TOTAL POPULATION 8,295,000
CHILD POPULATION 2,405,550 |
Population Reference Bureau -2004 |
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TOTAL CHILD LABOUR
According to UNICEF, about 8% of children between 5-14 years are involved in child labour |
State of World's Children 2005, UNICEF |
| Children work in agriculture in such products as tea, tobacco, tomatoes, strawberries, and flowers. They work in small and medium businesses, small scale garment production, food preparation, and brickwork. |
The US Dept. of Labor's 2003 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labour |
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ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE POPULATION
For the year 2010, the total economically active population is estimated to be 3,649,000 with no child in the age group of 10-14 years being economically active. |
ILO, Bureau of Statistics, Economically Active Population |
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GENDER RATIO
1063 females for 1000 males |
CIA, factbook-2005 (Fig is an estimate for 2005) |
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CHILDREN OUT OF SCHOOL
In 2001, 145,800 primary school going age children of 6-9 years were out of school |
UNESCO's EFA Global Monitoring Report 2005 |
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PROGRESS ON PRIMARY EDUCATION MDG
With an EDI of 0.930, the country's progress towards ensuring education for all by 2015 is medium |
UNESCO's EFA Global Monitoring Report 2005 |
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CHILD SLAVERY
The Constitution allows forced or compulsory labor only under states of emergency and martial law, or in court decisions affecting condemned persons; although there were no reports of slavery or prison labor imposed by government authorities, there were reports of forced or compulsory labor, including trafficking in persons
The law also permits compulsory labor in connection with the military or extreme situations based on legislative authorization and under governmental supervision. |
US Dept. of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices- 2004, February 2005 |
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CHILD TRAFFICKING
Azerbaijan is primarily a country of origin and transit for women and children trafficked for the purpose of sexual exploitation. Azerbaijani, Russian, Ukrainian, and Central Asian women and girls were trafficked from or through the country to the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), Turkey, Pakistan, and India. Internal trafficking of women and girls appeared to be an increasing problem. |
US Dept. of State, Trafficking in Persons Report 2005 |
162 Azerbaijani trafficking victims were identified in other countries, including 63 in Pakistan, 45 in the UAE, 40 in Turkey, and 14 in India.
Men were trafficked to Turkey and Russia for forced labor and boys were trafficked internally for begging. Iranians, Iraqis, Afghans, and migrants from South Asia were smuggled through the country to Europe-- particularly Germany, Sweden, France, and the Netherlands--and possibly the United States where they at times had their passports confiscated and were subjected to forced labor. |
US Dept. of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices- 2004, February 2005 |
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CHILD PROSTITUTION & PRONOGRAPHY
Women and girls were trafficked internally from rural areas to the capital Baku for sexual exploitation |
US Dept. of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices- 2004, February 2005 |
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CHILDREN USED IN CRIME
No Confirmed Data |
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CHILD SOLDIERS
Under-18s could enlist voluntarily for active service in the Azerbaijan armed forces as cadets at military school. In the self-proclaimed Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) children reportedly received some military training at school but were not recruited into the NKR armed forces.
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CSUCS, Global Report on Child Soldiers, 2004 |
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CHILD LABOUR IN UNORGANISED SECTOR
Children work in urban sectors such as trash recycling, street sales, begging, shoe shining, and domestic labor. Children also wash car windows and open car doors. |
The US Dept. of Labor's 2003 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labour. |
| There were reports that some parents forced their children to beg. |
US Dept. of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices- 2004, February 2005 |
