Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) was 88.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Azerbaijan, 1989–2022
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2022, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Azerbaijan stood at 88.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Azerbaijan peaked at 94.2% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 59.5%, in 1993.
That places Azerbaijan 34th out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 94.2% | — |
| 1993 | 59.5% | -36.9% |
| 1996 | 84.2% | +41.6% |
| 1997 | 89.1% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 88.3% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 78.3% | -11.3% |
| 2000 | 87.9% | +12.2% |
| 2001 | 87.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 87.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 87.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 87.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 87.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 86.7% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 86.3% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 87.6% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 90.2% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 91.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 91.1% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 90.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 90.3% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 90.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 91.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 90.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 90.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 91.7% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 91.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 88.9% | -2.9% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 88.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.1%, 1.3× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 88.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85.0%, 1.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Azerbaijan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +41.6% | 59.5% | 84.2% |
| 1993 | -36.9% | 94.2% | 59.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.2% | 94.2% | 94.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 79.9% | 59.5% | 89.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 87.7% | 86.3% | 90.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.7% | 90.2% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.7% | 88.9% | 91.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 31 New Zealand 89.2% compare
- 32 Norway 89.0% compare
- 33 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 89.0% compare
- 35 Luxembourg 88.9% compare
- 36 Botswana 88.9% compare
- 37 Eswatini 88.8% compare
More work & labour data for Azerbaijan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.3371 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.3373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.3359 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6087 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 7,833 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 3,207 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,946 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 5,076 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 10,021 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Azerbaijan?
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) in Azerbaijan was 88.9% in 2022, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 94.2% in 1989.
- What is the lowest ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 1993.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%)?
- Azerbaijan ranks 34th out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (national estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate is the proportion of female labor force participation relative to male labor force participation. 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.