National Statistics Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Name of department
Department of living standards statistics and poverty estimates
Responsible officer name
Madaminov Umid Kanjaboevich
Phone number:
+99871 202 81 66
Primary source of information
Based on the results of sample surveys of households
Note
from 2021 were calculated by comparing the income of the population with the amount of the MCS in accordance with the Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers No. 544 of August 27 (together with World Bank experts), 2021, years as of January-December
Calculation methodology (briefly)
It is an indicator used to estimate the proportion of the population that lives below a specified level of income needed to meet basic life needs. The poverty level is determined by the ratio of the number of households/people living below the poverty threshold to the total number of households