Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) was 66.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Azerbaijan, 1997–2022
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Azerbaijan is 66.2%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Azerbaijan peaked at 73.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 49.6%, in 1998.
That places Azerbaijan 92nd out of 174 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 49.8% | — |
| 1998 | 49.6% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 62.6% | +26.2% |
| 2000 | 73.7% | +17.7% |
| 2001 | 72.3% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 70.9% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 69.8% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 68.6% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 67.8% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 67.1% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 66.4% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 65.6% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 65.1% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 64.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 64.5% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 64.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 65.3% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 65.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 66.6% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 66.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 67.3% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 65.8% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 66.4% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 66.2% | -0.3% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 66.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 66.7%, 99% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 66.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.1%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +26.2% | 49.6% | 62.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.0% | 49.6% | 62.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 68.7% | 65.1% | 73.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 64.5% | 67.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 65.8% | 66.4% | 3 |
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 employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Azerbaijan?
- Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) in Azerbaijan was 66.2% in 2022, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 73.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.6% in 1998.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%)?
- Azerbaijan ranks 92nd out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.