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Azerbaijan

Population

10,472,144

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
93rd
Share of world
0.13%
Annual change
+57,1420.43%

Population of Azerbaijan

4M6M8M10M12M14M16M95% prediction intervalProjected peak202610.5M2050 projection11.2M↑ 7% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 10,472,144. 2050 projection: 11,224,923.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Azerbaijan. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202610,454,8550.43%93
202510,397,7130.42%94
202010,181,7300.71%91
201910,110,4750.70%91
201810,039,7840.72%91
20179,968,5101.01%91
20159,752,8501.29%91
20109,146,8511.25%92
20058,597,2481.01%89
20008,174,7851.15%89

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Baku is home to 2,389,227 people, 22.85% of Azerbaijan's population.

City population2M1M400K
Baku 2.4MAbsheron 479.2KSumgait 447.4KSabunchu 351.1KGanja 330.7KBinagadi 319.5KMasally 231.0KLankaran 230.3KJalilabad 221.8K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Baku2.4M22.85%
2Absheron479.2K4.58%
3Sumgait447.4K4.28%
4Sabunchu351.1K3.36%
5Ganja330.7K3.16%
6Binagadi319.5K3.06%
7Khatai279.7K2.68%
8Masally231.0K2.21%
9Lankaran230.3K2.20%
10Jalilabad221.8K2.12%

Azerbaijan by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Azerbaijan is home to an estimated 10,472,144 people, the 93rd largest population in the world.
Daily change
Azerbaijan has a net population change of approximately 153 people per day, driven by 328 births, 196 deaths, and net immigration of 21 people.
Share of world
Azerbaijan makes up 0.13% of the world's population and 0.21% of Asia's.
Density
126.5 people per km² of land (327.6 per mi²), ranking 98th among countries and territories.
Urban living
58.64% of people live in urban areas.

Azerbaijan Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 21100+ years, female: 7595–99 years, male: 45095–99 years, female: 1,24690–94 years, male: 3,44390–94 years, female: 8,64485–89 years, male: 12,98985–89 years, female: 29,67280–84 years, male: 17,14980–84 years, female: 32,85175–79 years, male: 59,62675–79 years, female: 89,40870–74 years, male: 118,05670–74 years, female: 162,35565–69 years, male: 214,28065–69 years, female: 272,12860–64 years, male: 262,19460–64 years, female: 322,19455–59 years, male: 276,39455–59 years, female: 323,85350–54 years, male: 276,82350–54 years, female: 306,62145–49 years, male: 337,68245–49 years, female: 351,97440–44 years, male: 402,63240–44 years, female: 419,97535–39 years, male: 458,70035–39 years, female: 486,97430–34 years, male: 419,35430–34 years, female: 448,72025–29 years, male: 339,11225–29 years, female: 333,58020–24 years, male: 365,90520–24 years, female: 329,34915–19 years, male: 430,73415–19 years, female: 387,22910–14 years, male: 439,85410–14 years, female: 397,8085–9 years, male: 369,5875–9 years, female: 331,8650–4 years, male: 323,0050–4 years, female: 290,349100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4200K200K400K400K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

35.1 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

74.9 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

49.05%

Female

50.95%

Life expectancy 72Life expectancy 77.6

Ethnicity

91.6%

Azerbaijani

  • Azerbaijani91.6%
  • Other2.4%
  • Lezghin2%
  • Russian1.3%
  • Armenian1.3%
  • Talysh1.3%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2009 est.

the Nagorno-Karabakh region's ethnic composition is different

Religion

96.9%

Muslim, the largest religion

  • Muslim96.9%
  • Christian3%
  • Other0.1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2010 est.

Muslim: predominantly Shia

Other: less than 0.1%

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Azerbaijan United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. The State Statistical Committee of the Azerbaijan Republic