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Population in Azerbaijan compared to Greece: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Azerbaijan was 10,202,830 in 2024 vs 10,405,134 people in Greece in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Azerbaijan's population is 10,338,778 people compared to 10,181,414 in Greece.

Population statistics:

  • Azerbaijan's population is 1.02 times bigger than Greece's.
  • Azerbaijan is ranked the 94th most populous country in the world, while Greece is the 96th.
  • The countries together account for 0.25% of the world: 0.12% for Azerbaijan vs 0.12% for Greece.
  • For the last 10 years, Azerbaijan has had an average growth rate of +0.73% per year vs -0.47% in Greece.
  • Since 2006, the population of Azerbaijan has increased from 8.48M people to 10.3M (21.9% growth), while Greece has declined from 11M to 10.2M (7.61% decline).

Azerbaijan vs Greece: population by year and forecast

Azerbaijan
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Azerbaijan Greece
2100 9,939,131 6,463,085
2099 9,972,225 6,505,287
2098 10,004,832 6,547,164
2097 10,036,559 6,589,081
2096 10,067,398 6,630,487
2095 10,098,468 6,671,006
2094 10,128,866 6,710,734
2093 10,158,873 6,749,510
2092 10,188,472 6,787,596
2091 10,217,896 6,824,775
2090 10,247,810 6,862,164
2089 10,277,453 6,900,089
2088 10,307,071 6,937,116
2087 10,337,350 6,973,450
2086 10,367,459 7,010,676
2085 10,398,333 7,048,751
2084 10,429,259 7,086,818
2083 10,459,973 7,124,743
2082 10,491,586 7,164,627
2081 10,523,528 7,205,487
2080 10,555,551 7,248,512
2079 10,587,127 7,292,836
2078 10,617,451 7,338,859
2077 10,647,954 7,387,671
2076 10,677,421 7,437,562
2075 10,707,196 7,489,139
2074 10,735,248 7,543,259
2073 10,763,378 7,600,155
2072 10,790,252 7,659,253
2071 10,816,334 7,719,672
2070 10,841,627 7,782,317
2069 10,864,737 7,847,153
2068 10,887,145 7,913,682
2067 10,908,800 7,980,659
2066 10,928,757 8,047,692
2065 10,948,494 8,114,348
2064 10,966,632 8,181,923
2063 10,983,914 8,250,274
2062 11,000,279 8,318,463
2061 11,017,282 8,386,919
2060 11,033,499 8,454,179
2059 11,048,335 8,522,250
2058 11,061,505 8,589,200
2057 11,074,822 8,655,428
2056 11,086,323 8,720,012
2055 11,095,954 8,783,558
2054 11,103,151 8,844,935
2053 11,109,153 8,903,834
2052 11,112,554 8,961,755
2051 11,114,248 9,018,494
2050 11,113,471 9,072,676
2049 11,111,513 9,126,801
2048 11,105,396 9,177,973
2047 11,096,253 9,228,605
2046 11,085,458 9,275,381
2045 11,070,730 9,321,349
2044 11,054,409 9,367,130
2043 11,034,501 9,411,608
2042 11,011,874 9,454,837
2041 10,986,132 9,499,098
2040 10,957,253 9,543,726
2039 10,924,647 9,588,298
2038 10,890,065 9,633,708
2037 10,852,134 9,679,362
2036 10,812,061 9,724,905
2035 10,769,599 9,771,397
2034 10,725,615 9,817,355
2033 10,680,101 9,863,589
2032 10,632,768 9,911,215
2031 10,584,473 9,956,924
2030 10,535,233 10,002,298
2029 10,484,221 10,047,641
2028 10,431,949 10,092,845
2027 10,378,931 10,137,354
2026 10,323,891 10,181,414
2025 10,265,777 10,223,023
2024 10,202,830 10,405,134
2023 10,153,958 10,407,351
2022 10,141,756 10,436,882
2021 10,137,750 10,569,207
2020 10,093,121 10,698,599
2019 10,024,283 10,721,582
2018 9,939,771 10,732,882
2017 9,854,033 10,754,679
2016 9,757,812 10,775,971
2015 9,649,341 10,820,883
2014 9,535,079 10,892,413
2013 9,416,801 10,965,211
2012 9,295,784 11,045,011
2011 9,173,082 11,104,899
2010 9,054,332 11,121,341
2009 8,947,243 11,107,017
2008 8,763,400 11,077,841
2007 8,581,300 11,048,473
2006 8,484,550 11,020,362
2005 8,391,850 10,987,314
2004 8,306,500 10,955,141
2003 8,234,100 10,928,070
2002 8,171,950 10,902,022
2001 8,111,200 10,862,132
2000 8,048,600 10,805,808
1999 7,982,750 10,761,698
1998 7,913,000 10,720,509
1997 7,838,250 10,661,259
1996 7,763,000 10,608,800
1995 7,684,850 10,562,153
1994 7,596,550 10,512,922
1993 7,494,800 10,460,415
1992 7,382,050 10,399,061
1991 7,271,300 10,319,927
1990 7,175,200 10,196,792
1989 7,076,550 10,089,498
1988 6,974,600 10,036,983
1987 6,875,350 10,000,595
1986 6,770,300 9,967,213
1985 6,670,150 9,934,300
1984 6,567,850 9,895,801
1983 6,459,800 9,846,627
1982 6,357,550 9,789,513
1981 6,257,750 9,729,350
1980 6,160,500 9,642,505
1979 6,071,300 9,548,258
1978 5,976,150 9,429,959
1977 5,876,150 9,308,479
1976 5,781,000 9,188,150
1975 5,689,050 9,046,541
1974 5,594,100 8,962,022
1973 5,493,900 8,929,086
1972 5,391,450 8,888,628
1971 5,282,950 8,831,036
1970 5,172,050 8,792,806
1969 5,063,300 8,772,764
1968 4,948,500 8,740,765
1967 4,832,000 8,684,088
1966 4,708,150 8,613,651
1965 4,574,650 8,550,333
1964 4,439,250 8,510,429
1963 4,293,550 8,479,625
1962 4,168,150 8,448,233
1961 4,045,750 8,398,050
1960 3,894,500 8,331,725

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/azerbaijan/greece | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Azerbaijan increased by 1,273,262 people (a 15% growth), while Greece lost 244,391 people (a 2.22% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Azerbaijan gained 580,966 people (a 5.95% growth), while Greece's population decreased by 594,557 people (a 5.52% decline).

Azerbaijan was ranked 90th most populous country in 2006 and is 94th in 2026. Greece was ranked 74th in 2006 and ranked 96th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Azerbaijan's population will grow by 7.49% to 11,113,471 people and will still be ranked 94th. The population of Greece will decrease by 10.9% to 9,072,676 people and rank change from 96th to 106th.

Azerbaijan is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 11.1M people, while Greece's population already peaked in 2010 at 11.1M people and is projected to decrease to 6.46M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Azerbaijan
Factual

Projection
Greece
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Azerbaijan Greece
2100 -0.33% -0.65%
2099 -0.33% -0.64%
2098 -0.32% -0.64%
2097 -0.31% -0.62%
2096 -0.31% -0.61%
2095 -0.3% -0.59%
2094 -0.3% -0.57%
2093 -0.29% -0.56%
2092 -0.29% -0.54%
2091 -0.29% -0.54%
2090 -0.29% -0.55%
2089 -0.29% -0.53%
2088 -0.29% -0.52%
2087 -0.29% -0.53%
2086 -0.3% -0.54%
2085 -0.3% -0.54%
2084 -0.29% -0.53%
2083 -0.3% -0.56%
2082 -0.3% -0.57%
2081 -0.3% -0.59%
2080 -0.3% -0.61%
2079 -0.29% -0.63%
2078 -0.29% -0.66%
2077 -0.28% -0.67%
2076 -0.28% -0.69%
2075 -0.26% -0.72%
2074 -0.26% -0.75%
2073 -0.25% -0.77%
2072 -0.24% -0.78%
2071 -0.23% -0.8%
2070 -0.21% -0.83%
2069 -0.21% -0.84%
2068 -0.2% -0.84%
2067 -0.18% -0.83%
2066 -0.18% -0.82%
2065 -0.17% -0.83%
2064 -0.16% -0.83%
2063 -0.15% -0.82%
2062 -0.15% -0.82%
2061 -0.15% -0.8%
2060 -0.13% -0.8%
2059 -0.12% -0.78%
2058 -0.12% -0.77%
2057 -0.1% -0.74%
2056 -0.09% -0.72%
2055 -0.06% -0.69%
2054 -0.05% -0.66%
2053 -0.03% -0.65%
2052 -0.02% -0.63%
2051 0.007% -0.6%
2050 0.02% -0.59%
2049 0.06% -0.56%
2048 0.08% -0.55%
2047 0.1% -0.5%
2046 0.13% -0.49%
2045 0.15% -0.49%
2044 0.18% -0.47%
2043 0.21% -0.46%
2042 0.23% -0.47%
2041 0.26% -0.47%
2040 0.3% -0.46%
2039 0.32% -0.47%
2038 0.35% -0.47%
2037 0.37% -0.47%
2036 0.39% -0.48%
2035 0.41% -0.47%
2034 0.43% -0.47%
2033 0.45% -0.48%
2032 0.46% -0.46%
2031 0.47% -0.45%
2030 0.49% -0.45%
2029 0.5% -0.45%
2028 0.51% -0.44%
2027 0.53% -0.43%
2026 0.57% -0.41%
2025 0.62% -1.75%
2024 0.48% -0.02%
2023 0.12% -0.28%
2022 0.04% -1.25%
2021 0.44% -1.21%
2020 0.69% -0.21%
2019 0.85% -0.11%
2018 0.87% -0.2%
2017 0.99% -0.2%
2016 1.12% -0.42%
2015 1.2% -0.66%
2014 1.26% -0.66%
2013 1.3% -0.72%
2012 1.34% -0.54%
2011 1.31% -0.15%
2010 1.2% 0.13%
2009 2.1% 0.26%
2008 2.12% 0.27%
2007 1.14% 0.26%
2006 1.1% 0.3%
2005 1.03% 0.29%
2004 0.88% 0.25%
2003 0.76% 0.24%
2002 0.75% 0.37%
2001 0.78% 0.52%
2000 0.82% 0.41%
1999 0.88% 0.38%
1998 0.95% 0.56%
1997 0.97% 0.49%
1996 1.02% 0.44%
1995 1.16% 0.47%
1994 1.36% 0.5%
1993 1.53% 0.59%
1992 1.52% 0.77%
1991 1.34% 1.21%
1990 1.39% 1.06%
1989 1.46% 0.52%
1988 1.44% 0.36%
1987 1.55% 0.33%
1986 1.5% 0.33%
1985 1.56% 0.39%
1984 1.67% 0.5%
1983 1.61% 0.58%
1982 1.59% 0.62%
1981 1.58% 0.9%
1980 1.47% 0.99%
1979 1.59% 1.25%
1978 1.7% 1.31%
1977 1.65% 1.31%
1976 1.62% 1.57%
1975 1.7% 0.94%
1974 1.82% 0.37%
1973 1.9% 0.46%
1972 2.05% 0.65%
1971 2.14% 0.43%
1970 2.15% 0.23%
1969 2.32% 0.37%
1968 2.41% 0.65%
1967 2.63% 0.82%
1966 2.92% 0.74%
1965 3.05% 0.47%
1964 3.39% 0.36%
1963 3.01% 0.37%
1962 3.03% 0.6%
1961 3.88% 0.8%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/azerbaijan/greece | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Azerbaijan grew by 0.48%, while Greece's population declined by 0.02%.

Live population counters

Azerbaijan Greece
Current population
10338778
10181414
Population rank 94/197 96/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.12%
One net population change
10.8 minutes
3.95 hours
One birth every
4.66 minutes
7.43 minutes
One death every
8.77 minutes
4.14 minutes
Daily growth/decline +134 -6
Annual growth/decline +48,872 -2,217
Annual growth/decline rate +0.48% -0.02%
Population growth rate rank 137/197 165/197
One migration net change every
1.01 hours
31.7 minutes
Annual migration change +8,731 +16,636
Net migration rank 45/196 37/196
Foreign-born residents 218,460 1,423,964
Foreign-born residents rank 109/195 46/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.1% 14.2%
Foreign-born share rank 132/195 47/195

Natural population change vs migration

Azerbaijan
Natural

Migration
Greece
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Azerbaijan Greece
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 8,731 - 16,636
2024 - 10,864 - -122,772
2023 52,800 -84,122 -56,200 -159,430
2022 61,865 9,086 -63,665 -53,997
2021 35,483 1,073 -58,131 -160,277
2020 50,466 1,073 -46,004 6,353
2019 85,207 384 -41,814 36,762
2018 81,506 -37,559 -33,272 17,938
2017 86,715 -11,324 -36,566 10,483
2016 102,457 4,671 -25,862 10,484
2015 110,967 1,073 -29,216 -43,462
2014 115,374 1,073 -20,696 -46,678
2013 117,710 2,291 -17,545 -59,323
2012 119,915 1,986 -16,568 -65,364
2011 122,002 1,686 -4,441 -31,786
2010 112,274 1,373 5,560 2,001
2009 99,315 883 8,886 18,182
2008 99,903 15,047 11,077 27,081
2007 97,827 17,112 2,210 25,400
2006 96,724 16,909 6,612 27,621
2005 89,793 16,431 2,197 33,297
2004 81,403 13,486 0 29,039
2003 64,226 13,153 -1,093 25,323
2002 63,741 15,068 0 25,692
2001 64,890 16,252 0 60,387
2000 70,023 15,938 -1,081 54,661
1999 71,047 5,300 -2,153 49,930
1998 77,548 13,101 -2,144 47,856
1997 84,653 24,475 2,133 45,671
1996 80,735 42,667 0 43,444
1995 93,755 32,139 1,056 42,674
1994 107,112 21,376 6,307 42,897
1993 123,664 -12,224 4,185 39,829
1992 133,615 -23,984 6,239 41,000
1991 147,607 -49,814 6,192 37,917
1990 142,069 -63,324 8,157 26,294
1989 141,531 -101,986 9,080 18,862
1988 136,702 -25,290 15,055 20,557
1987 138,195 -69,061 10,001 19,005
1986 141,499 -60,841 20,931 19,064
1985 132,068 -57,247 22,849 16,093
1984 130,043 -50,685 37,604 19,767
1983 125,966 -28,573 42,341 18,655
1982 117,615 -28,467 50,906 19,675
1981 121,400 -28,276 54,484 25,061
1980 110,279 -27,778 60,748 47,460
1979 104,864 -24,019 65,882 72,184
1978 102,831 14,836 64,124 60,775
1977 102,304 39,074 59,574 19,193
1976 103,370 40,241 65,236 89,601
1975 103,472 -3,847 61,516 61,265
1974 103,872 -3,847 68,111 -22,590
1973 103,208 -3,847 59,824 -42,387
1972 105,009 -3,847 64,887 -3,589
1971 106,948 -3,847 67,116 -12,747
1970 108,976 -3,847 71,222 -54,166
1969 111,387 -3,847 82,464 -118,544
1968 115,379 -3,847 87,408 -429
1967 118,988 -3,847 91,183 -55,853
1966 126,678 -3,848 86,998 21,206
1965 131,114 -3,848 83,793 -81,576
1964 134,971 -1,629 83,402 -76,678
1963 136,762 -192 81,404 -77,345
1962 135,928 -183 85,327 -74,972
1961 133,870 -171 86,500 -61,102
1960 127,982 -148 96,648 -15,996

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/azerbaijan/greece | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 87.2% of the population change in Azerbaijan is from natural causes (a gain of 782,840 people) and 12.8% is from migration (a loss of 114,572 people). In Greece 51.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 411,426 people) and 48.1% is from migration (a loss of 381,824 people).

As of 2024, 218,460 residents or 2.1% of the population were not native-born in Azerbaijan, compared to 1,423,964 people or 14.2% in Greece.

Biggest cities by population

Azerbaijan
City Population
Baku 2.3M
Sumqayit 341K
Ganja 331K
Sirvan 86.5K
Shaki 68.4K
Yevlakh 59K
Lankaran 51.3K
Khachmaz 39.9K
Barda 38.5K
Oguz 7.4K
Greece
City Population
Athens 643K
Crete 623K
Thessaloniki 310K
Patras 174K
Piraeus 168K
Larissa 146K
Heraklion 145K
Peristeri 134K
Kallithea 97.6K
Glyfada 89.6K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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