Azerbaijan: Economic Regions, Republics, Major Cities, Towns & Settlements - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information

The area of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic is not under control of the central government of Azerbaijan. It is difficult to determine the actual population in Azerbaijan because official figures are de jure and do not reflect all impacts of the Nagorno-Karabakh war.

Economic Regions & Republics

The population of the economic regions of Azerbaijan according to census results and latest estimates.

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 Estimate (E) 2011-01-01	Population Estimate (E) 2015-01-01
Azerbaijan	AZE	Rep	Azərbaycan	Bakı	86,600	6,026,500	7,021,178	7,953,438	8,922,447	9,111,100	9,593,000
Abşeron [Absheron]	ABS	Reg			3,290	267,500	334,400	378,062	514,000	522,800	551,800	329000
Aran	ARA	Reg			21,430	1,127,100	1,356,000	1,626,979	1,796,400	1,834,000	1,936,000	2143000
Bakı [Baku]	BAK	Reg			2,130	1,533,200	1,794,900	1,788,854	2,045,800	2,092,400	2,204,200	213000
Dağlıq Şirvan [Dakhlik Shirvan]	DSV	Reg			6,060	194,300	209,800	249,234	281,600	287,800	304,000	606000
Gəncə-Qazax [Ganja-Gazakh]	GQX	Reg			12,480	842,000	955,400	1,084,326	1,172,600	1,191,700	1,240,800	1248000
Kəlbəcər-Laçın [Kalbajar-Lachin]	KBL	Reg			0	161,500	168,800	0	0	0	0	0
Lənkəran [Lankaran]	LKR	Reg			6,070	510,200	602,900	730,498	824,000	843,200	893,300	607000
Nagorno Karabakh (Dağlıq Qarabağ, Arts'akh)	NKR	Rep	Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ, Արցախ	Stepanakert	11,500	...	...	130,600	139,900	143,600	148,900	1150000
Naxçıvan [Nakhchivan]	NAV	ARep		Naxçıvan	5,500	240,500	293,900	354,072	398,300	410,100	439,800	550000
Quba-Xaçmaz [Guba-Khachmaz]	QXM	Reg			6,960	339,600	364,900	441,454	488,700	498,400	525,700	696000
Şəki-Zaqatala [Shaki-Zagatala]	SKZ	Reg			8,960	390,800	447,700	518,777	566,000	575,300	599,900	896000
Yuxarı Qarabağ [Yukhari Karabakh]	YQB	Reg			2,200	419,800	492,500	382,000	388,400	397,900	418,900	220000

The 1979 and 1989 population figures of Yuxarı Qarabağ and of Kəlbəcər-Laçın include the population of the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast which was 160,901 and 187,769, respectively. The de jure result of the 2005 census (which took place between 18-27 October) for Nagorno-Karabakh Republic was 137,737.
Since the Nagorno-Karabakh war, Kəlbəcər-Laçın is completely and Yuxarı Qarabağ is mostly part of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. The later population figures given for Yuxarı Qarabağ sum up the official population of the administrative regions that are (in parts) controlled by the Azerbaijani central government; these figures are probably not the actual population in that area.
The population totals after 1989 are higher than the sums of the regions' population because the totals include internal displaced persons (IDPs). UNHCR reports 603,000 IDPs in 2009: About 176,000 IDPs live in Baku, at least 126,000 in Aran, 120,000 in Yuxarı Qarabağ, and 45,000 in Sumqayıt.
State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan (web).
(Nagorno Karabakh) Statistical Service of Nagory-Karabakh Republic (www.stat-nkr.am).

Major Cities

	Name	Adm.	Population Estimate (E) 2015-01-01
1	Bakı	BAK	1,229,100
2	Gəncə	GQX	328,400
3	Sumqayıt	ABS	297,600
4	Mingəçevir	ARA	101,600
5	Xırdalan	ABS	96,200
6	Qaraçuxur	BAK	84,500
7	Şirvan	ARA	78,100
8	Naxçıvan	NAV	77,400
9	Bakıxanov	BAK	73,700

Contents: Cities, Towns & Settlements

The population of all Azerbaijani cities, towns and settlements with more than 20,000 inhabitants according to census results and latest estimates.

Name	Status	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 Estimate (E) 2015-01-01
Ağcabədi [Agjabedi]	Town		ARA	20,296	25,162	34,000	39,200	40,400
Ağdam	Town		NKR	23,559	28,031	0	0	0
Ağdaş [Agdash]	Town		ARA	17,352	19,756	22,900	29,400	31,500
Ağsu [Aghsu]	Town		DSV	11,019	14,201	...	20,100	21,000
Əmircan [Amirjan]	Sett		BAK	16,588	17,815	25,900	29,500	31,200
Badamdar	Sett		BAK	...	...	...	21,600	21,900
Bakı [Baku]	City		BAK	1,021,969	1,150,055	1,099,700	1,166,900	1,229,100
Bakıxanov (Stepan Razin) [Bakikhanov]	Sett		BAK	60,046	73,707	65,500	69,200	73,700
Bərdə [Barda]	Town		ARA	24,122	30,908	36,700	38,100	39,300
Biləcəri [Bilajari]	Sett		BAK	24,205	30,498	41,000	45,100	48,400
Biləsuvar (Puşkino) [Bilasuvar]	Town		ARA	15,925	18,632	17,900	20,600	21,800
Binə [Bina]	Sett		BAK	18,832	22,809	24,000	53,300	55,300
Binəqədi [Binagadi]	Sett		BAK	...	...	...	37,100	38,300
Bülbülə [Bulbula]	Sett		BAK	...	...	...	23,900	24,600
Buzovna	Sett		BAK	19,405	23,084	24,500	29,300	30,600
Cəlilabad [Jalilabad]	Town		LKR	19,962	25,846	35,500	43,000	44,800
Füzuli	Town		NKR	13,201	17,090	0	0	0
Gəncə (Kirovabad) [Ganja]	Town		GQX	231,901	278,006	300,900	315,900	328,400
Göyçay [Goychay]	Town		ARA	29,206	30,934	35,000	35,900	36,500
Hacıqabul (Qazıməmməd) [Hajigabul]	Town		ARA	19,066	21,504	22,800	25,500	26,200
Hacı Zeynalabdin Tağıyev (Nasosnyy) [Tagiyev]	Sett		ABS	8,634	16,371	18,700	21,000	22,100
Hövsan	Sett		BAK	9,881	28,508	37,500	38,300	40,800
İmişli [Imishli]	Town		ARA	21,340	25,715	31,000	33,000	34,300
İsmayıllı	Town		DSV	...	...	...	...	24,800
Keşlə [Keshla]	Sett		BAK	...	...	17,600	23,000	24,600
Lənkəran [Lankaran]	Town		LKR	40,312	45,020	48,600	50,500	51,600
Lökbatan	Sett		BAK	16,743	23,365	30,100	35,200	37,500
Mərdəkan [Mardakan]	Sett		BAK	...	...	...	23,000	24,100
Martakert (Ağdərə)	Town	Մարտակերտ	NKR	6,937	8,325	3,800	4,200	4,600
Martuni (Xocavənd)	Town	Մարտունի	NKR	5,504	6,998	4,700	5,600	5,700
Masallı [Masally]	Town		LKR	...	...	...	...	25,400
Maştağa [Mashtagha]	Sett		BAK	31,920	40,294	39,500	42,600	44,700
Mingəçevir [Mingechevir]	Town		ARA	59,733	85,388	94,600	97,800	101,600
Naxçıvan [Nakhchivan]	Town		NAV	33,279	59,754	64,300	72,700	77,400
Neftçala [Neftchala]	Town		ARA	10,734	14,241	18,300	20,800	21,400
Qaraçuxur [Garachukur]	Sett		BAK	13,080	46,377	70,900	79,500	84,500
Qazax [Gazakh]	Town		GQX	15,585	19,045	18,900	21,000	21,200
Quba [Guba]	Town		QXM	19,437	20,791	22,100	23,900	24,200
Rəsulzadə (Məmməd Əmin Rəsulzadə, Kirovskij) [Rasulzade]	Sett		BAK	77,168	34,285	43,100	48,600	52,500
Sabirabad	Town		ARA	15,000	18,612	27,600	28,600	29,800
Şabran (Dəvəçi) [Shabran]	Town		QXM	15,374	18,647	20,700	23,000	24,200
Sabunçu [Sabunchu]	Sett		BAK	30,903	24,202	20,700	30,800	31,700
Sahil (Primorsk)	Sett		BAK	10,235	19,280	21,600	22,800	24,500
Şəki (Nucha) [Sheki]	Town		SKZ	49,475	56,223	61,800	63,500	64,500
Salyan	Town		ARA	26,196	30,396	35,900	36,700	37,600
Şamaxı [Shamakhy]	Town		DSV	21,965	24,681	28,500	36,300	38,400
Şəmkir [Shamkir]	Town		GQX	21,965	27,917	35,000	38,500	40,600
Saray	Sett		ABS	...	...	...	18,700	19,600
Shushi (Şuşa)	Town	Շուշի	NKR	11,729	15,039	3,000	4,100	4,200
Şirvan (Əli Bayramlı) [Shirvan]	Town		ARA	41,583	58,253	68,700	73,900	78,100
Siyəzən [Siyazan]	Town		QXM	15,499	18,655	21,800	24,100	25,000
Stepanakert (Xankəndi)	Town	Ստեփանակերտ	NKR	38,980	56,705	49,700	52,900	55,200
Sumqayıt (Sumgait) [Sumqayit]	Town		ABS	190,112	231,104	261,200	280,900	297,600
Tərtər (Mir-Bəşir) [Tartar]	Town		YQB	10,789	12,563	17,800	19,700	19,800
Xaçmaz [Khachmaz]	Town		QXM	26,012	28,990	36,200	39,500	41,000
Xırdalan [Khirdalan]	Town		ABS	22,672	28,225	30,600	92,700	96,200
Yevlax [Yevlakh]	Town		ARA	33,874	45,719	52,500	58,300	60,000
Zabrat	Sett		BAK	17,071	16,558	21,100	27,400	28,500
Zaqatala [Zagatala]	Town		SKZ	16,143	18,198	18,000	20,900	21,300

(1979) Institute of Geography, Moscow (web).
(1989) Demoscope Weekly (web).
(2002) (2011) (2015) State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan (web).
(Nagorno Karabakh) Statistical Service of Nagory-Karabakh Republic (www.stat-nkr.am).