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Married women are required by law to obey their husbands in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan: Married women are required by law to obey their husbands was 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 188 countries
All-time high
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 1970
All-time low
1 (1=yes; 0=no)
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Married women are required by law to obey their husbands in Uzbekistan, 1970–2023

00.20.40.60.81197019962023

Source: Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in (1=yes; 0=no).

Analysis

Uzbekistan recorded 1 (1=yes; 0=no) for married women are required by law to obey their husbands in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, married women are required by law to obey their husbands in Uzbekistan peaked at 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1 (1=yes; 0=no), in 1970.

That places Uzbekistan 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Married women are required by law to obey their husbands in Uzbekistan, year by year

Year (1=yes; 0=no) Change
1970 1 (1=yes; 0=no) —
1971 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1972 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1973 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1974 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1975 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1976 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1977 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1978 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1979 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1980 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1981 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1982 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1983 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1984 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1985 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1986 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1987 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1988 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1989 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1990 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1991 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1992 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1993 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1994 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1995 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1996 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1997 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1998 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
1999 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2000 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2001 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2002 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2003 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2004 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2005 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2006 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2007 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2008 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2009 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2010 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2011 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2012 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2013 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2014 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2015 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2016 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2017 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2018 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2019 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2020 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2021 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2022 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%
2023 1 (1=yes; 0=no) +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 10
1980s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 10
1990s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 10
2000s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 10
2010s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 10
2020s 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 4

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What is married women are required by law to obey their husbands in Uzbekistan?
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands in Uzbekistan was 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in 2023, according to Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest married women are required by law to obey their husbands recorded in Uzbekistan?
The highest recorded value was 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in 1970.
What is the lowest married women are required by law to obey their husbands recorded in Uzbekistan?
The lowest recorded value was 1 (1=yes; 0=no) in 1970.
How does Uzbekistan rank for married women are required by law to obey their husbands?
Uzbekistan ranks 1st out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
Is married women are required by law to obey their husbands rising or falling in Uzbekistan?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uzbekistan data come from?
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Indicator
Married women are required by law to obey their husbands
Unit
(1=yes; 0=no)
Source
Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 10,152 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

This indicator captures whether family law includes any provision requiring a married woman to obey her husband or penalizing her for disobedience, such as loss of maintenance rights.