Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Uzbekistan

Female labor force participation rate in Uzbekistan in 2025 — 41.18%. Ranked 145 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 2.94 pp.

2025 41.18% −0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 145of 182
Period maximum 41.27%2024
Period minimum 38.24%1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Uzbekistan, 1990–2025383940414219901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 38.24%1991: 38.98%1992: 39.36%1993: 39.66%1994: 39.96%1995: 39.93%1996: 39.7%1997: 39.73%1998: 39.69%1999: 39.8%2000: 39.64%2001: 39.5%2002: 39.43%2003: 39.19%2004: 39.06%2005: 38.79%2006: 38.56%2007: 38.43%2008: 38.42%2009: 38.9%2010: 38.96%2011: 38.88%2012: 39.1%2013: 39.19%2014: 39.28%2015: 39.45%2016: 39.57%2017: 39.65%2018: 39.74%2019: 39.89%2020: 39.1%2021: 39.59%2022: 41.1%2023: 41.24%2024: 41.27%2025: 41.18%
Change over the period: +2.94 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan 41.18%
World 48.94%
Central Asia computed 44.03%
Female labor force participation rate — Uzbekistan, by year Uzbekistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 41.18 −0.1 pp
2024 41.27 +0.03 pp
2023 41.24 +0.14 pp
2022 41.1 +1.51 pp
2021 39.59 +0.49 pp
2020 39.1 −0.79 pp
2019 39.89 +0.15 pp
2018 39.74 +0.09 pp
2017 39.65 +0.08 pp
2016 39.57 +0.12 pp
2015 39.45 +0.17 pp
2014 39.28 +0.08 pp
2013 39.19 +0.09 pp
2012 39.1 +0.22 pp
2011 38.88 −0.08 pp
2010 38.96 +0.07 pp
2009 38.9 +0.48 pp
2008 38.42 −0.01 pp
2007 38.43 −0.13 pp
2006 38.56 −0.23 pp
2005 38.79 −0.27 pp
2004 39.06 −0.13 pp
2003 39.19 −0.24 pp
2002 39.43 −0.07 pp
2001 39.5 −0.14 pp
2000 39.64 −0.16 pp
1999 39.8 +0.11 pp
1998 39.69 −0.04 pp
1997 39.73 +0.03 pp
1996 39.7 −0.23 pp
1995 39.93 −0.03 pp
1994 39.96 +0.3 pp
1993 39.66 +0.3 pp
1992 39.36 +0.39 pp
1991 38.98 +0.74 pp
1990 38.24

Central Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.