Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) was 33.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Azerbaijan, 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 33.0% for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Azerbaijan peaked at 35.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 2002.
Azerbaijan ranks 150th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 35.6% | — |
| 1992 | 35.2% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 34.5% | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 33.5% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 32.5% | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 31.8% | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 31.3% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 31.1% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 31.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 31.6% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 31.0% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 30.6% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 31.1% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 31.5% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 32.1% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 32.3% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 32.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 31.9% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 33.3% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 33.5% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 33.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 32.3% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 31.8% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 32.4% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 32.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 32.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 32.8% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 33.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.0% | 31.1% | 35.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 30.6% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 31.7% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 31.9% | 33.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Azerbaijan?
- Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) in Azerbaijan was 33.0% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 2002.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment)?
- Azerbaijan ranks 150th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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 Wage and salaried workers, total (% of total employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Wage and salaried workers (employees) are those workers who hold the type of jobs defined as "paid employment jobs," where the incumbents hold explicit (written or oral) or implicit employment contracts that give them a basic remuneration that is not directly dependent upon the revenue of the unit for which they work.