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Azerbaijan birth & fertility rate charts by year

Updated on by Georank team

Azerbaijan has a birth rate of 11.1 (annual births per 1,000 people) and a fertility rate of 1.55 (the average amount of children a woman would have during her lifetime).

In 1960, the fertility rate in Azerbaijan was 5.88 children per woman — 3.79 times higher than in 2023.

Azerbaijan birth rate statistics:

  • Azerbaijan is ranked 128/196 by birth rate now and was ranked 43/194 in 1960.
  • The mean age at first birth in Azerbaijan is 24.6 — it was 23 in 1990.
  • The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 25.9, a change from 27 in 1990.
  • Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) changed from 59.4 in 1960 to 34.8 in 2023.
  • 26.3% of the population in 2024 is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), a change from 24.5% in 1960.
  • Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was 0.52% — 52,800 more people were born than died.

Birth rates in Azerbaijan compared to world average

Azerbaijan World
Fertility rate 1.55 2.2
Birth rate 11.1 16.3
Birth rate rank 128/196 N/A
Age at first childbirth 24.6 years 23.1 years
Average age at childbearing 25.9 years 28.3 years
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 34.4 37.6
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29 110.8 120.4
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+ 10.3 22
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population 26.3% 24.4%
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49 13.9% 54.1%
Share of births attended by skilled health staff 99.9% 83.3%
Maternal mortality per live birth 0.02% 0.2%
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age) 1.28% 1.73%
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age) 1.33% 2.71%
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births 1.86% 2.49%
Population change due to births and deaths +52,800 +70,600,901
Natural population change rank 92/196 N/A
Natural population change rate +0.52% +0.88%
Population growth +0.48% +0.96%
Population growth rank 137/197 N/A
Life expectancy 74.7 years 73.5 years

Fertility rate in Azerbaijan chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Azerbaijan was 1.55 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 1996. In 1993, the fertility rate was 2.7 — a -42.6% decline in 30 years.

Check population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Azerbaijan
Factual

UN forecast
World
Factual

UN forecast

Births per woman

Year Fertility rate
Azerbaijan World
1960 5.88 4.69
1961 5.94 4.56
1962 5.96 5.02
1963 5.95 5.31
1964 5.89 5.13
1965 5.79 5.08
1966 5.66 4.97
1967 5.38 4.87
1968 5.22 4.98
1969 5.07 4.88
1970 4.91 4.84
1971 4.77 4.69
1972 4.62 4.55
1973 4.45 4.42
1974 4.33 4.26
1975 4.18 4.07
1976 4.02 3.97
1977 3.87 3.84
1978 3.73 3.77
1979 3.61 3.76
1980 3.5 3.73
1981 3.41 3.71
1982 3.34 3.72
1983 3.29 3.59
1984 3.26 3.57
1985 2.91 3.53
1986 2.9 3.51
1987 2.9 3.48
1988 2.8 3.39
1989 2.8 3.35
1990 2.74 3.31
1991 2.87 3.13
1992 2.74 3.04
1993 2.7 2.97
1994 2.52 2.92
1995 2.29 2.87
1996 2.06 2.82
1997 2.07 2.78
1998 2 2.75
1999 2.07 2.72
2000 2 2.73
2001 1.8 2.69
2002 1.8 2.66
2003 1.9 2.64
2004 2.05 2.63
2005 2 2.61
2006 1.97 2.61
2007 1.97 2.6
2008 1.9 2.6
2009 1.82 2.59
2010 1.92 2.57
2011 1.96 2.55
2012 2 2.56
2013 1.98 2.53
2014 1.97 2.52
2015 1.94 2.49
2016 1.9 2.49
2017 1.75 2.46
2018 1.73 2.39
2019 1.81 2.35
2020 1.7 2.28
2021 1.52 2.25
2022 1.67 2.22
2023 1.55 2.2
2024 1.55 2.19
2025 1.54 2.18
2026 1.54 2.18
2027 1.54 2.17
2028 1.54 2.16
2029 1.54 2.15
2030 1.54 2.14
2031 1.53 2.13
2032 1.53 2.12
2033 1.53 2.12
2034 1.53 2.11
2035 1.53 2.1
2036 1.53 2.09
2037 1.53 2.09
2038 1.53 2.08
2039 1.52 2.08
2040 1.52 2.08
2041 1.52 2.07
2042 1.52 2.07
2043 1.52 2.07
2044 1.52 2.07
2045 1.52 2.06
2046 1.52 2.06
2047 1.52 2.06
2048 1.52 2.05
2049 1.52 2.05
2050 1.52 2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 10.7% were to women under 20 years old, 61.8% to women ages 20-29, and 27.4% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 5.09%, 72.7%, and 22.2% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Azerbaijan by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

15-19
20-29
30+
Year Annual births per 1,000 women
Total per 1,000 women 15-19 20-29 30+
1960 90.7 59.4 281.9 92.9
1961 90.5 54.1 290.5 95.5
1962 88.8 44.8 297.2 97.1
1963 86.5 32 304 98.3
1964 82.9 29.9 303 98.7
1965 78.6 37.5 295.3 98.9
1966 74.6 45.4 286.3 98.3
1967 69.3 46.6 266.7 94.9
1968 65.9 44.6 255.5 92.6
1969 62.8 41.5 246.4 88.7
1970 60.3 37.7 242.6 83.8
1971 58.1 32 242.9 77.8
1972 56.1 26.5 241.8 71.1
1973 54.4 23.7 241.2 63.9
1974 53.8 21.6 242.1 56.7
1975 53 20.4 239.8 50.5
1976 52.2 19.1 235.1 45.2
1977 51.6 18.8 229.7 40.9
1978 51.5 19.1 222.2 38.1
1979 52.1 20.7 222.1 36.2
1980 53.3 20.7 221.6 34.1
1981 50.7 21.8 219.8 32.7
1982 48.7 21 218.4 31.9
1983 50.5 22.4 217.7 31
1984 51.4 22.6 217.1 30.6
1985 51.3 22.8 216.5 30.7
1986 53.2 24.4 214.4 30.6
1987 51.5 28.5 212 29.7
1988 50.7 31.4 209.4 30
1989 50.8 32.3 209.5 30.5
1990 49.9 31.7 206.5 31.3
1991 51.3 34.2 205.2 29.8
1992 48.6 37.4 198.8 27.2
1993 45.7 41.8 190.2 24.9
1994 41.2 41.2 165.3 22.3
1995 36.2 37.9 149.4 19.7
1996 31.7 36.6 131.5 18.4
1997 31.9 40.4 134.2 18
1998 29.7 36.5 122.6 16.7
1999 27.8 33.4 115.4 15.3
2000 27.4 30.1 114.6 15.2
2001 25.8 26.9 108.4 13.7
2002 25.6 26.8 108.6 12.8
2003 26.2 27.5 110.7 12.2
2004 30.1 36 136.7 14.3
2005 32.3 38.7 137.3 13.9
2006 33.7 40.7 139.8 13.8
2007 33.9 40.6 136 13.2
2008 33.4 41.9 130 12.7
2009 32.7 42.2 123.6 12.1
2010 35.2 48.2 130.3 12.2
2011 37 51.1 133.9 12.4
2012 36.3 58.1 144.5 13.1
2013 35.4 60.7 144.6 12.9
2014 34.7 63.6 142.7 12.5
2015 33.4 62.7 139.6 12.2
2016 31.7 57.3 134.3 11.9
2017 28.5 51.6 130 11.5
2018 27.4 48.7 125.9 11.3
2019 27.6 47.8 121.7 11.3
2020 24.5 41.6 116.1 11.3
2021 21.7 34.8 112.8 11.7
2022 23.7 35.3 111.1 11.1
2023 21.8 34.9 110.7 10.9
2024 23.3 34.7 110 10.5
2025 23 34.4 110.8 10.3

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Azerbaijan
Factual

UN forecast
World
Factual

UN forecast
Year Children 0-14 as share of population
Azerbaijan World
1960 40.4% 37.4%
1961 42% 37.5%
1962 43.3% 37.6%
1963 44.2% 37.8%
1964 44.9% 38%
1965 45.3% 38%
1966 45.6% 38%
1967 45.7% 38%
1968 45.6% 37.9%
1969 45.3% 37.8%
1970 44.9% 37.7%
1971 44.3% 37.6%
1972 43.6% 37.5%
1973 42.7% 37.3%
1974 41.7% 37.2%
1975 40.6% 37.1%
1976 39.4% 36.9%
1977 38.1% 36.7%
1978 36.7% 36.3%
1979 35.6% 35.9%
1980 35% 35.5%
1981 34.4% 35.2%
1982 34% 34.9%
1983 33.8% 34.6%
1984 33.5% 34.3%
1985 33.4% 34%
1986 33.2% 33.8%
1987 33.1% 33.6%
1988 33.2% 33.4%
1989 33.5% 33.2%
1990 33.8% 33%
1991 34% 32.9%
1992 34.1% 32.7%
1993 34% 32.5%
1994 33.9% 32.3%
1995 33.6% 32.1%
1996 33.2% 31.8%
1997 32.8% 31.5%
1998 32.2% 31.1%
1999 31.4% 30.8%
2000 30.3% 30.4%
2001 29.2% 30%
2002 28.1% 29.6%
2003 27% 29.2%
2004 26% 28.8%
2005 25.1% 28.5%
2006 24.4% 28.1%
2007 23.8% 27.9%
2008 23.2% 27.6%
2009 22.7% 27.5%
2010 22.3% 27.3%
2011 22.2% 27.1%
2012 22.3% 27%
2013 22.7% 26.9%
2014 23.1% 26.8%
2015 23.5% 26.6%
2016 23.8% 26.5%
2017 23.9% 26.4%
2018 23.8% 26.2%
2019 23.5% 26%
2020 23.4% 25.8%
2021 23.1% 25.6%
2022 22.8% 25.3%
2023 22.3% 25%
2024 21.8% 24.7%
2025 21.2% 24.4%
2026 20.6% 24.1%
2027 20% 23.8%
2028 19.4% 23.4%
2029 18.9% 23.1%
2030 18.3% 22.8%
2031 17.9% 22.6%
2032 17.6% 22.3%
2033 17.5% 22.1%
2034 17.3% 21.9%
2035 17% 21.7%
2036 16.9% 21.6%
2037 16.8% 21.5%
2038 16.8% 21.4%
2039 16.8% 21.3%
2040 16.8% 21.2%
2041 16.8% 21.1%
2042 16.9% 21%
2043 16.9% 21%
2044 16.9% 20.9%
2045 16.8% 20.8%
2046 16.8% 20.7%
2047 16.8% 20.7%
2048 16.7% 20.6%
2049 16.6% 20.5%
2050 16.5% 20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Azerbaijan was 40.4% in 1960, 34% in 1993, and 21.8% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Azerbaijan.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Azerbaijan, excluding migration, has been +0.79% annually. On average, 78,284 more people were born each year than died.

Population change due to births and deaths
Year Population change due to births and deaths
Azerbaijan
1960 127,982
1961 133,870
1962 135,928
1963 136,762
1964 134,971
1965 131,114
1966 126,678
1967 118,988
1968 115,379
1969 111,387
1970 108,976
1971 106,948
1972 105,009
1973 103,208
1974 103,872
1975 103,472
1976 103,370
1977 102,304
1978 102,831
1979 104,864
1980 110,279
1981 121,400
1982 117,615
1983 125,966
1984 130,043
1985 132,068
1986 141,499
1987 138,195
1988 136,702
1989 141,531
1990 142,069
1991 147,607
1992 133,615
1993 123,664
1994 107,112
1995 93,755
1996 80,735
1997 84,653
1998 77,548
1999 71,047
2000 70,023
2001 64,890
2002 63,741
2003 64,226
2004 81,403
2005 89,793
2006 96,724
2007 97,827
2008 99,903
2009 99,315
2010 112,274
2011 122,002
2012 119,915
2013 117,710
2014 115,374
2015 110,967
2016 102,457
2017 86,715
2018 81,506
2019 85,207
2020 50,466
2021 35,483
2022 61,865
2023 52,800

Fertility rates around the globe

Fertility rate

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Azerbaijan was 18 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.02% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -60.9% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Azerbaijan
World's average
Year Maternal mortality per 100K births
Azerbaijan World
1985 45 460
1986 48 438
1987 45 429
1988 45 414
1989 43 401
1990 41 391
1991 43 395
1992 56 395
1993 54 389
1994 58 382
1995 64 371
1996 58 366
1997 59 358
1998 54 360
1999 51 340
2000 46 328
2001 45 321
2002 40 311
2003 41 301
2004 40 291
2005 40 283
2006 33 276
2007 33 269
2008 30 264
2009 29 258
2010 28 253
2011 27 247
2012 28 239
2013 24 235
2014 23 231
2015 21 228
2016 22 220
2017 22 215
2018 21 211
2019 21 207
2020 21 211
2021 55 242
2022 32 203
2023 18 197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Azerbaijan was 18.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.86% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 74 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Azerbaijan
World's average

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

Year Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
Azerbaijan World
1960 - 18.5%
1961 - 18.1%
1962 - 17.8%
1963 - 17.5%
1964 - 17.7%
1965 - 17.5%
1966 - 17.3%
1967 - 17%
1968 - 16.5%
1969 - 15.5%
1970 - 15.2%
1971 - 15.1%
1972 - 14.4%
1973 - 14.1%
1974 - 13.7%
1975 - 13.4%
1976 - 13%
1977 - 12.5%
1978 - 12.1%
1979 - 11.7%
1980 - 11.4%
1981 - 11%
1982 10.9% 10.8%
1983 10.7% 10.6%
1984 10.4% 10.4%
1985 10.2% 10.1%
1986 9.96% 9.81%
1987 9.77% 9.47%
1988 9.62% 9.31%
1989 9.52% 9.02%
1990 9.48% 8.81%
1991 9.5% 8.66%
1992 9.52% 8.46%
1993 9.52% 8.19%
1994 9.47% 7.98%
1995 9.34% 7.76%
1996 9.1% 7.52%
1997 8.78% 7.28%
1998 8.37% 7.05%
1999 7.91% 6.76%
2000 7.4% 6.48%
2001 6.9% 6.21%
2002 6.41% 5.94%
2003 5.96% 5.65%
2004 5.55% 5.43%
2005 5.18% 5.16%
2006 4.85% 4.92%
2007 4.55% 4.7%
2008 4.27% 4.5%
2009 4.01% 4.31%
2010 3.77% 4.11%
2011 3.54% 3.97%
2012 3.32% 3.77%
2013 3.12% 3.61%
2014 2.95% 3.48%
2015 2.78% 3.35%
2016 2.63% 3.23%
2017 2.49% 3.11%
2018 2.36% 2.97%
2019 2.24% 2.86%
2020 2.13% 2.75%
2021 2.04% 2.66%
2022 1.94% 2.59%
2023 1.86% 2.49%

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