Azerbaijan - Labor force

Labor force, female (% of total labor force)

Labor force, female (% of total labor force) in Azerbaijan was 48.27 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 49.58 in 1996, while its lowest value was 47.88 in 2007.

Definition: Female labor force as a percentage of the total show the extent to which women are active in the labor force. Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

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Year Value
1990 48.54
1991 48.53
1992 48.74
1993 49.04
1994 49.34
1995 49.54
1996 49.58
1997 49.55
1998 49.46
1999 49.38
2000 49.24
2001 49.13
2002 49.01
2003 48.78
2004 48.80
2005 48.59
2006 48.30
2007 47.88
2008 48.22
2009 49.03
2010 49.31
2011 49.19
2012 48.96
2013 48.89
2014 48.95
2015 49.02
2016 48.78
2017 48.73
2018 48.76
2019 48.72
2020 48.12
2021 48.27

Labor force, total

The value for Labor force, total in Azerbaijan was 4,970,609 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5,103,475 in 2019 and a minimum value of 3,483,013 in 1990.

Definition: Labor force comprises people ages 15 and older who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period. It includes people who are currently employed and people who are unemployed but seeking work as well as first-time job-seekers. Not everyone who works is included, however. Unpaid workers, family workers, and students are often omitted, and some countries do not count members of the armed forces. Labor force size tends to vary during the year as seasonal workers enter and leave.

Source: Derived using data from International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database and World Bank population estimates. Labor data retrieved in September 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1990 3,483,013
1991 3,522,081
1992 3,650,669
1993 3,803,199
1994 3,950,444
1995 4,062,570
1996 4,119,397
1997 4,161,330
1998 4,192,532
1999 4,239,175
2000 4,274,824
2001 4,256,140
2002 4,237,050
2003 4,221,419
2004 4,206,541
2005 4,234,446
2006 4,237,901
2007 4,335,205
2008 4,424,004
2009 4,466,497
2010 4,528,109
2011 4,572,791
2012 4,627,324
2013 4,702,401
2014 4,791,071
2015 4,876,104
2016 4,969,576
2017 5,033,710
2018 5,091,128
2019 5,103,475
2020 4,846,887
2021 4,970,609

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure