wˌaɪl əfˈɪʃəl ˈʊzbɛk stɐtˈɪstɪks plˈeɪs ðə tˈoʊɾəl tˈædʒɪk pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ɪn ˌʊzbɛkɪstˈæn æɾ ɐbˌaʊt fˈaɪv pɚsˈɛnt, sʌbdʒˈɛktɪv ˈɛkspɜːt ˈɛstᵻməts sədʒˈɛst ðætðə tˈædʒɪks mˈeɪ ɐkˈaʊnt fɔːɹ æz mˈʌtʃ æz twˈɛnti fˈaɪv pɚsˈɛnt θˈɜːɾi pɚsˈɛnt ʌvðə tˈoʊɾəl pˌɑːpjʊlˈeɪʃən ʌvðə kˈʌntɹi.
While official Uzbek statistics place the total Tajik population in Uzbekistan at about 5%, subjective expert estimates suggest that the Tajiks may account for as much as 25%-30% of the total population of the country.