Azerbaijan — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Azerbaijan, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Azerbaijan was 0.43% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 3.81% in 1961. The lowest was 0.04% in 2022 (about 10.9× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -3.34% per year.
Azerbaijan ranks 145 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 67%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Azerbaijan sits above it. It peaked in 1961 and has fallen 89% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 64%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 25 of 58 economies; Turkiye (0.42%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 299% in 2024. That is 34% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 13th of 216 in 1961 → 118th of 216 in 1970 → 131st of 216 in 1980 → 137th of 216 in 1990 → 145th of 217 in 2000 → 107th of 217 in 2010 → 124th of 217 in 2020 → 145th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.43% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 0.48% | +0.4 pp |
| 2023 | 0.12% | +0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 0.04% | -0.4 pp |
| 2021 | 0.44% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | 0.68% | -0.2 pp |
| 2019 | 0.85% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 0.87% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 0.98% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 1.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 1.19% | -0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 1.25% | -0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 1.29% | -0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 1.33% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 1.19% | -0.9 pp |
| 2009 | 2.08% | -0.0 pp |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +1.0 pp |
| 2007 | 1.13% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 1.02% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 0.88% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 0.76% | +0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 0.75% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 0.77% | -0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 0.82% | -0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 0.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 0.95% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 0.96% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 1.01% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 1.16% | -0.2 pp |
| 1994 | 1.35% | -0.2 pp |
| 1993 | 1.52% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 1.51% | +0.2 pp |
| 1991 | 1.33% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 1.38% | -0.1 pp |
| 1989 | 1.45% | +0.0 pp |
| 1988 | 1.43% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 1.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 1.49% | -0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 1.55% | -0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 1.66% | +0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 1.6% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 1.58% | +0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 1.57% | +0.1 pp |
| 1980 | 1.46% | -0.1 pp |
| 1979 | 1.58% | -0.1 pp |
| 1978 | 1.69% | +0.1 pp |
| 1977 | 1.63% | +0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 1.6% | -0.1 pp |
| 1975 | 1.68% | -0.1 pp |
| 1974 | 1.81% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 1.88% | -0.2 pp |
| 1972 | 2.03% | -0.1 pp |
| 1971 | 2.12% | -0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 2.13% | -0.2 pp |
| 1969 | 2.29% | -0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 2.38% | -0.2 pp |
| 1967 | 2.6% | -0.3 pp |
| 1966 | 2.88% | -0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 3% | -0.3 pp |
| 1964 | 3.34% | +0.4 pp |
| 1963 | 2.96% | -0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 2.98% | -0.8 pp |
| 1961 | 3.81% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Azerbaijan’s Population growth in 1962?
2.98% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Azerbaijan’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -88.7% in total — about 3.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.43%; 2024: 0.48%; 2023: 0.12%; 2022: 0.04%; 2021: 0.44%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.