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The demographics of Azerbaijan is all about the people living in Azerbaijan. It looks at things like how many people there are, where they live (in cities or the countryside), their age, what languages they speak, their ethnic backgrounds, and their religions. It also studies how the population changes over time, like how many babies are born and how long people live.

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Azerbaijan: Total population and rural population from 1958 to 2006 (in millions).

Total Population

The population of Azerbaijan has changed a lot over the years. Here's a look at how the number of people living in cities and rural areas has grown.

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
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.

In 2010, the total population of Azerbaijan was about 9,047,000 people.

Vital Statistics

Vital statistics show how many people are born, how many die, and how these numbers change the population. This helps us understand if a population is growing or shrinking.

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
1960 3 895 165 849 25 918 139 931 42.6 6.7 35.9
1961 4 026 170 504 27 295 143 209 42.4 6.8 35.6
1962 4 163 168 341 30 901 137 440 40.4 7.4 33.0
1963 4 303 175 033 30 230 144 803 40.7 7.0 33.7
1964 4 441 176 546 31 841 144 705 39.8 7.2 32.6
1965 4 575 167 429 29 095 138 334 36.6 6.4 30.2
1966 4 703 166 545 31 657 134 888 35.4 6.7 28.7
1967 4 826 157 270 32 338 124 932 32.6 6.7 25.9
1968 4 945 158 962 32 950 126 012 32.1 6.7 25.4
1969 5 060 148 078 35 428 112 650 29.3 7.0 22.3
1970 5 172 150 976 34 506 116 470 29.2 6.7 22.5
1971 5 281 146 261 34 236 112 025 27.7 6.5 21.2
1972 5 387 137 752 35 658 102 094 25.6 6.6 19.0
1973 5 491 138 569 34 770 103 799 25.2 6.3 18.9
1974 5 591 139 084 36 082 103 002 24.9 6.5 18.4
1975 5 689 141 857 39 291 102 566 24.9 6.9 18.0
1976 5 784 147 199 38 029 109 170 25.4 6.6 18.8
1977 5 878 146 822 39 035 107 787 25.0 6.6 18.4
1978 5 970 148 812 39 936 108 876 24.9 6.7 18.2
1979 6 028 153 080 43 022 110 058 25.4 7.1 18.3
1980 6 161 154 974 43 064 111 910 25.2 7.0 18.2
1981 6 260 164 577 42 898 121 679 26.3 6.9 19.4
1982 6 351 160 425 42 376 118 049 25.3 6.7 18.6
1983 6 453 168 644 42 944 125 700 26.1 6.7 19.5
1984 6 560 174 437 44 845 129 592 26.6 6.8 19.8
1985 6 661 177 657 45 179 132 478 26.7 6.8 19.9
1986 6 760 186 609 45 344 141 265 27.6 6.7 20.9
1987 6 866 184 585 45 744 138 841 26.9 6.7 20.2
1988 6 980 184 350 47 485 136 865 26.4 6.8 19.6
1989 7 085 181 631 44 016 137 615 25.6 6.2 19.4
1990 7 153 182 989 42 819 140 170 25.6 6.0 19.6 2.77
1991 7 271 190 353 44 659 145 694 26.2 6.1 20.0
1992 7 382 181 361 51 258 130 103 24.6 6.9 17.6
1993 7 495 174 618 52 809 121 809 23.3 7.0 16.3
1994 7 597 159 761 54 921 104 840 21.0 7.2 13.8
1995 7 685 143 315 50 828 92 487 18.6 6.6 12.0 2.29
1996 7 763 129 247 48 242 81 005 16.6 6.2 10.4 2.10
1997 7 838 132 052 46 962 85 090 16.8 6.0 10.9 2.10
1998 7 915 123 996 46 299 77 697 15.7 5.8 9.8 2.00
1999 7 985 117 539 46 295 71 244 14.7 5.8 8.9 2.00
2000 8 074 116 994 46 701 70 293 14.5 5.8 8.7 1.99
2001 8 153 110 356 45 284 65 072 13.5 5.6 8.0 1.83
2002 8 230 110 715 46 522 64 193 13.4 5.6 7.8 1.84
2003 8 309 113 467 49 001 64 466 13.7 5.9 7.8 1.91
2004 8 398 131 609 49 568 82 041 15.7 5.9 9.8 2.10
2005 8 500 141 901 51 962 89 939 16.7 6.1 10.6 2.33
2006 8 610 148 946 52 248 96 698 17.3 6.1 11.2 2.33
2007 8 723 151 963 53 655 98 308 17.4 6.2 11.3 2.33
2008 8 839 152 086 52 710 99 376 17.2 6.0 11.3 2.25
2009 8 947 152 139 52 514 99 625 17.0 5.9 11.1 2.26
2010 9 054 165 643 53 580 112 063 18.3 5.9 12.4 2.27
2011 9 173 176 072 53 762 122 310 19.2 5.9 13.3 2.38
2012 9 296 174 469 55 017 119 452 18.8 5.9 12.9

Ethnic Groups

Azerbaijan is home to many different ethnic groups. The largest group is the Azerbaijanis. Here's a table showing the main ethnic groups and how their numbers have changed over time.

Population of Azerbaijan by Ethnic Group (1926–2009)
Ethnic
group		 Census 19261 Census 19392 Census 19593 Census 19704 Census 19795 Census 19896 Census 19996 Census 2009
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 8,172,800 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 2.2 180,300 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 1.5 120,3008 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 1.8 119,300 1.35
Talysh 77,323 3.3 87,510 2.7 85 0.0 21,169 0.3 76,841 1.0 112,000 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 49,800 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 38,000 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 25,900 0,29
Tat 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 25,200 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 21,500 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 12,300 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 3,800 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 9,900 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 9,100 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 6,100 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 9,500 0.11
Total 2,314,571 3,205,150 3,697,717 5,117,081 6,026,515 7,021,178 7,953,438 8,922,400
1 Source: [1]. 2 Source: [2]. 3 Source: [3]. 4 Source: [4]. 5 Source: [5]. 6 Source: [6]. 7 In 1926, many Kurds lived in the Kurdistan Uyezd area. 8 Many Armenians live in the Nagorno Karabakh region.

Languages

The official language of Azerbaijan is Azerbaijani, spoken by most of the population. Other languages spoken include Lezgi and Russian.

  • Azerbaijani: 92.3%
  • Lezgi: 2.2%
  • Russian: 1.8%
  • Other languages: 3.3%
  • No information given: 1% (1999 census)

Demographic Statistics

Here are some interesting facts about the population of Azerbaijan.

Age Structure

  • 0-14 years: 22.3% (These are children and young teens.)
  • 15-64 years: 71.9% (This is the working-age population.)
  • 65 years and over: 5.8% (This is the older population.)

(2012 estimate)

Median Age

The median age is the middle age of the population. Half the people are younger, and half are older.

  • Total: 28.2 years
  • Male: 26.6 years
  • Female: 30 years

(2009 estimate)

Urbanization

Urbanization looks at how many people live in cities compared to rural areas.

  • Urban population: 52% of the total population (2008)
  • Rate of urbanization: The number of people moving to cities is growing by 1% each year (2005-2010 estimate).

Sex Ratio

The sex ratio compares the number of males to females in the population.

  • At birth: About 113 males for every 100 females
  • Under 15 years: About 112 males for every 100 females
  • 15-64 years: About 96 males for every 100 females
  • 65 years and over: About 58 males for every 100 females
  • Total population: About 97 males for every 100 females

(2009 estimate)

Infant Mortality Rate

This is the number of babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 live births.

  • Total: 10.6 deaths per 1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

This is the average number of years a person is expected to live.

  • Total population: 66.66 years
  • Male: 62.53 years
  • Female: 71.34 years

(2009 estimate)

Total Fertility Rate

This is the average number of children a woman is expected to have in her lifetime.

  • 2.04 children born per woman (2009 estimate)
  • 1.92 children born per woman (2012 estimate)

Nationality

  • Noun: Azerbaijani(s)
  • Adjective: Azerbaijani

Religions

Most people in Azerbaijan identify as Muslim.

It's important to note that while many people identify with these religions, not everyone practices them strictly.

Literacy

Literacy means being able to read and write.

  • Definition: People aged 15 and over who can read and write.
  • Total population: 98.8%
  • Male: 99.5%
  • Female: 98.2%

(2003 estimate)

Education Expenditures

This is the percentage of the country's total money earned (Gross Domestic Product or GDP) that is spent on education.

  • 2.1% of total GDP

Images for kids

  • Ilham Aliyev and first lady Mehriban Aliyeva met with parents of Azerbaijan's 10 millionth citizen 05

    President of Azerbaijan and his wife met with parents of Azerbaijan's 10 millionth citizen

See also

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