Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) was 53.2% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Uzbekistan, 2002–2020
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2020, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Uzbekistan stood at 53.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.8% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Uzbekistan peaked at 69.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 37.3%, in 2002.
That places Uzbekistan 121st out of 178 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 37.3% | — |
| 2003 | 37.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 38.7% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 39.3% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 39.9% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 40.8% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 67.6% | +65.6% |
| 2010 | 66.9% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 66.2% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 66.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 67.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 67.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 68.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 68.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 69.2% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 68.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 53.2% | -21.8% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's 53.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.8%, 94% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Uzbekistan's 53.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 58.2%, 91% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) in Uzbekistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +65.6% | 40.8% | 67.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.0% | 37.3% | 67.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 66.2% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.2% | 53.2% | 53.2% | 1 |
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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 employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Uzbekistan?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Uzbekistan was 53.2% in 2020, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.3% in 2002.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
- Uzbekistan ranks 121st out of 178 countries with data for 2020.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uzbekistan data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.