Uzbekistan’s Poverty Rate Fell Sharply

“This report highlights Uzbekistan’s remarkable progress in reducing poverty and expanding the middle class between 2021 and 2025. Strong growth in household consumption, rising wage employment, and pro-poor income gains reduced the national poverty rate from 17.0 percent to 5.8 percent, lifting approximately 3.7 million people out of poverty. The middle-class share more than doubled, […] The post Uzbekistan’s Poverty Rate Fell Sharply appeared first on Human Progress.