# Demographics of Azerbaijan

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 and structure

    10,200,013 people as of July 2024

### Structure of the population

Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.I.2021):
| 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 | 9747.0 | 9981.4 |
In thousands
Notes about table
* To see the effect of periodical events on the population period until 1950 is not given in decades.
    9,047,000 (2010)

## Vital statistics
### Registered births and deaths

| | 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 |
| 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 | 1.1 | 10.6 | 2.036 |
| 2017 | 9,810,000 | 144,041 | 57,109 | 86,932 | 14.7 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 8.9 | 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 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 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 | 10,224,889 | 102,310 | 58,909 | 43,401 | 10.0 | 5.8 | 4.2 | | 1.45(est.) |

### Current vital statistics

| Period | Live births | Deaths | Natural increase |
| January—December 2023 | 112,620 | 60,150 | +52,470 |
| January—December 2024 | 102,310 | 58,909 | +43,401 |
| Difference | -10,310 (-9.15%) | -1,241 (-2.06%) | -9,069 |

### Demographic and Health Surveys

Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and CBR (Crude Birth Rate):
| Year | Total | Total | Urban | Urban | Rural | Rural |
| Year | 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 2022, Azerbaijan has a crude birth rate of 12.2‰. Rural areas tend to have higher birth rates compared to urban areas (13.8‰ and 10.8‰, respectively).
Crude birth rate by towns and regions in Azerbaijan (per mille) :
| Town/region | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2022 |
| Baku (city) | 19.5 | 11.6 | 17.3 | 10.6 |
| Absheron District | 28.2 | 14.5 | 11.9 | 5.8 |
| Sumqayit (city) | 25.1 | 12.5 | 14.9 | 8.0 |
| Ganja (city) | 20.7 | 9.5 | 12.5 | 8.7 |
| Gusar District | 23.3 | 8.8 | 10.9 | 7.3 |
| Agstafa District | 15.9 | 14.7 | 18.6 | 13.1 |
| Tovuz District | 26.3 | 17.4 | 18.5 | 14.4 |
| Shamkir District | 27.8 | 13.7 | 21.2 | 13.2 |
| Gadabay District | 25.1 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 12.2 |
| Dashkasan District | 33.8 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 12.5 |
| Samukh District | – | 11.3 | 16.7 | 14.2 |
| Goranboy District | 26.9 | 15.4 | 19.0 | 13.5 |
| Goygol District | 23.9 | 12.8 | 17.2 | 13.5 |
| Republic of Azerbaijan | 25.9 | 14.7 | 18.5 | 12.2 |
As of 2022, the economic regions of Mountainous Shirvan and Mil-Mughan 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.
Vital statistics by economic regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan :
| Economic region | CBR (‰) | CDR (‰) | Natural increase (‰) |
| Baku city | 10.6 | 6.2 | 4.4 |
| Absheron-Khizi Economic Region | 7.0 | 3.8 | 3.2 |
| Ganja-Dashkasan Economic Region | 10.8 | 6.9 | 3.9 |
| Shaki-Zagatala Economic Region | 12.2 | 6.4 | 5.8 |
| Lankaran-Astara Economic Region | 14.2 | 5.4 | 8.8 |
| Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region | 14.1 | 6.1 | 8.0 |
| Central Aran Economic Region | 13.7 | 6.4 | 7.3 |
| Karabakh Economic Region | 14.1 | 6.6 | 7.5 |
| East Zangezur Economic Region | 14.5 | 6.4 | 8.1 |
| Mountainous Shirvan Economic Region | 15.3 | 6.5 | 8.8 |
| Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic | 9.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| Gazakh-Tovuz Economic Region | 13.3 | 7.2 | 6.1 |
| Mil-Mughan Economic Region | 14.7 | 5.6 | 9.1 |
| Shirvan-Salyan Economic Region | 13.8 | 6.3 | 7.5 |
| Republic of Azerbaijan | 12.2 | 6.0 | 6.2 |

### 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

## Ethnic groups

Population of Azerbaijan according to ethnic group 1926–2019 :
| Ethnic group | Census 1926$^1$ | Census 1926$^1$ | Census 1939$^2$ | Census 1939$^2$ | Census 1959$^3$ | Census 1959$^3$ | Census 1970$^4$ | Census 1970$^4$ | Census 1979$^5$ | Census 1979$^5$ | Census 1989$^6$ | Census 1989$^6$ | Census 1999$^7$ | Census 1999$^7$ | Census 2009$^8$ | Census 2009$^8$ | Census 2019$^9$ | Census 2019$^9$ |
| Ethnic group | 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 | 1.7 | ~120,300 | 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 | 0.35 |
| 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 | 6,464 | 0.2 | 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 | 41,193$^7$ | 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 | 2,314,571 | 3,205,150 | 3,205,150 | 3,697,717 | 3,697,717 | 5,117,081 | 5,117,081 | 6,026,515 | 6,026,515 | 7,021,178 | 7,021,178 | 7,953,438 | 7,953,438 | 8,922,447 | 8,922,447 | 9,951,409 | 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: |||||||||||||||||||

## Migration

Azerbaijan Migration Data (1990–present) :
| 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

* Islam 97.3% (predominantly Shia)
* Christian 2.6%
* Other <0.1
* Unaffiliated <0.1
(2020 est.)
note: religious affiliation for the majority of Azerbaijanis is largely nominal, percentages for actual practicing adherents are probably much lower.