Annual working hours per worker in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Annual working hours per worker was 1,791 hours per worker in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1,791 hours per worker
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
85th
of 130 countries
All-time high
1,896 hours per worker
in 2005
All-time low
1,740 hours per worker
in 2020
Years of data
19
2005–2023
Annual working hours per worker in Azerbaijan, 2005–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hours per worker.
Analysis
In 2023, annual working hours per worker in Azerbaijan stood at 1,791 hours per worker.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual working hours per worker in Azerbaijan peaked at 1,896 hours per worker in 2005 and was at its lowest, 1,740 hours per worker, in 2020.
Azerbaijan ranks 85th of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Annual working hours per worker in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | hours per worker | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1,896 hours per worker | — |
| 2006 | 1,890 hours per worker | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1,870 hours per worker | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1,863 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1,860 hours per worker | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,862 hours per worker | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,846 hours per worker | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 1,826 hours per worker | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1,818 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 1,810 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1,796 hours per worker | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1,805 hours per worker | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 1,808 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1,804 hours per worker | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,796 hours per worker | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,740 hours per worker | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 1,787 hours per worker | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 1,790 hours per worker | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1,791 hours per worker | +0.0% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 1,791 hours per worker is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,063 hours per worker, 87% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 1,791 hours per worker is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,735 hours per worker, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,876 hours per worker | 1,860 hours per worker | 1,896 hours per worker | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,817 hours per worker | 1,796 hours per worker | 1,862 hours per worker | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,777 hours per worker | 1,740 hours per worker | 1,791 hours per worker | 4 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More work & labour data for Azerbaijan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3371 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3359 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6087 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,833 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,207 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,946 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,076 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 10,021 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual working hours per worker in Azerbaijan?
- Annual working hours per worker in Azerbaijan was 1,791 hours per worker in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual working hours per worker recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,896 hours per worker in 2005.
- What is the lowest annual working hours per worker recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,740 hours per worker in 2020.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for annual working hours per worker?
- Azerbaijan ranks 85th out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual working hours per worker rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025); Huberman and Minns (2005) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual working hours per worker. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average working hours per worker in a given year.