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.

Azerbaijan: Population and rural population 1958-2006 (in millions). Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan, yearbooks from various years.
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1897 1,806,700    
1908 2,014,300+11.5%
1917 2,353,700+16.8%
1926 2,313,600−1.7%
1939 3,205,200+38.5%
1959 3,697,700+15.4%
1970 5,117,100+38.4%
1979 6,028,300+17.8%
1989 7,021,200+16.5%
1999 7,953,400+13.3%
2009 8,922,000+12.2%
2017 9,810,000+10.0%
Source:

[1]

Total population

In thousands[2]

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
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[3] 9747.0[4]

Notes about table

9,047,000[5] (2010)

Vital statistics

[6][7][8]

Average population (x 1000) Live births Deaths Natural change Crude birth rate (per 1000) Crude death rate (per 1000) Natural change (per 1000) Total Fertility Rate
1935 2 933.8 65 245 32 134 33 111 22.0 10.8 11.2
1936 3 004.3 75 761 34 966 40 795 24.9 11.5 13.4
1937 3 082.6 110 341 40 787 69 554 35.3 13.1 22.2
1938 3 167.4 99 729 40 937 58 792 31.3 12.8 18.5
1939 3 205.2 101 529 39 828 61 701 31.4 12.3 19.1
1940 3 274.0 96 981 48 568 48 413 29.4 14.7 14.7
1941 3 331.8 75 735 41 144 34 591 23.3 12.7 10.6
1942 3 157.1 53 410 52 993 417 17.6 17.4 0.2
1943 2 918.1 28 958 43 510 -14 552 10.2 15.3 -5.1
1944 2 776.7 33 564 40 671 -7 107 12.2 14.8 -2.6
1945 2 705.6 39 818 39 027 791 14.6 14.3 0.3
1946 2 737.5 62 727 23 233 39 494 22.9 8.5 14.4
1947 2 719.9 80 046 23 509 56 537 29.4 8.6 20.8
1948 2 716.0 78 324 26 632 51 692 28.8 9.8 19.0
1949 2 795.8 83 760 29 102 54 658 30.0 10.4 19.6
1950 2 896.2 90 280 27 746 62 534 31.2 9.6 21.6
1951 2 995.0 100 979 27 331 73 648 33.7 9.1 24.6
1952 3 102.9 106 687 30 244 76 443 34.4 9.7 24.6
1953 3 170.6 101 378 29 707 71 671 32.0 9.4 22.6
1954 3 234.6 117 428 28 855 88 573 36.3 8.9 27.4
1955 3 326.0 125 599 25 074 100 525 37.8 7.5 30.2
1956 3 429.6 134 594 23 931 110 663 39.2 7.0 32.3
1957 3 539.7 139 529 25 667 113 862 39.4 7.3 32.2
1958 3 644.0 147 534 27 119 120 415 40.5 7.4 33.0
1959 3 754.3 155 872 26 086 129 786 41.5 6.9 34.6
1960 3 894.5 165 849 25 918 139 931 42.6 6.7 35.9
1961 4 045.8 170 504 27 295 143 209 42.1 6.7 35.4 5.2
1962 4 168.2 168 341 30 901 137 440 40.4 7.4 33.0 5.2
1963 4 293.6 175 033 30 230 144 803 40.8 7.0 33.7 5.4
1964 4 439.3 176 546 31 841 144 705 39.8 7.2 32.6 5.5
1965 4 574.7 167 429 29 095 138 334 36.6 6.4 30.2 5.5
1966 4 708.2 166 545 31 657 134 888 35.4 6.7 28.6 5.3
1967 4 832.0 157 270 32 338 124 932 32.5 6.7 25.9 5.1
1968 4 948.5 158 962 32 950 126 012 32.1 6.7 25.5 5.0
1969 5 061.1 148 078 35 428 112 650 29.3 7.0 22.3 4.8
1970 5 169.9 150 976 34 506 116 470 29.2 6.7 22.5 4.7
1971 5 283.0 146 261 34 236 112 025 27.7 6.5 21.2 4.6
1972 5 391.5 137 752 35 658 102 094 25.6 6.6 18.9 4.1
1973 5 493.9 138 569 34 770 103 799 25.2 6.3 18.9 4.1
1974 5 594.1 139 084 36 082 103 002 24.9 6.5 18.4 4.0
1975 5 689.1 141 857 39 291 102 566 24.9 6.9 18.0 3.7
1976 5 781.0 147 199 38 029 109 170 25.5 6.6 18.9 3.9
1977 5 876.2 146 822 39 035 107 787 25.0 6.6 18.3 3.8
1978 5 974.2 148 812 39 936 108 876 24.9 6.7 18.2 3.6
1979 6 069.3 153 080 43 022 110 058 25.2 7.1 18.1 3.5
1980 6 160.5 154 974 43 064 111 910 25.2 7.0 18.2 3.3
1981 6 257.8 164 577 42 898 121 679 26.3 6.9 19.4 3.2
1982 6 357.6 160 425 42 376 118 049 25.2 6.7 18.6 3.1
1983 6 459.8 168 644 42 944 125 700 26.1 6.6 19.5 3.0
1984 6 567.9 174 437 44 845 129 592 26.6 6.8 19.7 3.0
1985 6 670.2 177 657 45 179 132 478 26.6 6.8 19.9 2.9
1986 6 770.3 186 609 45 344 141 265 27.6 6.7 20.9 2.9
1987 6 875.4 184 585 45 744 138 841 26.8 6.7 20.2 2.9
1988 6 972.9 184 350 47 485 136 865 26.4 6.8 19.6 2.8
1989 7 074.8 181 631 44 016 137 615 25.7 6.2 19.5 2.8
1990 7 175.2 182 989 42 819 140 170 25.5 6.0 19.5 2.77
1991 7 271.3 190 353 44 659 145 694 26.2 6.1 20.0 2.9
1992 7 382.1 181 361 51 258 130 103 24.6 6.9 17.6 2.7
1993 7 494.8 174 618 52 809 121 809 23.3 7.0 16.3 2.7
1994 7 596.6 159 761 54 921 104 840 21.0 7.2 13.8 2.5
1995 7 684.9 143 315 50 828 92 487 18.6 6.6 12.0 2.29
1996 7 763.0 129 247 48 242 81 005 16.6 6.2 10.4 2.10
1997 7 838.3 132 052 46 962 85 090 16.8 6.0 10.9 2.10
1998 7 912.0 123 996 46 299 77 697 15.7 5.9 9.8 2.00
1999 7 990.1 117 539 46 295 71 244 14.7 5.8 8.9 2.00
2000 8 073.6 116 994 46 701 70 293 14.7 5.9 8.8 1.99
2001 8 152.9 110 356 45 284 65 072 13.7 5.6 8.1 1.83
2002 8 230.3 110 715 46 522 64 193 13.7 5.7 8.0 1.84
2003 8 309.2 113 467 49 001 64 466 13.9 6.0 7.9 1.91
2004 8 398.3 131 609 49 568 82 041 15.9 6.0 9.9 2.10
2005 8 447.4 141 901 51 962 89 939 16.9 6.2 10.7 2.33
2006 8 553.1 148 946 52 248 96 698 17.5 6.2 11.3 2.33
2007 8 666.1 151 963 53 655 98 308 17.7 6.2 11.5 2.33
2008 8 779.9 152 086 52 710 99 376 17.4 6.0 11.4 2.25
2009 8 897.0 152 139 52 514 99 625 17.2 5.9 11.3 2.26
2010 8 997.6 165 643 53 580 112 063 18.5 6.0 12.5 2.27
2011 9 111.1 176 072 53 762 122 310 19.4 5.9 13.5 2.38
2012 9 235.1 174 469 55 017 119 452 19.0 6.0 13.0 2.34
2013 9 356.5 172 671 54 383 118 288 18.6 5.8 12.8 2.22
2014 9 477.1 170 503 55 648 114 855 18.1 5.9 12.2 2.18
2015 9 593.0 166 210 54 697 111 513 17.4 5.7 11.7 2.12
2016 9 705.6 159 464 56 648 102 816 16.5 5.9 10.6 2.02

Structure of the population [9]

Structure of the population (01.07.2012) (Estimates) :

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
Age group Male Female Total Percent
0-14 1 105 170 964 551 2 069 721 22,27
15-64 3 287 647 3 403 639 6 691 286 71,98
65+ 223 322 311 455 534 777 5,75

Fertility Rate (The Demographic Health Survey) [10]

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

Year CBR (Total) TFR (Total) CBR (Urban) TFR (Urban) CBR (Rural) TFR (Rural)
2006 17,2 2,0 (1,8) 15,6 1,8 (1,7) 19,3 2,3 (2,0)

Ethnic groups

Population of Azerbaijan according to ethnic group 1926–2009[11][12]
Ethnic
group
Census 19261 Census 19392 Census 19593 Census 19704 Census 19795 Census 19896 Census 19996 Census 2009[13]
Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number % Number %
Azeris 1,437,977 62.1 1,870,471 58.4 2,494,381 67.5 3,776,778 73.8 4,708,832 78.1 5,804,980 82.7 7,205,464 90.6 8,172,809 91.6
Lezgins 37,263 1.6 111,666 3.5 98,211 2.7 137,250 2.7 158,057 2.6 171,395 2.4 178,021 2.2 180,312 2.02
Armenians 282,004 12.2 388,025 12.1 442,089 12.0 483,520 9.4 475,486 7.9 390,505 5.6 120,7458 1.5 120,3068 1.35
Russians 220,545 9.5 528,318 16.5 501,282 13.6 510,059 10.0 475,255 7.9 392,304 5.6 141,687 1.8 119,307 1.35
Talysh 77,323 3.3 87,510 2.7 85 0.0 21,169 0.3 76,841 1.0 111,996 1.26
Avars 19,104 0.8 15,740 0.5 17,254 0.5 30,735 0.6 35,991 0.6 44,072 0.6 50,871 0.6 49,838 0.56
Turks 95 0.0 600 0.0 202 0.0 8,491 0.2 7,926 0.1 17,705 0.3 43,454 0.5 37,975 0,43
Tatars 9,948 0.4 27,591 0.9 29,370 0.8 31,353 0.6 31,204 0.5 28,019 0.4 30,011 0.4 25,911 0,29
Tats 28,443 1.2 2,289 0.1 5,887 0.2 7,769 0.2 8,848 0.1 10,239 0.1 10,922 0.1 25,218 0.28
Ukrainians 18,241 0.8 23,643 0.7 25,778 0.7 29,160 0.6 26,402 0.4 32,345 0.5 28,984 0.4 21,509 0,24
Tsakhurs 15,552 0.7 6,464 0.2 2,876 0.1 6,208 0.1 8,546 0.1 13,318 0.2 15,877 0.2 12,289 0.14
Udins 2,445 0.1 3,202 0.1 5,492 0.1 5,841 0.1 6,125 0.1 4,152 0.1 3,821 0.04
Georgians 9,500 0.4 10,196 0.3 9,526 0.3 13,595 0.3 11,412 0.2 14,197 0.2 14,877 0.2 9,912 0.11
Jews 20,578 0.9 41,245 1.3 40,198 1.1 48,652 1.0 35,487 0.6 30,792 0.4 8,916 0.1 9,084 0.1
Kurds 41,1937 1.8 6,005 0.2 1,487 0.0 5,488 0.1 5,676 0.1 12,226 0.2 13,075 0.2 6,065 0.07
Others 94,360 4.1 85,387 2.7 25,889 0.7 22,531 0.4 31,552 0.5 31,787 0.5 9,541 0.1 16,095 0.11
Total 2,314,571 3,205,150 3,697,717 5,117,081 6,026,515 7,021,178 7,953,438 8,922,447
1 Source: . 2 Source: . 3 Source: . 4 Source: . 5 Source: . 6 Source: . 7 Almost all Kurds lived in Kurdistan Uyezd, the territory between Armenia and Nagorno Karabach. In the late 1930s Soviet authorities deported most of the Kurdish population of Azerbaijan to Kazakhstan. 8 Almost all Armenians live in the break-away region of Nagorno Karabach since the early 1990s.

Demographic statistics

Languages[14]

Population

9,686,210 (July 2014 est.)

Ethnic groups[14]

Age structure

0-14 years: 22.7% (male 1,176,438/female 1,017,926)
15-24 years: 17.5% (male 877,773/female 818,380)
25-54 years: 45.1% (male 2,127,239/female 2,236,520)
55-64 years: 8.5% (male 379,081/female 442,970)
65 years and over: 6.3% (male 232,297/female 377,586) (2014 est.)

Median age

Total: 30.1 years
Male: 28.5 years
Female: 31.9 years (2014 est.)

Urbanization

Urban population: 53.6% of total population (2011)
Rate of urbanization: 1.64% of annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Sex ratio

At birth: 1.12 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.16 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female
Total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2014 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[15]
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[14]

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

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the CIA World Factbook document "200p edition".

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