Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) was 23.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) in Azerbaijan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment in industry, male (% of male employment) in Azerbaijan is 23.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry, male (% of male employment) in Azerbaijan peaked at 23.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2000.
Azerbaijan ranks 115th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 20.9% | — |
| 1992 | 18.9% | -9.4% |
| 1993 | 17.9% | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 17.2% | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 16.5% | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 14.2% | -13.8% |
| 1997 | 14.3% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 14.4% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 14.5% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 14.2% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 14.4% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 15.7% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | +27.1% |
| 2004 | 18.7% | -6.1% |
| 2005 | 19.3% | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | +7.6% |
| 2007 | 21.2% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 22.2% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 22.8% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 23.3% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 23.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 23.5% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 23.6% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 23.7% | +0.7% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 23.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.9%, 88% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 23.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.1%, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment in industry, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +27.1% | 15.7% | 19.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.5% | 14.2% | 20.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 14.2% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 21.6% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.5% | 23.1% | 23.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 112 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 24.2% compare
- 113 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 23.9% compare
- 114 Sao Tome and Principe 23.8% compare
- 116 Costa Rica 23.1% compare
- 117 Peru 22.9% compare
- 118 Israel 22.9% 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 employment in industry, male (% of male employment) in Azerbaijan?
- Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) in Azerbaijan was 23.7% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry, male (% of male employment) recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in industry, male (% of male employment) recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2000.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for employment in industry, male (% of male employment)?
- Azerbaijan ranks 115th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).