Azerbaijan Unemployment Rate 1991-2024

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment.
  • Azerbaijan unemployment rate for 2023 was 5.64%, a 0.01% decline from 2022.
  • Azerbaijan unemployment rate for 2022 was 5.65%, a 0.39% decline from 2021.
  • Azerbaijan unemployment rate for 2021 was 6.04%, a 1.2% decline from 2020.
  • Azerbaijan unemployment rate for 2020 was 7.24%, a 2.24% increase from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Gabon 20.36%
Namibia 19.42%
Libya 18.74%
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 18.67%
Jordan 17.94%
Iraq 15.53%
Montenegro 15.25%
North Macedonia 13.08%
Guyana 12.43%
Algeria 11.81%
Albania 11.58%
Lebanon 11.57%
St. Lucia 11.09%
Bosnia 10.42%
Samoa 9.75%
Colombia 9.57%
Turkey 9.41%
Iran 9.10%
Serbia 8.68%
Equatorial Guinea 8.67%
Armenia 8.59%
Costa Rica 8.30%
Belize 8.26%
Brazil 7.95%
Suriname 7.70%
Mauritius 6.06%
Paraguay 5.78%
Azerbaijan 5.64%
Romania 5.60%
Dominican Republic 5.56%
Venezuela 5.53%
Kazakhstan 4.85%
Peru 4.82%
China 4.67%
Jamaica 4.42%
Fiji 4.33%
Bulgaria 4.30%
Maldives 4.13%
Turkmenistan 4.12%
Malaysia 3.86%
Belarus 3.57%
Ecuador 3.37%
Russia 3.33%
Mexico 2.81%
Guatemala 2.71%
Tonga 2.30%
Cuba 1.16%
Thailand 0.91%
Azerbaijan Unemployment Rate - Historical Data
Year Unemployment Rate (%) Annual Change
2023 5.64% -0.01%
2022 5.65% -0.39%
2021 6.04% -1.20%
2020 7.24% 2.24%
2019 5.00% 0.10%
2018 4.90% -0.10%
2017 5.00% 0.00%
2016 5.00% 0.04%
2015 4.96% 0.05%
2014 4.91% -0.06%
2013 4.97% -0.22%
2012 5.19% -0.23%
2011 5.42% -0.21%
2010 5.63% -0.11%
2009 5.74% -0.12%
2008 5.86% -0.47%
2007 6.33% -0.29%
2006 6.62% -0.64%
2005 7.26% -0.73%
2004 7.99% -1.18%
2003 9.17% -0.87%
2002 10.04% -0.87%
2001 10.91% -0.87%
2000 11.78% 0.88%
1999 10.90% 0.90%
1998 10.00% 0.90%
1997 9.10% 1.00%
1996 8.10% 0.90%
1995 7.20% 0.90%
1994 6.30% 1.80%
1993 4.50% 2.70%
1992 1.80% 0.90%
1991 0.90% 0.90%