Share of male directors in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Share of male directors was 81.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of male 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 81.5% for share of male directors in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male directors in Azerbaijan peaked at 89.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 81.5%, in 2024.
Azerbaijan ranks 20th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Share of male directors in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | % of total directors | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 89.2% | — |
| 2015 | 85.8% | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 87.8% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 86.4% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 87.2% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 88.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 87.7% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 86.8% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 87.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 83.7% | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 81.5% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 87.4% | 85.8% | 89.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 81.5% | 87.7% | 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 male directors in Azerbaijan?
- Share of male directors in Azerbaijan was 81.5% 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 male directors recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of male directors recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.5% in 2024.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for share of male directors?
- Azerbaijan ranks 20th out of 71 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of male directors rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 male directors (% of total directors). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of male directors is the proportion of male 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.