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

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The latest officially reported population of Azerbaijan was 10,246,996 in 2025 vs 58,915,656 people in Italy in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Azerbaijan's population is 10,333,222 people compared to 58,708,169 in Italy.

Population statistics:

  • Italy's population is 5.68 times bigger than Azerbaijan's.
  • Azerbaijan is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while Italy is the 26th.
  • The countries together account for 0.83% of the world: 0.12% for Azerbaijan vs 0.71% for Italy.
  • For the last 10 years, Azerbaijan has had an average growth rate of +0.66% per year vs -0.21% in Italy.
  • Since 2006, the population of Azerbaijan has increased from 8.48M people to 10.3M (21.8% growth), while Italy has grown from 58.4M to 58.7M (0.53% growth).

Azerbaijan vs Italy: population by year and forecast

Azerbaijan
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Azerbaijan Italy
2100 9,920,946 35,295,729
2099 9,953,980 35,533,045
2098 9,986,528 35,764,971
2097 10,018,196 36,003,567
2096 10,048,979 36,240,310
2095 10,079,993 36,477,183
2094 10,110,334 36,710,370
2093 10,140,286 36,941,728
2092 10,169,831 37,181,889
2091 10,199,202 37,416,123
2090 10,229,061 37,654,289
2089 10,258,649 37,896,069
2088 10,288,213 38,134,560
2087 10,318,437 38,375,540
2086 10,348,491 38,612,968
2085 10,379,308 38,857,421
2084 10,410,178 39,105,783
2083 10,440,836 39,352,795
2082 10,472,391 39,608,119
2081 10,504,274 39,866,527
2080 10,536,239 40,130,426
2079 10,567,757 40,403,049
2078 10,598,026 40,680,460
2077 10,628,473 40,962,463
2076 10,657,886 41,254,005
2075 10,687,607 41,558,635
2074 10,715,607 41,883,296
2073 10,743,685 42,216,283
2072 10,770,511 42,564,739
2071 10,796,544 42,921,274
2070 10,821,791 43,295,245
2069 10,844,859 43,679,714
2068 10,867,226 44,073,736
2067 10,888,841 44,471,480
2066 10,908,762 44,883,154
2065 10,928,463 45,309,461
2064 10,946,567 45,741,985
2063 10,963,818 46,180,658
2062 10,980,154 46,633,125
2061 10,997,125 47,088,290
2060 11,013,313 47,542,648
2059 11,028,121 47,998,659
2058 11,041,267 48,452,892
2057 11,054,559 48,899,246
2056 11,066,039 49,344,799
2055 11,075,654 49,776,680
2054 11,082,837 50,197,999
2053 11,088,828 50,613,632
2052 11,092,223 51,012,772
2051 11,093,913 51,404,003
2050 11,093,138 51,791,523
2049 11,091,184 52,164,254
2048 11,085,078 52,522,170
2047 11,075,952 52,876,346
2046 11,065,177 53,212,697
2045 11,050,476 53,541,344
2044 11,034,185 53,856,790
2043 11,014,313 54,176,580
2042 10,991,727 54,477,632
2041 10,966,032 54,765,213
2040 10,937,206 55,052,803
2039 10,904,660 55,342,225
2038 10,870,141 55,619,470
2037 10,832,279 55,895,913
2036 10,792,280 56,164,408
2035 10,749,895 56,435,468
2034 10,705,992 56,703,168
2033 10,660,561 56,963,528
2032 10,613,315 57,220,334
2031 10,565,108 57,487,786
2030 10,515,958 57,749,232
2029 10,465,039 57,994,812
2028 10,412,863 58,236,078
2027 10,359,942 58,477,957
2026 10,305,002 58,708,169
2025 10,246,996 58,915,656
2024 10,202,830 58,952,704
2023 10,153,958 58,984,216
2022 10,141,756 59,013,667
2021 10,137,750 59,133,173
2020 10,093,121 59,438,851
2019 10,024,283 59,729,081
2018 9,939,771 59,877,221
2017 9,854,033 60,002,252
2016 9,757,812 60,115,223
2015 9,649,341 60,229,605
2014 9,535,079 60,320,707
2013 9,416,801 60,311,613
2012 9,295,784 60,191,247
2011 9,173,082 60,026,841
2010 9,054,332 59,819,407
2009 8,947,243 59,555,454
2008 8,763,400 59,211,181
2007 8,581,300 58,756,247
2006 8,484,550 58,399,861
2005 8,391,850 58,166,682
2004 8,306,500 57,828,179
2003 8,234,100 57,399,184
2002 8,171,950 57,089,824
2001 8,111,200 56,976,981
2000 8,048,600 56,942,108
1999 7,982,750 56,916,317
1998 7,913,000 56,906,744
1997 7,838,250 56,890,372
1996 7,763,000 56,860,281
1995 7,684,850 56,844,303
1994 7,596,550 56,843,400
1993 7,494,800 56,831,821
1992 7,382,050 56,797,087
1991 7,271,300 56,758,521
1990 7,175,200 56,719,240
1989 7,076,550 56,671,781
1988 6,974,600 56,629,288
1987 6,875,350 56,601,931
1986 6,770,300 56,596,155
1985 6,670,150 56,593,071
1984 6,567,850 56,576,718
1983 6,459,800 56,564,074
1982 6,357,550 56,543,548
1981 6,257,750 56,501,675
1980 6,160,500 56,433,883
1979 6,071,300 56,317,749
1978 5,976,150 56,155,143
1977 5,876,150 55,955,411
1976 5,781,000 55,718,260
1975 5,689,050 55,441,001
1974 5,594,100 55,110,868
1973 5,493,900 54,751,406
1972 5,391,450 54,381,345
1971 5,282,950 54,073,490
1970 5,172,050 53,821,850
1969 5,063,300 53,537,950
1968 4,948,500 53,235,750
1967 4,832,000 52,900,500
1966 4,708,150 52,519,000
1965 4,574,650 52,112,350
1964 4,439,250 51,675,350
1963 4,293,550 51,252,000
1962 4,168,150 50,879,450
1961 4,045,750 50,536,350
1960 3,894,500 50,199,700

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Azerbaijan increased by 1,273,262 people (a 15% growth), while Italy gained 1,715,362 people (a 2.94% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Azerbaijan gained 575,410 people (a 5.9% growth), while Italy's population decreased by 1,407,054 people (a 2.34% decline).

Azerbaijan was ranked 90th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. Italy was ranked 23rd in 2006 and ranked 26th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Azerbaijan's population will grow by 7.35% to 11,093,138 people with a rank change from 96th to 94th. The population of Italy will decrease by 11.8% to 51,791,523 people and rank change from 26th to 40th.

Azerbaijan is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 11.1M people, while Italy's population already peaked in 2014 at 60.3M people and is projected to decrease to 35.3M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Azerbaijan
Factual

Projection
Italy
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Azerbaijan Italy
2100 -0.33% -0.67%
2099 -0.33% -0.65%
2098 -0.32% -0.66%
2097 -0.31% -0.65%
2096 -0.31% -0.65%
2095 -0.3% -0.64%
2094 -0.3% -0.63%
2093 -0.29% -0.65%
2092 -0.29% -0.63%
2091 -0.29% -0.63%
2090 -0.29% -0.64%
2089 -0.29% -0.63%
2088 -0.29% -0.63%
2087 -0.29% -0.61%
2086 -0.3% -0.63%
2085 -0.3% -0.64%
2084 -0.29% -0.63%
2083 -0.3% -0.64%
2082 -0.3% -0.65%
2081 -0.3% -0.66%
2080 -0.3% -0.67%
2079 -0.29% -0.68%
2078 -0.29% -0.69%
2077 -0.28% -0.71%
2076 -0.28% -0.73%
2075 -0.26% -0.78%
2074 -0.26% -0.79%
2073 -0.25% -0.82%
2072 -0.24% -0.83%
2071 -0.23% -0.86%
2070 -0.21% -0.88%
2069 -0.21% -0.89%
2068 -0.2% -0.89%
2067 -0.18% -0.92%
2066 -0.18% -0.94%
2065 -0.17% -0.95%
2064 -0.16% -0.95%
2063 -0.15% -0.97%
2062 -0.15% -0.97%
2061 -0.15% -0.96%
2060 -0.13% -0.95%
2059 -0.12% -0.94%
2058 -0.12% -0.91%
2057 -0.1% -0.9%
2056 -0.09% -0.87%
2055 -0.06% -0.84%
2054 -0.05% -0.82%
2053 -0.03% -0.78%
2052 -0.02% -0.76%
2051 0.007% -0.75%
2050 0.02% -0.71%
2049 0.06% -0.68%
2048 0.08% -0.67%
2047 0.1% -0.63%
2046 0.13% -0.61%
2045 0.15% -0.59%
2044 0.18% -0.59%
2043 0.21% -0.55%
2042 0.23% -0.53%
2041 0.26% -0.52%
2040 0.3% -0.52%
2039 0.32% -0.5%
2038 0.35% -0.49%
2037 0.37% -0.48%
2036 0.39% -0.48%
2035 0.41% -0.47%
2034 0.43% -0.46%
2033 0.45% -0.45%
2032 0.46% -0.47%
2031 0.47% -0.45%
2030 0.49% -0.42%
2029 0.5% -0.41%
2028 0.51% -0.41%
2027 0.53% -0.39%
2026 0.57% -0.35%
2025 0.43% -0.06%
2024 0.48% -0.05%
2023 0.12% -0.05%
2022 0.04% -0.2%
2021 0.44% -0.51%
2020 0.69% -0.49%
2019 0.85% -0.25%
2018 0.87% -0.21%
2017 0.99% -0.19%
2016 1.12% -0.19%
2015 1.2% -0.15%
2014 1.26% 0.02%
2013 1.3% 0.2%
2012 1.34% 0.27%
2011 1.31% 0.35%
2010 1.2% 0.44%
2009 2.1% 0.58%
2008 2.12% 0.77%
2007 1.14% 0.61%
2006 1.1% 0.4%
2005 1.03% 0.59%
2004 0.88% 0.75%
2003 0.76% 0.54%
2002 0.75% 0.2%
2001 0.78% 0.06%
2000 0.82% 0.05%
1999 0.88% 0.02%
1998 0.95% 0.03%
1997 0.97% 0.05%
1996 1.02% 0.03%
1995 1.16% 0.002%
1994 1.36% 0.02%
1993 1.53% 0.06%
1992 1.52% 0.07%
1991 1.34% 0.07%
1990 1.39% 0.08%
1989 1.46% 0.08%
1988 1.44% 0.05%
1987 1.55% 0.01%
1986 1.5% 0.005%
1985 1.56% 0.03%
1984 1.67% 0.02%
1983 1.61% 0.04%
1982 1.59% 0.07%
1981 1.58% 0.12%
1980 1.47% 0.21%
1979 1.59% 0.29%
1978 1.7% 0.36%
1977 1.65% 0.43%
1976 1.62% 0.5%
1975 1.7% 0.6%
1974 1.82% 0.66%
1973 1.9% 0.68%
1972 2.05% 0.57%
1971 2.14% 0.47%
1970 2.15% 0.53%
1969 2.32% 0.57%
1968 2.41% 0.63%
1967 2.63% 0.73%
1966 2.92% 0.78%
1965 3.05% 0.85%
1964 3.39% 0.83%
1963 3.01% 0.73%
1962 3.03% 0.68%
1961 3.88% 0.67%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Azerbaijan grew by 0.43%, while Italy's population declined by 0.06%.

Live population counters

Azerbaijan Italy
Current population
10333222
58708169
Population rank 96/197 26/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.71%
One net population change
11.9 minutes
14.2 minutes
One birth every
5.15 minutes
1.42 minutes
One death every
8.88 minutes
48.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +121 -102
Annual growth/decline +44,166 -37,048
Annual growth/decline rate +0.43% -0.06%
Population growth rate rank 136/197 162/197
One migration net change every
1.01 hours
6.99 minutes
Annual migration change +8,731 +75,448
Net migration rank 45/196 19/196
Foreign-born residents 218,460 6,553,671
Foreign-born residents rank 109/195 12/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.1% 11%
Foreign-born share rank 132/195 59/195

Natural population change vs migration

Azerbaijan
Natural

Migration
Italy
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Azerbaijan Italy
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 8,731 - 75,448
2024 42,852 10,864 -277,077 95,246
2023 52,800 -84,122 -294,922 150,189
2022 61,865 9,086 -318,674 231,228
2021 35,483 1,073 -301,579 157,327
2020 50,466 1,073 -338,801 85,281
2019 85,207 384 -215,025 46,634
2018 81,506 -37,559 -197,595 83,686
2017 86,715 -11,324 -192,007 95,147
2016 102,457 4,671 -138,265 84,568
2015 110,967 1,073 -162,620 39,389
2014 115,374 1,073 -96,513 52,679
2013 117,710 2,291 -90,468 158,090
2012 119,915 1,986 -78,248 252,524
2011 122,002 1,686 -48,021 198,544
2010 112,274 1,373 -23,928 274,387
2009 99,315 883 -17,866 283,676
2008 99,903 15,047 -11,842 422,534
2007 97,827 17,112 -5,876 495,092
2006 96,724 16,909 0 215,995
2005 89,793 16,431 -17,450 258,702
2004 81,403 13,486 11,566 417,970
2003 64,226 13,153 -40,179 478,578
2002 63,741 15,068 -22,836 223,861
2001 64,890 16,252 -11,396 48,903
2000 70,023 15,938 -17,082 56,065
1999 71,047 5,300 -22,766 54,405
1998 77,548 13,101 -39,835 67,985
1997 84,653 24,475 -22,756 50,539
1996 80,735 42,667 -22,744 53,450
1995 93,755 32,139 -34,107 -460,287
1994 107,112 21,376 -17,053 502,750
1993 123,664 -12,224 0 24,321
1992 133,615 -23,984 22,718 51,747
1991 147,607 -49,814 11,352 19,721
1990 142,069 -63,324 22,688 35,317
1989 141,531 -101,986 28,336 19,540
1988 136,702 -25,290 33,977 18,553
1987 138,195 -69,061 16,980 7,825
1986 141,499 -60,841 11,319 -6,206
1985 132,068 -57,247 28,297 6,911
1984 130,043 -50,685 50,919 203
1983 125,966 -28,573 33,939 -3,733
1982 117,615 -28,467 79,161 -24,223
1981 121,400 -28,276 73,452 7,182
1980 110,279 -27,778 84,650 295,642
1979 104,864 -24,019 129,531 42,637
1978 102,831 14,836 168,465 43,932
1977 102,304 39,074 190,248 42,246
1976 103,370 40,241 228,445 40,885
1975 103,472 -3,847 271,660 43,051
1974 103,872 -3,847 336,176 42,487
1973 103,208 -3,847 328,508 41,631
1972 105,009 -3,847 364,355 43,182
1971 106,948 -3,847 383,922 -58,627
1970 108,976 -3,847 376,753 -62,216
1969 111,387 -3,847 390,827 -45,346
1968 115,379 -3,847 399,268 -50,149
1967 118,988 -3,847 439,074 -37,992
1966 126,678 -3,848 488,427 -35,352
1965 131,114 -3,848 474,222 -36,267
1964 134,971 -1,629 527,089 -27,368
1963 136,762 -192 440,767 -28,198
1962 135,928 -183 427,387 -25,840
1961 133,870 -171 459,880 -129,761
1960 127,982 -148 426,697 -140,765

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 87.1% of the population change in Azerbaijan is from natural causes (a gain of 710,318 people) and 12.9% is from migration (a loss of 104,781 people). In Italy 69.5% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,436,565 people) and 30.5% is from migration (a gain of 1,068,695 people).

As of 2024, 218,460 residents or 2.1% of the population were not native-born in Azerbaijan, compared to 6,553,671 people or 11% in Italy.

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
Italy
City Population
Rome 2.75M
Milan 1.35M
Naples 913K
Turin 842K
Palermo 630K
Genoa 559K
Bologna 388K
Florence 361K
Bari 315K
Catania 312K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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