Azerbaijan Population Pyramid 1989
Azerbaijan in 1989
The population of Azerbaijan in 1989 was 7,167,585. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 15.8%, up from 6,187,134 in 1979.
With a median age of 23.5 years, Azerbaijan had a youth dependency ratio of 53.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.1 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Azerbaijan had on average 1.55 children, below the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 74.4 years in 2023: 77.1 for women and 71.6 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
179,594 immigrants live in Azerbaijan, 1.7% of the population.
| Armenia | 116,637 |
| Russian Federation | 19,714 |
| Georgia | 18,215 |
| Uzbekistan | 8,122 |
| Ukraine | 8,108 |
810,116 people born in Azerbaijan live in other countries.
| Russian Federation | 308,165 |
| Armenia | 187,421 |
| Turkey | 117,860 |
| Ukraine | 84,792 |
| Uzbekistan | 20,079 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | 7,167,585 | 23.5 | |
| Georgia | 5,499,641 | 30.4 | |
| Israel | 4,381,510 | 25.6 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 10,128,394 | 19.0 | |
| Lebanon | 3,525,285 | 21.4 |





