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Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan / AZ

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Azerbaijan in numbers.

Area86,600 kmยฒWorld # 115 โ†’Population10.2MWorld # 94 โ†’Population density118.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 86 โ†’Life expectancy74.6 yearsWorld # 110 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 7,411World # 116 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Azerbaijan across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area86,600 kmยฒWorld # 115 / 2023 โ†’Population10.2MWorld # 94 / 2025 โ†’Population density118.3 people/kmยฒWorld # 86 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,991World # 9 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth0.4%World # 145 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate1.4World # 168 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate10 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 155 / 2024 โ†’Death rate5.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 166 / 2024 โ†’Median age32.6 yearsWorld # 115 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+9.2%World # 104 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1421.2%World # 113 / 2025 โ†’Urban population58.6%World # 134 / 2025 โ†’Net migration8.7KWorld # 45 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate0.9 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 65 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share2.1%World # 151 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy74.6 yearsWorld # 110 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy64 yearsWorld # 68 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people3.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 56 / 2022 โ†’Smoking rate18.7%World # 84 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 7,411World # 116 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 75.9BWorld # 88 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 26,113World # 88 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth1.4%World # 160 / 2025 โ†’Inflation5.6%World # 43 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment5.5%World # 85 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment13.1%World # 91 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,791 hours/yearWorld # 85 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)No dataNo rank โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)3.7%World # 118 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people1,662.5 per million peopleWorld # 51 / 2024 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.2%World # 105 / 2024 โ†’Patent applications per million people11.6 per million peopleWorld # 73 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,339 kcal/dayWorld # 48 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person39.4 kg/person/yearWorld # 118 / 2023 โ†’Rice production15.3K tWorld # 95 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production1.9M tWorld # 42 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area14.1%World # 146 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person2,367 kWh/personWorld # 82 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person3.9 tWorld # 88 / 2024 โ†’Internet use90.8%World # 57 / 2025 โ†’Mobile subscriptions109.5 per 100 peopleWorld # 120 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate2.2 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 103 / 2023 โ†’Road traffic death rate6.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 151 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)5%World # 12 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament20.8%World # 123 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals796KWorld # 110 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 340MWorld # 110 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites5 sitesWorld # 67 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam2020 / 97.3%Main languageAzerbaijaniMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceNatural gas2025Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal375 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightAzerbaijaniLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyAzerbaijan ManatAZNDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPlaces and landformsAtropatene