Unemployment rate in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Unemployment rate was 5.46 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment rate in Azerbaijan, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 5.46 for unemployment rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment rate in Azerbaijan peaked at 11.78 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9, in 1991.
That places Azerbaijan 85th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Unemployment rate in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.9 | — |
| 1992 | 1.8 | +100.0% |
| 1993 | 4.5 | +150.0% |
| 1994 | 6.3 | +40.0% |
| 1995 | 7.2 | +14.3% |
| 1996 | 8.1 | +12.5% |
| 1997 | 9.1 | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 10 | +9.9% |
| 1999 | 10.9 | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 11.78 | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 10.91 | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 10.04 | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 9.17 | -8.7% |
| 2004 | 7.99 | -12.9% |
| 2005 | 7.26 | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 6.62 | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 6.33 | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 5.86 | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 5.74 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 5.63 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 5.42 | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 5.19 | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 4.97 | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 4.91 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 4.96 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 5 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4.9 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 5 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 7.24 | +44.8% |
| 2021 | 6.04 | -16.6% |
| 2022 | 5.65 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 5.64 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 5.65 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 5.46 | -3.4% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 5.46 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.63, 97% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 5.46 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.56, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +150.0% | 1.8 | 4.5 |
| 1992 | +100.0% | 0.9 | 1.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.53 | 0.9 | 10.9 | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.17 | 5.74 | 11.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.95 | 5.46 | 7.24 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
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 unemployment rate in Azerbaijan?
- Unemployment rate in Azerbaijan was 5.46 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest unemployment rate recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.78 in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment rate recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 in 1991.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for unemployment rate?
- Azerbaijan ranks 85th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment rate rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Unemployment rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 35 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).