Employers, male (% of male employment) in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Employers, male (% of male employment) was 13.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Azerbaijan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employers, male (% of male employment) in Azerbaijan is 13.1%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, male (% of male employment) in Azerbaijan peaked at 16.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2002.
That places Azerbaijan 6th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employers, male (% of male employment) in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.4% | — |
| 1992 | 10.6% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 10.6% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 10.7% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 10.7% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 10.7% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 10.6% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 10.5% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 10.4% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 9.9% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 10.7% | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 11.7% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 16.1% | +37.1% |
| 2016 | 15.5% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 13.3% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | -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 4.4%, 3.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 13.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.9%, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employers, male (% of male employment) in Azerbaijan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +37.1% | 11.7% | 16.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.6% | 10.4% | 10.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.8% | 9.9% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 10.8% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 13.1% | 14.1% | 6 |
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 employers, male (% of male employment) in Azerbaijan?
- Employers, male (% of male employment) in Azerbaijan was 13.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest employers, male (% of male employment) recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2002.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for employers, male (% of male employment)?
- Azerbaijan ranks 6th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. 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, male (% of male 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).