Demographics of Azerbaijan

This article is about the demographic features 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

In thousands

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	9747.0	9981.4

Notes about table

To see the effect of periodical events on the population period until 1950 is not given in decades.
Vital statistics

	Average population	Live births	Deaths	Natural change	Crude birth rate	Crude death rate	Natural change	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	2.29
1996	7,763,000	129,247	48,242	81,005	16.6	6.2	10.4	2.10
1997	7,838,300	132,052	46,962	85,090	16.8	6.0	10.9	2.10
1998	7,912,000	123,996	46,299	77,697	15.7	5.9	9.8	2.00
1999	7,990,100	117,539	46,295	71,244	14.7	5.8	8.9	2.00
2000	8,073,600	116,994	46,701	70,293	14.7	5.9	8.8	1.99
2001	8,152,900	110,356	45,284	65,072	13.7	5.6	8.1	1.83
2002	8,230,300	110,715	46,522	64,193	13.7	5.7	8.0	1.84
2003	8,309,200	113,467	49,001	64,466	13.9	6.0	7.9	1.91
2004	8,398,300	131,609	49,568	82,041	15.9	6.0	9.9	2.10
2005	8,447,400	141,901	51,962	89,939	16.9	6.2	10.7	2.33
2006	8,553,100	148,946	52,248	96,698	17.5	6.2	11.3	2.33
2007	8,666,100	151,963	53,655	98,308	17.7	6.2	11.5	2.33
2008	8,779,900	152,086	52,710	99,376	17.4	6.0	11.4	2.25
2009	8,897,000	152,139	52,514	99,625	17.2	5.9	11.3	2.26
2010	8,997,600	165,643	53,580	112,063	18.5	6.0	12.5	2.27
2011	9,111,100	176,072	53,762	122,310	19.4	5.9	13.5	2.38
2012	9,235,100	174,469	55,017	119,452	19.0	6.0	13.0	2.34
2013	9,356,500	172,671	54,383	118,288	18.6	5.8	12.8	2.22
2014	9,477,100	170,503	55,648	114,855	18.1	5.9	12.2	2.18
2015	9,593,000	166,210	54,697	111,513	17.4	5.7	11.7	2.12
2016	9,705,600	159,464	56,648	102,816	16.5	5.9	10.6	2.02
2017	9,810,000	144,041	57,109	86,932	14.8	5.9	8.9	1.90
2018	9,898,000	138,982	57,250	81,732	14.2	5.8	8.4	1.80
2019	9,981,400	141,179	55,916	85,263	14.3	5.6	8.7	1.8

Prediction of Azerbaijan population

Current birth and death statistics

Number of births from January–June 2019 = 66,687
Number of deaths from January–June 2019 = 28,745
Natural growth from January–June 2019 = 37,942
Structure of the population http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm

Structure of the population :

Age Group	Male	Female	Total	%
Total	4 616 139	4 679 645	9 295 784	100
0-4	424 224	364 639	788 863	8,49
5-9	331 543	290 248	621 791	6,69
10-14	349 403	309 664	659 067	7,09
15-19	427 434	395 702	823 136	8,85
20-24	471 966	468 961	940 927	10,12
25-29	436 352	449 314	885 666	9,53
30-34	374 627	377 208	751 835	8,09
35-39	308 030	321 923	629 953	6,78
40-44	312 384	337 501	649 885	6,99
45-49	317 396	348 790	666 186	7,17
50-54	309 238	332 171	641 409	6,90
55-59	202 120	223 269	425 389	4,58
60-64	128 100	148 800	276 900	2,98
65-69	57 499	72 190	129 689	1,40
70-74	72 995	99 345	172 340	1,85
75-79	55 132	78 468	133 600	1,44
80-84	27 839	40 680	68 519	0,74
85-89	7 756	14 359	22 115	0,24
90-94	1 759	4 441	6 200	0,07
95-99	294	1 109	1 403	0,02
100+	48	863	911	0,01

Fertility rate (The Demographic Health Survey) http://www.dhsprogram.com/

Fertility Rate and CBR :

Year	CBR	TFR	CBR	TFR	CBR	TFR
2006	17,2	2,0	15,6	1,8	19,3	2,3

Geographical differences

As of 2016, Azerbaijan has a crude birth rate of 16.5‰. Rural areas tend to have higher birth rates compared to urban areas.

Town/region	CBR in 1990	CBR in 2000	CBR in 2010	CBR in 2016
Baku	19.5	11.6	17.3	14.9
Absheron District	28.2	14.5	11.9	13.6
Sumqayit	25.1	12.5	14.9	15.2
Ganja	20.7	9.5	12.5	11.3
Agstafa District	15.9	14.7	18.6	17.7
Tovuz District	26.3	17.4	18.5	18.6
Shamkir District	27.8	13.7	21.2	18.3
Gadabay District	25.1	18.0	19.5	16.2
Dashkasan District	33.8	18.5	20.5	16.0
Samukh District	-	11.3	16.7	17.9
Goranboy District	26.9	15.4	19.0	18.2
Goygol District	23.9	12.8	17.2	16.6
Republic of Azerbaijan	25.9	14.7	18.5	16.5

Life expectancy

Source: UN World Population Prospects

Ethnic groups

Demographic statistics

Languages

Azerbaijani 92.5%
Russian 1.4%
Other 4.7% t.)
Ethnic groups
Azerbaijanis 91.6%
Lezgins 2%
Russians 1.3%,
Armenians 1.3%
Talysh 1.3%
Other 2.4%
Age structure

Median age

Urbanization

Sex ratio

Infant mortality rate

Life expectancy at birth

Total fertility rate

HIV/AIDS

Nationality

Religions

Islam 96.9%
Christian 3%
Other <0.1
Unaffiliated <0.1
Literacy

Education expenditures

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Demographics of Azerbaijan

Total population

Vital statistics

Prediction of Azerbaijan population

Current birth and death statistics

Structure of the population http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2.htm

Fertility rate (The Demographic Health Survey) http://www.dhsprogram.com/

Geographical differences

Life expectancy

Ethnic groups

Demographic statistics

Languages

Ethnic groups

Age structure

Median age

Urbanization

Sex ratio

Infant mortality rate

Life expectancy at birth

Total fertility rate

HIV/AIDS

Nationality

Religions

Literacy

Education expenditures