Employment in agriculture — all countries

Employment in agriculture — Azerbaijan

Employment in agriculture in Azerbaijan in 2025 — 34.2%. Ranked 47 in the world out of 182. Since 1991, the indicator has fallen by 10.7 pp.

2025 34.2% −0.5 pp vs 2024
World rank 47of 182
Period maximum 48%1992
Period minimum 34.2%2025

Trend over time

1991–2025 · % of employment

Employment in agriculture — Azerbaijan, 1991–2025303540455019911995199920032007201120152019202320251991: 44.9%1992: 48%1993: 45.3%1994: 44.1%1995: 43.7%1996: 44.4%1997: 43.9%1998: 42.9%1999: 42.3%2000: 41%2001: 40%2002: 40.2%2003: 38.2%2004: 39.5%2005: 39.3%2006: 39.5%2007: 38.5%2008: 39.6%2009: 38.1%2010: 38.2%2011: 37.9%2012: 37.7%2013: 37.1%2014: 36.8%2015: 36.4%2016: 36.3%2017: 36.4%2018: 36.3%2019: 35.9%2020: 35.9%2021: 35.9%2022: 35.8%2023: 35.1%2024: 34.7%2025: 34.2%
Change over the period: −10.7 pp Annual average: -0.31 pp

Comparison, 2025

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

Azerbaijan 34.2%
World 25.8%
Western Asia computed 11.8%
Employment in agriculture — Azerbaijan, by year Azerbaijan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 34.2 −0.5 pp
2024 34.7 −0.4 pp
2023 35.1 −0.6 pp
2022 35.8 −0.1 pp
2021 35.9 −0.1 pp
2020 35.9 −0 pp
2019 35.9 −0.3 pp
2018 36.3 −0.1 pp
2017 36.4 +0 pp
2016 36.3 −0 pp
2015 36.4 −0.4 pp
2014 36.8 −0.3 pp
2013 37.1 −0.6 pp
2012 37.7 −0.2 pp
2011 37.9 −0.3 pp
2010 38.2 +0.1 pp
2009 38.1 −1.5 pp
2008 39.6 +1 pp
2007 38.5 −1 pp
2006 39.5 +0.2 pp
2005 39.3 −0.2 pp
2004 39.5 +1.3 pp
2003 38.2 −2 pp
2002 40.2 +0.2 pp
2001 40 −1.1 pp
2000 41 −1.3 pp
1999 42.3 −0.6 pp
1998 42.9 −0.9 pp
1997 43.9 −0.5 pp
1996 44.4 +0.7 pp
1995 43.7 −0.4 pp
1994 44.1 −1.2 pp
1993 45.3 −2.7 pp
1992 48 +3.1 pp
1991 44.9 —

About the indicator

The share of total employment in agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing. Set against the share of agriculture in GDP it shows the productivity of the sector: if farming employs 50% of workers and produces 20% of GDP, labor productivity there is three times below the average for the economy.

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