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 as of July 2024
Structure of the population
Age groupMaleFemaleTotal% 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 0.02Age groupMaleFemaleTotalPercent 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 9747.09981.4 In thousands
Notes about table To see the effect of periodical events on the population period until 1950 is not given in decades.
9,047,000 (2010)
Vital statistics Registered births and deaths United Nations Demographic Yearbooks
Notable events in Azerbaijan demographics: 1941-1945 – Second World War 1991 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union
Average populationLive birthsDeathsNatural changeCrude 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 10.6 1.1 2.036 2017 9,810,000 144,041 57,109 86,932 14.7 5.8 8.9 1.9 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 5.1 1.8 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 2024 10,202,800 102,310 58,909 43,401 10.0 5.8 4.20.5 1.429 2025 10,243,600 95,875 59,834 36,041 9.4 5.8 3.60.5 1.354 202610,270,000 1.21 (e) (e)=estimation based on live births in 2026 so far shown in the current vital statistics below
Current vital statistics + Period Live births Deaths Natural increase January—July 2025 54,898 34,994 +19,904 January—July 2026 48,954 35,829 +13,125 Difference –5,944 (-10.83%) +835 (+2.39%) –6,779 Source: Marriages and divorces Period Marriages Divorces January—July 2025 27,509 12,146 January—July 2026 22,130 11,678 Difference –5,379 (-19.55%) –468 (-3.85%) Source:
Fertility Rate Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and CBR (Crude Birth Rate): 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)
Years 1895189618971898189919001901190219031904Total Fertility Rate in Azerbaijan8.18.078.048.017.987.957.927.897.867.83 Years 1905190619071908190919101911191219131914Total Fertility Rate in Azerbaijan7.87.777.747.717.687.657.627.597.567.53 Years 191519161917191819191920Total Fertility Rate in Azerbaijan7.57.477.447.417.387.35 Years 1921192219231924192519261927192819291930Total Fertility Rate in Azerbaijan7.327.297.267.237.27.147.087.016.956.89 Years 1931193219331934193519361937193819391940Total Fertility Rate in Azerbaijan6.836.766.76.646.586.526.456.396.336.27 Years 1941194219431944194519461947194819491950Total Fertility Rate in Azerbaijan6.26.146.086.025.965.895.835.775.715.07
Regional differences As of 2025, Azerbaijan has a crude birth rate of 9.4‰. Rural areas tend to have higher birth rates compared to urban areas (10.8‰ and 8.1‰, respectively). + Crude birth rate by towns and regions in Azerbaijan (per 1,000)2.6. Natural increase, births and deaths by towns and regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan Town/region 1990 2000 2010 2025 Baku (city) 19.5 11.6 17.3 7.9 Absheron District 28.2 14.5 11.9 5.4 Sumqayit (city) 25.1 12.5 14.9 5.9 Ganja (city) 20.7 9.5 12.5 6.5Gusar District23.3 8.8 10.9 9.5 Aghstafa District 15.9 14.7 18.6 11.0 Tovuz District 26.3 17.4 18.5 11.5 Shamkir District 27.8 13.7 21.2 10.3 Gadabay District 25.1 18.0 19.5 9.8 Dashkasan District 33.8 18.5 20.5 11.1 Samukh District – 11.3 16.7 10.6 Goranboy District 26.9 15.4 19.0 11.0 Goygol District 23.9 12.8 17.2 11.3 Republic of Azerbaijan 25.9 14.7 18.5 9.4
As of 2025, the economic regions of Mountainous Shirvan and Karabakh 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. + Vital statistics by economic regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan Economic region CBR (‰) CDR (‰) Natural increase (‰) Baku city 7.9 6.1 1.8 Absheron-Khizi Economic Region 5.7 3.9 1.8 Ganja-Dashkasan Economic Region 8.5 6.5 2.0 Shaki-Zagatala Economic Region 9.1 6.0 3.1 Lankaran-Astara Economic Region 11.2 5.5 5.7 Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region 10.5 6.1 4.4 Central Aran Economic Region 10.6 6.0 4.6 Karabakh Economic Region 11.3 6.6 4.7 East Zangezur Economic Region 11.1 6.1 5.0 Mountainous Shirvan Economic Region 11.8 5.7 6.1 Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic 7.3 4.9 2.4 Gazakh-Tovuz Economic Region 10.6 7.0 3.6 Mil-Mughan Economic Region 10.8 5.3 5.5 Shirvan-Salyan Economic Region 10.7 6.1 4.6 Republic of Azerbaijan 9.4 5.8 3.6
Life expectancy PeriodLife expectancy inYearsPeriodLife expectancy inYears1950–195558.41985–199065.21955–196060.41990–199564.61960–196561.51995–200066.21965–197062.62000–200567.41970–197563.52005–201070.11975–198063.92010–201571.61980–198564.4 Source: UN World Population Prospects
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