Employers, total (% of total employment) in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Employers, total (% of total employment) was 13.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employers, total (% of total employment) in Azerbaijan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employers, total (% of total employment) in Azerbaijan stood at 13.1%.
The figure is up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employers, total (% of total employment) in Azerbaijan peaked at 13.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2012.
Azerbaijan ranks 4th 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, total (% of total employment) in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10.0% | — |
| 1992 | 10.0% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 10.0% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 10.0% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 10.1% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 10.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 10.1% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 10.0% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 10.1% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 10.1% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 11.6% | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 12.2% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 10.7% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 9.6% | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 10.1% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 12.4% | +23.2% |
| 2016 | 13.1% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 13.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 13.1% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 13.1% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.1% | 9 |
| 2000s | 10.4% | 9.6% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 9.6% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 13.1% | 13.2% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3373 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employers, total (% of total employment) in Azerbaijan?
- Employers, total (% of total employment) in Azerbaijan was 13.1% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest employers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2012.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for employers, total (% of total employment)?
- Azerbaijan ranks 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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, total (% of total 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).