Azerbaijan

Country in Asia

In brief

Net migration per year: +8.7K (2025). World rank 45 of 216; in Asia, 17 of 49. Aged 15–64: 69.6% (2025). World rank 28 of 216; in Asia, 14 of 49. Children per woman: 1.4 (2024). World rank 169 of 216; in Asia, 41 of 49. From 2015 to 2025: population 9.6M → 10.2M, population growth per year +1.2% → +0.4%, and living in cities 55.2% → 58.6%. Worse than all its neighbours (Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Russia, and Türkiye): life expectancy.

Population and migration

Population: 10,246,996 2025
Population density: 118.3 per km² 2025
Population growth per year: +0.4% 2025
Living in cities: 58.6% 2025
Net migration per year: +8.7K 2025
Born in another country: 2.1% 2024

Age and life expectancy

Aged 0–14: 21.2% 2025
Aged 15–64: 69.6% 2025
Aged 65 and over: 9.2% 2025
Life expectancy: 74.6 years 2024
Life expectancy, women: 77.3 years 2024
Life expectancy, men: 71.7 years 2024

Births and deaths

Children per woman: 1.4 2024
Births per 1,000 people: 10 2024
Deaths per 1,000 people: 5.8 2024

Society

Languages: Azerbaijani, Russian
Religions: Muslim 97.3% and Christian 2.6% (2020)