Poverty Rate in Uzbekistan Decreased to 8.9% in 2024
Economy
Based on the results of 2024, the poverty rate in Uzbekistan was determined according to international standards. According to these calculations, the 2023 figure of 11% dropped to 8.9% by the end of 2024. This means that the poverty rate stands at 3.3 million people, a decrease of 719,000 compared to 2023. These results were determined based on studies conducted in collaboration with the World Bank.
Significant reductions in the poverty rate were observed in the following regions:
Bukhara region — decreased from 11.8% to 8.7%;
Samarkand region — decreased from 10.5% to 7.5%;
Namangan region — decreased from 10.4% to 7.6%;
Republic of Karakalpakstan — decreased from 13.6% to 10.8%.
Measures aimed at ensuring employment, developing entrepreneurship, and improving the use of land for horticulture and agriculture significantly contributed to the decrease in poverty.
As a result, in 2024, real income of the population increased by 10.7%. The average monthly income per capita reached 2.1 million sums (at the beginning of the year, this figure was 1.7 million sums).
Composition of population income in 2024:
Salary — 42.6% (in 2023 — 41.9%);
Entrepreneurial income — 22.9% (in 2023 — 21.4%);
Pensions, social assistance, and subsidies — 18.2% (in 2023 — 18.9%);
Income from agriculture and gardening — 10.7% (in 2023 — 9.8%);
Remittances from abroad — 2.0% (in 2023 — 3.1%);
Other income — 3.6% (in 2023 — 4.9%).
Notably, income from salaries increased by 12.9% compared to 2023.
Bukhara region — decreased from 11.8% to 8.7%;
Samarkand region — decreased from 10.5% to 7.5%;
Namangan region — decreased from 10.4% to 7.6%;
Republic of Karakalpakstan — decreased from 13.6% to 10.8%.
Measures aimed at ensuring employment, developing entrepreneurship, and improving the use of land for horticulture and agriculture significantly contributed to the decrease in poverty.
As a result, in 2024, real income of the population increased by 10.7%. The average monthly income per capita reached 2.1 million sums (at the beginning of the year, this figure was 1.7 million sums).
Composition of population income in 2024:
Salary — 42.6% (in 2023 — 41.9%);
Entrepreneurial income — 22.9% (in 2023 — 21.4%);
Pensions, social assistance, and subsidies — 18.2% (in 2023 — 18.9%);
Income from agriculture and gardening — 10.7% (in 2023 — 9.8%);
Remittances from abroad — 2.0% (in 2023 — 3.1%);
Other income — 3.6% (in 2023 — 4.9%).
Notably, income from salaries increased by 12.9% compared to 2023.
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