Number of marriages in Uzbekistan falls to seven-year low

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Uzbekistan registered 267,100 marriages in 2025, the lowest annual total in seven years. The figure was close to the level recorded in 1991, while the number of marriages has declined steadily in recent years.

Number of marriages in Uzbekistan falls to seven-year low

According to the National Statistics Committee, 92,300 marriages were registered in the first half of 2026.

Uzbekistan recorded 270,300 marriages in 1991. The figure fell to 170,800 in 1995 and 168,900 in 2000 before beginning to rise in the following years.

The number reached 292,300 in 2010 and stood at 287,600 in 2015. In 2018, it peaked at 311,400, the highest annual total in the 35-year period covered by the data.

Marriage registrations remained relatively high in the following years, reaching 296,800 in 2020 and 305,200 in 2021. The figure then fell to 296,700 in 2022, 283,800 in 2023 and 271,800 in 2024.

The downward trend continued in 2025, when the number of registered marriages dropped by 44,300 from the 2018 peak.