Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) — In 2024, Uzbekistan’s poverty rate decreased from 11% to 8.9%, representing a reduction of 3.3 million people living in poverty, 719,000 fewer than in 2023.

This data was provided by the Center for Economic Research and Reforms, based on information from the Statistics Agency under the President and the Ministry of Employment and Poverty Reduction, with assessments conducted in collaboration with the World Bank using international calculation methodologies. The methodology involves studying household budgets across the country throughout the year.

The most significant poverty reductions were recorded in Bukhara Region (from 11.8% to 8.7%), Samarkand Region (from 10.5% to 7.5%), Namangan Region (from 10.4% to 7.6%), and the Republic of Karakalpakstan (from 13.6% to 10.8%).

The primary factors contributing to the reduction in poverty were measures aimed at ensuring employment, supporting entrepreneurship, and improving the efficiency of land use for agriculture and horticulture.

In 2024, real household incomes grew by 10.7%, reaching an average of 2.1 million soums per person per month, up from 1.7 million soums at the beginning of the year.

The income structure is distributed as follows:

• Wages: 42.6% (compared to 41.9% in 2023)
• Entrepreneurial income: 22.9% (21.4%)
• Pensions, social benefits, and subsidies: 18.2% (18.9%)
• Income from agriculture and horticulture: 10.7% (9.8%)
• Remittances from abroad: 2.0% (3.1%)
• Other income: 3.6% (4.9%)

Wage income increased by 12.9% compared to 2023.