Uzbekistan's unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) was 5.29% in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 0.11 percentage points from 5.4% in 2010.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 5.29% | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | 5.2% | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | 5.4% | 2010 |
| Highest | 9.3% | 2018 |
| Lowest | 0.002% | 2003 |
| Average since 2011 | 5.97% | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | 0.2% | 1992 |
What the numbers say
In 2020, Uzbekistan's unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) fell 3.71 percentage points on 2019 (from 9% to 5.29%).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2019), the average change was +0.4 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.25 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 4.79 percentage points in 2007 and the biggest yearly fall was 3.71 percentage points in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.34 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 36% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Uzbekistan | 5.29% | 2020 |
| World | 5.08% | 2022 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 5.36% | 2025 |
| Lower middle income | 4.3% | 2024 |
Closest to Uzbekistan in the 2020 ranking
- Venezuela, RB — 1st of 4: 7.53%
- Macao SAR, China — 3rd of 4: 2.54%
- Myanmar — 4th of 4: 1.48%
What this measures
Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
Limitations: The criteria for people considered to be seeking work, and the treatment of people temporarily laid off or seeking work for the first time, vary across countries. In many cases it is especially difficult to measure employment and unemployment in agriculture. The timing of a survey can maximize the effects of seasonal unemployment in agriculture. And informal sector employment is difficult to quantify where informal activities are not tracked.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 25 values
| Year | Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.29 |
| 2019 | 9 |
| 2018 | 9.3 |
| 2017 | 5.8 |
| 2016 | 5.2 |
| 2015 | 5.2 |
| 2014 | 5.1 |
| 2013 | 4.9 |
| 2012 | 4.9 |
| 2011 | 5 |
| 2010 |
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) in nearby economies
- Albania — 8.43% (2024)
- Armenia — 8.3% (2023)
- Austria — 5.78% (2025)
- Azerbaijan — 5.7% (2022)
- Belarus — 2.53% (2025)
- Belgium — 6.18% (2025)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 10.73% (2025)
- Bulgaria — 3.52% (2025)
- Croatia — 4.85% (2025)
More social protection & labor data for Uzbekistan
- Net migration — -6,987 (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 26.97% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 47.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 37.45% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 45.78% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 79.55% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 62.87% (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Uzbekistan's unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate)?
- 5.29% in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1992?
- It is up 5.09 percentage points from 0.2% in 1992. The highest value was 9.3% in 2018 and the lowest 0.002% in 2003.
- Is the latest change in unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) unusual for Uzbekistan?
- In 2020, Uzbekistan's unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (national estimate) fell 3.71 percentage points on 2019 (from 9% to 5.29%). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2019), the average change was +0.4 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.25 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 3.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.NE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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