Population_of_Azerbaijan

Demographics of Azerbaijan
Demographics of Azerbaijan
	Population pyramid of Azerbaijan in 2020
Population	10,353,296 (2022 est.)
Growth rate	0.67% (2022 est.)
Birth rate	13.59 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death rate	6.92 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Life expectancy	74.15 years
• male	71.08 years
• female	77.41 years (2022 est.)
Fertility rate	1.86 children born/woman (2022 est.)
Infant mortality rate	23.51 deaths/1,000 live births
Net migration rate	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Age structure
0–14 years	22.84%
65 and over	7.29%
Sex ratio
Total	0.98 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
At birth	1.06 male(s)/female
Under 15	1.11 male(s)/female
65 and over	0.49 male(s)/female
Nationality
Nationality	Azerbaijani
Major ethnic	Azerbaijani (91.6%)
Minor ethnic	Lezgin (2%)
Language
Official	Azeri (92.5%)

Demographics of Azerbaijan

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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.

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	Average population	Live births	Deaths	Natural change	Crude birth rate (per 1000)	Crude death rate (per 1000)	Natural change (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
1937	3,082,600	110,341	40,787	69,554	35.3	13.1	22.2
1938	3,167,400	99,729	40,937	58,792	31.3	12.8	18.5
1939	3,205,200	101,529	39,828	61,701	31.4	12.3	19.1
1940	3,274,000	96,981	48,568	48,413	29.4	14.7	14.7
1941	3,331,800	75,735	41,144	34,591	23.3	12.7	10.6
1942	3,157,100	53,410	52,993	417	17.6	17.4	0.2
1943	2,918,100	28,958	43,510	-14,552	10.2	15.3	-5.1
1944	2,776,700	33,564	40,671	-7,107	12.2	14.8	-2.6
1945	2,705,600	39,818	39,027	791	14.6	14.3	0.3
1946	2,737,500	62,727	23,233	39,494	22.9	8.5	14.4
1947	2,719,900	80,046	23,509	56,537	29.4	8.6	20.8
1948	2,716,000	78,324	26,632	51,692	28.8	9.8	19.0
1949	2,795,800	83,760	29,102	54,658	30.0	10.4	19.6
1950	2,896,200	90,280	27,746	62,534	31.2	9.6	21.6
1951	2,995,000	100,979	27,331	73,648	33.7	9.1	24.6
1952	3,102,900	106,687	30,244	76,443	34.4	9.7	24.6
1953	3,170,600	101,378	29,707	71,671	32.0	9.4	22.6
1954	3,234,600	117,428	28,855	88,573	36.3	8.9	27.4
1955	3,326,000	125,599	25,074	100,525	37.8	7.5	30.2
1956	3,429,600	134,594	23,931	110,663	39.2	7.0	32.3
1957	3,539,700	139,529	25,667	113,862	39.4	7.3	32.2
1958	3,644,000	147,534	27,119	120,415	40.5	7.4	33.0
1959	3,754,300	155,872	26,086	129,786	41.5	6.9	34.6
1960	3,894,500	165,849	25,918	139,931	42.6	6.7	35.9
1961	4,045,800	170,504	27,295	143,209	42.1	6.7	35.4	5.2
1962	4,168,200	168,341	30,901	137,440	40.4	7.4	33.0	5.2
1963	4,293,600	175,033	30,230	144,803	40.8	7.0	33.7	5.4
1964	4,439,300	176,546	31,841	144,705	39.8	7.2	32.6	5.5
1965	4,574,700	167,429	29,095	138,334	36.6	6.4	30.2	5.5
1966	4,708,200	166,545	31,657	134,888	35.4	6.7	28.6	5.3
1967	4,832,000	157,270	32,338	124,932	32.5	6.7	25.9	5.1
1968	4,948,500	158,962	32,950	126,012	32.1	6.7	25.5	5.0
1969	5,061,100	148,078	35,428	112,650	29.3	7.0	22.3	4.8
1970	5,169,900	150,976	34,506	116,470	29.2	6.7	22.5	4.7
1971	5,283,000	146,261	34,236	112,025	27.7	6.5	21.2	4.6
1972	5,391,500	137,752	35,658	102,094	25.6	6.6	18.9	4.1
1973	5,493,900	138,569	34,770	103,799	25.2	6.3	18.9	4.1
1974	5,594,100	139,084	36,082	103,002	24.9	6.5	18.4	4.0
1975	5,689,100	141,857	39,291	102,566	24.9	6.9	18.0	3.7
1976	5,781,000	147,199	38,029	109,170	25.5	6.6	18.9	3.9
1977	5,876,200	146,822	39,035	107,787	25.0	6.6	18.3	3.8
1978	5,974,200	148,812	39,936	108,876	24.9	6.7	18.2	3.6
1979	6,069,300	153,080	43,022	110,058	25.2	7.1	18.1	3.5
1980	6,160,500	154,974	43,064	111,910	25.2	7.0	18.2	3.3
1981	6,257,800	164,577	42,898	121,679	26.3	6.9	19.4	3.2
1982	6,357,600	160,425	42,376	118,049	25.2	6.7	18.6	3.1
1983	6,459,800	168,644	42,944	125,700	26.1	6.6	19.5	3.0
1984	6,567,900	174,437	44,845	129,592	26.6	6.8	19.7	3.0
1985	6,670,200	177,657	45,179	132,478	26.6	6.8	19.9	2.9
1986	6,770,300	186,609	45,344	141,265	27.6	6.7	20.9	2.9
1987	6,875,400	184,585	45,744	138,841	26.8	6.7	20.2	2.9
1988	6,972,900	184,350	47,485	136,865	26.4	6.8	19.6	2.8
1989	7,074,800	181,631	44,016	137,615	25.7	6.2	19.5	2.8
1990	7,175,200	182,989	42,819	140,170	25.5	6.0	19.5	2.77
1991	7,271,300	190,353	44,659	145,694	26.2	6.1	20.0	2.9
1992	7,382,100	181,361	51,258	130,103	24.6	6.9	17.6	2.7
1993	7,494,800	174,618	52,809	121,809	23.3	7.0	16.3	2.7
1994	7,596,600	159,761	54,921	104,840	21.0	7.2	13.8	2.5
1995	7,684,900	143,315	50,828	92,487	18.6	6.6	12.0	2.193
1996	7,763,000	129,247	48,242	81,005	16.6	6.2	10.4	1.977
1997	7,838,300	132,052	46,962	85,090	16.8	6.0	10.9	2.019
1998	7,912,000	123,996	46,299	77,697	15.7	5.9	9.8	1.848
1999	7,990,100	117,539	46,295	71,244	14.7	5.8	8.9	1.716
2000	8,073,600	116,994	46,701	70,293	14.5	5.8	8.7	1.698
2001	8,152,900	110,356	45,284	65,072	13.5	5.6	7.9	1.590
2002	8,230,300	110,715	46,522	64,193	13.5	5.7	7.8	1.577
2003	8,309,200	113,467	49,001	64,466	13.6	5.9	7.7	1.592
2004	8,398,300	131,609	49,568	82,041	15.7	5.9	9.8	2.054
2005	8,447,400	141,901	51,962	89,939	16.8	6.2	10.7	2.330
2006	8,553,100	148,946	52,248	96,698	17.4	6.1	11.3	2.329
2007	8,666,100	151,963	53,655	98,308	17.5	6.2	11.3	2.300
2008	8,779,900	152,086	52,710	99,376	17.3	6.0	11.3	2.252
2009	8,897,000	152,139	52,514	99,625	17.1	5.9	11.2	2.260
2010	8,997,600	165,643	53,580	112,063	18.4	6.0	12.4	2.266
2011	9,111,100	176,072	53,762	122,310	19.3	5.9	13.4	2.381
2012	9,235,100	174,469	55,017	119,452	18.9	6.0	12.9	2.336
2013	9,356,500	172,671	54,383	118,288	18.5	5.8	12.7	2.216
2014	9,477,100	170,503	55,648	114,855	18.0	5.9	12.1	2.176
2015	9,593,000	166,210	54,697	111,513	17.3	5.7	11.6	2.121
2016	9,705,600	159,464	56,648	102,816	16.4	5.8	10.6	2.036
2017	9,810,000	144,041	57,109	86,932	14.7	5.8	8.9	1.873
2018	9,898,000	138,982	57,250	81,732	14.0	5.8	8.2	1.757
2019	9,931,200	141,179	55,916	85,263	14.1	5.6	8.5	1.797
2020	10,000,100	126,571	75,647	50,924	12.6	7.5	5.1	1.645
2021	10,044,700	112,284	76,878	35,406	11.1	7.6	3.5	1.476
2022	10,095,200	122,846	60,810	62,036	12.1	6.1	6.0	1.667
2023	10,154,000	112,620	60,150	52,470	11.1	5.9	5.2	1.553

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[26] 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)

[27] 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.)

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Year	Pop.	±%
1897	1,806,700	—
1908	2,014,300	+11.5%
1917	2,353,700	+16.8%
1926	2,313,600	−1.7%
1939	3,205,200	+38.5%
1959	3,697,700	+15.4%
1970	5,117,100	+38.4%
1979	6,028,300	+17.8%
1989	7,021,200	+16.5%
1999	7,953,400	+13.3%
2009	8,922,000	+12.2%
2019	9,981,457^[1]	+11.9%
2023	10,135,373^[2]	+1.5%
Source:^[3]

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^[4]	9747.0^[5]	9981.4^[6]

Period	Live births	Deaths	Natural increase
January–February 2023	19,158	11,191	7,967
January–February 2024	17,081	10,395	6,686
Difference	-2,077 (-10.8%)	-796 (-7.1%)	-1,281

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

Town/region	CBR in 1990 (‰)	CBR in 2000 (‰)	CBR in 2010 (‰)	CBR in 2022 (‰)
Baku (city)	19.5	11.6	17.3	10.6
Absheron District	28.2	14.5	11.9	5.8
Sumqayit (city)	25.1	12.5	14.9	8.0
Ganja (city)	20.7	9.5	12.5	8.7
Agstafa District	15.9	14.7	18.6	13.1
Tovuz District	26.3	17.4	18.5	14.4
Shamkir District	27.8	13.7	21.2	13.2
Gadabay District	25.1	18.0	19.5	12.2
Dashkasan District	33.8	18.5	20.5	12.5
Samukh District	-	11.3	16.7	14.2
Goranboy District	26.9	15.4	19.0	13.5
Goygol District	23.9	12.8	17.2	13.5
Republic of Azerbaijan	25.9	14.7	18.5	12.2

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Total population

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Current vital statistics

Structure of the population

Fertility rate (The Demographic Health Survey)

Regional differences

Life expectancy

Demographic statistics

Ethnic groups

Languages

Age structure

Median age

Urbanization

Sex ratio

Infant mortality rate

Life expectancy at birth

Total fertility rate

HIV/AIDS

Nationality

Religions

Literacy

Education expenditures

See also

Notes

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Economic region	CBR (‰)	CDR (‰)	Natural increase (‰)
Baku city	10.6	6.2	4.4
Absheron-Khizi Economic Region	7.0	3.8	3.2
Ganja-Dashkasan Economic Region	10.8	6.9	3.9
Shaki-Zagatala Economic Region	12.2	6.4	5.8
Lankaran-Astara Economic Region	14.2	5.4	8.8
Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region	14.1	6.1	8.0
Central Aran Economic Region	13.7	6.4	7.3
Karabakh Economic Region	14.1	6.6	7.5
East Zangezur Economic Region	14.5	6.4	8.1
Mountainous Shirvan Economic Region	15.3	6.5	8.8
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic	9.8	5.0	4.8
Gazakh-Tovuz Economic Region	13.3	7.2	6.1
Mil-Mughan Economic Region	14.7	5.6	9.1
Shirvan-Salyan Economic Region	13.8	6.3	7.5
Republic of Azerbaijan	12.2	6.0	6.2

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

Ethnic group	Census 1926¹		Census 1939²		Census 1959³		Census 1970⁴		Census 1979⁵		Census 1989⁶		Census 1999⁷		Census 2009⁸		Census 2019⁹
Ethnic group	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^{[lower-alpha 1]}	1.7	~120,300^{[lower-alpha 2]}	0.02	178
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	0.7
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
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	6,464	0.2	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 Source: . ³ Source: . ⁴ Source: . ⁵ Source: . ⁶ Source: . 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]