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Labor force — Azerbaijan

Labor force in Azerbaijan in 2025 — 5,110,243 people. Ranked 83 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 54.8%.

2025 5.11M people +0.25% vs 2024
World rank 83of 182
Period maximum 5.2M people2020
Period minimum 3.3M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Azerbaijan, 1990–20253M3.5M4M4.5M5M5.5M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 3,301,133 people1991: 3,345,875 people1992: 3,518,607 people1993: 3,732,857 people1994: 3,946,235 people1995: 4,107,634 people1996: 4,172,243 people1997: 4,211,106 people1998: 4,232,868 people1999: 4,281,195 people2000: 4,306,234 people2001: 4,283,030 people2002: 4,260,614 people2003: 4,242,455 people2004: 4,179,032 people2005: 4,180,297 people2006: 4,157,327 people2007: 4,042,762 people2008: 4,094,522 people2009: 4,219,228 people2010: 4,281,288 people2011: 4,368,984 people2012: 4,449,918 people2013: 4,508,074 people2014: 4,602,987 people2015: 4,693,026 people2016: 4,809,412 people2017: 4,876,185 people2018: 4,955,866 people2019: 4,998,924 people2020: 5,197,914 people2021: 4,963,081 people2022: 5,071,753 people2023: 5,073,676 people2024: 5,097,655 people2025: 5,110,243 people
Change over the period: +1.81M (+54.8%) Average annual rate: 1.26 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Azerbaijan 5.11M people
World 3.74B people
Europe & Central Asia 429M people
Western Asia computed 117M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.38B people
Labor force — Azerbaijan, by year Azerbaijan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 5.11M +12,588 +0.25%
2024 5.1M +23,979 +0.47%
2023 5.07M +1,923 +0.04%
2022 5.07M +108,672 +2.19%
2021 4.96M −234,833 −4.52%
2020 5.2M +198,990 +3.98%
2019 5M +43,058 +0.87%
2018 4.96M +79,681 +1.63%
2017 4.88M +66,773 +1.39%
2016 4.81M +116,386 +2.48%
2015 4.69M +90,039 +1.96%
2014 4.6M +94,913 +2.11%
2013 4.51M +58,156 +1.31%
2012 4.45M +80,934 +1.85%
2011 4.37M +87,696 +2.05%
2010 4.28M +62,060 +1.47%
2009 4.22M +124,706 +3.05%
2008 4.09M +51,760 +1.28%
2007 4.04M −114,565 −2.76%
2006 4.16M −22,970 −0.55%
2005 4.18M +1,265 +0.03%
2004 4.18M −63,423 −1.49%
2003 4.24M −18,159 −0.43%
2002 4.26M −22,416 −0.52%
2001 4.28M −23,204 −0.54%
2000 4.31M +25,039 +0.58%
1999 4.28M +48,327 +1.14%
1998 4.23M +21,762 +0.52%
1997 4.21M +38,863 +0.93%
1996 4.17M +64,609 +1.57%
1995 4.11M +161,399 +4.09%
1994 3.95M +213,378 +5.72%
1993 3.73M +214,250 +6.09%
1992 3.52M +172,732 +5.16%
1991 3.35M +44,742 +1.36%
1990 3.3M

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

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