Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Self-employed, total (% of total employment) was 67.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Azerbaijan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Azerbaijan is 67.0%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Azerbaijan peaked at 69.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 64.4%, in 1991.
That places Azerbaijan 38th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 64.4% | — |
| 1992 | 64.8% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 65.5% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 66.5% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 67.5% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 68.2% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 68.7% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 68.9% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 68.8% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 68.4% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 69.0% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 69.4% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 68.9% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 68.5% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 68.1% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 67.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 67.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 67.6% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 67.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 68.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 68.3% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 66.7% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 66.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 66.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 67.7% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 68.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 68.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 68.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 68.3% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 67.6% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 67.5% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 67.3% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 67.2% | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 67.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.0% | 64.4% | 68.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 68.3% | 67.6% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 66.5% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 67.0% | 68.1% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Azerbaijan?
- Self-employed, total (% of total employment) in Azerbaijan was 67.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest self-employed, total (% of total employment) recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.4% in 1991.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for self-employed, total (% of total employment)?
- Azerbaijan ranks 38th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-employed, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Self-employed, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Self-employed workers are those workers who, working on their own account or with one or a few partners or in cooperative, hold the type of jobs defined as a "self-employment jobs." i.e. jobs where the remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits derived from the goods and services produced. Self-employed workers include sub-categories of employers, own-account workers and members of producers' cooperatives and contributing family workers.