Labor force participation rate in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Labor force participation rate was 63.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force participation rate in Azerbaijan, 1990–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 63.3% for labor force participation rate in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force participation rate in Azerbaijan peaked at 80.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 60.8%, in 2008.
Azerbaijan ranks 82nd of 186 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.
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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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 63.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 92.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 60.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 70.9% (2025)
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- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 69.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force participation rate in Azerbaijan?
- Labor force participation rate in Azerbaijan was 63.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest labor force participation rate recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 80.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest labor force participation rate recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.8% in 2008.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for labor force participation rate?
- Azerbaijan ranks 82nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force participation rate 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, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Labor force participation rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of the working-age population (ages 15 and over) who are economically active (employed or unemployed).