Share of female sole proprietors in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Share of female sole proprietors was 19.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of female sole proprietors 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 sole proprietors.
Analysis
In 2024, share of female sole proprietors in Azerbaijan stood at 19.1%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.3% on the previous year and up 78.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of female sole proprietors in Azerbaijan peaked at 19.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2014.
Azerbaijan ranks 72nd of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of female sole proprietors in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % of sole proprietors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 10.7% | — |
| 2015 | 14.4% | +34.3% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -12.4% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 12.1% | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 12.4% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 14.3% | +15.6% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +18.3% |
| 2024 | 19.1% | +17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.8% | 10.7% | 14.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 12.4% | 19.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
- 69 Central African Republic 22.2% compare
- 70 Qatar 21.6% compare
- 71 Burkina Faso 20.8% compare
- 73 Türkiye 17.3% compare
- 74 United Arab Emirates 14.4% compare
- 75 Nepal 13.8% compare
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 sole proprietors in Azerbaijan?
- Share of female sole proprietors in Azerbaijan was 19.1% 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 sole proprietors recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of female sole proprietors recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2014.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for share of female sole proprietors?
- Azerbaijan ranks 72nd out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of female sole proprietors rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.4%. 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 sole proprietors (% of sole proprietors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of female sole proprietors is the proportion of female newly registered sole proprietors out of the total number of newly registered sole proprietors in the economy in the calendar year. A sole proprietorship is a business entity owned and managed by a single individual who is indistinguishable from the business and personally liable.