Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) was 60.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Azerbaijan, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Azerbaijan stood at 60.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Azerbaijan peaked at 75.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 56.4%, in 2007.
Azerbaijan ranks 48th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 64.3% | — |
| 1991 | 64.5% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 66.8% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 70.0% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 73.1% | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 75.2% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 75.3% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 74.9% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 74.0% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 73.4% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 72.2% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 70.3% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 68.8% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 66.6% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 64.2% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 61.2% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 56.4% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 56.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 58.1% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 59.8% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 59.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 59.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 59.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 60.2% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 61.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 62.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 62.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 62.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 64.4% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 61.2% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 62.2% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 61.4% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 60.8% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.1% | 64.3% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 56.4% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 59.2% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.9% | 60.8% | 64.4% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Azerbaijan?
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) in Azerbaijan was 60.8% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 1996.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.4% in 2007.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages)?
- Azerbaijan ranks 48th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The labor force participation rate is the labor force as a percent of the population ages 15 and older. The labor force is the sum of all persons of working age who are employed and those who are unemployed.