Number of male business owners in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Number of male business owners was 11,153 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of male business owners in Azerbaijan, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of male business owners in Azerbaijan is 11,153, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and up 42.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of male business owners in Azerbaijan peaked at 17,084 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5,742, in 2015.
Azerbaijan ranks 33rd of 72 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of male business owners in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 7,807 | — |
| 2015 | 5,742 | -26.5% |
| 2016 | 8,496 | +48.0% |
| 2017 | 11,776 | +38.6% |
| 2018 | 12,920 | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 17,084 | +32.2% |
| 2020 | 9,679 | -43.3% |
| 2021 | 11,392 | +17.7% |
| 2022 | 14,707 | +29.1% |
| 2023 | 12,682 | -13.8% |
| 2024 | 11,153 | -12.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10,638 | 5,742 | 17,084 | 6 |
| 2020s | 11,923 | 9,679 | 14,707 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More private sector data for Azerbaijan
- Merchandise trade 65.1% (2025)
- Food imports 12.4% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 53.0% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 24.38 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.2% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 5.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 25.04 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 2,444 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3298 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -5.69 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of male business owners in Azerbaijan?
- Number of male business owners in Azerbaijan was 11,153 in 2024, according to World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026.
- What is the highest number of male business owners recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 17,084 in 2019.
- What is the lowest number of male business owners recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,742 in 2015.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for number of male business owners?
- Azerbaijan ranks 33rd out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of male business owners rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as part of Number of male business owners. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of male business owners is the number of male individuals that own at least one share of a limited liability company that was newly registered in the calendar year.