-07 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}