Demographics 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 as of July 2024

Structure of the population

Urban and rural population

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

Notable events in Azerbaijan demographics:

• 1941-1945 – Second World War
• 1991 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union

Current vital statistics

Demographic and Health Surveys

Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and CBR (Crude Birth Rate):

Regional differences

As of 2024, Azerbaijan has a crude birth rate of 10.0‰. Rural areas tend to have higher birth rates compared to urban areas (11.4‰ and 8.9‰, respectively).

As of 2024, the economic regions of Mountainous Shirvan and Lankaran-Astara 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

Source: UN World Population Prospects

Ethnic groups

Migration

Religion

• Islam 97.3% (predominantly Shia)
• Christian 2.6%
• Other <0.1
• Unaffiliated <0.1

(2020 est.)

note: religious affiliation for the majority of Azerbaijanis is largely nominal, percentages for actual practicing adherents are probably much lower.

See also

• Census in Azerbaijan

Notes

References