Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Yesterday, on 25 January, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a video conference on measures to reduce poverty and ensure employment of the population, as well as creating additional conditions for the development of small businesses. 

It was noted at the meeting that during the year the poverty rate decreased from 17% to 14% last year. Also, an important fact is noted that 1 million people have been brought out of poverty through vocational training, assistance in establishing entrepreneurship. During the year, 200 thousand business entities were created, the activities of 10 thousand were expanded and the capacity of 11 thousand enterprises was restored.

How the poverty line has changed over the year and in which regions the incomes of the population have shown growth, and which regions have failed to improve poverty reduction indicators, read the material and infographics prepared by the CERR.

The Center for Economic Research and Reforms (CERR), together with the Statistics Agency under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan (Statistics Agency), assessed changes in the level of well-being of the population of Uzbekistan for 2021-2022 on the basis of household budget survey data throughout the republic.

If about 10 thousand families participated in the survey of 2021, then in 2022 the coverage exceeded 14 thousand households. At the same time, the households participating in the survey were divided into ten groups according to the amount of expenses, and households with the lowest expenses (incomes) were allocated from these families.

The level of poverty in Uzbekistan

According to experts, the poverty level in Uzbekistan by the end of 2022 decreased by almost 3% compared to the previous year and amounted to 14%. 

The study revealed that the greatest reduction in the level of poverty was noted in the Syrdarya, Tashkent, Kashkadarya and Jizzakh regions. 

At the same time, in Navoi, Surkhandarya and Ferghana regions, no significant improvement in poverty reduction indicators has been achieved.

Per capita income by regions of Uzbekistan

The average level of income per capita increased by 8.8%.

In 8 regions, per capita income growth was below the national average, including Andijan, Bukhara, Kashkadarya, Navoi, Syrdarya, Khorezm, Surkhandarya and Ferghana regions.

In the following 6 regions, the growth in per capita income was noted at a level above the average for the republic, including in the Jizzakh, Namangan, Samarkand, Tashkent regions, in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, as well as in the city of Tashkent.

It should be noted that in the structure of income of the population, the share of income from small business has increased by 2 times, and the share of income from agriculture has increased by 3 times.