Azerbaijan — Labor participation
Labor Force Participation Rate for Azerbaijan, 1990–2025.
Labor participation for Azerbaijan was 63.29% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 80.51% in 1996. The lowest was 60.82% in 2008 (about 1.0× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.27% per year.
Azerbaijan ranks 82 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 44%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 60.12%, so Azerbaijan sits above it. It peaked in 1996 and has fallen 21% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 0%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 14 of 49 economies; Lithuania (62.92%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 5% in 2021. That is 2% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 41st of 187 in 1990 → 20th of 187 in 2000 → 93rd of 187 in 2010 → 38th of 187 in 2020 → 81st of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population ages 15+ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63.29% | -0.6 pp |
| 2024 | 63.9% | -0.4 pp |
| 2023 | 64.35% | -0.4 pp |
| 2022 | 64.78% | +1.1 pp |
| 2021 | 63.7% | -3.5 pp |
| 2020 | 67.22% | +2.0 pp |
| 2019 | 65.23% | -0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 65.4% | +0.4 pp |
| 2017 | 65.04% | +0.4 pp |
| 2016 | 64.65% | +1.1 pp |
| 2015 | 63.54% | +0.8 pp |
| 2014 | 62.76% | +0.9 pp |
| 2013 | 61.9% | +0.3 pp |
| 2012 | 61.59% | +0.4 pp |
| 2011 | 61.19% | +0.3 pp |
| 2010 | 60.86% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 60.98% | +0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 60.82% | -1.0 pp |
| 2007 | 61.79% | -3.0 pp |
| 2006 | 64.8% | -1.7 pp |
| 2005 | 66.54% | -1.4 pp |
| 2004 | 67.97% | -2.6 pp |
| 2003 | 70.53% | -1.9 pp |
| 2002 | 72.48% | -2.1 pp |
| 2001 | 74.6% | -2.2 pp |
| 2000 | 76.8% | -1.3 pp |
| 1999 | 78.12% | -0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 78.89% | -1.1 pp |
| 1997 | 79.95% | -0.6 pp |
| 1996 | 80.51% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 80.5% | +1.9 pp |
| 1994 | 78.57% | +3.1 pp |
| 1993 | 75.52% | +3.2 pp |
| 1992 | 72.3% | +2.6 pp |
| 1991 | 69.73% | +0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 69.53% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Azerbaijan’s Labor participation in 1991?
69.73% (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population ages 15+, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Azerbaijan’s Labor participation growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -9.0% in total — about 0.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.TLF.CACT.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 63.29%; 2024: 63.9%; 2023: 64.35%; 2022: 64.78%; 2021: 63.7%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS — Labor Force Participation Rate. Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.