Employers, total (% of total employment) in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 12.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Uzbekistan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, total (% of total employment) in Uzbekistan stood at 12.1%. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Uzbekistan peaked at 13.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 2025.
That places Uzbekistan 5th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 12.9% | — |
| 1992 | 13.0% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 13.0% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 12.5% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 12.6% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 12.7% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 12.6% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 12.5% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 12.4% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 12.4% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 12.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 12.4% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 12.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 12.2% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 12.2% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 12.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.7% | 12.4% | 13.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 12.3% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 12.1% | 12.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
- 2 Nigeria 19.7% compare
- 3 Timor-Leste 16.2% compare
- 4 Azerbaijan 13.1% compare
- 6 Honduras 10.2% compare
- 7 Angola 9.6% compare
- 8 Sao Tome and Principe 9.0% compare
More work & labour data for Uzbekistan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.3429 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3375 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.3488 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 25,198 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 15,752 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 36,856 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 37,494 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 74,350 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Uzbekistan?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Uzbekistan was 12.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 2025.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Uzbekistan ranks 5th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uzbekistan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).