Female labor force participation rate — all countries

Female labor force participation rate — Azerbaijan

Female labor force participation rate in Azerbaijan in 2025 — 60.76%. Ranked 47 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 3.5 pp.

2025 60.76% −0.59 pp vs 2024
World rank 47of 182
Period maximum 75.29%1996
Period minimum 56.41%2007

Trend over time

1990–2025 · % of women aged 15+

Female labor force participation rate — Azerbaijan, 1990–202555606570758019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 64.26%1991: 64.49%1992: 66.84%1993: 69.97%1994: 73.09%1995: 75.16%1996: 75.29%1997: 74.9%1998: 74.02%1999: 73.43%2000: 72.21%2001: 70.28%2002: 68.82%2003: 66.63%2004: 64.22%2005: 62.98%2006: 61.16%2007: 56.41%2008: 56.43%2009: 58.09%2010: 59.79%2011: 59.43%2012: 59.24%2013: 59.36%2014: 60.24%2015: 61.1%2016: 62.04%2017: 62.21%2018: 62.63%2019: 62.44%2020: 64.38%2021: 61.17%2022: 62.17%2023: 61.75%2024: 61.35%2025: 60.76%
Change over the period: −3.5 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Azerbaijan 60.76%
World 48.94%
Western Asia computed 28.37%
Female labor force participation rate — Azerbaijan, by year Azerbaijan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 60.76 −0.59 pp
2024 61.35 −0.4 pp
2023 61.75 −0.42 pp
2022 62.17 +0.99 pp
2021 61.17 −3.21 pp
2020 64.38 +1.94 pp
2019 62.44 −0.19 pp
2018 62.63 +0.42 pp
2017 62.21 +0.17 pp
2016 62.04 +0.95 pp
2015 61.1 +0.85 pp
2014 60.24 +0.88 pp
2013 59.36 +0.13 pp
2012 59.24 −0.2 pp
2011 59.43 −0.36 pp
2010 59.79 +1.7 pp
2009 58.09 +1.66 pp
2008 56.43 +0.02 pp
2007 56.41 −4.76 pp
2006 61.16 −1.82 pp
2005 62.98 −1.24 pp
2004 64.22 −2.4 pp
2003 66.63 −2.2 pp
2002 68.82 −1.46 pp
2001 70.28 −1.92 pp
2000 72.21 −1.23 pp
1999 73.43 −0.59 pp
1998 74.02 −0.88 pp
1997 74.9 −0.39 pp
1996 75.29 +0.14 pp
1995 75.16 +2.07 pp
1994 73.09 +3.12 pp
1993 69.97 +3.13 pp
1992 66.84 +2.35 pp
1991 64.49 +0.23 pp
1990 64.26

About the indicator

The share of women aged 15 and over who belong to the labor force. The spread across countries runs from under 10% to over 80%, and it is one of the strongest dividing lines between socioeconomic models. Historically the rate rose together with falling fertility and wider access to education.

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