Azerbaijan — Unemployment
Unemployment Rate for Azerbaijan, 1991–2025.
Unemployment for Azerbaijan was 5.46% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 11.78% in 2000. The lowest was 0.90% in 1991 (about 6.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 5.44% per year.
Azerbaijan ranks 86 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 46%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 5.58%, so Azerbaijan sits below it. It peaked in 2000 and has fallen 54% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 10%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 27 of 49 economies; Slovak Republic (5.36%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 150% in 1993.
Data highlights
From its 1991 level: doubled by 1992; grown tenfold by 1997. Doubling roughly every 13 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 178th of 187 in 1991 → 48th of 187 in 2000 → 109th of 187 in 2010 → 83rd of 187 in 2020 → 81st of 182 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | % of total labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.46% | -0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 5.65% | +0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 5.64% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 5.65% | -0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 6.04% | -1.2 pp |
| 2020 | 7.24% | +2.2 pp |
| 2019 | 5% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 4.9% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 5% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 5% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 4.96% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 4.91% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 4.97% | -0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 5.19% | -0.2 pp |
| 2011 | 5.42% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 5.63% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 5.74% | -0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 5.86% | -0.5 pp |
| 2007 | 6.33% | -0.3 pp |
| 2006 | 6.62% | -0.6 pp |
| 2005 | 7.26% | -0.7 pp |
| 2004 | 7.99% | -1.2 pp |
| 2003 | 9.17% | -0.9 pp |
| 2002 | 10.04% | -0.9 pp |
| 2001 | 10.91% | -0.9 pp |
| 2000 | 11.78% | +0.9 pp |
| 1999 | 10.9% | +0.9 pp |
| 1998 | 10% | +0.9 pp |
| 1997 | 9.1% | +1.0 pp |
| 1996 | 8.1% | +0.9 pp |
| 1995 | 7.2% | +0.9 pp |
| 1994 | 6.3% | +1.8 pp |
| 1993 | 4.5% | +2.7 pp |
| 1992 | 1.8% | +0.9 pp |
| 1991 | 0.9% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Azerbaijan’s Unemployment in 1992?
1.8% (1992). 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 total labor force, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Azerbaijan’s Unemployment growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +506.3% in total — about 5.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SL.UEM.TOTL.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: 5.46%; 2024: 5.65%; 2023: 5.64%; 2022: 5.65%; 2021: 6.04%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS — Unemployment 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.