let's discuss the demographic situation with igor.central asia sector of the institute of oriental studies of the russian academy of sciences. tell me please, about current forecasts for population growth in central asia? well, the forecast is based on previous trends, following the trend that population growth and the number of youth is declining in absolutely all countries of central asia, but since the pace has been picked up. relatively speaking, in kazakhstan in 15 , young people made up about 20 22% of the population , now it is 3-4% less, less than 20%. in kyrgyzstan it was 24%, yes, now it’s less, about 20, in uzbekistan, in 15, the share of youth in the general population was about 30%, now about 27, also approximately in tajikistan, but last year the number of people from 18 to 30 years old, approximately, of course, in kazakhstan is uh, probably about 3 million, in kyrgyzstan - a million, in uzbekistan 9, 5 million people of this age, in tajikistan, too, probably 2-3 million, that is, the forecast is that within another ten