Azerbaijan vs Nigeria: Employers, total (% of total employment)

Azerbaijan
13.1%
in 2025
Nigeria
19.7%
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
4th
Nigeria rank
2nd

Employers, total (% of total employment) over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 19.7% against 13.1% in Azerbaijan, a difference of 6.6%.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.5 times Azerbaijan's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Azerbaijan ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 187 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 10.0% 20.2% 10.2% Nigeria
2000s 10.4% 19.8% 9.4% Nigeria
2010s 11.7% 19.7% 7.9% Nigeria
2020s 13.1% 19.7% 6.5% Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher employers, total (% of total employment), Azerbaijan or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 19.7% against 13.1% in Azerbaijan as of 2025.
What is the difference in employers, total (% of total employment) between Azerbaijan and Nigeria?
6.6%, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Nigeria?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Azerbaijan and Nigeria rank globally for employers, total (% of total employment)?
Azerbaijan ranks 4th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Employers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate)
Source
ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,211 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Employers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs" i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced), and, in this capacity, have engaged, on a continuous basis, one or more persons to work for them as employee(s).