Poverty Reduction Ministry announces number of Uzbek labor migrants working abroad

The Ministry of Economic Development and Poverty Reduction has released data on the number of labor migrants.

As of January 1, 2021, a total of 1,678,400 citizens of Uzbekistan went abroad for work. The figure is down by 782.4 thousand people compared to January 1, 2020.

481.1 thousand (28.7%) of migrants are women and 993.7 thousand (59.2%) are young people.

According to the ministry, 1,192,800 Uzbek citizens work in Russia (71%), 209,300 (12%) – in Kazakhstan, 62,300 (4%) – in South Korea, 43,200 (3%) – in Turkey, 5,200 – in the UAE and 165.6 people – in other countries.

It is estimated that 511,600 people were forced to suspend their activities abroad due to the coronavirus pandemic.

49% of those returned worked in the field of construction, 10.4% – in trade and services, 11.1% – in industry, 7.8% – in agriculture and 20.9% – in other fields.