The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: The share and number of people living in extreme poverty was 2.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Uzbekistan, 2021–2025
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Uzbekistan is 2.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.4% on the previous year and down 47.4% over five years.
Uzbekistan ranks 52nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 4.4% | — |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 4.1% | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | -33.1% |
| 2025 | 2.3% | -15.4% |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
- 49 Montenegro 2.5%
- 50 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.5%
- 51 Nepal 2.4%
- 53 Kyrgyzstan 2.2%
- 54 Paraguay 2.1%
- 55 Palestine, State of 2.1%
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 the share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Uzbekistan?
- The share and number of people living in extreme poverty in Uzbekistan was 2.3% in 2025, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest the share and number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest the share and number of people living in extreme poverty recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2025.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for the share and number of people living in extreme poverty?
- Uzbekistan ranks 52nd out of 120 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Uzbekistan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of The share and number of people living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $3 per day.