Azerbaijan's labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate) was 61.9% in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 0.5 percentage points from 61.4% in 2012.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 61.9% | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | 62.9% | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | 61.4% | 2012 |
| Highest | 72.7% | 2000 |
| Lowest | 43.64% | 1996 |
| Average since 2013 | 62.8% | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | 48.26% | 1989 |
What the numbers say
In 2022, Azerbaijan's labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate) fell 2.3 percentage points on 2021 (from 64.2% to 61.9%).
Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1997 to 2021), the average change was +0.82 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 4.15 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 15.54 percentage points in 2000 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.3 percentage points in 2022. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.18 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 36% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2022, Azerbaijan had the 7th highest value of the 12 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | 61.9% | 2022 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 52.77% | 2025 |
Closest to Azerbaijan in the 2022 ranking
- Togo — 4th of 12: 69.06%
- Madagascar — 5th of 12: 68.88%
- Kazakhstan — 6th of 12: 63.3%
- Côte d'Ivoire — 8th of 12: 59.58%
- Malaysia — 9th of 12: 55.8%
- Oman — 10th of 12: 39.9%
What this measures
Labor force participation rate is the proportion of the population ages 15 and older that is economically active: all people who supply labor for the production of goods and services during a specified period.
Limitations: Data on the labor force are compiled by the ILO from labor force surveys, censuses, and establishment censuses and surveys. For some countries a combination of these sources is used. Labor force surveys are the most comprehensive source for internationally comparable labor force data. They can cover all non-institutionalized civilians, all branches and sectors of the economy, and all categories of workers, including people holding multiple jobs. By contrast, labor force data from population censuses are often based on a limited number of questions on the economic characteristics of individuals, with little scope to probe.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 29 values
| Year | Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 61.9 |
| 2021 | 64.2 |
| 2020 | 64 |
| 2019 | 63.3 |
| 2018 | 63.1 |
| 2017 | 62.9 |
| 2016 | 62.8 |
| 2015 | 62.4 |
| 2014 | 62 |
| 2013 | 61.4 |
Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate) in nearby economies
More social protection & labor data for Azerbaijan
- Net migration — 8,731 (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 43.09% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 43.67% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 43.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 69.29% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 72.57% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 70.89% (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Azerbaijan's labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate)?
- 61.9% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1989?
- It is up 13.64 percentage points from 48.26% in 1989. The highest value was 72.7% in 2000 and the lowest 43.64% in 1996.
- How does Azerbaijan rank?
- 7th highest of 12 economies with data for 2022.
- Is the latest change in labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (national estimate) unusual for Azerbaijan?
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.TLF.CACT.FE.NE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: September 28, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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