🌐 In Tashkent, World Bank specialists presented a new report analyzing current migration trends, challenges, and opportunities in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region. The report’s presentation was attended by government officials responsible for regulating external migration, as well as experts from Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan.
🎒 Migration remains an ongoing development challenge in Europe and Central Asia, which is currently home to 100 million migrants, accounting for one-third of the world’s migrant population. Driven by income gaps, demographic shifts, climate change, and conflicts, migration patterns are expected to continue rising globally.
📊 As of 2023, over 80% of migration flows from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan were directed toward Russia. Migration from Uzbekistan is slightly more diversified, with 57% of Uzbek migrants residing in Russia, 15% in Kazakhstan, and 10% in Ukraine.
🇺🇿🇰🇬🇹🇯 Labor migration remains one of the key sources of income for millions of citizens in Central Asian countries. As of 2024, remittances accounted for 45% of Tajikistan’s GDP—the highest share in the world in relative terms—24% of Kyrgyzstan’s GDP, and 14% of Uzbekistan’s GDP.
💵 Migrants from these countries can expect to double or even triple their earnings by working abroad, generating significant welfare gains for households across the region.
📈 For example, the report shows that the poverty rate among Kyrgyz households with an international migrant, currently below 10%, would exceed 50% in the absence of remittances. In Uzbekistan, estimates suggest that without remittances, the poverty rate would rise from 9.6% to 16.8%.
🔎 Learn more about the report findings and recommendations:
✅ UZ - https://bit.ly/43piYrb
✅ RU - https://bit.ly/41q3e4x
✅ EN - https://bit.ly/4heeOpt
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🎒 Migration remains an ongoing development challenge in Europe and Central Asia, which is currently home to 100 million migrants, accounting for one-third of the world’s migrant population. Driven by income gaps, demographic shifts, climate change, and conflicts, migration patterns are expected to continue rising globally.
📊 As of 2023, over 80% of migration flows from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan were directed toward Russia. Migration from Uzbekistan is slightly more diversified, with 57% of Uzbek migrants residing in Russia, 15% in Kazakhstan, and 10% in Ukraine.
🇺🇿🇰🇬🇹🇯 Labor migration remains one of the key sources of income for millions of citizens in Central Asian countries. As of 2024, remittances accounted for 45% of Tajikistan’s GDP—the highest share in the world in relative terms—24% of Kyrgyzstan’s GDP, and 14% of Uzbekistan’s GDP.
💵 Migrants from these countries can expect to double or even triple their earnings by working abroad, generating significant welfare gains for households across the region.
📈 For example, the report shows that the poverty rate among Kyrgyz households with an international migrant, currently below 10%, would exceed 50% in the absence of remittances. In Uzbekistan, estimates suggest that without remittances, the poverty rate would rise from 9.6% to 16.8%.
🔎 Learn more about the report findings and recommendations:
✅ UZ - https://bit.ly/43piYrb
✅ RU - https://bit.ly/41q3e4x
✅ EN - https://bit.ly/4heeOpt
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