Europe & Central Asia · Upper-middle income
Azerbaijan: key statistics
Azerbaijan has 10.2m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $7,411. Below: 80 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Baku
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- Upper-middle income
- Currency
- Azerbaijani manat AZN
- Languages
- Azerbaijani, Azerbaijani Sign Language
- ISO codes
- AZAZE
Population10.2m2025 · rank 94 of 217GDP$75.9bn2025 · rank 88 of 211GDP per capita$7,4112025 · rank 118 of 211Life expectancy74.6 yrs2024 · rank 112 of 217Internet users90.8%2025 · rank 53 of 188Fertility1.432024 · rank 169 of 217CO₂ per person3.81 t2024 · rank 75 of 203Inflation5.6%2025 · rank 38 of 180
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Azerbaijan, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Azerbaijan by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Europe & Central Asia.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 10.2m | 2025 | 94/217 | 20/58 | +6.2% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 0.43% | 2025 | 145/217 | 25/58 | −0.8 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 58.6% | 2025 | 134/217 | 43/58 | +3.5 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 1.43 | 2024 | 169/217 | 30/58 | −27% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 9.2% | 2025 | 106/217 | 53/58 | +3.4 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 21.2% | 2025 | 113/217 | 6/58 | −2.3 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 123.4 | 2024 | 89/216 | 19/57 | +7.0% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 10.0 | 2024 | 156/217 | 18/58 | −44% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 86,600 km² | 2024 | 116/216 | 28/57 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $75.9bn | 2025 | 88/211 | 34/57 | +43% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $7,411 | 2025 | 118/211 | 52/57 | +35% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $26,113 | 2025 | 88/199 | 44/53 | +73% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $7,360 | 2025 | 109/201 | 48/53 | +11% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | 1.4% | 2025 | 161/210 | 34/56 | +0.4 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | 1.0% | 2025 | 147/210 | 37/56 | +1.2 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 5.9% | 2025 | 101/198 | 14/56 | −0.3 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 39.5% | 2025 | 17/201 | 1/57 | −5.4 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 45.3% | 2025 | 168/201 | 56/57 | +4.6 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 18.9% | 2025 | 133/175 | 47/51 | −9.0 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 23.5% | 2025 | 71/163 | 24/49 | −4.7 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 5.6% | 2025 | 38/180 | 10/49 | +1.6 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 14.7% | 2025 | 13/136 | 2/24 | −14.2 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 15.3% | 2025 | 29/136 | 7/24 | −2.2 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 1.70 | 2025 | 150/210 | 27/57 | +66% | — | |
| Government debt | 6.4% | 2010 | 75/78 | 19/19 | — | — | |
| Tax revenue | 17.3% | 2024 | 68/142 | 37/48 | +3.1 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 23.0% | 2022 | 89/142 | 41/47 | +0.8 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 17.0% | 2024 | 107/119 | 18/20 | +0.5 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 6.47% | 2025 | 8/156 | 3/47 | +1.0 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 43.0% | 2025 | 70/184 | 30/52 | +5.2 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 36.8% | 2025 | 112/184 | 42/52 | +2.0 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 79.8% | 2025 | 96/184 | 37/52 | +7.2 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 4.6% | 2025 | 40/185 | 10/50 | +5.0 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | 0.5% | 2025 | 157/197 | 36/51 | −7.1 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 2.0% | 2025 | 100/178 | 24/50 | −0.4 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 796,000 | 2020 | 108/196 | 41/51 | −59% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 5.5% | 2025 | 86/187 | 27/49 | +0.5 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 13.1% | 2025 | 92/187 | 29/49 | −0.3 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 63.3% | 2025 | 82/187 | 14/49 | −0.2 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 60.8% | 2025 | 48/187 | 11/49 | −0.3 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $123m | 2023 | 111/145 | 15/19 | +274% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 0.2% | 2023 | 120/139 | 14/18 | +0.3 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $12.1 | 2023 | 125/145 | 17/19 | +261% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 0.0% | 2005 | — | — | −19.7 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 0.3% | 2005 | — | — | −37.5 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 6.0% | 2012 | — | — | −43.6 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 26.6 | 2005 | — | — | −23% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 2.5% | 2024 | 108/167 | 8/47 | ±0.0 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 20.8% | 2025 | 121/190 | 45/52 | +3.9 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 99.8% | 2023 | 12/141 | 10/27 | ±0.0 pp | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 99.7% | 2023 | 11/147 | 10/28 | ±0.0 pp | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 105.6% | 2024 | 47/191 | 8/53 | −0.4 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 91.1% | 2024 | 97/176 | 44/53 | +7.7 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 41.3% | 2024 | 99/172 | 49/52 | +18.2 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 97.2% | 2024 | 64/168 | 28/47 | −0.9 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 15.4 | 2018 | 108/173 | 13/48 | +37% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 3.7% | 2023 | 114/184 | 38/49 | +1.2 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 74.6 yrs | 2024 | 112/217 | 49/58 | +3.7% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 12.5 | 2024 | 98/196 | 6/52 | −45% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 17.9 | 2024 | 80/196 | 3/52 | −40% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 18 | 2023 | 126/194 | 7/51 | −25% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 4.3% | 2023 | 149/193 | 50/52 | +1.0 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $300 | 2023 | 113/193 | 49/52 | +19% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 3.19 | 2022 | 55/180 | 40/50 | −7.7% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 71% | 2024 | 166/193 | 49/51 | −14.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 0.1% | 2024 | 113/153 | 23/35 | ±0.0 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 6.6% | 2023 | 121/154 | 10/28 | −11.2 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 97.7% | 2024 | 101/206 | 43/56 | +9.2 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 99.0% | 2024 | 56/203 | 26/54 | +12.8 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 90.8% | 2025 | 53/188 | 28/51 | +13.8 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 109.5 | 2024 | 120/210 | 43/56 | ±0.0% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 21.8 | 2024 | 83/208 | 49/55 | +10% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 100.0% | 2024 | 9/215 | 5/57 | ±0.0 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 99.0% | 2024 | 47/192 | 22/51 | +3.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 3.81 t | 2024 | 75/203 | 36/49 | +4.7% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 1.3% | 2021 | 184/212 | 51/54 | −2.2 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 5.8% | 2021 | 159/206 | 49/51 | −7.4 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 14.6% | 2024 | 145/214 | 40/57 | +1.6 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 25.3% | 2024 | 38/206 | 19/53 | +2.0 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 160.5% | 2022 | 15/177 | 3/47 | +13.0 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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