Demographics of Azerbaijan explained

Place:Azerbaijan
Size Of Population:10,353,296 (2022 est.)
Nation:Azerbaijani
Major Ethnic:Azerbaijani (94.8%)
Minor Ethnic:Lezgin (1.68%)
Official:Azeri (92.5%)
Age 0–14 Years:22.84%
Age 65 Years:7.29%
Growth:0.67% (2022 est.)
Birth:13.59 births/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Death:6.92 deaths/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Net Migration:0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2022 est.)
Sr At Birth:1.06 male(s)/female
Sr Under 15:1.11 male(s)/female
Sr 65 Years Over:0.49 male(s)/female
Total Mf Ratio:0.98 male(s)/female (2022 est.)
Infant Mortality:23.51 deaths/1,000 live births
Life:74.15 years
Life Male:71.08 years
Life Female:77.41 years (2022 est.)
Fertility:1.55 children born/woman (2023 est.)

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.

Total population

10,412,651 people

Year18971908191719201923193019401941194219431944194519461947194819491950196019701980199020002009201020162019
City 305.1-560.2405.8486.0750.91212.01239.81195.51138.11105.81118.51159.91163.11110.11149.11252.31835.22564.63247.53847.34116.44818.7-
Rural1501.6-1793.51546.41377.01818.62062.02092.01961.61780.01670.91587.11574.61577.41589.21583.51606.61980.52552.52866.83284.63916.44078.6-
Total1806.72014.32353.71952.21863.02569.53274.03331.83157.12918.12776.72705.62734.52740.52699.32732.62858.93815.75117.16114.37131.98032.88896.99000.0[1] 9747.0[2] 9981.4[3]
In thousands[4]

Notes about table

9,047,000[5] (2010)

Vital statistics

[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Average population Live birthsDeathsNatural changeCrude birth rate (per 1000)Crude death rate (per 1000)Natural change (per 1000)Crude migration rate (per 1000)Total Fertility Rate
19352,933,80065,24532,13433,11122.010.811.2
19363,004,30075,76134,96640,79524.911.513.410.6
19373,082,600110,34140,78769,55435.313.122.23.9
19383,167,40099,72940,93758,79231.312.818.59.0
19393,205,200101,52939,82861,70131.412.319.1-7.2
19403,274,00096,98148,56848,41329.414.714.76.8
19413,331,80075,73541,14434,59123.312.710.67.1
19423,157,10053,41052,99341717.617.40.2-52.6
19432,918,10028,95843,510-14,55210.215.3-5.1-70.6
19442,776,70033,56440,671-7,10712.214.8-2.6-45.9
19452,705,60039,81839,027791 14.614.30.3-25.9
19462,737,50062,72723,23339,49422.98.514.4-2.6
19472,719,90080,04623,50956,53729.48.620.8-27.2
19482,716,00078,32426,63251,69228.89.819.0-20.4
19492,795,80083,76029,10254,65830.010.419.69.8
19502,896,20090,28027,74662,53431.29.621.614.3
19512,995,000100,97927,33173,64833.79.124.69.5
19523,102,900106,68730,24476,44334.49.724.611.4
19533,170,600101,37829,70771,67132.09.422.6-0.8
19543,234,600117,42828,85588,57336.38.927.4-7.2
19553,326,000125,59925,074100,52537.87.530.2-1.9
19563,429,600134,59423,931110,66339.27.032.3-1.2
19573,539,700139,52925,667113,86239.47.332.2-0.1
19583,644,000147,53427,119120,41540.57.433.0-3.5
19593,754,300155,87226,086129,78641.56.934.6-4.3
19603,894,500165,84925,918139,93142.66.735.91.4
19614,045,800170,50427,295143,20942.16.735.43.45.2
19624,168,200168,34130,901137,44040.47.433.0-2.75.2
19634,293,600175,03330,230144,80340.87.033.7-3.65.4
19644,439,300176,54631,841144,70539.87.232.61.35.5
19654,574,700167,42929,095138,33436.66.430.20.35.5
19664,708,200166,54531,657134,88835.46.728.60.65.3
19674,832,000157,27032,338124,93232.56.725.90.45.1
19684,948,500158,96232,950126,01232.16.725.5-1.45.0
19695,061,100148,07835,428112,65029.37.022.30.54.8
19705,169,900150,97634,506116,47029.26.722.5-1.04.7
19715,283,000146,26134,236112,02527.76.521.20.74.6
19725,391,500137,75235,658102,09425.66.618.91.64.1
19735,493,900138,56934,770103,79925.26.318.90.14.1
19745,594,100139,08436,082103,00224.96.518.4-0.24.0
19755,689,100141,85739,291102,56624.96.918.0-1.03.7
19765,781,000147,19938,029109,17025.56.618.9-2.73.9
19775,876,200146,82239,035107,78725.06.618.3-1.83.8
19785,974,200148,81239,936108,87624.96.718.2-1.53.6
19796,069,300153,08043,022110,05825.27.118.1-2.23.5
19806,160,500154,97443,064111,91025.27.018.2-3.23.3
19816,257,800164,57742,898121,67926.36.919.4-3.63.2
19826,357,600160,42542,376118,04925.26.718.6-2.73.1
19836,459,800168,64442,944125,70026.16.619.5-3.43.0
19846,567,900174,43744,845129,59226.66.819.7-3.03.0
19856,670,200177,65745,179132,47826.66.819.9-4.32.9
19866,770,300186,60945,344141,26527.66.720.9-5.92.9
19876,875,400184,58545,744138,84126.86.720.2-4.72.9
19886,972,900184,35047,485136,86526.46.819.6-5.42.8
19897,074,800181,63144,016137,61525.76.219.5-4.92.8
19907,175,200182,98942,819140,17025.56.019.5-5.32.77
19917,271,300190,35344,659145,69426.26.120.0-6.62.9
19927,382,100181,36151,258130,10324.66.917.6-2.42.7
19937,494,800174,61852,809121,80923.37.016.3-1.02.7
19947,596,600159,76154,921104,84021.07.213.8-0.22.5
19957,684,900143,31550,82892,48718.66.612.0-0.42.193
19967,763,000129,24748,24281,00516.66.210.4-0.21.977
19977,838,300132,05246,96285,09016.86.010.9-1.22.019
19987,912,000123,99646,29977,69715.75.99.8-0.41.848
19997,990,100117,53946,29571,24414.75.88.91.01.716
20008,073,600116,99446,70170,29314.55.88.71.81.698
20018,152,900110,35645,28465,07213.55.67.91.91.590
20028,230,300110,71546,52264,19313.55.77.81.71.577
20038,309,200113,46749,00164,46613.65.97.71.91.592
20048,398,300131,60949,56882,04115.75.99.80.92.054
20058,447,400141,90151,96289,93916.86.210.7-4.92.330
20068,553,100148,94652,24896,69817.46.111.31.22.329
20078,666,100151,96353,65598,30817.56.211.31.92.300
20088,779,900152,08652,71099,37617.36.011.31.82.252
20098,897,000152,13952,51499,62517.15.911.22.12.260
20108,997,600165,64353,580112,06318.46.012.4-1.1 2.266
20119,111,100176,07253,762122,31019.35.913.4 -0.82.381
20129,235,100174,46955,017119,45218.96.012.90.72.336
20139,356,500172,67154,383118,28818.55.812.70.42.216
20149,477,100170,50355,648114,85518.05.912.10.82.176
20159,593,000166,21054,697111,51317.35.711.60.62.121
20169,705,600159,46456,648102,81616.45.81.110.62.036
20179,810,000144,04157,10986,93214.75.81.98.91.873
20189,898,000138,98257,25081,73214.05.88.20.81.757
20199,931,200141,17955,91685,26314.15.68.5-5.11.797
202010,000,100126,57175,64750,92412.67.51.85.11.645
202110,044,700112,28476,87835,40611.17.63.51.91.476
202210,095,200122,84660,81062,03612.16.16.0-1.01.667
202310,154,000112,62060,150 52,47011.15.95.20.61.553

Current vital statistics

[11] [12]

PeriodLive birthsDeathsNatural increase
January–June 202353,91830,16523,753
January–June 202448,70229,77518,927
Difference -5,216 (-9.7%) -390 (-1.3%) -4,826

Structure of the population

Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.I.2021):[13]

Age GroupMaleFemaleTotal%
Total5 053 8005 065 30010 119 100100
0-4374 400329 400703 8006.96
5-9454 100394 700848 8008.39
10-14379 900328 300708 2007.00
15-19333 000291 500624 5006.17
20-24362 800327 600690 4006.82
25-29447 700421 800869 5008.59
30-34465 500473 900939 4009.28
35-39411 600424 300835 9008.26
40-44349 200355 000704 2006.96
45-49292 100314 500606 6005.99
50-54304 700338 500643 2006.36
55-59299 100339 800638 9006.31
60-64256 800292 500549 3005.43
65-69143 500175 200318 7003.15
70-7482 100109 400191 5001.89
75-7933 50049 90083 4000.82
80-8440 10063 500103 6001.02
85-8915 20023 00038 2000.38
90-946 3009 10015 4000.15
95-991 6002 2003 8000.04
100+6001 2001 8000.02
Age group MaleFemaleTotalPercent
0-141 208 4001 052 4002 260 80022.34
15-643 522 5003 579 4007 101 90070.18
65+322 900433 500756 4007.47

Fertility rate (The Demographic Health Survey)

Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and CBR (Crude Birth Rate):[14]

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).

Crude birth rate by towns and regions in Azerbaijan [15]
Town/regionCBR in 1990 (‰) CBR in 2000 (‰) CBR in 2010 (‰) CBR in 2022 (‰)
Baku (city) 19.5 11.6 17.3 10.6
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
15.9 14.7 18.6 13.1
26.3 17.4 18.5 14.4
27.8 13.7 21.2 13.2
25.1 18.0 19.5 12.2
33.8 18.5 20.5 12.5
- 11.3 16.7 14.2
26.9 15.4 19.0 13.5
23.9 12.8 17.2 13.5
25.9 14.7 18.5 12.2

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.

|+ Vital statistics by economic regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan[16] ! 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|}

Life expectancy

PeriodLife expectancy in
Years
PeriodLife expectancy in
Years
1950–195558.41985–199065.2
1955–196060.41990–199564.6
1960–196561.51995–200066.2
1965–197062.62000–200567.4
1970–197563.52005–201070.1
1975–198063.92010–201571.6
1980–198564.4
Source: UN World Population Prospects[17]

Demographic statistics

Ethnic groups

Population of Azerbaijan according to ethnic group 1926–2019[18] [19] [20]
Ethnic
group
Census 19261Census 19392Census 19593Census 19704Census 19795Census 19896Census 19997Census 20098Census 20199
Number%Number%Number%Number%Number%Number%Number%Number%Number%
Azerbaijanis1,437,97762.11,870,47158.42,494,38167.53,776,77873.84,708,83278.15,804,98082.77,205,46490.68,172,80991.69,436,12394.8
Lezgins37,2631.6111,6663.598,2112.7137,2502.7158,0572.6171,3952.4178,0212.2180,3122.02167,5701.68
Armenians282,00412.2388,02512.1442,08912.0483,5209.4475,4867.9390,5055.6~120,7001.7~120,3000.02178
Russians220,5459.5528,31816.5501,28213.6510,05910.0475,2557.9392,3045.6141,6871.8119,3071.3471,0460.7
Talysh77,3233.387,5102.7850.021,1690.376,8411.0111,9961.2687,5780.88
Avars19,1040.815,7400.517,2540.530,7350.635,9910.644,0720.650,8710.649,8380.5648,6360.49
Turks950.06000.02020.08,4910.27,9260.117,7050.343,4540.537,9750.4330,5160.35
Tatars9,9480.427,5910.929,3700.831,3530.631,2040.528,0190.430,0110.425,9110.2917,7120.18
Tats28,4431.22,2890.15,8870.27,7690.28,8480.110,2390.110,9220.125,2180.2827,6570.28
Ukrainians18,2410.823,6430.725,7780.729,1600.626,4020.432,3450.528,9840.421,5090.2413,9470.14
Tsakhurs15,5520.76,4640.22,8760.16,2080.18,5460.113,3180.215,8770.212,2890.1413,3610.13
Udins2,4450.13,2020.15,4920.15,8410.16,1250.14,1520.13,8210.043,5400.04
Georgians9,5000.410,1960.39,5260.313,5950.311,4120.214,1970.214,8770.29,9120.118,4420.08
Jews20,5780.941,2451.340,1981.148,6521.035,4870.630,7920.48,9160.19,0840.105,0940.05
Kurds41,19371.86,0050.21,4870.05,4880.15,6760.112,2260.213,0750.26,0650.074,1050.04
Others94,004.185,3872.725,8890.722,5310.431,5520.531,7870.59,5410.116,0950.1115,9040.16
Total2,314,5713,205,1503,697,7175,117,0816,026,5157,021,1787,953,4388,922,4479,951,409
1 Source: http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng_nac_26.php?reg=2275. 2 Source: http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng_nac_39.php. 3 Source: http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng_nac_59.php. 4 Source: http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng_nac_70.php. 5 Source: http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng_nac_79.php. 6 Source: http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng_nac_89.php. 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:[21]

According to the CIA World Factbook:[18]

Languages

[22]

Age structure

0-14 years: 22.3% (male 1,208,400/female 1,052,400)

15-24 years: 13% (male 695,800/female 619,100)

25-54 years: 45.4% (male 2,270,800/female 2,328,000)

55-64 years: 11.7% (male 555,900/female 632,300)

65 years and over: 7.5% (male 322,900/female 433,500) (2021 est.)

Median age

Total: 32.6 years[23]

Male: 31.1 years

Female: 34.2 years (2020 est.)

Urbanization

Urban population:5.554.445 people. This is 55.5% of total population (2019)[23]

Rate of urbanization: 1.64% of annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Sex ratio

See also: Women in Azerbaijan.

At birth: 1.12 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.16 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.09 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female

Total population: 0.996 male(s)/female (2021 est.)

Infant mortality rate

Total: 26.67 deaths/1,000 live births

Country comparison to the world: 69

Male: 27.47 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 25.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 71.91 years[24]

Country comparison to the world: 141

Male: 68.92 years

Female: 75.26 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.04 children born/woman (2009 est.)

1.92 children born/woman (2012 est.)

1.91 children born/woman (2014 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 138

HIV/AIDS

Adult prevalence rate: less than 0.2% (2012 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 106

People living with HIV/AIDS: 10.400 (2012 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 102

Deaths: 65 (2012 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 85

Nationality

Noun: Azerbaijani(s)

Adjective: Azerbaijani

Religions

[22]

Note: Religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower.

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 99.8%

Male: 99.9%

Female: 99.7% (2010 census)

Education expenditures

2.4% of total GDP (2011)

Country comparison to the world: 158

See also

Notes and References

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  9. Web site: 2023-cü ildə Azərbaycanda 112 min 620 körpə doğulub.
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  13. Web site: Əhali Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi.
  14. Web site: The DHS Program - Quality information to plan, monitor and improve population, health, and nutrition programs.
  15. 2.6. Natural increase, births and deaths by towns and regionsof the Republic of Azerbaijan https://www.stat.gov.az/source/demoqraphy/en/002_6en.xls
  16. Web site: Population of Azerbaijan.
  17. Web site: World Population Prospects – Population Division – United Nations. 2017-07-15.
  18. https://web.archive.org/web/20131110034957/http://www.azstat.org/statinfo/demoqraphic/az/AP_/AZ_1.shtml The State Statistical Committee of the Azerbaijan Republic, The ethnic composition of the population according to the 2009 census.
  19. Statistical Yearbook of Azerbaijan 2006, State Statistical Committee, Baku, table 2.6, p. 69
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  23. Web site: Azerbaijan Demographics Profile. www.indexmundi.com.
  24. Web site: World Health Statistics 2014 Part III Global health indicators . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220404012655/https://www.who.int/gho/publications/world_health_statistics/EN_WHS2014_Part3.pdf?ua=1 . 4 April 2022 . World Health Organization.