Uzbekistan aims to eliminate absolute poverty by 2030, announced Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Wednesday.

Mirziyoyev made the remarks when addressing the opening ceremony of the third international forum "From Poverty to Prosperity" in the eastern Uzbek city of Namangan.

"Thanks to the consistent reforms, 7.5 million people have been lifted out of poverty, and the level of poverty has dropped to 8.9 percent in 2024. The objective is to reduce this indicator to 6 percent by the end of the year," the presidential press service said in a statement.

"Uzbekistan is striving to fulfill its commitment ahead of schedule -- to halve poverty by 2030. Moreover, today we are ready to set an even higher bar: By 2030, according to international criteria, Uzbekistan has every opportunity to completely eradicate absolute poverty -- and we will definitely achieve this," said the president.

The forum will conclude on Thursday.

The press service earlier said that as of July 1, 2025, the poverty level in Uzbekistan has fallen further to 6.8 percent.