Youth unemployment — all countries

Youth unemployment — Uzbekistan

Youth unemployment in Uzbekistan in 2025 — 11.38%. Ranked 84 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 7.59 pp.

2025 11.38% +0.57 pp vs 2024
World rank 84of 182
Period maximum 26.95%1999
Period minimum 3.8%1991

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of labor force aged 15–24

Youth unemployment — Uzbekistan, 1991–2025010203019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 3.8%1992: 5.8%1993: 10.02%1994: 14.78%1995: 15.7%1996: 21.53%1997: 21.94%1998: 26.79%1999: 26.95%2000: 24.82%2001: 22.98%2002: 20.99%2003: 18.88%2004: 16.78%2005: 14.49%2006: 12.36%2007: 10.14%2008: 10.15%2009: 10.75%2010: 11.59%2011: 10.59%2012: 10.68%2013: 10.76%2014: 11.37%2015: 11.46%2016: 11.46%2017: 12.89%2018: 12.07%2019: 11.27%2020: 12.84%2021: 13.03%2022: 10.85%2023: 10.76%2024: 10.81%2025: 11.38%
Change over the period: +7.59 pp Annual average: 0.22 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Uzbekistan 11.38%
World 13.41%
Central Asia computed 8.93%
Youth unemployment — Uzbekistan, by year Uzbekistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 11.38 +0.57 pp
2024 10.81 +0.05 pp
2023 10.76 −0.09 pp
2022 10.85 −2.18 pp
2021 13.03 +0.19 pp
2020 12.84 +1.57 pp
2019 11.27 −0.8 pp
2018 12.07 −0.81 pp
2017 12.89 +1.42 pp
2016 11.46 +0.01 pp
2015 11.46 +0.08 pp
2014 11.37 +0.61 pp
2013 10.76 +0.08 pp
2012 10.68 +0.09 pp
2011 10.59 −1 pp
2010 11.59 +0.83 pp
2009 10.75 +0.6 pp
2008 10.15 +0.01 pp
2007 10.14 −2.21 pp
2006 12.36 −2.14 pp
2005 14.49 −2.28 pp
2004 16.78 −2.11 pp
2003 18.88 −2.1 pp
2002 20.99 −2 pp
2001 22.98 −1.84 pp
2000 24.82 −2.13 pp
1999 26.95 +0.16 pp
1998 26.79 +4.84 pp
1997 21.94 +0.42 pp
1996 21.53 +5.83 pp
1995 15.7 +0.92 pp
1994 14.78 +4.76 pp
1993 10.02 +4.23 pp
1992 5.8 +2 pp
1991 3.8

Central Asia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The share of the economically active population aged 15–24 that is unemployed. In almost every country youth unemployment runs two to three times above the overall rate: the young have no experience, and their first entry into the labor market puts them up against more qualified workers. A sharp gap with the overall rate points to structural problems in the transition from school to work.

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