We have implemented several social support packages in the last several years, which cover almost more than 30% of our population.

Axar.az reports that President Ilham Aliyev said this during his speech at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Annual Meetings of the Islamic Development Bank Group.

"Reduction of poverty and unemployment also was one of the targets, which has been successfully achieved. So today the level of poverty and unemployment is around 5%, and issues related to employment always will be in the center of our attention, as in any other country with a growing population, because when population grows, we all know, and fortunately, in the Muslim countries, this tendency continues. We all know, but at the same time, it brings along with it a lot of challenges, because you have to create jobs, you have to create more social infrastructure and infrastructure in general, so this will always be in the center of our attention, so as to keep the level of unemployment very low."