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Azerbaijan population

Current population of Azerbaijan

10,295,853

Live estimate, extrapolated from the latest official figures

Births today
58
Deaths today
33
Change today (UTC)
+25
World rank
95th of 218
0.12% of world population
Population
10,246,996
2025 estimate
Annual growth
+0.43%
2025
Density
123 /km²
2023
Land area
82,650 km²
Urban population
59%
2025
Median age
33.6 yrs
2025 (UN WPP)
Fertility rate
1.43
births per woman, 2024
Life expectancy
74.6 yrs
2024
Net migration
+8,731
2025
Capital
Baku
Region
Europe & Central Asia

Population of Azerbaijan: overview

Azerbaijan has a population of 10,246,996 according to the latest official estimates (2025), the 95th largest in the world. Azerbaijan is part of the Europe & Central Asia region and its capital is Baku.

Growth has slowed to 0.43% per year. In absolute terms that meant roughly 44,166 additional people over the past year.

Population density is moderate — about 123 people per km², spread across 82,650 km² of land. A slim urban majority has emerged, with 59% of people living in cities.

The median age is 33.6 years. Fertility is well below replacement, at 1.43 children per woman. Life expectancy at birth is 74.6 years (2024).

UN medium-variant projections point to continued growth, reaching 11.22 million by 2050 (10% above today's level). The 2030 projection is 10,665,380.

Azerbaijan population, 1960–2025 and projections

02.5M5M7.5M10M12.5M19601980200020202040projected2025: 10.25M1960: 3,894,5001961: 4,045,7501962: 4,168,1501963: 4,293,5501964: 4,439,2501965: 4,574,6501966: 4,708,1501967: 4,832,0001968: 4,948,5001969: 5,063,3001970: 5,172,0501971: 5,282,9501972: 5,391,4501973: 5,493,9001974: 5,594,1001975: 5,689,0501976: 5,781,0001977: 5,876,1501978: 5,976,1501979: 6,071,3001980: 6,160,5001981: 6,257,7501982: 6,357,5501983: 6,459,8001984: 6,567,8501985: 6,670,1501986: 6,770,3001987: 6,875,3501988: 6,974,6001989: 7,076,5501990: 7,175,2001991: 7,271,3001992: 7,382,0501993: 7,494,8001994: 7,596,5501995: 7,684,8501996: 7,763,0001997: 7,838,2501998: 7,913,0001999: 7,982,7502000: 8,048,6002001: 8,111,2002002: 8,171,9502003: 8,234,1002004: 8,306,5002005: 8,391,8502006: 8,484,5502007: 8,581,3002008: 8,763,4002009: 8,947,2432010: 9,054,3322011: 9,173,0822012: 9,295,7842013: 9,416,8012014: 9,535,0792015: 9,649,3412016: 9,757,8122017: 9,854,0332018: 9,939,7712019: 10,024,2832020: 10,093,1212021: 10,137,7502022: 10,141,7562023: 10,153,9582024: 10,202,8302025: 10,246,9962030: 10,665,3802050: 11,224,923
Population of Azerbaijan by year
YearPopulationGrowth rateAnnual change
202510,246,996+0.43%+44,166
202410,202,830+0.48%+48,872
202310,153,958+0.12%+12,202
202210,141,756+0.04%+4,006
202110,137,750+0.44%+44,629
202010,093,121+0.68%+68,838
201910,024,283+0.85%+84,512
20189,939,771+0.87%+85,738
20179,854,033+0.98%+96,221
20169,757,812+1.12%+108,471
20159,649,341+1.19%+114,262
20149,535,079+1.25%+118,278
20109,054,332+1.19%+107,089
20058,391,850+1.02%+85,350
20008,048,600+0.82%+65,850
19957,684,850+1.16%+88,300
19907,175,200+1.38%+98,650
19856,670,150+1.55%+102,300
19806,160,500+1.46%+89,200
19755,689,050+1.68%+94,950
19705,172,050+2.13%+108,750
19654,574,650+3.00%+135,400
19603,894,500––

Recent years annually, earlier years at five-year steps. Annual change compares against the immediately preceding year.

Azerbaijan population forecast

United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant.

Projected population of Azerbaijan
YearProjected populationvs today
203010,665,380+4.1%
205011,224,923+9.5%

Azerbaijan population pyramid (2025)

Age and sex structure from UN World Population Prospects 2024: 21.2% of Azerbaijan's population is under 15, 69.6% is of working age (15–64), and 9.2% is 65 or older. Hover any bar for the group's size.

MaleFemale
0%2%2%4%4%0-4 male: 332,532 (3.2%)0-4 female: 297,862 (2.9%)0-45-9 male: 381,025 (3.7%)5-9 female: 343,652 (3.3%)10-14 male: 446,518 (4.3%)10-14 female: 402,776 (3.9%)10-1415-19 male: 417,616 (4.0%)15-19 female: 375,048 (3.6%)20-24 male: 347,448 (3.3%)20-24 female: 315,582 (3.0%)20-2425-29 male: 351,845 (3.4%)25-29 female: 354,029 (3.4%)30-34 male: 437,823 (4.2%)30-34 female: 469,647 (4.5%)30-3435-39 male: 453,935 (4.4%)35-39 female: 479,447 (4.6%)40-44 male: 391,853 (3.8%)40-44 female: 406,417 (3.9%)40-4445-49 male: 324,312 (3.1%)45-49 female: 340,165 (3.3%)50-54 male: 276,382 (2.7%)50-54 female: 307,577 (3.0%)50-5455-59 male: 277,134 (2.7%)55-59 female: 327,243 (3.1%)60-64 male: 264,193 (2.5%)60-64 female: 322,351 (3.1%)60-6465-69 male: 199,798 (1.9%)65-69 female: 255,238 (2.5%)70-74 male: 109,570 (1.1%)70-74 female: 148,727 (1.4%)70-7475-79 male: 51,861 (0.5%)75-79 female: 79,599 (0.8%)80-84 male: 17,742 (0.2%)80-84 female: 34,551 (0.3%)80-8485-89 male: 13,328 (0.1%)85-89 female: 30,398 (0.3%)90-94 male: 3,174 (0.0%)90-94 female: 7,677 (0.1%)90-9495-99 male: 417 (0.0%)95-99 female: 1,134 (0.0%)100+ male: 19 (0.0%)100+ female: 68 (0.0%)100+

Azerbaijan population FAQ

What is the population of Azerbaijan in 2026?

Azerbaijan's population is estimated at about 10.3 million in 2026, extrapolated from the latest official figure of 10,246,996 (2025). Azerbaijan ranks 95th in the world by population.

Is the population of Azerbaijan growing or shrinking?

Azerbaijan's population is growing at about 0.43% per year, an increase of roughly 44,166 people over the past year.

How densely populated is Azerbaijan?

Azerbaijan has about 123 people per square kilometre across a land area of 82,650 km².

What share of the world's population lives in Azerbaijan?

Azerbaijan is home to about 0.12% of the world's population.

What is Azerbaijan's projected population in 2050?

United Nations medium-variant projections put Azerbaijan's population at 11,224,923 in 2050, passing through 10,665,380 in 2030.

What is the median age in Azerbaijan?

The median age in Azerbaijan is 33.6 years (2025 estimate) — half the population is younger and half older than that.

Sources: World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0); median age and projections from UN World Population Prospects 2024. Live figures are estimates extrapolated from the latest official data — see methodology.