Labour Force (Total) rose 2.44% to 4.92 mil in Azerbaijan in 2021, according to World Bank.
Historically, Labour Force (Total) in Azerbaijan reached an all time high of 5.04 mil in 2019 and an all time low of 3.41 mil in 1990. When compared to Azerbaijan's main peers, Labour Force (Total) in Azerbaijan amounted to 4.92 mil, 1.72 mil in Georgia, 27.7 mil in Iran and 72.4 mil in Russia in 2021.
Azerbaijan has been ranked 86th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of Labour Force (Total), 4 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Labour Force (Total) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Armenia | mil | 1.32 | 1.28 | 1.26 | 1.20 | 1.22 | ||||||||||||||||
| Azerbaijan | mil | 4.78 | 4.88 | 4.95 | 5.01 | 5.04 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | mil | 792 | 794 | 795 | 794 | 796 | ||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | mil | 2.07 | 2.05 | 1.97 | 1.90 | 1.86 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 42.7 | 43.6 | 43.8 | 43.9 | 44.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | mil | 25.9 | 27.0 | 28.1 | 28.6 | 28.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iraq | mil | 9.71 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 66.2 | 66.7 | 67.3 | 68.4 | 69.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | mil | 67.6 | 68.1 | 68.7 | 69.6 | 71.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 75.0 | 75.0 | 74.8 | 74.8 | 74.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkey | mil | 30.8 | 31.9 | 32.9 | 33.4 | 33.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | mil | 1.89 | 1.91 | 1.93 | 1.95 | 1.97 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 160 | 162 | 163 | 164 | 166 |
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