Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) was 69.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Uzbekistan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Uzbekistan stood at 69.6%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Uzbekistan peaked at 69.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 1991.
Uzbekistan ranks 92nd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 61.3% | — |
| 1992 | 61.9% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 62.3% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 62.9% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 63.3% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 63.7% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 64.1% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 64.4% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 64.7% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 65.0% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 65.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 65.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 65.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 66.1% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 66.4% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 66.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 67.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 67.5% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 67.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 68.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 68.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 68.6% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 68.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 68.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 69.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 69.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 69.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 69.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 69.6% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 69.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 69.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 69.5% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 69.6% | +0.2% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's 69.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 27.4%, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Uzbekistan's 69.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.8%, 78% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.2% | 61.3% | 64.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 66.3% | 65.0% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.6% | 67.8% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.4% | 69.2% | 69.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
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 wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Uzbekistan?
- Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) in Uzbekistan was 69.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 69.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 1991.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment)?
- Uzbekistan ranks 92nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uzbekistan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Wage and salaried workers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.