Share of female directors in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Share of female directors was 18.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female directors in Azerbaijan, 2014–2024
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026. Measured in % of total directors.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 18.5% for share of female directors in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 70.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female directors in Azerbaijan peaked at 18.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2014.
Azerbaijan ranks 52nd of 71 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.
Share of female directors in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10.8% | — |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +30.7% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 12.8% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +25.8% |
| 2024 | 18.5% | +13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.6% | 10.8% | 14.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 12.3% | 18.5% | 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 share of female directors in Azerbaijan?
- Share of female directors in Azerbaijan was 18.5% 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 share of female directors recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 18.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of female directors recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2014.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for share of female directors?
- Azerbaijan ranks 52nd out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female directors rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.9%. 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 Share of female directors (% of total directors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of female directors is the proportion of female directors of newly registered limited liability companies out of the total number of directors of newly registered limited liability companies in the economy in the calendar year. A director is defined as an individual who conducts the affairs of newly registered limited liability companies in the calendar year.