Some Western scholars stated in unverifiable reports that Tajiks make around 20 % of Uzbekistan 's population .
While official state numbers from Uzbekistan put the number at 5 % , the number is said to be an understatement and some Western scholars put the number up to 20 % –30 % .Jonson , Lena ( 1976 ) Tajikistan in the New Central Asia , I.B.Tauris , , p. 108 : `` According to official Uzbek statistics there are slightly over 1 million Tajiks in Uzbekistan or about 3 % of the population .
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