Demographics of Azerbaijan
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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.
Population
10,224,900 (2024 est.)
Density
119.61/km2 (309.8/sq mi) (2024 est.)
Growth rate
0.43% (2024 est.)
Birth rate
10.0 births/1,000 population (2024 est.)
| Demographics of Azerbaijan | |
|---|---|
Population pyramid of Azerbaijan in 2020 | |
| Population | |
| Density | |
| Growth rate | |
| Birth rate | |
| Death rate | |
| Life expectancy | |
| • male | |
| • female | |
| Fertility rate | |
| Infant mortality rate | |
| Net migration rate | |
| Age structure | |
| 0–14 years | |
| 15–64 years | |
| 65 and over | |
| Sex ratio | |
| Total | 1 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
| At birth | 1.15 male(s)/female |
| Under 15 | 1.11 male(s)/female |
| 15–64 years | 1 male(s)/female |
| 65 and over | 0.72 male(s)/female |
| Nationality | |
| Nationality | Azerbaijani |
| Major ethnic | Azerbaijani (94.8%)[1] |
| Minor ethnic | |
| Language | |
| Official | Azerbaijani |
| Spoken | Languages of Azerbaijan |
Population and structure
- 10,200,013 people[2] as of July 2024

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 1,806,700 | — |
| 1908 | 2,014,300 | +0.99% |
| 1917 | 2,353,700 | +1.75% |
| 1926 | 2,313,600 | −0.19% |
| 1939 | 3,205,200 | +2.54% |
| 1959 | 3,697,700 | +0.72% |
| 1970 | 5,117,100 | +3.00% |
| 1979 | 6,028,300 | +1.84% |
| 1989 | 7,021,200 | +1.54% |
| 1999 | 7,953,400 | +1.25% |
| 2009 | 8,922,000 | +1.16% |
| 2019 | 9,981,457[3] | +1.13% |
| 2024 | 10,353,300[4] | +0.73% |
| Source:[5] | ||
Structure of the population
Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.I.2021):[6]
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5 053 800 | 5 065 300 | 10 119 100 | 100 |
| 0–4 | 374 400 | 329 400 | 703 800 | 6.96 |
| 5–9 | 454 100 | 394 700 | 848 800 | 8.39 |
| 10–14 | 379 900 | 328 300 | 708 200 | 7.00 |
| 15–19 | 333 000 | 291 500 | 624 500 | 6.17 |
| 20–24 | 362 800 | 327 600 | 690 400 | 6.82 |
| 25–29 | 447 700 | 421 800 | 869 500 | 8.59 |
| 30–34 | 465 500 | 473 900 | 939 400 | 9.28 |
| 35–39 | 411 600 | 424 300 | 835 900 | 8.26 |
| 40–44 | 349 200 | 355 000 | 704 200 | 6.96 |
| 45–49 | 292 100 | 314 500 | 606 600 | 5.99 |
| 50–54 | 304 700 | 338 500 | 643 200 | 6.36 |
| 55–59 | 299 100 | 339 800 | 638 900 | 6.31 |
| 60–64 | 256 800 | 292 500 | 549 300 | 5.43 |
| 65–69 | 143 500 | 175 200 | 318 700 | 3.15 |
| 70–74 | 82 100 | 109 400 | 191 500 | 1.89 |
| 75–79 | 33 500 | 49 900 | 83 400 | 0.82 |
| 80–84 | 40 100 | 63 500 | 103 600 | 1.02 |
| 85–89 | 15 200 | 23 000 | 38 200 | 0.38 |
| 90–94 | 6 300 | 9 100 | 15 400 | 0.15 |
| 95–99 | 1 600 | 2 200 | 3 800 | 0.04 |
| 100+ | 600 | 1 200 | 1 800 | 0.02 |
| Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
| 0–14 | 1 208 400 | 1 052 400 | 2 260 800 | 22.34 |
| 15–64 | 3 522 500 | 3 579 400 | 7 101 900 | 70.18 |
| 65+ | 322 900 | 433 500 | 756 400 | 7.47 |
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Urban and rural population
| 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[7] | 9747.0[8] | 9981.4[9] | |
In thousands[10]
Notes about table
- To see the effect of periodical events on the population period until 1950 is not given in decades.
- 9,047,000[11] (2010)
Vital statistics
Registered births and deaths
Notable events in Azerbaijan demographics:
- 1941-1945 – Second World War
- 1991 – Dissolution of the Soviet Union
| Average population | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | Crude migration rate (per 1000) | Total Fertility Rate[17] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 10.6 | |
| 1937 | 3,082,600 | 110,341 | 40,787 | 69,554 | 35.3 | 13.1 | 22.2 | 3.9 | |
| 1938 | 3,167,400 | 99,729 | 40,937 | 58,792 | 31.3 | 12.8 | 18.5 | 9.0 | |
| 1939 | 3,205,200 | 101,529 | 39,828 | 61,701 | 31.4 | 12.3 | 19.1 | −7.2 | |
| 1940 | 3,274,000 | 96,981 | 48,568 | 48,413 | 29.4 | 14.7 | 14.7 | 6.8 | |
| 1941 | 3,331,800 | 75,735 | 41,144 | 34,591 | 23.3 | 12.7 | 10.6 | 7.1 | |
| 1942 | 3,157,100 | 53,410 | 52,993 | 417 | 17.6 | 17.4 | 0.2 | −52.6 | |
| 1943 | 2,918,100 | 28,958 | 43,510 | −14,552 | 10.2 | 15.3 | −5.1 | −70.6 | |
| 1944 | 2,776,700 | 33,564 | 40,671 | −7,107 | 12.2 | 14.8 | −2.6 | −45.9 | |
| 1945 | 2,705,600 | 39,818 | 39,027 | 791 | 14.6 | 14.3 | 0.3 | -25.9 | |
| 1946 | 2,737,500 | 62,727 | 23,233 | 39,494 | 22.9 | 8.5 | 14.4 | −2.6 | |
| 1947 | 2,719,900 | 80,046 | 23,509 | 56,537 | 29.4 | 8.6 | 20.8 | −27.2 | |
| 1948 | 2,716,000 | 78,324 | 26,632 | 51,692 | 28.8 | 9.8 | 19.0 | −20.4 | |
| 1949 | 2,795,800 | 83,760 | 29,102 | 54,658 | 30.0 | 10.4 | 19.6 | 9.8 | |
| 1950 | 2,896,200 | 90,280 | 27,746 | 62,534 | 31.2 | 9.6 | 21.6 | 14.3 | |
| 1951 | 2,995,000 | 100,979 | 27,331 | 73,648 | 33.7 | 9.1 | 24.6 | 9.5 | |
| 1952 | 3,102,900 | 106,687 | 30,244 | 76,443 | 34.4 | 9.7 | 24.6 | 11.4 | |
| 1953 | 3,170,600 | 101,378 | 29,707 | 71,671 | 32.0 | 9.4 | 22.6 | −0.8 | |
| 1954 | 3,234,600 | 117,428 | 28,855 | 88,573 | 36.3 | 8.9 | 27.4 | −7.2 | |
| 1955 | 3,326,000 | 125,599 | 25,074 | 100,525 | 37.8 | 7.5 | 30.2 | −1.9 | |
| 1956 | 3,429,600 | 134,594 | 23,931 | 110,663 | 39.2 | 7.0 | 32.3 | −1.2 | |
| 1957 | 3,539,700 | 139,529 | 25,667 | 113,862 | 39.4 | 7.3 | 32.2 | −0.1 | |
| 1958 | 3,644,000 | 147,534 | 27,119 | 120,415 | 40.5 | 7.4 | 33.0 | −3.5 | |
| 1959 | 3,754,300 | 155,872 | 26,086 | 129,786 | 41.5 | 6.9 | 34.6 | −4.3 | |
| 1960 | 3,894,500 | 165,849 | 25,918 | 139,931 | 42.6 | 6.7 | 35.9 | 1.4 | |
| 1961 | 4,045,800 | 170,504 | 27,295 | 143,209 | 42.1 | 6.7 | 35.4 | 3.4 | 5.2 |
| 1962 | 4,168,200 | 168,341 | 30,901 | 137,440 | 40.4 | 7.4 | 33.0 | −2.7 | 5.2 |
| 1963 | 4,293,600 | 175,033 | 30,230 | 144,803 | 40.8 | 7.0 | 33.7 | −3.6 | 5.4 |
| 1964 | 4,439,300 | 176,546 | 31,841 | 144,705 | 39.8 | 7.2 | 32.6 | 1.3 | 5.5 |
| 1965 | 4,574,700 | 167,429 | 29,095 | 138,334 | 36.6 | 6.4 | 30.2 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
| 1966 | 4,708,200 | 166,545 | 31,657 | 134,888 | 35.4 | 6.7 | 28.6 | 0.6 | 5.3 |
| 1967 | 4,832,000 | 157,270 | 32,338 | 124,932 | 32.5 | 6.7 | 25.9 | 0.4 | 5.1 |
| 1968 | 4,948,500 | 158,962 | 32,950 | 126,012 | 32.1 | 6.7 | 25.5 | −1.4 | 5.0 |
| 1969 | 5,061,100 | 148,078 | 35,428 | 112,650 | 29.3 | 7.0 | 22.3 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
| 1970 | 5,169,900 | 150,976 | 34,506 | 116,470 | 29.2 | 6.7 | 22.5 | −1.0 | 4.7 |
| 1971 | 5,283,000 | 146,261 | 34,236 | 112,025 | 27.7 | 6.5 | 21.2 | 0.7 | 4.6 |
| 1972 | 5,391,500 | 137,752 | 35,658 | 102,094 | 25.6 | 6.6 | 18.9 | 1.6 | 4.1 |
| 1973 | 5,493,900 | 138,569 | 34,770 | 103,799 | 25.2 | 6.3 | 18.9 | 0.1 | 4.1 |
| 1974 | 5,594,100 | 139,084 | 36,082 | 103,002 | 24.9 | 6.5 | 18.4 | −0.2 | 4.0 |
| 1975 | 5,689,100 | 141,857 | 39,291 | 102,566 | 24.9 | 6.9 | 18.0 | −1.0 | 3.7 |
| 1976 | 5,781,000 | 147,199 | 38,029 | 109,170 | 25.5 | 6.6 | 18.9 | −2.7 | 3.9 |
| 1977 | 5,876,200 | 146,822 | 39,035 | 107,787 | 25.0 | 6.6 | 18.3 | −1.8 | 3.8 |
| 1978 | 5,974,200 | 148,812 | 39,936 | 108,876 | 24.9 | 6.7 | 18.2 | −1.5 | 3.6 |
| 1979 | 6,069,300 | 153,080 | 43,022 | 110,058 | 25.2 | 7.1 | 18.1 | −2.2 | 3.5 |
| 1980 | 6,160,500 | 154,974 | 43,064 | 111,910 | 25.2 | 7.0 | 18.2 | −3.2 | 3.3 |
| 1981 | 6,257,800 | 164,577 | 42,898 | 121,679 | 26.3 | 6.9 | 19.4 | −3.6 | 3.2 |
| 1982 | 6,357,600 | 160,425 | 42,376 | 118,049 | 25.2 | 6.7 | 18.6 | −2.7 | 3.1 |
| 1983 | 6,459,800 | 168,644 | 42,944 | 125,700 | 26.1 | 6.6 | 19.5 | −3.4 | 3.0 |
| 1984 | 6,567,900 | 174,437 | 44,845 | 129,592 | 26.6 | 6.8 | 19.7 | −3.0 | 3.0 |
| 1985 | 6,670,200 | 177,657 | 45,179 | 132,478 | 26.6 | 6.8 | 19.9 | −4.3 | 2.9 |
| 1986 | 6,770,300 | 186,609 | 45,344 | 141,265 | 27.6 | 6.7 | 20.9 | −5.9 | 2.9 |
| 1987 | 6,875,400 | 184,585 | 45,744 | 138,841 | 26.8 | 6.7 | 20.2 | −4.7 | 2.9 |
| 1988 | 6,972,900 | 184,350 | 47,485 | 136,865 | 26.4 | 6.8 | 19.6 | −5.4 | 2.8 |
| 1989 | 7,074,800 | 181,631 | 44,016 | 137,615 | 25.7 | 6.2 | 19.5 | −4.9 | 2.8 |
| 1990 | 7,175,200 | 182,989 | 42,819 | 140,170 | 25.5 | 6.0 | 19.5 | −5.3 | 2.77 |
| 1991 | 7,271,300 | 190,353 | 44,659 | 145,694 | 26.2 | 6.1 | 20.0 | −6.6 | 2.9 |
| 1992 | 7,382,100 | 181,361 | 51,258 | 130,103 | 24.6 | 6.9 | 17.6 | −2.4 | 2.7 |
| 1993 | 7,494,800 | 174,618 | 52,809 | 121,809 | 23.3 | 7.0 | 16.3 | −1.0 | 2.7 |
| 1994 | 7,596,600 | 159,761 | 54,921 | 104,840 | 21.0 | 7.2 | 13.8 | −0.2 | 2.5 |
| 1995 | 7,684,900 | 143,315 | 50,828 | 92,487 | 18.6 | 6.6 | 12.0 | −0.4 | 2.193 |
| 1996 | 7,763,000 | 129,247 | 48,242 | 81,005 | 16.6 | 6.2 | 10.4 | −0.2 | 1.977 |
| 1997 | 7,838,300 | 132,052 | 46,962 | 85,090 | 16.8 | 6.0 | 10.9 | −1.2 | 2.019 |
| 1998 | 7,912,000 | 123,996 | 46,299 | 77,697 | 15.7 | 5.9 | 9.8 | −0.4 | 1.848 |
| 1999 | 7,990,100 | 117,539 | 46,295 | 71,244 | 14.7 | 5.8 | 8.9 | 1.0 | 1.716 |
| 2000 | 8,073,600 | 116,994 | 46,701 | 70,293 | 14.5 | 5.8 | 8.7 | 1.8 | 1.698 |
| 2001 | 8,152,900 | 110,356 | 45,284 | 65,072 | 13.5 | 5.6 | 7.9 | 1.9 | 1.590 |
| 2002 | 8,230,300 | 110,715 | 46,522 | 64,193 | 13.5 | 5.7 | 7.8 | 1.7 | 1.577 |
| 2003 | 8,309,200 | 113,467 | 49,001 | 64,466 | 13.6 | 5.9 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 1.592 |
| 2004 | 8,398,300 | 131,609 | 49,568 | 82,041 | 15.7 | 5.9 | 9.8 | 0.9 | 2.054 |
| 2005 | 8,447,400 | 141,901 | 51,962 | 89,939 | 16.8 | 6.2 | 10.7 | −4.9 | 2.330 |
| 2006 | 8,553,100 | 148,946 | 52,248 | 96,698 | 17.4 | 6.1 | 11.3 | 1.2 | 2.329 |
| 2007 | 8,666,100 | 151,963 | 53,655 | 98,308 | 17.5 | 6.2 | 11.3 | 1.9 | 2.300 |
| 2008 | 8,779,900 | 152,086 | 52,710 | 99,376 | 17.3 | 6.0 | 11.3 | 1.8 | 2.252 |
| 2009 | 8,897,000 | 152,139 | 52,514 | 99,625 | 17.1 | 5.9 | 11.2 | 2.1 | 2.260 |
| 2010 | 8,997,600 | 165,643 | 53,580 | 112,063 | 18.4 | 6.0 | 12.4 | −1.1 | 2.266 |
| 2011 | 9,111,100 | 176,072 | 53,762 | 122,310 | 19.3 | 5.9 | 13.4 | −0.8 | 2.381 |
| 2012 | 9,235,100 | 174,469 | 55,017 | 119,452 | 18.9 | 6.0 | 12.9 | 0.7 | 2.336 |
| 2013 | 9,356,500 | 172,671 | 54,383 | 118,288 | 18.5 | 5.8 | 12.7 | 0.4 | 2.216 |
| 2014 | 9,477,100 | 170,503 | 55,648 | 114,855 | 18.0 | 5.9 | 12.1 | 0.8 | 2.176 |
| 2015 | 9,593,000 | 166,210 | 54,697 | 111,513 | 17.3 | 5.7 | 11.6 | 0.6 | 2.121 |
| 2016 | 9,705,600 | 159,464 | 56,648 | 102,816 | 16.4 | 5.8 | 10.6 | 1.1 | 2.036 |
| 2017 | 9,810,000 | 144,041 | 57,109 | 86,932 | 14.7 | 5.8 | 8.9 | 1.9 | 1.873 |
| 2018 | 9,898,000 | 138,982 | 57,250 | 81,732 | 14.0 | 5.8 | 8.2 | 0.8 | 1.757 |
| 2019 | 9,931,200 | 141,179 | 55,916 | 85,263 | 14.1 | 5.6 | 8.5 | −5.1 | 1.797 |
| 2020 | 10,000,100 | 126,571 | 75,647 | 50,924 | 12.6 | 7.5 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 1.645 |
| 2021 | 10,044,700 | 112,284 | 76,878 | 35,406 | 11.1 | 7.6 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.476 |
| 2022 | 10,095,200 | 122,846 | 60,810 | 62,036 | 12.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 | −1.0 | 1.667 |
| 2023 | 10,154,000 | 112,620 | 60,150 | 52,470 | 11.1 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 0.6 | 1.553 |
| 2024 | 10,202,800 | 102,310 | 58,909 | 43,401 | 10.0 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 0.5 | 1.429 |
| 2025 | 10,243,600 | 95,875 | 59,834 | 36,041 | 9.4 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 0.5 | 1.354 |
Current vital statistics

Demographic and Health Surveys
Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and CBR (Crude Birth Rate):[21]
| Year | Total | Urban | Rural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBR | TFR | CBR | TFR | CBR | TFR | |
| 2006 | 17,2 | 2,0 (1,8) | 15,6 | 1,8 (1,7) | 19,3 | 2,3 (2,0) |
Regional differences
As of 2024, Azerbaijan has a crude birth rate of 10.0‰. Rural areas tend to have higher birth rates compared to urban areas (11.4‰ and 8.9‰, respectively).
| Town/region | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baku (city) | 19.5 | |||
| Absheron District | 28.2 | |||
| Sumqayit (city) | 25.1 | |||
| Ganja (city) | 20.7 | |||
| Gusar District | 23.3 | |||
| Agstafa District | 15.9 | |||
| Tovuz District | 26.3 | |||
| Shamkir District | 27.8 | |||
| Gadabay District | 25.1 | |||
| Dashkasan District | 33.8 | |||
| Samukh District | – | 11.3 | ||
| Goranboy District | 26.9 | |||
| Goygol District | 23.9 | |||
| Republic of Azerbaijan | 25.9 |
As of 2024, the economic regions of Mountainous Shirvan and Lankaran-Astara 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.[23]
| Economic region | CBR (‰) | CDR (‰) | Natural increase (‰) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baku city | 8.7 | 6.0 | 2.7 |
| Absheron-Khizi Economic Region | 6.0 | 3.8 | 2.2 |
| Ganja-Dashkasan Economic Region | 9.1 | 6.6 | 2.5 |
| Shaki-Zagatala Economic Region | 9.9 | 6.0 | 3.9 |
| Lankaran-Astara Economic Region | 11.9 | 5.3 | 6.6 |
| Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region | 11.5 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
| Central Aran Economic Region | 11.4 | 6.2 | 5.2 |
| Karabakh Economic Region | 11.8 | 6.2 | 5.6 |
| East Zangezur Economic Region | 11.8 | 6.0 | 5.8 |
| Mountainous Shirvan Economic Region | 12.6 | 6.1 | 6.5 |
| Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic | 8.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 |
| Gazakh-Tovuz Economic Region | 11.0 | 6.8 | 4.2 |
| Mil-Mughan Economic Region | 11.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 |
| Shirvan-Salyan Economic Region | 11.2 | 5.8 | 5.4 |
| Republic of Azerbaijan | 10.0 | 5.8 | 4.2 |


Life expectancy
| Period | Life expectancy in Years |
Period | Life expectancy in Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950–1955 | 58.4 | 1985–1990 | 65.2 |
| 1955–1960 | 60.4 | 1990–1995 | 64.6 |
| 1960–1965 | 61.5 | 1995–2000 | 66.2 |
| 1965–1970 | 62.6 | 2000–2005 | 67.4 |
| 1970–1975 | 63.5 | 2005–2010 | 70.1 |
| 1975–1980 | 63.9 | 2010–2015 | 71.6 |
| 1980–1985 | 64.4 |
Source: UN World Population Prospects[25]
Ethnic groups
| Ethnic group |
Census 19261 | Census 19392 | Census 19593 | Census 19704 | Census 19795 | Census 19896 | Census 19997 | Census 20098 | Census 20199 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
| Azerbaijanis | 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 | 9,436,123 | 94.8 |
| 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 | 167,570 | 1.68 |
| 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 | ~120,700[a] | 1.7 | ~120,300[b] | 0.02 | 178 | 0.00 |
| Talysh | 77,323 | 3.3 | 87,510 | 2.7 | 85 | 0.0 | 21,169 | 0.3 | 76,841 | 1.0 | 111,996 | 1.26 | 87,578 | 0.88 | ||||
| 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 | 1.34 | 71,046 | 0.71 |
| 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 | 48,636 | 0.49 |
| 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 | 30,516 | 0.31 |
| 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 | 17,712 | 0.18 |
| 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 | 27,657 | 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 | 13,947 | 0.14 |
| 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 | 13,361 | 0.13 |
| 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 | 3,540 | 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 | 8,442 | 0.08 |
| 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 | 0.10 | 5,094 | 0.05 |
| 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 | 4,105 | 0.04 |
| Others | 94,00 | 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 | 15,904 | 0.16 |
| 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 | 9,951,409 | |||||||||
| 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 Karabakh. In the late 1930s Soviet authorities deported most of the Kurdish population of Azerbaijan to Kazakhstan.9 Source:[29] | ||||||||||||||||||

Migration
| Year | Immigration (000s) | Emigration (000s) | Net Migration (000s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 84.3 | 137.9 | -53.6 |
| 1991 | 66.3 | 106.4 | -40.1 |
| 1992 | 35.7 | 49.9 | -14.2 |
| 1993 | 16.3 | 28.5 | -12.2 |
| 1994 | 8.6 | 19.6 | -11.0 |
| 1995 | 6.2 | 16.0 | -9.8 |
| 1996 | 5.8 | 13.2 | -7.4 |
| 1997 | 7.5 | 15.7 | -8.2 |
| 1998 | 5.4 | 10.5 | -5.1 |
| 1999 | 4.8 | 9.1 | -4.3 |
| 2000 | 4.4 | 9.9 | -5.5 |
| 2001 | 2.6 | 7.3 | -4.7 |
| 2002 | 1.2 | 4.3 | -3.1 |
| 2003 | 2.5 | 3.8 | -1.3 |
| 2004 | 2.4 | 2.8 | -0.4 |
| 2005 | 2.0 | 2.9 | -0.9 |
| 2006 | 2.2 | 2.6 | -0.4 |
| 2007 | 2.0 | 3.1 | -1.1 |
| 2008 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 1.1 |
| 2009 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| 2010 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| 2011 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| 2012 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| 2013 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 2.3 |
| 2014 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| 2015 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 |
| 2016 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| 2017 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 2019 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 |
| 2021 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 1.8 |
| 2022 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
| 2023 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 1.2 |
Religion
See also
Notes
- AzStat: As a result of expert calculations based on the results of the 1989 census, the number of Azerbaijani citizens of Armenian descent living in the Nagorno-Karabakh region was 120086 people (57904 men, 62182 women). According to the latest census in 1999, the number of Azerbaijani citizens of Armenian descent living in other parts of the country, except Nagorno-Karabakh, was 659 (47 men and 612 women)
- AzStat: As a result of expert calculations based on the results of the 1989 census, the number of Azerbaijani citizens of Armenian descent living in the Nagorno-Karabakh region was 120,086,120,097 (57,904 men, 62,182 women). According to the latest census in 2009, the number of Azerbaijani citizens of Armenian descent living in other parts of the country, except Nagorno-Karabakh, was 220 (17 men, 203 women). (See.)