Azerbaijan vs Romania
Azerbaijan vs Romania: Armed forces, share of workers
Armed forces, share of workers in 2020: 1.58% of the labour force in Azerbaijan and 1.52% of the labour force in Romania, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Azerbaijan, by 0.06 percentage points, or 1.04 times that in Romania.
% of the labour force · IISS
What the numbers say
- Azerbaijan has been higher since 2017, when it overtook Romania.
- In 2020, Azerbaijan ranked 39 and Romania ranked 41 of 168 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 0.79% of the labour force in 2020.
Every year
% of the labour force · IISS
| Year | Azerbaijan | Romania | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.58 | 1.52 | 0.79 |
| 2019 | 1.64 | 1.49 | 0.79 |
| 2018 | 1.65 | 1.49 | 0.8 |
| 2017 | 1.68 | 1.47 | 0.8 |
| 2016 | 1.7 | 1.76 | 0.81 |
| 2015 | 1.75 | 1.76 | 0.82 |
| 2014 | 1.78 | 1.78 | 0.82 |
| 2013 | 1.82 | 1.79 | 0.83 |
| 2012 | 1.84 | 1.79 | 0.87 |
| 2011 | 1.88 | 1.79 | 0.88 |
| 2010 | 1.91 | 1.79 | 0.89 |
| 2009 | 1.94 | 1.87 | 0.89 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1.73 | 0.89 |
| 2007 | 2.03 | 1.71 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | 1.97 | 1.71 | 0.95 |
| 2005 | 1.96 | 1.96 | 0.96 |
| 2004 | 1.94 | 1.94 | 0.94 |
| 2003 | 1.92 | 1.95 | 0.98 |
| 2002 | 2.04 | 1.97 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2.03 | 1.94 | 1.01 |
| 2000 | 2.02 | 3.03 | 1.07 |
| 1999 | 1.98 | 3.05 | 1.09 |
| 1998 | 2.06 | 3.2 | 1.13 |
| 1997 | 2.53 | 3.34 | 1.15 |
| 1996 | 2.65 | 3.38 | 1.18 |
| 1995 | 3.09 | 3.26 | 1.2 |
| 1994 | 1.27 | 2.2 | 0.94 |
| 1993 | 1.21 | 2.21 | 0.98 |
| 1992 | 1.22 | 1.91 | 1.03 |
| 1991 | – | 2.25 | 1.03 |
| 1990 | – | 1.41 | 1.11 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel as a share of everyone working or looking for work, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 168 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Azerbaijan vs Romania
Health
- Life expectancyAzerbaijan: 74.4 years in 2023Romania: 75.9 years in 2023
- Child mortalityAzerbaijan: 1.8 per 100 live births in 2024Romania: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityAzerbaijan: 15 per 1,000 live births in 2023Romania: 4.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterAzerbaijan: 71.6% in 2022Romania: 82.1% in 2022
- DepressionAzerbaijan: 2.59% in 2017Romania: 2.36% in 2017
- Suicide rateAzerbaijan: 4.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Romania: 9.2 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationAzerbaijan: 10.3 million people in 2023Romania: 19.1 million people in 2023
- Population growthAzerbaijan: -0.26% a year in 2023Romania: -0.53% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateAzerbaijan: 1.67 births per woman in 2023Romania: 1.71 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationAzerbaijan: 58.6% in 2025Romania: 52.2% in 2025
- Median ageAzerbaijan: 32.6 years in 2023Romania: 42.6 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overAzerbaijan: 8% in 2023Romania: 19.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateAzerbaijan: -8.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Romania: -1.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingAzerbaijan: 6.47% of GDP in 2025Romania: 2.28% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsAzerbaijan: $4.67B in 2025Romania: $8.81B in 2025
- Military spending per personAzerbaijan: $476 in 2025Romania: $513 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingAzerbaijan: 17.7% of government spending in 2025Romania: 5.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelAzerbaijan: 82,000 people in 2020Romania: 128,000 people in 2020
- National powerAzerbaijan: 0.14% of world capability in 2022Romania: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Arms importsAzerbaijan: 463 million TIV in 2025Romania: 421 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsAzerbaijan: 2 million TIV in 2023Romania: 132 million TIV in 2025