Demographics of Azerbaijan
Demographics of Azerbaijan Population 10,650,239 (2024 est.)Density 119.61/km2 (309.8/sq mi) (2024 est.)Growth rate 0.43% (2024 est.)Birth rate 11.2 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)Death rate 6.4 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.)Life expectancy 75.9 years (2024 est.) • male 73.5 years • female 78.6 yearsFertility rate 1.69 children born/woman (2024 est.)Infant mortality rate 10.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.)Net migration rate -0.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.)0–14 years 22.3%15–64 years 68.7%65 and over 9% (2024 est.)Total 1 male(s)/female (2024 est.) At birth 1.15 male(s)/female Under 15 1.11 male(s)/female 15–64 years 1 male(s)/female 65 and over 0.72 male(s)/female Nationality Azerbaijani Major ethnic Azerbaijani (94.8%)[ 1] Minor ethnic Official Azerbaijani Spoken Languages of Azerbaijan
This is a demography of the population of Azerbaijan including population density , ethnicity , education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.
Population and structure
10,200,013 people[ 2] as of July 2024
Azerbaijan: Population and rural population 1958-2006 (in millions). Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan, yearbooks from various years Historical population Year 1897 1,806,700 — 1908 2,014,300 +0.99% 1917 2,353,700 +1.75% 1926 2,313,600 −0.19% 1939 3,205,200 +2.54% 1959 3,697,700 +0.72% 1970 5,117,100 +3.00% 1979 6,028,300 +1.84% 1989 7,021,200 +1.54% 1999 7,953,400 +1.25% 2009 8,922,000 +1.16% 2019 9,981,457[ 4] +1.13% 2024 10,353,300[ 5] +0.73% Source:[ 3]
Structure of the population
Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.I.2021):[ 6]
Age Group
Male
Female
Total
%
Total
5 053 800
5 065 300
10 119 100
100
0-4
374 400
329 400
703 800
6.96
5-9
454 100
394 700
848 800
8.39
10-14
379 900
328 300
708 200
7.00
15-19
333 000
291 500
624 500
6.17
20-24
362 800
327 600
690 400
6.82
25-29
447 700
421 800
869 500
8.59
30-34
465 500
473 900
939 400
9.28
35-39
411 600
424 300
835 900
8.26
40-44
349 200
355 000
704 200
6.96
45-49
292 100
314 500
606 600
5.99
50-54
304 700
338 500
643 200
6.36
55-59
299 100
339 800
638 900
6.31
60-64
256 800
292 500
549 300
5.43
65-69
143 500
175 200
318 700
3.15
70-74
82 100
109 400
191 500
1.89
75-79
33 500
49 900
83 400
0.82
80-84
40 100
63 500
103 600
1.02
85-89
15 200
23 000
38 200
0.38
90-94
6 300
9 100
15 400
0.15
95-99
1 600
2 200
3 800
0.04
100+
600
1 200
1 800
0.02
Age group
Male
Female
Total
Percent
0-14
1 208 400
1 052 400
2 260 800
22.34
15-64
3 522 500
3 579 400
7 101 900
70.18
65+
322 900
433 500
756 400
7.47
Urban and rural population
Year
1897
1908
1917
1920
1923
1930
1940
1941
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946
1947
1948
1949
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2009
2010
2016
2019
City
305.1
-
560.2
405.8
486.0
750.9
1212.0
1239.8
1195.5
1138.1
1105.8
1118.5
1159.9
1163.1
1110.1
1149.1
1252.3
1835.2
2564.6
3247.5
3847.3
4116.4
4818.7
-
Rural
1501.6
-
1793.5
1546.4
1377.0
1818.6
2062.0
2092.0
1961.6
1780.0
1670.9
1587.1
1574.6
1577.4
1589.2
1583.5
1606.6
1980.5
2552.5
2866.8
3284.6
3916.4
4078.6
-
Total
1806.7
2014.3
2353.7
1952.2
1863.0
2569.5
3274.0
3331.8
3157.1
2918.1
2776.7
2705.6
2734.5
2740.5
2699.3
2732.6
2858.9
3815.7
5117.1
6114.3
7131.9
8032.8
8896.9
9000.0[ 7]
9747.0[ 8]
9981.4[ 9]
In thousands[ 10]
Notes about table
To see the effect of periodical events on the population period until 1950 is not given in decades.
9,047,000[ 11] (2010)
Vital statistics
Registered births and deaths
[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] [ 16]
Average population
Live births
Deaths
Natural change
Crude birth rate (per 1000)
Crude death rate (per 1000)
Natural change (per 1000)
Crude migration rate (per 1000)
Total Fertility Rate
1935
2,933,800
65,245
32,134
33,111
22.0
10.8
11.2
1936
3,004,300
75,761
34,966
40,795
24.9
11.5
13.4
10.6
1937
3,082,600
110,341
40,787
69,554
35.3
13.1
22.2
3.9
1938
3,167,400
99,729
40,937
58,792
31.3
12.8
18.5
9.0
1939
3,205,200
101,529
39,828
61,701
31.4
12.3
19.1
-7.2
1940
3,274,000
96,981
48,568
48,413
29.4
14.7
14.7
6.8
1941
3,331,800
75,735
41,144
34,591
23.3
12.7
10.6
7.1
1942
3,157,100
53,410
52,993
417
17.6
17.4
0.2
-52.6
1943
2,918,100
28,958
43,510
-14,552
10.2
15.3
-5.1
-70.6
1944
2,776,700
33,564
40,671
-7,107
12.2
14.8
-2.6
-45.9
1945
2,705,600
39,818
39,027
791
14.6
14.3
0.3
-25.9
1946
2,737,500
62,727
23,233
39,494
22.9
8.5
14.4
-2.6
1947
2,719,900
80,046
23,509
56,537
29.4
8.6
20.8
-27.2
1948
2,716,000
78,324
26,632
51,692
28.8
9.8
19.0
-20.4
1949
2,795,800
83,760
29,102
54,658
30.0
10.4
19.6
9.8
1950
2,896,200
90,280
27,746
62,534
31.2
9.6
21.6
14.3
1951
2,995,000
100,979
27,331
73,648
33.7
9.1
24.6
9.5
1952
3,102,900
106,687
30,244
76,443
34.4
9.7
24.6
11.4
1953
3,170,600
101,378
29,707
71,671
32.0
9.4
22.6
-0.8
1954
3,234,600
117,428
28,855
88,573
36.3
8.9
27.4
-7.2
1955
3,326,000
125,599
25,074
100,525
37.8
7.5
30.2
-1.9
1956
3,429,600
134,594
23,931
110,663
39.2
7.0
32.3
-1.2
1957
3,539,700
139,529
25,667
113,862
39.4
7.3
32.2
-0.1
1958
3,644,000
147,534
27,119
120,415
40.5
7.4
33.0
-3.5
1959
3,754,300
155,872
26,086
129,786
41.5
6.9
34.6
-4.3
1960
3,894,500
165,849
25,918
139,931
42.6
6.7
35.9
1.4
1961
4,045,800
170,504
27,295
143,209
42.1
6.7
35.4
3.4
5.2
1962
4,168,200
168,341
30,901
137,440
40.4
7.4
33.0
-2.7
5.2
1963
4,293,600
175,033
30,230
144,803
40.8
7.0
33.7
-3.6
5.4
1964
4,439,300
176,546
31,841
144,705
39.8
7.2
32.6
1.3
5.5
1965
4,574,700
167,429
29,095
138,334
36.6
6.4
30.2
0.3
5.5
1966
4,708,200
166,545
31,657
134,888
35.4
6.7
28.6
0.6
5.3
1967
4,832,000
157,270
32,338
124,932
32.5
6.7
25.9
0.4
5.1
1968
4,948,500
158,962
32,950
126,012
32.1
6.7
25.5
-1.4
5.0
1969
5,061,100
148,078
35,428
112,650
29.3
7.0
22.3
0.5
4.8
1970
5,169,900
150,976
34,506
116,470
29.2
6.7
22.5
-1.0
4.7
1971
5,283,000
146,261
34,236
112,025
27.7
6.5
21.2
0.7
4.6
1972
5,391,500
137,752
35,658
102,094
25.6
6.6
18.9
1.6
4.1
1973
5,493,900
138,569
34,770
103,799
25.2
6.3
18.9
0.1
4.1
1974
5,594,100
139,084
36,082
103,002
24.9
6.5
18.4
-0.2
4.0
1975
5,689,100
141,857
39,291
102,566
24.9
6.9
18.0
-1.0
3.7
1976
5,781,000
147,199
38,029
109,170
25.5
6.6
18.9
-2.7
3.9
1977
5,876,200
146,822
39,035
107,787
25.0
6.6
18.3
-1.8
3.8
1978
5,974,200
148,812
39,936
108,876
24.9
6.7
18.2
-1.5
3.6
1979
6,069,300
153,080
43,022
110,058
25.2
7.1
18.1
-2.2
3.5
1980
6,160,500
154,974
43,064
111,910
25.2
7.0
18.2
-3.2
3.3
1981
6,257,800
164,577
42,898
121,679
26.3
6.9
19.4
-3.6
3.2
1982
6,357,600
160,425
42,376
118,049
25.2
6.7
18.6
-2.7
3.1
1983
6,459,800
168,644
42,944
125,700
26.1
6.6
19.5
-3.4
3.0
1984
6,567,900
174,437
44,845
129,592
26.6
6.8
19.7
-3.0
3.0
1985
6,670,200
177,657
45,179
132,478
26.6
6.8
19.9
-4.3
2.9
1986
6,770,300
186,609
45,344
141,265
27.6
6.7
20.9
-5.9
2.9
1987
6,875,400
184,585
45,744
138,841
26.8
6.7
20.2
-4.7
2.9
1988
6,972,900
184,350
47,485
136,865
26.4
6.8
19.6
-5.4
2.8
1989
7,074,800
181,631
44,016
137,615
25.7
6.2
19.5
-4.9
2.8
1990
7,175,200
182,989
42,819
140,170
25.5
6.0
19.5
-5.3
2.77
1991
7,271,300
190,353
44,659
145,694
26.2
6.1
20.0
-6.6
2.9
1992
7,382,100
181,361
51,258
130,103
24.6
6.9
17.6
-2.4
2.7
1993
7,494,800
174,618
52,809
121,809
23.3
7.0
16.3
-1.0
2.7
1994
7,596,600
159,761
54,921
104,840
21.0
7.2
13.8
-0.2
2.5
1995
7,684,900
143,315
50,828
92,487
18.6
6.6
12.0
-0.4
2.193
1996
7,763,000
129,247
48,242
81,005
16.6
6.2
10.4
-0.2
1.977
1997
7,838,300
132,052
46,962
85,090
16.8
6.0
10.9
-1.2
2.019
1998
7,912,000
123,996
46,299
77,697
15.7
5.9
9.8
-0.4
1.848
1999
7,990,100
117,539
46,295
71,244
14.7
5.8
8.9
1.0
1.716
2000
8,073,600
116,994
46,701
70,293
14.5
5.8
8.7
1.8
1.698
2001
8,152,900
110,356
45,284
65,072
13.5
5.6
7.9
1.9
1.590
2002
8,230,300
110,715
46,522
64,193
13.5
5.7
7.8
1.7
1.577
2003
8,309,200
113,467
49,001
64,466
13.6
5.9
7.7
1.9
1.592
2004
8,398,300
131,609
49,568
82,041
15.7
5.9
9.8
0.9
2.054
2005
8,447,400
141,901
51,962
89,939
16.8
6.2
10.7
-4.9
2.330
2006
8,553,100
148,946
52,248
96,698
17.4
6.1
11.3
1.2
2.329
2007
8,666,100
151,963
53,655
98,308
17.5
6.2
11.3
1.9
2.300
2008
8,779,900
152,086
52,710
99,376
17.3
6.0
11.3
1.8
2.252
2009
8,897,000
152,139
52,514
99,625
17.1
5.9
11.2
2.1
2.260
2010
8,997,600
165,643
53,580
112,063
18.4
6.0
12.4
-1.1
2.266
2011
9,111,100
176,072
53,762
122,310
19.3
5.9
13.4
-0.8
2.381
2012
9,235,100
174,469
55,017
119,452
18.9
6.0
12.9
0.7
2.336
2013
9,356,500
172,671
54,383
118,288
18.5
5.8
12.7
0.4
2.216
2014
9,477,100
170,503
55,648
114,855
18.0
5.9
12.1
0.8
2.176
2015
9,593,000
166,210
54,697
111,513
17.3
5.7
11.6
0.6
2.121
2016
9,705,600
159,464
56,648
102,816
16.4
5.8
1.1
10.6
2.036
2017
9,810,000
144,041
57,109
86,932
14.7
5.8
1.9
8.9
1.873
2018
9,898,000
138,982
57,250
81,732
14.0
5.8
8.2
0.8
1.757
2019
9,931,200
141,179
55,916
85,263
14.1
5.6
8.5
-5.1
1.797
2020
10,000,100
126,571
75,647
50,924
12.6
7.5
1.8
5.1
1.645
2021
10,044,700
112,284
76,878
35,406
11.1
7.6
3.5
1.9
1.476
2022
10,095,200
122,846
60,810
62,036
12.1
6.1
6.0
-1.0
1.667
2023
10,154,000
112,620
60,150
52,470
11.1
5.9
5.2
0.6
1.553
Current vital statistics
[ 17]
[ 18]
Period
Live births
Deaths
Natural increase
January–June 2023
53,918
30,165
23,753
January–June 2024
48,702
29,775
18,927
Difference
-5,216 (-9.7%)
-390 (-1.3%)
-4,826
President of Azerbaijan and his wife met with parents of Azerbaijan's 10 millionth citizen
Demographic and Health Surveys
Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and CBR (Crude Birth Rate):[ 19]
Year
Total
Urban
Rural
CBR
TFR
CBR
TFR
CBR
TFR
2006
17,2
2,0 (1,8)
15,6
1,8 (1,7)
19,3
2,3 (2,0)
Regional differences
As of 2022, Azerbaijan has a crude birth rate of 12.2‰. Rural areas tend to have higher birth rates compared to urban areas (13.8‰ and 10.8‰, respectively).
As of 2022, the economic regions of Mountainous Shirvan and Mil-Mughan have the highest birth rate in Azerbaijan. On the other hand, the Absheron-Khizi economic region and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic have the lowest birth rate in the country. The highest death rate is in the Gazakh-Tovuz economic region, while the lowest is in Absheron-Khizi.
Life expectancy in Azerbaijan since 1950
Life expectancy in Azerbaijan since 1960 by gender
Life expectancy
Period
Life expectancy in Years
Period
Life expectancy in Years
1950–1955
58.4
1985–1990
65.2
1955–1960
60.4
1990–1995
64.6
1960–1965
61.5
1995–2000
66.2
1965–1970
62.6
2000–2005
67.4
1970–1975
63.5
2005–2010
70.1
1975–1980
63.9
2010–2015
71.6
1980–1985
64.4
Source: UN World Population Prospects [ 22]
Ethnic groups
Population of Azerbaijan according to ethnic group 1926–2019 [ 23] [ 24] [ 25]
Ethnic group
Census 19261
Census 19392
Census 19593
Census 19704
Census 19795
Census 19896
Census 19997
Census 20098
Census 20199
Number
%
Number
%
Number
%
Number
%
Number
%
Number
%
Number
%
Number
%
Number
%
Azerbaijanis
1,437,977
62.1
1,870,471
58.4
2,494,381
67.5
3,776,778
73.8
4,708,832
78.1
5,804,980
82.7
7,205,464
90.6
8,172,809
91.6
9,436,123
94.8
Lezgins
37,263
1.6
111,666
3.5
98,211
2.7
137,250
2.7
158,057
2.6
171,395
2.4
178,021
2.2
180,312
2.02
167,570
1.68
Armenians
282,004
12.2
388,025
12.1
442,089
12.0
483,520
9.4
475,486
7.9
390,505
5.6
~120,700[ a]
1.7
~120,300[ b]
0.02
178
0.00
Talysh
77,323
3.3
87,510
2.7
85
0.0
21,169
0.3
76,841
1.0
111,996
1.26
87,578
0.88
Russians
220,545
9.5
528,318
16.5
501,282
13.6
510,059
10.0
475,255
7.9
392,304
5.6
141,687
1.8
119,307
1.34
71,046
0.71
Avars
19,104
0.8
15,740
0.5
17,254
0.5
30,735
0.6
35,991
0.6
44,072
0.6
50,871
0.6
49,838
0.56
48,636
0.49
Turks
95
0.0
600
0.0
202
0.0
8,491
0.2
7,926
0.1
17,705
0.3
43,454
0.5
37,975
0.43
30,516
0.35
Tatars
9,948
0.4
27,591
0.9
29,370
0.8
31,353
0.6
31,204
0.5
28,019
0.4
30,011
0.4
25,911
0.29
17,712
0.18
Tats
28,443
1.2
2,289
0.1
5,887
0.2
7,769
0.2
8,848
0.1
10,239
0.1
10,922
0.1
25,218
0.28
27,657
0.28
Ukrainians
18,241
0.8
23,643
0.7
25,778
0.7
29,160
0.6
26,402
0.4
32,345
0.5
28,984
0.4
21,509
0.24
13,947
0.14
Tsakhurs
15,552
0.7
6,464
0.2
2,876
0.1
6,208
0.1
8,546
0.1
13,318
0.2
15,877
0.2
12,289
0.14
13,361
0.13
Udins
2,445
0.1
3,202
0.1
5,492
0.1
5,841
0.1
6,125
0.1
4,152
0.1
3,821
0.04
3,540
0.04
Georgians
9,500
0.4
10,196
0.3
9,526
0.3
13,595
0.3
11,412
0.2
14,197
0.2
14,877
0.2
9,912
0.11
8,442
0.08
Jews
20,578
0.9
41,245
1.3
40,198
1.1
48,652
1.0
35,487
0.6
30,792
0.4
8,916
0.1
9,084
0.10
5,094
0.05
Kurds
41,1937
1.8
6,005
0.2
1,487
0.0
5,488
0.1
5,676
0.1
12,226
0.2
13,075
0.2
6,065
0.07
4,105
0.04
Others
94,00
4.1
85,387
2.7
25,889
0.7
22,531
0.4
31,552
0.5
31,787
0.5
9,541
0.1
16,095
0.11
15,904
0.16
Total
2,314,571
3,205,150
3,697,717
5,117,081
6,026,515
7,021,178
7,953,438
8,922,447
9,951,409
1 Source: [2] . 2 Source: [3] . 3 Source: [4] . 4 Source: [5] . 5 Source: [6] . 6 Source: [7] . 7 Almost all Kurds lived in Kurdistan Uyezd , the territory between Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh . In the late 1930s Soviet authorities deported most of the Kurdish population of Azerbaijan to Kazakhstan.9 Source:[ 26]
Ethno-linguistic groups in Caucasia until the dissolution of Republic of Artsakh
Religion
(2020 est.)
note: religious affiliation for the majority of Azerbaijanis is largely nominal, percentages for actual practicing adherents are probably much lower.[ 27]
See also
Notes
^ AzStat : As a result of expert calculations based on the results of the 1989 census, the number of Azerbaijani citizens of Armenian descent living in the Nagorno-Karabakh region was 120086 people (57904 men, 62182 women) . According to the latest census in 1999, the number of Azerbaijani citizens of Armenian descent living in other parts of the country, except Nagorno-Karabakh, was 659 (47 men and 612 women)
^ AzStat : As a result of expert calculations based on the results of the 1989 census, the number of Azerbaijani citizens of Armenian descent living in the Nagorno-Karabakh region was 120,086,120,097 (57,904 men, 62,182 women). According to the latest census in 2009, the number of Azerbaijani citizens of Armenian descent living in other parts of the country, except Nagorno-Karabakh, was 220 (17 men, 203 women). (See. )
References
^ a b c d e "National (ethnic) composition of population" . State Statistics Committee . 2019. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2023 .
^ "Azerbaijan's population in 2024" . azernews.az .
^ "Population - Population change" . The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan . Retrieved 4 August 2017 .
^ "Azərbaycanda dеmоqrаfik vəziyyət" (in Azerbaijani). State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan. 18 February 2019.
^ "Azərbaycanda demoqrafik vəziyyət" . Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi .
^ "Əhali | Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi" .
^ "Azərbaycanın 9 milyonuncu vətəndaşı anadan olub" . Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2010-08-29 .
^ "Названа численность населения Азербайджана – Meydan TV" . Archived from the original on 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2016-07-15 .
^ "Azərbaycanda dеmоqrаfik vəziyyət" (in Azerbaijani). State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan. 18 February 2019.
^ "Demoqrafik göstəricilər - Əhalinin sayının dəyişilməsi" . Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2010-08-29 .
^ "Население Азербайджана достигло 9 млн. 47 тыс. человек" . 1news.az .
^ United Nations Demographic Yearbooks
^ "PHP 8.1.7 - phpinfo()" . www.azstat.org .
^ "Azərbaycanda demoqrafik vəziyyət" .
^ "2023-cü ildə Azərbaycanda 112 min 620 körpə doğulub" .
^ "Azerbaijan discloses number of deaths in 2023" . 14 February 2024.
^ "Demographic situation in Azerbaijan, I-VI 2023" .
^ Samadov (www.anarsamadov.net), Anar. "Demographic situation in Azerbaijan" . The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan . Retrieved 2024-08-16 .
^ "The DHS Program - Quality information to plan, monitor and improve population, health, and nutrition programs" .
^ 2.6. Natural increase, births and deaths by towns and regions
of the Republic of Azerbaijan [1]
^ "Population of Azerbaijan" .
^ "World Population Prospects – Population Division – United Nations" . Retrieved 2017-07-15 .
^ The State Statistical Committee of the Azerbaijan Republic, The ethnic composition of the population according to the 2009 census. azstat.org
^ Statistical Yearbook of Azerbaijan 2006 , State Statistical Committee, Baku, table 2.6, p. 69
^ "The Population of Azerbaijan" . Archived from the original on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2008-05-17 .
^ "Censuses of Republic of Azerbaijan 1979, 1989, 1999, 2009, 2019" . Archived from the original on November 30, 2012.
^ "Middle East :: AZERBAIJAN" . CIA The World Factbook. 2 March 2022.
This article incorporates public domain material from The World Factbook (2025 ed.). CIA .
Sovereign states States with limited recognition Dependencies and other entities
Sovereign states States with limited recognition Dependencies and other entities Other entities