The share of new pensioners without the required employment history has risen sharply over the past 15 years, from just 6% in 2010 to 61% in 2025.
The trend is also reflected in the overall pensioner population. The proportion of pension recipients without a full employment record increased from 3% in 2010 to 39% in 2025, the Pension Fund said.
Under Uzbek law, men are entitled to a full old-age pension from age 60 if they have at least 25 years of employment history. For women, the qualifying age is 55, with at least 20 years of employment history required.
Those with at least seven years of employment history can receive a partial old-age pension, with the amount calculated in proportion to their recorded period of employment.
People with less than seven years of employment history are instead eligible for an old-age allowance, which is available from age 65 for men and 60 for women.
The growing number of people retiring without a full employment record is also contributing to relatively low pension payments. Currently, 47% of pensioners receive between UZS 820,000 and UZS 1 million a month.
The Pension Fund attributed the increase in incomplete employment records to several factors, including informal employment, undeclared wages, failure to pay social tax, employment records not being transferred to archives and periods when people were outside formal employment.
The figures point to the growing importance of maintaining complete and officially recorded employment histories, both for qualifying for a full pension and for determining the amount of pension payments.
