Data as of Nov 4, 2026, 4:50 PM UTC

SERIAL · 031Asia

Azerbaijan

CapitalBaku

CurrencyAZN · Azerbaijani manat

LanguageAzerbaijani Sign Language, Azerbaijani

Area86,600 km²

Since1991

ISOAZE · AZ

Population

10.2Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in Eastern Europe and West Asia

Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a landlocked country at the boundary of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. It is a part of the South Caucasus region and is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia's republic of Dagestan to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Turkey and Armenia to the west, and Iran to the south. Baku is the capital and largest city.

Text: Wikipedia — AzerbaijanCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-11-04

— FACTS —

Capital: Baku
Currency: Azerbaijani manat (AZN)
Official language: Azerbaijani Sign Language, Azerbaijani
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +994
Licence plate code: AZ
Top-level domain: .az
Independence / founding: 1991
Highest point: Mount Bazardüzü (4,466 m)
Lowest point: Caspian Sea (-28 m)
Anthem: Azərbaycan marşı

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-11-04

— LAND —

Land covered by forest

14.6%% of land area

#146 of 2132024

46% of world average

Forest area

12,137km²

#120 of 2132025

6% of world average

Agricultural land

57.8%% of land area

#44 of 2092024

155% of world average

Farmable (arable) land

25.3%% of land area

#39 of 2062024

182% of world average

Land area

86,600km²

#115 of 2152024

13% of world average

— PEOPLE —

Population

10.2Mpeople

#94 of 2162025

27% of world average

Population growth

0.4%% per year

#145 of 2162025

44% of world average

Population density

123people per km²

#88 of 2152024

27% of world average

People living in cities

58.6%% of population

#134 of 2162025

93% of world average

Urban population growth

0.5%% per year

#153 of 2162025

35% of world average

People living rurally

41.4%% of population

#83 of 2162025

113% of world average

Population aged 0-14

21.2%% of population

#113 of 2162025

84% of world average

Population aged 15-64

69.6%% of population

#28 of 2162025

109% of world average

Population aged 65+

9.2%% of population

#105 of 2162025

85% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

43.6%% of working-age population

#189 of 2162025

76% of world average

Female population

51.0%% of population

#62 of 2162025

102% of world average

Births per woman

1.43births per woman

#169 of 2162024

61% of world average

Birth rate

10.0 /1,000per 1,000 people

#156 of 2162024

58% of world average

Death rate

5.8 /1,000per 1,000 people

#167 of 2162024

75% of world average

Net migration

8,731people (5-year total)

#45 of 2162025

7929% of world average

Migrants living in the country

2.1%% of population

#151 of 2152024

16% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$75.94Bcurrent US$

#88 of 2112025

14% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$267.57Bcurrent int'l $

#74 of 1992025

26% of world average

GDP per person

$7,411current US$

#117 of 2112025

31% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$26,113current int'l $

#88 of 1992025

78% of world average

GDP growth

1.4%% per year

#160 of 2102025

43% of world average

GDP per person growth

1.0%% per year

#146 of 2102025

43% of world average

Gross national income

$73.95Bcurrent US$

#87 of 2042025

13% of world average

Gross national income per person

$7,360current US$

#110 of 2032025

36% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$25,430current int'l $

#87 of 1972025

80% of world average

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Inflation

5.6%% per year

#149 of 1902025

65% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

0.6%% per year

#29 of 2092025

8% of world average

Real interest rate

14.7%%

#11 of 1342025

355% of world average

Lending interest rate

15.3%%

#28 of 1342025

136% of world average

Government debt

6.4%% of GDP

not enough data to rank2010

11% of world average

Government revenue

38.9%% of GDP

#17 of 1492024

148% of world average

Government spending

23.0%% of GDP

#92 of 1492022

83% of world average

Government consumption

15.5%% of GDP

#98 of 1812025

89% of world average

Household consumption

59.4%% of GDP

#102 of 1812025

92% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

18.9%% of GDP

#135 of 1782025

81% of world average

Fixed investment

16.3%% of GDP

#144 of 1732025

73% of world average

Gross savings

23.5%% of GDP

#72 of 1682025

107% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$374.2Mcurrent US$

#127 of 2012025

4% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

0.5%% of GDP

#155 of 1982025

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

1.2%% of GDP

#48 of 1792025

56% of world average

Current account balance

4.6%% of GDP

#41 of 1912025

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$13.56Bcurrent US$

#75 of 1772025

13% of world average

External debt

$12.20Bcurrent US$

#57 of 1212024

16% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

26.60-100

not enough data to rank2005

75% of world average

People below the poverty line

0.0%% of population

not enough data to rank2005

0% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

24.2%%

not enough data to rank2005

87% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

4.8%%

not enough data to rank2005

172% of world average

Stock market value

2.1%% of GDP

#87 of 882025

3% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$1.49Bcurrent US$

#80 of 1862025

29% of world average

Foreign aid received

0.2%% of GNI

#118 of 1372023

3% of world average

Exchange rate

1.7local currency per US$

#152 of 2112025

0% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

5.9%% of GDP

#102 of 1992025

59% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

39.5%% of GDP

#17 of 2022025

162% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

6.0%% of GDP

#144 of 1952025

54% of world average

Services' share of the economy

45.3%% of GDP

#168 of 2022025

78% of world average

— TRADE —

Exports

43.0%% of GDP

#71 of 1872025

99% of world average

Imports

36.8%% of GDP

#115 of 1872025

74% of world average

Trade balance

6.2%% of GDP

#27 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

65.1%% of GDP

#76 of 2052025

101% of world average

Goods exported

$25.04Bcurrent US$

#77 of 2072025

20% of world average

Goods imported

$24.38Bcurrent US$

#81 of 2072025

19% of world average

Services exported

$8.60Bcurrent US$

#77 of 1912025

18% of world average

Services imported

$10.25Bcurrent US$

#70 of 1912025

23% of world average

Goods and services exported

$32.67Bcurrent US$

#79 of 1912025

19% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$27.95Bcurrent US$

#83 of 1912025

17% of world average

High-tech share of exports

2.9%% of manufactured exports

#122 of 1792024

24% of world average

Terms of trade

108index

#74 of 2062024

103% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

74.6 yrsyears

#111 of 2162024

101% of world average

Life expectancy, women

77.3 yrsyears

#114 of 2162024

101% of world average

Life expectancy, men

71.7 yrsyears

#106 of 2162024

100% of world average

Infant deaths

12.5 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#99 of 1962024

67% of world average

Deaths under age 5

17.9 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#117 of 1962024

74% of world average

Maternal deaths

18per 100,000 live births

#68 of 1942023

15% of world average

Health spending

4.3%% of GDP

#149 of 1932023

63% of world average

Health spending per person

$300current US$

#113 of 1932023

21% of world average

Physicians

3.2 /1,000per 1,000 people

#56 of 1872022

151% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

5.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#68 of 1962022

118% of world average

Hospital beds

3.7 /1,000per 1,000 people

#47 of 1572023

124% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

97.7%% of population

#105 of 2142024

108% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

99.0%% of population

#57 of 2132024

123% of world average

Suicide rate

1.56per 100,000 people

#15 of 1852021

18% of world average

Adults who smoke

18.7%% of adults

#83 of 1662024

95% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.1%% aged 15-49

#1 of 1532024

7% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

64per 100,000 people

#130 of 2082024

64% of world average

Undernourishment

2.5%% of population

#1 of 1682024

25% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

71.0%% of children 12-23 months

#166 of 1932024

83% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

3.7%% of GDP

#118 of 1902023

85% of world average

Education spending

11.9%% of government spending

#114 of 1892025

88% of world average

Adult literacy

99.8%% aged 15+

#9 of 1192023

119% of world average

Youth literacy

99.9%% aged 15-24

#12 of 1262023

110% of world average

Primary school enrolment

105.6%% gross

#51 of 2002024

105% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

91.1%% gross

#97 of 1882024

105% of world average

University enrolment

41.3%% gross

#98 of 1672024

83% of world average

Primary school completion

97.2%% of relevant age group

#67 of 1802024

108% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

15.4pupils per teacher

#63 of 1602018

70% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

9.0 yrsyears

#115 of 1972025

90% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

5.5%% of labour force

#102 of 1862025

79% of world average

Youth unemployment

13.1%% of labour force aged 15-24

#96 of 1862025

83% of world average

Labour force participation

63.3%% aged 15+

#82 of 1862025

105% of world average

Women in the labour force

60.8%% of women aged 15+

#48 of 1862025

119% of world average

Men in the labour force

66.0%% of men aged 15+

#130 of 1862025

95% of world average

Labour force

5.1Mpeople

#85 of 1862025

25% of world average

Working in agriculture

34.2%% of employment

#49 of 1862025

155% of world average

Working in industry

15.5%% of employment

#138 of 1862025

79% of world average

Working in services

50.2%% of employment

#124 of 1862025

86% of world average

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Self-employed

67.0%% of employment

#38 of 1862025

173% of world average

Employed

59.8%% aged 15+

#76 of 1862025

106% of world average

1 of 12 figures unavailable for Azerbaijan.

— CONNECTED —

People online

90.8%% of population

#57 of 2072025

127% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

110per 100 people

#120 of 2102024

95% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

21.8per 100 people

#83 of 2082024

120% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

12.8per 100 people

#87 of 2132024

86% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#1 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

99.0%% of population

#72 of 1892024

142% of world average

Electricity used per person

2,444kWh per person

#82 of 1492024

58% of world average

Energy used per person

1,732kg oil equivalent per person

#65 of 1492024

77% of world average

Air passengers carried

2.6Mpassengers

#74 of 1652023

10% of world average

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Air freight

1,434million tonne-km

#23 of 1632023

109% of world average

Rail network

2,139route-km

#52 of 842021

20% of world average

Rail passengers

104million passenger-km

#65 of 782021

0% of world average

Research and development spending

0.2%% of GDP

#92 of 1272024

21% of world average

Patent applications by residents

194count

#65 of 1422024

1% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

1,544count

#79 of 1972023

9% of world average

Tourists arriving

796,000count

#107 of 1942020

16% of world average

Money earned from tourism

$340.0Mcurrent US$

#105 of 1752020

9% of world average

1 of 18 figures unavailable for Azerbaijan.

— NATURE —

Carbon emissions per person

3.81tonnes per person

#129 of 2032024

85% of world average

Carbon emissions

38.9Mt CO2

#144 of 2032024

21% of world average

Greenhouse gas emissions

58.3Mt CO2-equivalent

#132 of 2032024

23% of world average

Protected land

22.1%% of land area

#75 of 2132025

117% of world average

Protected coastal waters

1.0%% of territorial waters

#101 of 1742025

10% of world average

Freshwater withdrawn

160.5%% of internal resources

#163 of 1772022

126% of world average

Renewable water available per person

800m³ per person

#138 of 1832022

6% of world average

Renewable energy use

1.3%% of final energy consumption

#184 of 2122021

4% of world average

Electricity from renewables

5.8%% of total

#159 of 2062021

17% of world average

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Electricity from fossil fuels

86.5%% of total

#157 of 2092024

146% of world average

Electricity from nuclear power

0.0%% of total

#33 of 2082021

0% of world average

Energy imported (net)

-254.7%% of energy use

#135 of 1432024

no comparison

— STATE —

Military spending

6.5%% of GDP

#11 of 1562025

290% of world average

Military spending

$4.94Bcurrent US$

#53 of 1602025

30% of world average

Military spending

17.7%% of government spending

#16 of 1532025

238% of world average

Armed forces personnel

82,000people

#55 of 1702020

51% of world average

Armed forces

1.6%% of labour force

#39 of 1682020

126% of world average

Tax revenue

17.3%% of GDP

#72 of 1492024

103% of world average

Homicides

2.16per 100,000 people

#74 of 1582023

28% of world average

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Azerbaijan.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

Azərbaycan marşıAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Baku · approx. UTC+3

Neighbours

Landmarks

Hyrcanian ForestsImage: Wikimedia Commons

Historic Centre of Sheki with the Khan’s PalaceImage: Wikimedia Commons

Gobustan Rock ArtImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Ilham AliyevPresident of Azerbaijan since 2003

Heydar Aliyev3rd President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (1923–2003)

Mehriban AlievaAzerbaijani physician and politician; wife of Azerbaijan's president Ilham Aliev, Vice President of Azerbaijan and Head of Heydar Aliev Foundation (born 1964)