Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) was 62.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
62.0%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
66th
of 178 countries
All-time high
68.4%
in 2000
All-time low
46.6%
in 1998
Years of data
28
1993–2022

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Azerbaijan, 1993–2022

02040601993200720221993: 501996: 47.31997: 46.91998: 46.61999: 54.22000: 68.42001: 67.32002: 66.22003: 65.22004: 64.32005: 63.52006: 62.72007: 62.22008: 61.62009: 61.32010: 61.62011: 60.92012: 61.22013: 61.42014: 61.92015: 62.12016: 62.72017: 62.92018: 632019: 62.52020: 612021: 61.92022: 62

Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).

Analysis

Azerbaijan recorded 62.0% for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in 2022.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Azerbaijan peaked at 68.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 46.6%, in 1998.

Azerbaijan ranks 66th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Azerbaijan, year by year

Annual values for Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate) in Azerbaijan, 1993 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1993 50.0%
1996 47.3% -5.4%
1997 46.9% -0.8%
1998 46.6% -0.7%
1999 54.2% +16.3%
2000 68.4% +26.4%
2001 67.3% -1.7%
2002 66.2% -1.6%
2003 65.2% -1.5%
2004 64.3% -1.3%
2005 63.5% -1.2%
2006 62.7% -1.2%
2007 62.2% -0.9%
2008 61.6% -0.9%
2009 61.3% -0.5%
2010 61.6% +0.5%
2011 60.9% -1.1%
2012 61.2% +0.5%
2013 61.4% +0.3%
2014 61.9% +0.8%
2015 62.1% +0.3%
2016 62.7% +1.0%
2017 62.9% +0.3%
2018 63.0% +0.2%
2019 62.5% -0.9%
2020 61.0% -2.3%
2021 61.9% +1.3%
2022 62.0% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 49.0% 46.6% 54.2% 5
2000s 64.3% 61.3% 68.4% 10
2010s 62.0% 60.9% 63.0% 10
2020s 61.6% 61.0% 62.0% 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Azerbaijan?
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) in Azerbaijan was 62.0% in 2022, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
What is the highest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Azerbaijan?
The highest recorded value was 68.4% in 2000.
What is the lowest employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) recorded in Azerbaijan?
The lowest recorded value was 46.6% in 1998.
How does Azerbaijan rank for employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%)?
Azerbaijan ranks 66th out of 178 countries with data for 2022.
Is employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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+, total (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (national estimate)
Source
Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,960 data points, 1960–2025
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Employment to population ratio is the proportion of a country's population that is employed.