Uzbekistan — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Uzbekistan, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Uzbekistan was 4.62% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 13.30% in 1998. The lowest was 1.90% in 1991 (about 2.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.65% per year.
Uzbekistan ranks 111 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 59%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 5.58%, so Uzbekistan sits below it. It peaked in 1998 and has fallen 65% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 10%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 36 of 49 economies; Hungary (4.52%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 69% in 1993. That is 8% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1991 level: doubled by 1993. Doubling roughly every 27 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 160th of 187 in 1991 → 44th of 187 in 2000 → 115th of 187 in 2010 → 117th of 187 in 2020 → 106th of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.62% | +0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 4.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 4.43% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 4.46% | -0.9 pp |
| 2021 | 5.36% | +0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 5.29% | +0.4 pp |
| 2019 | 4.94% | -0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 5.39% | -0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 5.83% | +0.7 pp |
| 2016 | 5.16% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 5.15% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 5.09% | +0.2 pp |
| 2013 | 4.86% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 4.87% | -0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 4.96% | -0.4 pp |
| 2010 | 5.36% | +0.3 pp |
| 2009 | 5.04% | +0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 4.89% | -0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 4.99% | -1.0 pp |
| 2006 | 6.04% | -1.1 pp |
| 2005 | 7.09% | -1.1 pp |
| 2004 | 8.15% | -1.1 pp |
| 2003 | 9.22% | -1.0 pp |
| 2002 | 10.26% | -1.0 pp |
| 2001 | 11.28% | -1.0 pp |
| 2000 | 12.3% | -1.0 pp |
| 1999 | 13.3% | +0.0 pp |
| 1998 | 13.3% | +2.4 pp |
| 1997 | 10.9% | +0.2 pp |
| 1996 | 10.7% | +2.9 pp |
| 1995 | 7.8% | +0.5 pp |
| 1994 | 7.3% | +2.4 pp |
| 1993 | 4.9% | +2.0 pp |
| 1992 | 2.9% | +1.0 pp |
| 1991 | 1.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Uzbekistan’s Unemployment in 1992?
2.9% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Uzbekistan’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +143.3% in total — about 2.6% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 4.62%; 2024: 4.44%; 2023: 4.43%; 2022: 4.46%; 2021: 5.36%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.