Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Proportion of population living below the national poverty line was 5.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Uzbekistan, 2001–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Uzbekistan stood at 5.8%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.8% on the previous year and down 58.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Uzbekistan peaked at 27.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 2025.
Uzbekistan ranks 66th of 73 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 27.5% | — |
| 2002 | 26.5% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 27.2% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 26.1% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | -31.4% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | -9.6% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 14.1% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | +20.6% |
| 2022 | 14.1% | -17.1% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -22.0% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | -19.1% |
| 2025 | 5.8% | -34.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.6% | 25.8% | 27.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 14.1% | 17.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 5.8% | 17.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
More poverty & inequality data for Uzbekistan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.5 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,344 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 6.71 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.83 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Uzbekistan?
- Proportion of population living below the national poverty line in Uzbekistan was 5.8% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest proportion of population living below the national poverty line recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 2025.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for proportion of population living below the national poverty line?
- Uzbekistan ranks 66th out of 73 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of population living below the national poverty line rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uzbekistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of population living below the national poverty line (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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