Between 1991 and 2023, the area of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Artsakh) was not under control of the central government of Azerbaijan.
Division
The population of the main regions of Azerbaijan according to census results and latest estimates.
Map and area figures refer to the situation at the end of November 2020.
Name | Abbr. | Status | Native | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1979-01-17 | Population Census (C) 1989-01-12 | Population Census (C) 1999-01-27 | Population Census (C) 2009-04-13 | Population Census (C) 2019-10-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2023-01-01 | |||
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Azerbaijan | AZE | Rep | Azərbaycan | Bakı | 85,900 | 6,026,515 | 7,021,178 | 7,953,438 | 8,922,447 | 10,092,753 | 10,247,000 | → | ||
Azərbaycan [Mainland] | 77,645 | 5,623,875 | 6,538,218 | 7,466,066 | 8,384,265 | 9,485,359 | 9,661,400 | 7764500 | ||||||
Nagorno Karabakh (Dağlıq Qarabağ, Artsakh) | NKR | Rep | Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ, Արցախ | Stepanakert | 2,937 | 162,181 | 189,085 | 130,600 | 139,859 | 148,795 | 120,000 | 293700 | → | |
Naxçıvan [Nakhchivan] | NAV | ARep | Naxçıvan | 5,318 | 240,459 | 293,875 | 354,072 | 398,323 | 458,599 | 465,700 | 531800 | → |
- The 2019 census figures report the actual population. For Nagorno-Karabakh, the end-of-2019 estimate is reported; there is no official 2023 population figure.
- State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
(Nagorno Karabakh) Statistical Service of Nagory-Karabakh / Artsakh Republic (www.stat-nkr.am).
Major Urban Places
Name | Adm. | Population Calculation (UE-C) 2019-10-01 | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bakı | 1,291,000 | |
2 | Sumqayıt | 435,600 | |
3 | Gəncə | 299,100 | |
4 | Xırdalan | 213,400 | |
5 | Mingəçevir | 119,977 | |
6 | Maştağa | 109,100 | |
7 | Binə | 89,300 | |
8 | Biləcəri | 85,900 | |
9 | Qaraçuxur | 84,600 | |
10 | Naxçıvan | NAV | 80,800 |
Major Urban Agglomerations
Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 2019-10-01 | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bakı | 3,455,765 | |
2 | Gəncə | 352,196 | |
3 | Mingəçevir | 119,977 | |
4 | Naxçıvan | NAV | 83,754 |
5 | Şirvan | 82,135 |
Contents: Urban Places
The population of all Azerbaijani urban places with more than 20,000 inhabitants according to census results and estimates.
Name | Native | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1979-01-17 | Population Census (C) 1989-01-12 | Population Estimate (E) 2002-01-01 | Population Estimate (E) 2011-01-01 | Population Calculation (UE-C) 2019-10-01 | Area | |
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Ağcabədi [Agjabedi] | 20,296 | 25,162 | 34,000 | 39,200 | 51,700 | 0 | |||
Ağdam | 23,559 | 28,031 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Ağdaş [Agdash] | 17,352 | 19,756 | 22,900 | 29,400 | 29,900 | 0 | |||
Ağsu [Aghsu] | 11,019 | 14,201 | ... | 20,100 | 21,315 | 0 | |||
Əmircan [Amirjan] | 16,588 | 17,815 | 25,900 | 29,500 | 33,600 | 0 | |||
Badamdar | ... | ... | ... | 21,600 | 31,600 | 0 | |||
Bakı [Baku] | 1,021,969 | 1,150,055 | 1,099,700 | 1,166,900 | 1,291,000 | 0 | |||
Bakıxanov (Stepan Razin) [Bakikhanov] | 60,046 | 73,707 | 65,500 | 69,200 | 77,200 | 0 | |||
Balaxani [Balakhani] | 8,845 | 10,265 | 10,600 | 13,700 | 25,500 | 0 | |||
Bərdə [Barda] | 24,122 | 30,908 | 36,700 | 38,100 | 52,598 | 0 | |||
Beyləqan [Beylagan] | 9,404 | 12,263 | 14,000 | 15,400 | 21,000 | 0 | |||
Biləcəri [Bilajari] | 24,205 | 30,498 | 41,000 | 45,100 | 85,900 | 0 | |||
Biləsuvar (Puşkino) [Bilasuvar] | 15,925 | 18,632 | 17,900 | 20,600 | 22,588 | 0 | |||
Binə [Bina] | 18,832 | 22,809 | 24,000 | 53,300 | 89,300 | 0 | |||
Binəqədi [Binagadi] | ... | ... | ... | 37,100 | 50,200 | 0 | |||
Bülbülə [Bulbula] | ... | ... | ... | 23,900 | 27,500 | 0 | |||
Buzovna | 19,405 | 23,084 | 24,500 | 29,300 | 38,300 | 0 | |||
Cəlilabad [Jalilabad] | 19,962 | 25,846 | 35,500 | 43,000 | 41,900 | 0 | |||
Corat [Jorat] | 6,206 | 7,809 | 8,500 | 12,900 | 21,200 | 0 | |||
Füzuli | 13,201 | 17,090 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Gəncə (Kirovabad) [Ganja] | 231,901 | 278,006 | 300,900 | 315,900 | 299,100 | 0 | |||
Göyçay [Goychay] | 29,206 | 30,934 | 35,000 | 35,900 | 34,525 | 0 | |||
Göygöl (Xanlar) [Goygol] | 13,310 | 15,338 | 17,400 | 17,500 | 20,900 | 0 | |||
Hacıqabul (Qazıməmməd) [Hajigabul] | 19,066 | 21,504 | 22,800 | 25,500 | 26,800 | 0 | |||
Hacı Zeynalabdin Tağıyev (Nasosnyy) [Tagiyev] | 8,634 | 16,371 | 18,700 | 21,000 | 34,200 | 0 | |||
Hökməli [Hokmali] | 2,529 | 3,267 | 4,100 | 8,900 | 18,600 | 0 | |||
Hövsan | 9,881 | 28,508 | 37,500 | 38,300 | 52,600 | 0 | |||
İmişli [Imishli] | 21,340 | 25,715 | 31,000 | 33,000 | 37,400 | 0 | |||
İsmayıllı | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25,400 | 0 | |||
Keşlə [Keshla] | ... | ... | 17,600 | 23,000 | 32,400 | 0 | |||
Kürdəmir [Kurdamir] | 14,844 | 15,385 | 17,700 | 18,200 | 19,300 | 0 | |||
Lənkəran [Lankaran] | 40,312 | 45,020 | 48,600 | 50,500 | 51,600 | 0 | |||
Lökbatan | 16,743 | 23,365 | 30,100 | 35,200 | 42,000 | 0 | |||
Mərdəkan [Mardakan] | ... | ... | ... | 23,000 | 35,800 | 0 | |||
Martakert (Ağdərə) | Մարտակերտ | NKR | 6,937 | 8,325 | 3,800 | 4,200 | 4,500 | 0 | |
Martuni (Xocavənd) | Մարտունի | NKR | 5,504 | 6,998 | 4,700 | 5,600 | 4,600 | 0 | |
Masallı [Masally] | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25,300 | 0 | |||
Maştağa [Mashtagha] | 31,920 | 40,294 | 39,500 | 42,600 | 109,100 | 0 | |||
Mehdiabad | ... | ... | ... | 11,400 | 22,400 | 0 | |||
Mingəçevir [Mingechevir] | 59,733 | 85,388 | 94,600 | 97,800 | 119,977 | 0 | |||
Nardaran | 4,133 | 5,160 | 7,400 | 8,900 | 28,800 | 0 | |||
Naxçıvan [Nakhchivan] | NAV | 33,279 | 59,754 | 64,300 | 72,700 | 80,800 | 0 | ||
Neftçala [Neftchala] | 10,734 | 14,241 | 18,300 | 20,800 | 21,900 | 0 | |||
Qaraçuxur [Garachukur] | 13,080 | 46,377 | 70,900 | 79,500 | 84,600 | 0 | |||
Qazax [Gazakh] | 15,585 | 19,045 | 18,900 | 21,000 | 20,826 | 0 | |||
Qobu | 5,485 | 6,386 | 7,100 | 9,400 | 19,000 | 0 | |||
Qobustan [Gobustan] | 8,170 | 10,621 | 13,100 | 15,000 | 20,100 | 0 | |||
Quba [Guba] | 19,437 | 20,791 | 22,100 | 23,900 | 24,100 | 0 | |||
Qusar [Gusar] | 12,225 | 14,230 | 15,700 | 16,800 | 21,200 | 0 | |||
Ramana [Romana] | 6,864 | 7,527 | 8,700 | 11,800 | 44,500 | 0 | |||
Rəsulzadə (Məmməd Əmin Rəsulzadə, Kirovskij) [Rasulzade] | 77,168 | 34,285 | 43,100 | 48,600 | 58,500 | 0 | |||
Saatli [Saatly] | 10,986 | 14,200 | 16,900 | 17,800 | 18,596 | 0 | |||
Sabirabad | 15,000 | 18,612 | 27,600 | 28,600 | 30,433 | 0 | |||
Şabran (Dəvəçi) [Shabran] | 15,374 | 18,647 | 20,700 | 23,000 | 24,554 | 0 | |||
Sabunçu [Sabunchu] | 30,903 | 24,202 | 20,700 | 30,800 | 30,800 | 0 | |||
Sahil (Primorsk) | 10,235 | 19,280 | 21,600 | 22,800 | 27,100 | 0 | |||
Şəki (Nucha) [Sheki] | 49,475 | 56,223 | 61,800 | 63,500 | 65,900 | 0 | |||
Salyan | 26,196 | 30,396 | 35,900 | 36,700 | 38,600 | 0 | |||
Şamaxı [Shamakhy] | 21,965 | 24,681 | 28,500 | 36,300 | 38,800 | 0 | |||
Şəmkir [Shamkir] | 21,965 | 27,917 | 35,000 | 38,500 | 40,600 | 0 | |||
Saray | ... | ... | ... | 18,700 | 41,100 | 0 | |||
Shushi (Şuşa) | Շուշի | 11,729 | 15,039 | 3,000 | 4,100 | 4,200 | 0 | ||
Şirvan (Əli Bayramlı) [Shirvan] | 41,583 | 58,253 | 68,700 | 73,900 | 77,800 | 0 | |||
Siyəzən [Siyazan] | 15,499 | 18,655 | 21,800 | 24,100 | 25,200 | 0 | |||
Stepanakert (Xankəndi) | Ստեփանակերտ | NKR | 38,980 | 56,705 | 49,700 | 52,900 | 58,300 | 0 | |
Sulutəpə [Sulutepe] | ... | ... | ... | 17,900 | 22,700 | 0 | |||
Sumqayıt (Sumgait) [Sumqayit] | 190,112 | 231,104 | 261,200 | 280,900 | 435,600 | 0 | |||
Şüvəlan [Shuvalan] | 14,238 | 14,869 | 15,000 | 18,100 | 23,300 | 0 | |||
Tərtər (Mir-Bəşir) [Tartar] | 10,789 | 12,563 | 17,800 | 19,700 | 25,600 | 0 | |||
Tovuz | 11,341 | 13,373 | 12,900 | 13,600 | 19,200 | 0 | |||
Xaçmaz [Khachmaz] | 26,012 | 28,990 | 36,200 | 39,500 | 42,500 | 0 | |||
Xırdalan [Khirdalan] | 22,672 | 28,225 | 30,600 | 92,700 | 213,400 | 0 | |||
Yevlax [Yevlakh] | 33,874 | 45,719 | 52,500 | 58,300 | 65,500 | 0 | |||
Zabrat | 17,071 | 16,558 | 21,100 | 27,400 | 45,100 | 0 | |||
Zaqatala [Zagatala] | 16,143 | 18,198 | 18,000 | 20,900 | 21,600 | 0 |
- In November 2020, Ağdam, Füzuli and Shushi/Şuşa became under control of the central government.
- 2019 figures are computed by »City Population« taking the actual urban population of districts according to the 2019 census and 2023 de-jure estimates of towns and settlements. For Nagorno-Karabakh, end-of-2019 estimates are reported. The 2002 and 2011 estimates are de-jure figures.
- (1979) Institute of Geography, Moscow.
(1989) Demoscope Weekly.
(2002) (2011) (2019) State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
(Nagorno Karabakh) Statistical Service of Nagory-Karabakh / Artsakh Republic (www.stat-nkr.am).