Azerbaijan Demographics Population Religion Percentage 2017 by City Immigrants
Asia, Azerbaijan, World Population August 16, 2017,
Azerbaijan Demographics Population Religion Percentage 2017
Azerbaijan, the nation and former Soviet republic, is bounded by the Caspian Sea and Caucasus Mountains, which span Asia and Europe. Its capital, Baku, is famed for its medieval walled Inner City. Within the Inner City lies the Palace of the Shirvanshahs, a royal retreat dating to the 15th century, and the centuries-old stone Maiden Tower, which dominates the city skyline.
Azerbaijan demographics Population by Religion
Azerbaijan Religions |
Islam (91.7%) |
Christianity (5.0%) |
None (3.0%) |
Others (0.3%) |
Azerbaijan demographics Population by Immigrants
Azerbaijan though not a popular destination for immigrants, has recently experienced waves of immigration with the collapse of the Soviet Union, especially from ethnic Azerbaijanis mostly from Armenia (as refugees), Russia and the rest of the former Soviet Union. Meskhetian Turks were also relocated to Azerbaijan from Central Asia before and after the end of the Soviet Union. With the booming petroleum industry, immigration from Turkey has also followed. In 2010, every eighth resident in Azerbaijan was a migrant, of whom more than 90% of them are Azerbaijanis and 70% are internally displaced persons from the territories occupied by Armenia.
Azerbaijan demographics Population by Race
.
Ethinic group Number |
Census 2009 |
|
Number |
% |
|
Azerbaijanis |
8,172,800 |
91.6 |
Lezgins |
180,300 |
2.02 |
Armenians |
1,203,008 |
1.35 |
Russians |
119,300 |
1.35 |
Talysh |
112,000 |
1.26 |
Avars |
49,800 |
0.56 |
Turks |
38,000 |
0,43 |
Tatars |
25,900 |
0,29 |
Tat and Judeo-Tats |
25,200 |
0.28 |
Ukrainians |
21,500 |
0,24 |
Tsakhurs |
12,300 |
0.14 |
Udins |
3,800 |
0.04 |
Georgians |
9,900 |
0.11 |
Jews |
9,100 |
0.1 |
Kurds |
6,100 |
0.07 |
Others |
9,500 |
0.11 |
Azerbaijan Population by City
.
S.No. |
Name |
Population |
1 |
Baku |
1,116,513 |
2 |
Ganja |
313,300 |
3 |
Sumqayit |
265,150 |
4 |
Lankaran |
240,300 |
5 |
Mingachevir |
95,453 |
6 |
Saatli |
87,000 |
7 |
Qaraçuxur |
72,989 |
8 |
Sirvan, Shirvan |
70,220 |
9 |
Bakixanov |
66,686 |
10 |
Nakhichivan |
64,754 |