Natural population growth rate in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Natural population growth rate was 0.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Natural population growth rate in Azerbaijan, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 0.6% for natural population growth rate in 2023.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 58.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, natural population growth rate in Azerbaijan peaked at 3.1% in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2021.
Azerbaijan ranks 132nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.7% | 2.1% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 4 |
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More population data for Azerbaijan
- Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 458,644 people (2100)
- Population density 121.25 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -0.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.43 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 6,431 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.43 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.43 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.67 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 1.67 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural population growth rate in Azerbaijan?
- Natural population growth rate in Azerbaijan was 0.6% in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest natural population growth rate recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1961.
- What is the lowest natural population growth rate recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2021.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for natural population growth rate?
- Azerbaijan ranks 132nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is natural population growth rate rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Natural population growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Births minus deaths, as a share of the population. This is the part of population change that comes only from births and deaths, ignoring migration.