Azerbaijan's unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate) was 13.55% in 2022, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 0.61 percentage points from 14.16% in 2012.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 13.55% | 2022 |
| Five years earlier | 12.89% | 2017 |
| Ten years earlier | 14.16% | 2012 |
| Highest | 22.05% | 2000 |
| Lowest | 11.54% | 2019 |
| Average since 2013 | 13.43% | 2013–2022 |
| First recorded | 18.43% | 1999 |
What the numbers say
In 2022, Azerbaijan's unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate) fell 1 percentage points on 2021 (from 14.56% to 13.55%).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2021), the average change was −0.18 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.5 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 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 3.69 percentage points in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 2.85 percentage points in 2005. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 3% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | 13.55% | 2022 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 14.65% | 2025 |
Closest to Azerbaijan in the 2022 ranking
- Morocco — 1st of 5: 32.65%
- San Marino — 2nd of 5: 15.75%
- Malaysia — 4th of 5: 11.73%
- Kazakhstan — 5th of 5: 3.81%
What this measures
Youth unemployment refers to the share of the labor force ages 15-24 without work but available for and seeking employment. Definitions of labor force and unemployment differ by country.
Limitations: The criteria for people considered to be seeking work, and the treatment of people temporarily laid off or seeking work for the first time, vary across countries. In many cases it is especially difficult to measure employment and unemployment in agriculture. The timing of a survey can maximize the effects of seasonal unemployment in agriculture. And informal sector employment is difficult to quantify where informal activities are not tracked.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 24 values
| Year | Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate) |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 13.55 |
| 2021 | 14.56 |
| 2020 | 15.23 |
| 2019 | 11.54 |
| 2018 | 12.75 |
| 2017 | 12.89 |
| 2016 | 13.07 |
| 2015 | 13.42 |
| 2014 | 13.54 |
| 2013 | 13.75 |
Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (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)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Azerbaijan's unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate)?
- 13.55% in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1999?
- It is down 4.87 percentage points from 18.43% in 1999. The highest value was 22.05% in 2000 and the lowest 11.54% in 2019.
- Is the latest change in unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate) unusual for Azerbaijan?
- In 2022, Azerbaijan's unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate) fell 1 percentage points on 2021 (from 14.56% to 13.55%). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2000 to 2021), the average change was −0.18 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.5 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.UEM.1524.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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