Azerbaijan Population 2024 (Live)

10,448,235

According to current projections, Azerbaijan’s population is expected to grow slowly over the next 25 or so years before reaching its peak population of 11.1 million people. Following this, the population will slowly decline down to 9.24 million people by the end of the century.

Azerbaijan’s current growth rate is 0.91%, adding over 91,000 people from 2019 to 2020. The population growth rate has decreased every year since 2015, and the trend is expected to continue until the population plateaus around 2045. The fertility rate in Azerbaijan is 2.08 births per woman, just below the population replacement level of 2.1.

As the fertility rate decreases, Azerbaijan will have an increasingly aging population. This will negatively impact the country’s economic productivity, as there will be fewer working-age people in the population.

Azerbaijan Population Growth

Azerbaijan, like many countries in similar circumstances, experienced a swell of growth after its independence. When Azerbaijan became a free republic from the Soviet Union in 1936, there was significant increase immigration, but that has since slowed significantly, and the annual growth rate has sat slightly above 1% since the early 2000s, creating a steady and sustainable amount of growth for the country.

Azerbaijan Population Projections

Although the growth in Azerbaijan has been relatively steady for the past few decades, it is expected to slow down, and even stop in the years to come. in the year 2020, it is predicted that the annual growth rate will be 0.98%, which will supposedly decrease an entire percentage point to -0.02@ by 2050, at which the population number will be virtually stagnant. After 2050, the population is supposed to decrease. The current projections believe that the population of Azerbaijan will be 10,099,743 in 2020, 10,680,202 in 2030, 10,988,920 in 2040, and 11,039,198 in 2050.

Population Rank
Growth Rate
2024 World Percentage
Land Area
82,646
The current population of Azerbaijan is 10,448,235 based on projections of the latest United Nations data. The UN estimates the July 1, 2024 population at 10,462,904.

Azerbaijan Growth Rate

Azerbaijan Population 2024 (Live)

Azerbaijan Population Clock

Azerbaijan Population (as of 3/11/2024)10,448,235
Next UN Estimate (July 1, 2024)10,462,904
Births per Day324
Deaths per Day192
Migrations per Day
Net Change per Day132
Population Change Since Jan. 19,372

Components of Population Change

One birth every 4.45 minutes
One death every 7.5 minutes
One immigrant every Infinity minutes
Net gain of one person every 10.92 minutes

Azerbaijan Population Clock

City
2024 Population
Baku1,116,513
Ganja313,300
Sumqayit265,150
Lankaran240,300
Mingelchaur95,453
Saatli87,000
Qaracuxur72,989
Sirvan70,220
Bakixanov66,686
Nakhchivan64,754

Azerbaijan Area and Population Density

Azerbaijan sits on the Caspian Sea in the south Caucasus region of Europe and covers 33,436 square miles (86,600 square kilometers) of surface area. Azerbaijan shares borders with Russia, Georgia, Armenia and Iran and is a mostly mountainous country apart from the area of flatlands at the country's center. Using the 2017 population of 9.86 million, the population density of Azerbaijan is 294.9 people per square mile (113.9 people per square kilometer), which ranks 71st in the world.

Largest Cities in Azerbaijan

Slightly over half of the people of Azerbaijan live in urban areas, and the country has 77 cities. The largest city and capital is Baku with a population of 2.15 million and a metro population of 4 million. Baku is densely populated with 996 people per square kilometer (2,580/square mile). The next-largest city is Sumqayit at 325,000, followed by Ganja at 323,000. The remaining 45% of the population lives in a rural area.

Azerbaijan Population Density Map

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Year
Population
Growth Rate
Density (/km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
202410,462,9040.45%1279195
202310,412,6510.51%1269095
202010,284,9510.51%1249192
201910,232,7530.79%1249192
201810,152,5220.8%1239192
201710,071,5670.96%1229092
20159,863,4801.32%1198992
20109,237,2021.31%1129198
20058,656,2371.11%1058999
20008,190,3370.75%998899
19957,889,3301.21%9585100
19907,427,8361.51%9085102
19856,891,1401.54%8383101
19806,383,0601.5%778098
19755,925,0121.78%728199
19705,425,3172.32%6680103
19654,837,8113.21%5978103
19604,131,4843.08%5082104
19553,550,0172.36%4385106

Azerbaijan Population by Year (Historical)

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Year
Population
Growth Rate
Density (/km²)
Population Rank
Density Rank
202410,462,9040.45%1279195
202510,509,5350.43%1279296
203010,711,1380.38%1309196
203510,881,4650.32%1329298
204010,984,4260.19%13393100
204510,974,136-0.02%13394102
205010,867,296-0.2%13195104
205510,699,376-0.31%12996105
206010,501,855-0.37%12797108
206510,276,925-0.43%124101111
207010,018,893-0.51%121102113
20759,730,397-0.58%118103118
20809,426,568-0.63%114104120
20859,127,424-0.64%110104121
20908,840,123-0.64%107106122
20958,556,023-0.65%104107121

Azerbaijan Population by Year (Projections)

Azerbaijan Population Pyramid 2024

Azerbaijan Median Age

32.6

Total

31.1

Male

34.2

Female

Azerbaijan Population by Age

There are people over age 18 in Azerbaijan.

Census Years

Year
Date
20192019
200922 April 2009
199927 January 1999
198912 January 1989

Azerbaijan Population Pyramid

Azerbaijan is a transcontinental country located between Western Asia and Eastern Europe. Azerbaijan is bordered by Russia, Georgia, Iran, Armenia and the Caspian Sea.

Azerbaijan Demographics

At the 2009 census, the ethnic composition of Azerbaijan was more than 91% Azerbaijanis, 2% Lezgians, 1.3% Armenians (with nearly all living in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh), 1.3% Russian, 1.2% Talysh, 0.5% Avars, 0.4% Turks, 0.3% Tatars, 0.3% Tats and 0.25% Ukrainians.

Azerbaijan Religion, Economy and Politics

About 95% of the population is Muslim. 85% of Muslims in Azerbaijan are Shia Muslims while 15% are Sunni Muslims. Azerbaijan has the second highest Shia population percentage behind Iran. Azerbaijan is a secular state that provides religious freedom. A Gallup poll conducted seven years ago found that just 21% of Azerbaijanis consider religion an important aspect of their lives, which makes it one of the least religious countries on earth.

Azerbaijan has been undergoing significant restructuring of their government since the 2018 election of President Ilham Aliyev for a fourth term amidst rumors of electoral fraud. A new prime minister has been nominated and several key political figures have been replaced with the hopes of education, tax, and economic reform. The oil industry dominates the economy and has been expanding since these changes have been implemented, but this is likely to be temporary. Other major sectors of Azerbaijan's economy include agriculture, manufacturing and financial, business, telecommunications, and tourism services.

Azerbaijan Population History

Azerbaijan declared its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, before the dissolution of the USSR. A huge oil boom in the country led to international investment, and by the start of the 20th century, the country was supplying half of the world's oil. During the collapse of the Soviet Union, the large Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh attempted to secede from Azerbaijan, leading to war and the Armenians taking control of the region. A ceasefire was signed in 1994, with nearly 1/7 of the country's territory still occupied and 800,000 refugees scattered. During the 1990s, many Armenians and Russians left the region. In 1970, there were about 484,000 Armenians and 510,000 Russians in Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan Population Rank 2024
Area (km²)
86,600
2024 Growth Rate
Capital
GDP (IMF '23)
$77.39
GDP (UN '22)
$78.72 Bn

Azerbaijan - General Info

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