Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 54.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Uzbekistan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Uzbekistan is 54.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Uzbekistan peaked at 54.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 46.9%, in 1996.
Uzbekistan ranks 123rd 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, total (% of total employment) in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 47.1% | — |
| 1992 | 47.2% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 47.0% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 47.0% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 47.0% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 46.9% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 47.1% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 47.2% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 47.4% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 47.7% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 48.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 48.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 48.7% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 49.1% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 49.5% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 49.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 50.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 50.7% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 51.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 51.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 52.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 52.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 52.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 52.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 53.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 53.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 53.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 53.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 53.4% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 53.7% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 53.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 54.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 54.3% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 54.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.1% | 46.9% | 47.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 49.3% | 47.7% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 51.4% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.0% | 53.4% | 54.6% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.3375 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Uzbekistan?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Uzbekistan was 54.6% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 54.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.9% in 1996.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Uzbekistan ranks 123rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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, total (% of total 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.