In the first quarter of this year, a decrease was observed in the number of people moving abroad from the country

The number of people moving abroad for permanent residence from Uzbekistan has continued to decrease in recent years. In January-March of this year, the number of people moving abroad also decreased compared to the same period last year. This was reported by the Statistics Committee.

In the first quarter of 2025, the number of people moving abroad for permanent residence from Uzbekistan amounted to 2,371 people. For comparison, in the same period in 2024, this figure was 2,586 people. This indicates a certain decrease in the number of people moving abroad over the past year.

It is worth noting that no exact figures were provided on which countries citizens who emigrated this year chose. However, if we look at last year's data, we can see that out of 2,586 people who emigrated in the first quarter of 2024, 2,125 chose Russia, and 357 chose Kazakhstan.

In general, over the past 15 years, the largest number of citizens emigrated to Russia and Kazakhstan. These two countries have traditionally remained the most popular destinations for Uzbeks.

According to the committee, the situation over the past five years has been as follows:
- in 2021 - 4,094 people;
- in 2022 - 1,137 people;
- in 2023 - 4,053 people;
- in 2024 - 2,586 people;
- in 2025 - 2,371 people emigrated abroad.

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Over the past fifteen years, the total number of people who moved from Uzbekistan to live abroad for permanent residence has exceeded 405 thousand people. This figure reached its highest level in 2010, when 44,420 people left the country that year. A year later, in 2011, this figure increased further and reached 50,816 people.

After that, the number of people who moved abroad gradually decreased:
- in 2016 - 28,069 people;
- in 2017 - 20,772 people;
- in 2018 – 19,006 people;
- in 2019 – 13,229 people;
- in 2020 – 13,648 people;
- in 2023 – 17,336 people;
- in 2024 – 10,842 people.

The majority of those who moved abroad last year – 81.1 percent – went to Kazakhstan, and 14.8 percent – to Russia. This indicates that Kazakhstan has a significant advantage in the choice of countries.

According to experts, the reasons for the decrease in the number of emigrants include factors such as the stabilization of the economic situation in Uzbekistan, the improvement of the living standards of the population, and the emergence of new opportunities in the country.

In general, the steady decrease in the number of emigrants in recent years can be noted as a positive trend. At the same time, for these indicators to further decrease, it is important to further improve the economic and social conditions in Uzbekistan, to create a favorable environment for work and life.

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