Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Azerbaijan

Employment in agriculture in Azerbaijan in 2025 — 34.2%. Ranked 47 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 10.7 pp.

2025 34.2% −0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 47of 182
Period maximum 48%1992
Period minimum 34.2%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Azerbaijan, 1991–2025303540455019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 44.9%1992: 48%1993: 45.3%1994: 44.1%1995: 43.7%1996: 44.4%1997: 43.9%1998: 42.9%1999: 42.3%2000: 41%2001: 40%2002: 40.2%2003: 38.2%2004: 39.5%2005: 39.3%2006: 39.5%2007: 38.5%2008: 39.6%2009: 38.1%2010: 38.2%2011: 37.9%2012: 37.7%2013: 37.1%2014: 36.8%2015: 36.4%2016: 36.3%2017: 36.4%2018: 36.3%2019: 35.9%2020: 35.9%2021: 35.9%2022: 35.8%2023: 35.1%2024: 34.7%2025: 34.2%
Change over the period: −10.7 pp Annual average: -0.31 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan 34.2%
World 25.8%
Western Asia computed 11.8%
Employment in agriculture — Azerbaijan, by year Azerbaijan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 34.2 −0.5 pp
2024 34.7 −0.4 pp
2023 35.1 −0.6 pp
2022 35.8 −0.1 pp
2021 35.9 −0.1 pp
2020 35.9 −0 pp
2019 35.9 −0.3 pp
2018 36.3 −0.1 pp
2017 36.4 +0 pp
2016 36.3 −0 pp
2015 36.4 −0.4 pp
2014 36.8 −0.3 pp
2013 37.1 −0.6 pp
2012 37.7 −0.2 pp
2011 37.9 −0.3 pp
2010 38.2 +0.1 pp
2009 38.1 −1.5 pp
2008 39.6 +1 pp
2007 38.5 −1 pp
2006 39.5 +0.2 pp
2005 39.3 −0.2 pp
2004 39.5 +1.3 pp
2003 38.2 −2 pp
2002 40.2 +0.2 pp
2001 40 −1.1 pp
2000 41 −1.3 pp
1999 42.3 −0.6 pp
1998 42.9 −0.9 pp
1997 43.9 −0.5 pp
1996 44.4 +0.7 pp
1995 43.7 −0.4 pp
1994 44.1 −1.2 pp
1993 45.3 −2.7 pp
1992 48 +3.1 pp
1991 44.9

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.