Unemployment, modelled: SDG 8.5.2 in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan: Unemployment, modelled: SDG 8.5.2 was 4.62 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG in Uzbekistan, 1991–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2025, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Uzbekistan stood at 4.62.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Uzbekistan peaked at 13.3 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.9, in 1991.
That places Uzbekistan 49th out of 69 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment, modelled: SDG 8.5.2 in Uzbekistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.9 | — |
| 1992 | 2.9 | +52.6% |
| 1993 | 4.9 | +69.0% |
| 1994 | 7.3 | +49.0% |
| 1995 | 7.8 | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 10.7 | +37.2% |
| 1997 | 10.9 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 13.3 | +22.0% |
| 1999 | 13.3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 12.3 | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 11.28 | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 10.26 | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 9.22 | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 8.15 | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 7.09 | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 6.04 | -14.9% |
| 2007 | 4.99 | -17.3% |
| 2008 | 4.89 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 5.04 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 5.36 | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 4.96 | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 4.87 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 4.86 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 5.09 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 5.15 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 5.16 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 5.83 | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 5.39 | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 4.94 | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 5.29 | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 5.36 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 4.46 | -16.9% |
| 2023 | 4.43 | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 4.44 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 4.62 | +4.1% |
Uzbekistan compared with similar countries
- Uzbekistan's 4.62 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 9, 51% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
- Uzbekistan's 4.62 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.56, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment, modelled: SDG 8.5.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +69.0% | 2.9 | 4.9 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.11 | 1.9 | 13.3 | 9 |
| 2000s | 7.93 | 4.89 | 12.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.16 | 4.86 | 5.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.77 | 4.43 | 5.36 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uzbekistan
- 46 United Kingdom 4.75 compare
- 47 Norway 4.64 compare
- 48 Ireland 4.63 compare
- 50 Hungary 4.52 compare
- 51 Turkmenistan 4.27 compare
- 52 Netherlands 3.87 compare
More social development data for Uzbekistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,164 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,164 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Uzbekistan?
- Unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg in Uzbekistan was 4.62 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3 in 1998.
- What is the lowest unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg recorded in Uzbekistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 in 1991.
- How does Uzbekistan rank for unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg?
- Uzbekistan ranks 49th out of 69 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment, modelled ilo estimate (% of total labour force) - sdg rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uzbekistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Unemployment, modelled ILO estimate (% of total labour force) - SDG 8.5.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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