Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) was 70.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Azerbaijan, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 70.9% for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Azerbaijan peaked at 85.4% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 65.3%, in 2010.
Azerbaijan ranks 82nd 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, total (% of total population ages) in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 73.3% | — |
| 1991 | 73.7% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 76.5% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 80.0% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 83.2% | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 85.3% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 85.4% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 84.9% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 83.9% | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 83.2% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 82.0% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 79.9% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 77.9% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 75.8% | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 73.6% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 71.9% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 70.2% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 66.8% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 65.5% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 65.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 65.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 65.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 66.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 67.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 68.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 69.6% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 70.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 70.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 70.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 73.3% | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 69.6% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 71.2% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 71.1% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 71.1% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 70.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.9% | 73.3% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.9% | 65.5% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.0% | 65.3% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.2% | 69.6% | 73.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Azerbaijan?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) in Azerbaijan was 70.9% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 85.4% in 1996.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.3% in 2010.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages)?
- Azerbaijan ranks 82nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15-64 that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.