Uzbekistan commissions over 67,000 new flats to support urban growth
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Uzbekistan commissioned 67,859 new flats by 1 October 2026, a 25.2% increase over the same period last year.
The Ministry of Economy and Finance reported these figures as part of a broader national effort to expand housing and infrastructure. The government aims to build 140,206 flats during 2026. Construction is currently at 48.4% of that annual target.
A key part of this effort involves the New Uzbekistan residential areas, a program launched in 2021 to provide modern homes and social facilities. Between 2022 and 2025, workers completed 55,264 flats in these specific areas. The Ministry links this construction to a national strategy to increase the urban population. Currently, 54.4% of the 39.5 million people in Uzbekistan live in cities. The Uzbekistan 2030 strategy seeks to raise this rate to 60%.
Over the last decade, the country built 12,000 multi-storey buildings to provide more than 600,000 flats, bringing the average housing space to over 19.2 square metres per person.
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