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As of early 2001, the Ministry of Labor and Social Security registered 1,190,000 pensioners. Average monthly pension in 2000 made up 73,000 manats ($16), 5 times below subsistence minimum.
Average pensions constitute 36% of an average wage in Azerbaijan.*
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Issue: January, 27, 2001
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