| Population by economic and administrative regions of the Azerbaijan Republic (thsd. person) |
|---|
| Economic and administrative regions | by 1 Janvary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2009 | |
| Azerbaijan Republic | 7131.9 | 5 7643.5 | 8032.8 | 8447.3 | 8896.9 |
| urban population | 3847.3 | 4005.6 | 4116.4 | 4477.6 | 4818.3 |
| rural population | 3284.6 | 3637.9 | 3916.4 | 3969.7 | 4078.6 |
| Baku city - total | 1807.8 | 1765.5 | 1806.5 | 1914.6 | 2039.7 |
| of which: | |||||
| Binagadi region | 183.5 | 189.9 | 211.4 | 225.6 | 237.8 |
| Azizbeyov region | 117.8 | 114.1 | 121.3 | 146.2 | 168.7 |
| Garadagh region | 89.4 | 94.3 | 95.5 | 100.7 | 107.7 |
| Khatai region | 232.2 | 217.0 | 217.0 | 228.7 | 244.1 |
| Narimanov region | 160.6 | 150.1 | 148.8 | 153.5 | 160.5 |
| Nasimi region | 204.5 | 202.4 | 196.7 | 201.6 | 207.9 |
| Nizami region | 169.2 | 161.1 | 160.0 | 166.9 | 177.4 |
| Sabunchu region | 198.8 | 190.5 | 191.1 | 205.7 | 220.1 |
| Sabayel region | 90.7 | 75.0 | 75.2 | 81.8 | 90.0 |
| Surakhany region | 140.9 | 151.1 | 167.8 | 180.1 | 194.1 |
| Yasamal region | 220.2 | 220.0 | 221.7 | 223.8 | 231.4 |
| Absheron economic region - total | 338.2 | 364.8 | 389.8 | 451.0 | 512.8 |
| urban population | 313.0 | 338.3 | 359.0 | 419.1 | 473.0 |
| rural population | 25.2 | 26.5 | 30.8 | 31.9 | 39.8 |
| of which: | |||||
| t.d. of Sumgait town1) | 256.7 | 275.4 | 285.4 | 294.7 | 308.7 |
| Absheron region | 71.4 | 77.5 | 91.2 | 142.4 | 189.4 |
| urban population | 50.5 | 56.2 | 66.6 | 117.2 | 156.9 |
| rural population | 20.9 | 21.3 | 24.6 | 25.2 | 32.5 |
| Khyzi region | 10.1 | 11.9 | 13.2 | 13.9 | 14.7 |
| urban population | 5.8 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.2 | 7.4 |
| rural population | 4.3 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.3 |
| Ganja-Gazakh economic region - total | 967.6 | 1050.3 | 1091.9 | 1125.8 | 1169.6 |
| urban population | 457.3 | 493.1 | 498.5 | 522.3 | 543.6 |
| rural population | 510.3 | 557.2 | 593.4 | 603.5 | 626.0 |
| of which: | |||||
| t.d. of Ganja town1) | 282.2 | 296.9 | 300.7 | 305.5 | 313.0 |
| Naftalan town | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 |
| Aghstafa region | 60.7 | 70.0 | 74.4 | 76.8 | 80.0 |
| urban population | 12.3 | 14.1 | 14.6 | 18.7 | 20.1 |
| rural population | 48.4 | 55.9 | 59.8 | 58.1 | 59.9 |
| Dashkasan region | 28.3 | 29.7 | 30.7 | 31.9 | 32.8 |
| urban population | 13.0 | 13.4 | 12.6 | 13.4 | 14.3 |
| rural population | 15.3 | 16.3 | 18.1 | 18.5 | 18.5 |
| Gadabay region | 76.1 | 81.5 | 87.0 | 90.2 | 93.6 |
| urban population | 5.6 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 10.1 |
| rural population | 70.5 | 73.2 | 78.5 | 81.4 | 83.5 |
| Goranboy region | 87.5 | 86.0 | 87.4 | 91.2 | 95.4 |
| urban population | 19.2 | 20.1 | 18.7 | 19.3 | 20.3 |
| rural population | 68.3 | 65.9 | 68.7 | 71.9 | 75.1 |
| Goygol region | 44.0 | 50.0 | 53.7 | 55.2 | 57.0 |
| urban population | 13.6 | 19.3 | 21.4 | 22.6 | 23.5 |
| rural population | 30.4 | 30.7 | 32.3 | 32.6 | 33.5 |
| Gazakh region | 72.2 | 78.3 | 81.6 | 84.6 | 88.9 |
| urban population | 18.7 | 18.8 | 19.0 | 20.3 | 20.9 |
| rural population | 53.5 | 59.5 | 62.6 | 64.3 | 68.0 |
| Samukh region | 38.1 | 47.7 | 49.8 | 50.9 | 53.4 |
| urban population | 11.1 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 17.1 | 20.4 |
| rural population | 27.0 | 34.8 | 37.6 | 33.8 | 33.0 |
| Shamkir region | 145.4 | 165.7 | 174.8 | 181.6 | 190.4 |
| urban population | 51.2 | 57.2 | 58.8 | 63.2 | 66.4 |
| rural population | 94.2 | 108.5 | 116.0 | 118.4 | 124.0 |
| Tovuz region | 126.0 | 137.1 | 144.2 | 150.4 | 157.4 |
| urban population | 23.3 | 24.7 | 24.4 | 25.9 | 26.9 |
| rural population | 102.7 | 112.4 | 119.8 | 124.5 | 130.5 |
| Shaki-Zagatala economic region - total | 451.7 | 498.2 | 524.0 | 543.9 | 564.9 |
| urban population | 113.5 | 128.7 | 129.8 | 134.7 | 158.4 |
| rural population | 338.2 | 369.5 | 394.2 | 409.2 | 406.5 |
| of which: | |||||
| Balakan region | 69.7 | 79.3 | 84.4 | 86.6 | 89.5 |
| urban population | 8.3 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.3 |
| rural population | 61.4 | 69.6 | 74.4 | 76.5 | 79.2 |
| Gakh region | 44.4 | 48.7 | 51.6 | 52.5 | 53.1 |
| urban population | 11.3 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.9 | 12.3 |
| rural population | 33.1 | 36.9 | 39.8 | 40.6 | 40.8 |
| Gabala region | 73.9 | 79.9 | 84.1 | 89.4 | 93.8 |
| urban population | 12.6 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 32.5 |
| rural population | 61.3 | 68.0 | 72.7 | 77.1 | 61.3 |
| Oguz region | 31.7 | 34.9 | 37.0 | 38.9 | 40.2 |
| urban population | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.9 |
| rural population | 26.0 | 28.6 | 30.5 | 32.2 | 33.3 |
| Shaki region | 138.7 | 152.7 | 158.8 | 164.9 | 170.4 |
| urban population | 57.2 | 62.3 | 63.3 | 64 | 65.3 |
| rural population | 81.5 | 90.4 | 95.5 | 100.9 | 105.1 |
| Zagatala region | 93.3 | 102.7 | 108.1 | 111.6 | 117.9 |
| urban population | 18.4 | 26.7 | 26.8 | 29.7 | 31.1 |
| rural population | 74.9 | 76.0 | 81.3 | 81.9 | 86.8 |
| Lankaran economic region - total | 613.2 | 686.0 | 738.6 | 781.1 | 821.1 |
| urban population | 155.5 | 163.9 | 170.7 | 181.9 | 203.9 |
| rural population | 457.7 | 522.1 | 567.9 | 599.2 | 617.2 |
| of which: | |||||
| Astara region | 70.8 | 79.7 | 85.4 | 91.2 | 95.9 |
| urban population | 16.3 | 18.0 | 18.7 | 19.4 | 20.5 |
| rural population | 54.5 | 61.7 | 66.7 | 71.8 | 75.4 |
| Jalilabad region | 135.7 | 154.3 | 172.0 | 182.4 | 191.5 |
| urban population | 37.2 | 44.5 | 48.1 | 51.8 | 55.9 |
| rural population | 98.5 | 109.8 | 123.9 | 130.6 | 135.6 |
| Lerik region | 54.6 | 59.7 | 64.3 | 69.8 | 74.3 |
| urban population | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.3 |
| rural population | 48.7 | 53.3 | 57.6 | 62.6 | 67.0 |
| Lankaran region | 165.0 | 181.9 | 191.3 | 198.2 | 205.3 |
| urban population | 72.3 | 76.6 | 78.6 | 80.9 | 82.8 |
| rural population | 92.7 | 105.3 | 112.7 | 117.3 | 122.5 |
| Masally region | 146.4 | 164.6 | 175.5 | 185.2 | 196.2 |
| urban population | 20.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 17.1 | 30.8 |
| rural population | 126.1 | 149.7 | 160.8 | 168.1 | 165.4 |
| Yardimly region | 40.7 | 45.8 | 50.1 | 54.3 | 57.9 |
| urban population | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 6.6 |
| rural population | 37.2 | 42.3 | 46.2 | 48.8 | 51.3 |
| Guba-Khachmaz economic region - total | 373.7 | 417.8 | 445.3 | 465.9 | 487.0 |
| urban population | 123.1 | 134.6 | 138.9 | 154.8 | 165.8 |
| rural population | 250.6 | 283.2 | 306.4 | 311.1 | 321.2 |
| of which: | |||||
| Davachi region | 39.3 | 44.1 | 46.4 | 48.6 | 51.2 |
| urban population | 19.0 | 20.5 | 20.5 | 21.2 | 22.2 |
| rural population | 20.3 | 23.6 | 25.9 | 27.4 | 29.0 |
| Khachmaz region | 117.9 | 135.4 | 145.6 | 152.9 | 158.8 |
| urban population | 41.9 | 48.4 | 51.5 | 59.4 | 62.5 |
| rural population | 76.0 | 87.0 | 94.1 | 93.5 | 96.3 |
| Guba region | 118.9 | 131.0 | 137.8 | 143.9 | 151.9 |
| urban population | 26.3 | 26.8 | 27.0 | 32.8 | 37.9 |
| rural population | 92.6 | 104.2 | 110.8 | 111.1 | 114.0 |
| Gusar region | 68.4 | 75.5 | 81.7 | 84.7 | 87.5 |
| urban population | 16.2 | 17.4 | 17.6 | 18 | 18.5 |
| rural population | 52.2 | 58.1 | 64.1 | 66.7 | 69.0 |
| Siyazan region | 29.2 | 31.8 | 33.8 | 35.8 | 37.6 |
| urban population | 19.7 | 21.5 | 22.3 | 23.4 | 24.7 |
| rural population | 9.5 | 10.3 | 11.5 | 12.4 | 12.9 |
| Aran economic region - total | 1383.9 | 1549.7 | 1641.3 | 1713.2 | 1792.3 |
| urban population | 529.6 | 599.2 | 610.5 | 661.7 | 693.0 |
| rural population | 854.3 | 950.5 | 1030.8 | 1051.5 | 1099.3 |
| of which: | |||||
| Mingechevir town | 84.6 | 94.6 | 94.5 | 95.4 | 96.1 |
| t.d. of Shirvan town 1) | 61.0 | 68.2 | 70.0 | 72.9 | 77.1 |
| Agdjabadi region | 88.2 | 100.5 | 108.7 | 114.2 | 121.3 |
| urban population | 26.2 | 32.3 | 33.9 | 36.9 | 46.6 |
| rural population | 62.0 | 68.2 | 74.8 | 77.3 | 74.7 |
| Agdash region | 75.0 | 83.5 | 90.0 | 94.5 | 98.3 |
| urban population | 23.5 | 26.7 | 27.1 | 30.0 | 32.8 |
| rural population | 51.5 | 56.8 | 62.9 | 64.5 | 65.5 |
| Beylagan region | 68.8 | 75.6 | 79.0 | 82.0 | 86.3 |
| urban population | 14.5 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 25.0 | 37.0 |
| rural population | 54.3 | 59.8 | 63.1 | 57.0 | 49.3 |
| Barda region | 108.9 | 122.7 | 130.7 | 136.7 | 142.1 |
| urban population | 31.2 | 35.0 | 36.1 | 37.0 | 38.5 |
| rural population | 77.7 | 87.7 | 94.6 | 99.7 | 103.6 |
| Bilasuvar region | 62.0 | 70.2 | 76.0 | 81.4 | 87.3 |
| urban population | 18.4 | 17.9 | 17.6 | 19.1 | 20.0 |
| rural population | 43.6 | 52.3 | 58.4 | 62.3 | 67.3 |
| Goychay region | 85.8 | 95.5 | 101.4 | 105.4 | 108.8 |
| urban population | 31.3 | 34.3 | 34.6 | 35.2 | 35.8 |
| rural population | 54.5 | 61.2 | 66.8 | 70.2 | 73.0 |
| Hajigabul region | 51.2 | 56.2 | 58.5 | 61.5 | 65.5 |
| urban population | 24.6 | 26.0 | 26.8 | 32.3 | 33.9 |
| rural population | 26.6 | 30.2 | 31.7 | 29.2 | 31.6 |
| Imishli region | 87.0 | 97.8 | 104.9 | 109.2 | 113.8 |
| urban population | 29.9 | 34.2 | 34.8 | 35.8 | 36.7 |
| rural population | 57.1 | 63.6 | 70.1 | 73.4 | 77.1 |
| Kurdamir region | 77.3 | 86.9 | 93.3 | 98.5 | 103.8 |
| urban population | 15.5 | 17.4 | 17.8 | 20.7 | 21.1 |
| rural population | 61.8 | 69.5 | 75.5 | 77.8 | 82.7 |
| Neftchala region | 61.0 | 67.8 | 72.1 | 75.6 | 79.4 |
| urban population | 26.1 | 32.8 | 32.7 | 36.4 | 37.8 |
| rural population | 34.9 | 35.0 | 39.4 | 39.2 | 41.6 |
| Saatly region | 68.4 | 79.2 | 83.5 | 87.6 | 92.3 |
| urban population | 14.5 | 15.9 | 16.5 | 16.9 | 17.5 |
| rural population | 53.9 | 63.3 | 67.0 | 70.7 | 74.8 |
| Sabirabad region | 112.7 | 129.3 | 138.4 | 143.9 | 151.1 |
| urban population | 19.6 | 26.1 | 27.4 | 27.8 | 28.2 |
| rural population | 93.1 | 103.2 | 111.0 | 116.1 | 122.9 |
| Salyan region | 95.2 | 106.0 | 113.0 | 117.5 | 121.4 |
| urban population | 33.4 | 38.2 | 39.4 | 50.5 | 41.2 |
| rural population | 61.8 | 67.8 | 73.6 | 67.0 | 80.2 |
| Ujar region | 63.8 | 69.0 | 71.8 | 74.8 | 77.9 |
| urban population | 14.5 | 15.3 | 15.6 | 17.0 | 16.9 |
| rural population | 49.3 | 53.7 | 56.2 | 57.8 | 61.0 |
| Yevlakh region | 93.9 | 103.4 | 108.9 | 112.8 | 117.4 |
| urban population | 51.5 | 58.0 | 59.2 | 62.0 | 64.8 |
| rural population | 42.4 | 45.4 | 49.7 | 50.8 | 52.6 |
| Zardab region | 39.1 | 43.3 | 46.6 | 49.3 | 52.4 |
| urban population | 9.3 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 11.0 |
| rural population | 29.8 | 32.8 | 36.0 | 38.5 | 41.4 |
| Yukhari Karabakh economic region - total | 513.3 | 555.7 | 584.3 | 593.8 | 605.5 |
| urban population | 166.1 | 184.7 | 193.2 | 232.6 | 254.2 |
| rural population | 347.2 | 371.0 | 391.1 | 361.2 | 351.3 |
| of which: | |||||
| t.d. of Khankendi town1) | 56.9 | 55.9 | 54.5 | 54.7 | 55.0 |
| Aghdam region | 145.5 | 148.5 | 154.9 | 165.1 | 174.6 |
| urban population | 27.8 | 36.1 | 38.5 | 51.2 | 59.3 |
| rural population | 117.7 | 112.4 | 116.4 | 113.9 | 115.3 |
| Jabrail region | 49.4 | 55.1 | 60.1 | 65.5 | 70.3 |
| urban population | 6.2 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 15.9 | 21.2 |
| rural population | 43.2 | 48.3 | 51.2 | 49.6 | 49.1 |
| Fuzuli region | 96.0 | 118.2 | 133.9 | 121.5 | 111.9 |
| urban population | 23.2 | 26.3 | 28.3 | 39.8 | 41.7 |
| rural population | 72.8 | 91.9 | 105.6 | 81.7 | 70.2 |
| Khojaly region | 21.2 | 23.6 | 23.8 | 24.8 | 25.8 |
| urban population | 2.2 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 9.7 | 11.4 |
| rural population | 19.0 | 16.9 | 16.6 | 15.1 | 14.4 |
| Khojavand region | 41.7 | 40.9 | 39.7 | 40.6 | 41.5 |
| urban population | 9.3 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 12.6 | 15.2 |
| rural population | 32.4 | 32.1 | 30.1 | 28.0 | 26.3 |
| Shusha region | 21.3 | 21.8 | 24.6 | 26.0 | 28.3 |
| urban population | 15.2 | 15.5 | 17.9 | 19.9 | 21.1 |
| rural population | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 7.2 |
| Tartar region | 81.3 | 91.7 | 92.8 | 95.6 | 98.1 |
| urban population | 25.3 | 28.6 | 28.3 | 28.8 | 29.3 |
| rural population | 56.0 | 63.1 | 64.5 | 66.8 | 68.8 |
| Kalbajar-Lachin economic region - total | 169.4 | 183.6 | 199.7 | 212.7 | 226.1 |
| urban population | 34.5 | 37.7 | 42.7 | 64.2 | 83.0 |
| rural population | 134.9 | 145.9 | 157.0 | 148.5 | 143.1 |
| of which: | |||||
| Kalbajar region | 56.6 | 61.1 | 67.0 | 72.3 | 77.6 |
| urban population | 8.2 | 8.1 | 9.8 | 17.3 | 26.5 |
| rural population | 48.4 | 53.0 | 57.2 | 55.0 | 51.1 |
| Gubadly region | 28.7 | 31.3 | 33.3 | 35.1 | 37.4 |
| urban population | 5.8 | 6.3 | 7.1 | 10.1 | 12.5 |
| rural population | 22.9 | 25.0 | 26.2 | 25.0 | 24.9 |
| Lachin region | 52.7 | 57.4 | 63.8 | 68.2 | 72.0 |
| urban population | 8.6 | 10.4 | 12.4 | 20.4 | 26.4 |
| rural population | 44.1 | 47.0 | 51.4 | 47.8 | 45.6 |
| Zangilan region | 31.4 | 33.8 | 35.6 | 37.1 | 39.1 |
| urban population | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.4 | 16.4 | 17.6 |
| rural population | 19.5 | 20.9 | 22.2 | 20.7 | 21.5 |
| Dakhlik Shirvan economic region - total | 212.6 | 240.0 | 252.1 | 266.7 | 280.5 |
| urban population | 58.0 | 66.6 | 70.1 | 80.3 | 88.2 |
| rural population | 154.6 | 173.4 | 182.0 | 186.4 | 192.3 |
| of which: | |||||
| Aghsu region | 54.6 | 60.2 | 63.1 | 66.8 | 70.0 |
| urban population | 14.5 | 16.0 | 16.5 | 17.9 | 19.5 |
| rural population | 40.1 | 44.2 | 46.6 | 48.9 | 50.5 |
| Ismayilly region | 61.7 | 70.6 | 73.0 | 76.4 | 79.1 |
| urban population | 12.7 | 15.1 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 17.3 |
| rural population | 49.0 | 55.5 | 57.6 | 60.0 | 61.8 |
| Gobustan region | 30.8 | 32.8 | 34.6 | 37.4 | 40.0 |
| urban population | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 6.1 | 8.1 |
| rural population | 28.3 | 29.8 | 30.9 | 31.3 | 31.9 |
| Shamakhy region | 65.5 | 76.4 | 81.4 | 86.1 | 91.4 |
| urban population | 28.3 | 32.5 | 34.5 | 39.9 | 43.3 |
| rural population | 37.2 | 43.9 | 46.9 | 46.2 | 48.1 |
| Nakhchivan economic region - total | 300.5 | 331.9 | 359.3 | 378.6 | 397.4 |
| urban population | 88.9 | 93.3 | 96.5 | 111.4 | 115.5 |
| rural population | 211.6 | 238.6 | 262.8 | 267.2 | 281.9 |
| of which: | |||||
| Nakhchivan town | 59.2 | 63.0 | 63.8 | 71.0 | 73.7 |
| Babek region | 57.0 | 65.0 | 72.5 | 66.9 | 71.4 |
| urban population | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| rural population | 54.6 | 62.6 | 69.6 | 63.7 | 68.0 |
| Julfa region | 30.3 | 33.1 | 37.0 | 39.3 | 41.0 |
| urban population | 9.2 | 9.4 | 10.5 | 11.4 | 11.9 |
| rural population | 21.1 | 23.7 | 26.5 | 27.9 | 29.1 |
| Kengerli region | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 26.0 | 27.5 |
| urban population | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
| rural population | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 21.5 | 22.4 |
| Ordubad region | 34.8 | 38.3 | 41.2 | 43.3 | 45.0 |
| urban population | 9.5 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 10.5 |
| rural population | 25.3 | 28.6 | 31.2 | 32.9 | 34.5 |
| Sadarak region | 11.2 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 13.1 | 14.0 |
| urban population | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| rural population | 11.2 | 11.6 | 12.2 | 12.6 | 13.5 |
| Shahbuz region | 18.4 | 19.4 | 20.5 | 21.8 | 22.7 |
| urban population | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| rural population | 16.0 | 16.9 | 17.9 | 18.3 | 19.0 |
| Sharur region | 89.6 | 101.5 | 112.1 | 97.2 | 102.1 |
| urban population | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.7 |
| rural population | 83.4 | 95.2 | 105.4 | 90.3 | 95.4 |
| 1) t.d - territory division (t.d. of Ali Bayramli includes: Ali Bayramli town and Hajigahramanly settlement; t.d. of Ganja - Ganja town. Hajikend and Goygol settlements; t.d. of Khankendi - Khankendi town and Karkijahan settlement; t.d. of Sumgait - Sumgait town. Haji Zeynalabdin Tagiyev and Jorat settlements) |
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