Employers, female (% of female employment) in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Employers, female (% of female employment) was 13.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Azerbaijan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, female (% of female employment) in Azerbaijan stood at 13.1%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, female (% of female employment) in Azerbaijan peaked at 13.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2012.
Azerbaijan ranks 3rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, female (% of female employment) in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.5% | — |
| 1992 | 9.4% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 9.3% | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 9.3% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 9.4% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 9.5% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 9.5% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 9.6% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 9.7% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 9.5% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 10.1% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 11.2% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | -19.4% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 12.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 13.1% | +0.6% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 13.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.2%, 6.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 13.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.0%, 6.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 9.3% | 9.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 9.3% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 8.3% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.2% | 13.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 1 Timor-Leste 15.6% compare
- 2 Djibouti 14.6% compare
- 4 Nigeria 10.4% compare
- 5 Sao Tome and Principe 8.6% compare
- 6 Tonga 8.4% compare
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 employers, female (% of female employment) in Azerbaijan?
- Employers, female (% of female employment) in Azerbaijan was 13.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employers, female (% of female employment) recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2012.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for employers, female (% of female employment)?
- Azerbaijan ranks 3rd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, female (% of female employment) rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employers, female (% of female employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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).