Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) was 63.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Azerbaijan, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Azerbaijan is 63.3%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Azerbaijan peaked at 80.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 60.8%, in 2008.
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 15+) in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 69.5% | — |
| 1991 | 69.7% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 72.3% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 75.5% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 78.6% | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 80.5% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 80.5% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 80.0% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 78.9% | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 78.1% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 76.8% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 74.6% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 72.5% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 70.5% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 66.5% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 64.8% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 61.8% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 60.8% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 60.9% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 61.2% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 61.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 61.9% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 62.8% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 63.5% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 64.7% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 65.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 65.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 67.2% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 63.7% | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 64.8% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 64.3% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 63.9% | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 63.3% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.4% | 69.5% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.7% | 60.8% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 60.9% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 63.3% | 67.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Azerbaijan?
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) in Azerbaijan was 63.3% 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 15+) recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.8% in 2008.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+)?
- Azerbaijan ranks 82nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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+) (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 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.