Refugees
6,588refugees and others in need of protection hosted, 2025
137,225from it, abroad, 2025
Source: UNHCR Refugee Data Finder2025
Country page · Updated 13 Nov 2026
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan has 10 m people (World Bank, 2025) and an economy of $76 bn a year (World Bank, 2025). It imports all of its potash supply (FAOSTAT, 2024, estimated).
Written automatically from the figures on this page.
- Population
- 10 m (2025)
Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:50m, which shows who controls an area in practice. Borders shown do not imply endorsement.
- GDPUS$75.9billion86th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Population10million94th of 216World Bank · 2025
- GDP per personUS$7,41196th of 186World Bank · 2025
- Military, % GDP6.5% of GDP6th of 150World Bank · 2025
- CO2 per person3.9t88th of 213Global Carbon Budget · 2024
Dependencies at a glance
Azerbaijan imports all of its potash supply; it exports oil.
Imports mostImports someLow net tradeExporter
| Resource | Dependence | Position | Main partners |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oil | Exporter | Exports 81% of what it producesEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, exports 2025 | Italy, Czechia, Germany (buyers) |
| Natural gas | Exporter | Exports 70% of what it produces PreliminaryEIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, exports 2025, Azerbaijan → Türkiye and Azerbaijan → Georgia as reported by the exporter | Italy, Türkiye, Georgia (buyers) |
| Wheat | Imports some | Imports 43% of the wheat it usesFAOSTAT, use 2022 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Russia, Kazakhstan |
| Maize | Imports some | Imports 22% of the maize it uses EstimateFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Russia |
| Rice | Imports most | Imports 86% of the rice it uses EstimateFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | India, China, Pakistan |
| Soybeans | Imports most | Imports all of the soybeans it uses EstimateFAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023 | Ukraine, Brazil |
| Potash | Imports most | Imports all of its potash supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Belgium, Russia, Belarus |
| Phosphate | Imports most | Imports all of its phosphate supply EstimateFAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025 | Russia, Uzbekistan, China |
| Arms | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: China, 24% of importsSIPRI, 2021–2025 | China, Israel, Pakistan |
| Chips | Supplier concentration only | Main supplier: China, 48% of importsUN Comtrade, 2025 | China, Türkiye, Germany |
Dependence is net imports: imports minus exports, as a share of what the country uses; for potash and phosphate, of its supply (production plus net imports). Arms and chips show supplier concentration only: the main supplier’s share of imports (arms: five-year totals of deliveries in SIPRI’s trend-indicator value, SIPRI’s measure of military capability delivered, not price or number of weapons).
- OilExporter
Exports 81% of what it produces
Main partners: Italy, Czechia, Germany (buyers)
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, exports 2025
- Natural gasExporter
Exports 70% of what it produces Preliminary
Main partners: Italy, Türkiye, Georgia (buyers)
EIA, use 2024 · UN Comtrade, exports 2025, Azerbaijan → Türkiye and Azerbaijan → Georgia as reported by the exporter
- WheatImports some
Imports 43% of the wheat it uses
Main partners: Russia, Kazakhstan
FAOSTAT, use 2022 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- MaizeImports some
Imports 22% of the maize it uses Estimate
Main partners: Russia
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- RiceImports most
Imports 86% of the rice it uses Estimate
Main partners: India, China, Pakistan
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- SoybeansImports most
Imports all of the soybeans it uses Estimate
Main partners: Ukraine, Brazil
FAOSTAT, use 2024 · FAOSTAT, imports 2023
- PotashImports most
Imports all of its potash supply Estimate
Main partners: Belgium, Russia, Belarus
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- PhosphateImports most
Imports all of its phosphate supply Estimate
Main partners: Russia, Uzbekistan, China
FAOSTAT, supply 2024 · UN Comtrade, imports 2025
- ArmsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: China, 24% of imports
Main partners: China, Israel, Pakistan
SIPRI, 2021–2025
- ChipsSupplier concentration only
Main supplier: China, 48% of imports
Main partners: China, Türkiye, Germany
UN Comtrade, 2025
Source: EIA; FAOSTAT; SIPRI; UN Comtradeyear in each rowUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Dependencies toolMoney and reserves
Azerbaijan’s economy produced $76 bn in 2025.
GDP, 2000–2025
Source: World Bank Indicators2000–2025Updated 13 Nov 2026
Economic growth1.4%2025 · 147th of 186 · World Bank
Inflation5.6%2025 · 33rd of 169 · World Bank
Unemployment5.5%2025 · 80th of 181 · World Bank
ReservesUS$12.7billion2024 · 73rd of 164 · World Bank
Trade83% of GDP2024 · 84th of 172 · World Bank
Foreign investment inUS$374million2025 · 127th of 200 · World Bank
People
Azerbaijan had 10 m people in 2025.
Population, 1950–2100
Projection: UN projection, medium variant, after 2023Range between the UN low- and high-fertility scenarios
Source: UN World Population ProspectsUpdated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Azerbaijan’s population by age
1950200020502100
Source: UN World Population Prospects1950–2100Updated 13 Nov 2026Projection
Births per woman1.672023 · 142nd of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Median age32.62023 · 115th of 237 · UN WPP 2024
Aged 65 and over9.2%2025, Projection, medium variant · UN WPP 2024
Technology and space
Satellites owned in Azerbaijan numbered 4 at the end of 2026.
Climate and hazards
Azerbaijan emitted 39.8 Mt of CO2 from fossil fuels and cement in 2024.
Azerbaijan’s CO2 emissions, million tonnes, 1990–2024
Source: Our World in Data CO21990–2024Updated 13 Nov 2026
CO2 emissions40Mt2024 · 62nd of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 per person3.9t2024 · 88th of 213 · Global Carbon Budget
CO2 since 17502,637Mt2024 · 60th of 214 · Global Carbon Budget
Water stress2.52023 · 59th of 164 · WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)
More figures
Shown only where a source covers Azerbaijan.
Sanctions
11entries on the US, EU and UK lists give it as an address or nationality: US 5, EU 3 and UK 3
Counts entries (people, companies, ships and aircraft), not how strict the measures are.
Source: US CSL; EU sanctions list; UK Sanctions ListUpdated 13 Nov 2026
Chinese loans and grants
US$1.24billioncommitted by Chinese state lenders, 2000–2021
Source: AidData Chinese development finance2000–2021
Cyber incidents
20publicly known incidents affecting Azerbaijan, 2000–2024
Counts compare documented incidents, not how often a country is targeted. Who they were attributed to
Source: EuRepoC Global Dataset of Cyber Incidents 1.3.2 (4 Mar 2025), CC BY-NC 4.02000–2024
All figures
56 measures on this site have a recent figure for Azerbaijan.
| GDP | $76 bn | 2025 | 86th of 186 | World Bank |
| GDP per person | $7,411 | 2025 | 96th of 186 | World Bank |
| Economic growth | 1.4% | 2025 | 147th of 186 | World Bank |
| Inflation | 5.6% | 2025 | 33rd of 169 | World Bank |
| Government debt | 20% | 2025 | 174th of 191 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Government budget balance | 2.6% | 2025 | 22nd of 195 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Current account balance | Estimate | 2025 | 42nd of 194 | IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026 |
| Unemployment | 5.5% | 2025 | 80th of 181 | World Bank |
| Reserves, including gold | $13 bn | 2024 | 73rd of 164 | World Bank |
| Trade | 83% | 2024 | 84th of 172 | World Bank |
| Foreign investment in | $374 m | 2025 | 127th of 200 | World Bank |
| Remittances received | 1.8% | 2024 | 89th of 162 | World Bank |
| Population | 10 m | 2025 | 94th of 216 | World Bank |
| Population with UN projections | 10 m | 2023 | 94th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Births per woman | 1.67 | 2023 | 142nd of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Median age | 32.6 | 2023 | 115th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Life expectancy | 74.4 | 2023 | 130th of 237 | UN WPP 2024 |
| Refugees from the country | 137,225 | 2025 | 36th of 206 | UNHCR |
| Refugees and others needing protection, by host | 6,588 | 2025 | 121st of 176 | UNHCR |
| Refugees hosted per 1,000 people | 0.6 | 2025 | 121st of 176 | UNHCR |
| People displaced inside the country | 657,155 | 2025 | 17th of 38 | UNHCR |
| Crude oil production | 571 kb/d | 2025 | 27th of 214 | EIA |
| Oil consumption | 112 kb/d | 2024 | 77th of 212 | EIA |
| Natural gas production | Preliminary | 2024 | 20th of 213 | EIA |
| Natural gas consumption | 11.4 bcm | 2024 | 48th of 213 | EIA |
| Electricity generated | 28 TWh | 2024 | 73rd of 193 | Ember |
| Low-carbon electricity | 12% | 2024 | 148th of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from coal | 0% | 2024 | 82nd of 193 | Ember |
| Electricity from wind and solar | 0.6% | 2024 | 154th of 193 | Ember |
| Wheat production | 1.9 Mt | 2024 | 42nd of 123 | FAOSTAT |
| Wheat imports | 1.3 Mt | 2024 | 40th of 180 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize production | 0.3 Mt | 2024 | 86th of 169 | FAOSTAT |
| Maize imports | 0.1 Mt | 2024 | 93rd of 196 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 94th of 135 | FAOSTAT |
| Rice imports | 0.1 Mt | 2024 | 98th of 197 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean production | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 98th of 108 | FAOSTAT |
| Soybean imports | 0.0 Mt | 2024 | 71st of 179 | FAOSTAT |
| Potash fertiliser use | 0.01 Mt | 2024 | 92nd of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| Phosphate fertiliser use | 0.02 Mt | 2024 | 84th of 199 | FAOSTAT |
| CO2 emissions | 40 Mt | 2024 | 62nd of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 per person | 3.9 t | 2024 | 88th of 213 | Global Carbon Budget |
| CO2 emitted since 1750 | 2,637 Mt | 2024 | 60th of 214 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Net CO2 imports through trade | −4.5% | 2023 | 101st of 120 | Global Carbon Budget |
| Water stress | 2.5 | 2023 | 59th of 164 | WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0) |
| Water from abroad | 77% | 2023 | 17th of 193 | FAO AQUASTAT |
| Military spending, share of GDP | 6.5% | 2025 | 6th of 150 | World Bank |
| Military spending | $4.9 bn | 2025 | 48th of 150 | World Bank |
| Deaths in organised violence | 442 | 2023 | 23rd of 66 | UCDP |
| Arms imports | 464 TIV m | 2025 | 22nd of 108 | SIPRI |
| Arms exports | 2 TIV m | 2023 | 52nd of 54 | SIPRI |
| Satellites in orbit | 4 | 2026 | 47th of 81 | Orbital data from CelesTrak |
| People using the internet | 90% | 2024 | 54th of 182 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports | $111 m | 2024 | 103rd of 162 | World Bank |
| ICT service exports, share of service exports | 1.4% | 2024 | 136th of 162 | World Bank |
| Sanctions list entries (US, EU, UK) | 11 | 2026 | 105th of 181 | US CSL |
| Chinese loans and grants committed | $156 m | 2021 | 36th of 122 | AidData, Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset 3.0 |
Sources for this page
- World Bank IndicatorsGDP, GDP per person, Economic growth, Inflation, Unemployment, Reserves, …
- IMF World Economic Outlook, October 2026Debt, Budget balance, Current account
- UN World Population ProspectsPopulation (UN), Births per woman, Median age, Life expectancy
- UNHCR Refugee Data FinderRefugees from, Refugees hosted, Refugees per 1,000, Internally displaced
- U.S. Energy Information AdministrationOil output, Oil use, Gas output, Gas use, Dependencies at a glance
- Ember electricity dataElectricity, Low-carbon electricity, Electricity from coal, Electricity from wind and solar
- FAOSTATWheat production, Wheat imports, Maize production, Maize imports, Rice production, Rice imports, …
- Our World in Data CO2CO2 emissions, CO2 per person, CO2 since 1750, Net CO2 imports through trade
- WRI Aqueduct, accessed on 25 Oct 2026, aqueduct.wri.org (CC BY 4.0)Water stress
- FAO AQUASTATWater from abroad
- UCDP Georeferenced Event DatasetConflict deaths
- SIPRI Arms Transfers DatabaseArms imports, Arms exports, Dependencies at a glance
- CelesTrak SATCATSatellites in orbit
- US Consolidated Screening ListSanctions list entries, Sanctions
- AidData Chinese development financeChinese loans and grants
- UN ComtradeDependencies at a glance
- EU financial sanctions listSanctions
- UK Sanctions ListSanctions
- EuRepoC cyber incidentsCyber incidents
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