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Population in Azerbaijan compared to New Zealand: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Azerbaijan was 10,246,996 in 2025 vs 5,324,700 people in New Zealand in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Azerbaijan's population is 10,333,222 people compared to 5,380,024 in New Zealand.

Population statistics:

  • Azerbaijan's population is 1.92 times bigger than New Zealand's.
  • Azerbaijan is ranked the 96th most populous country in the world, while New Zealand is the 124th.
  • The countries together account for 0.19% of the world: 0.12% for Azerbaijan vs 0.06% for New Zealand.
  • For the last 10 years, Azerbaijan has had an average growth rate of +0.66% per year vs +1.51% in New Zealand.
  • Since 2006, the population of Azerbaijan has increased from 8.48M people to 10.3M (21.8% growth), while New Zealand has grown from 4.18M to 5.38M (28.6% growth).

Azerbaijan vs New Zealand: population by year and forecast

Azerbaijan
Factual

Projection
New Zealand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Azerbaijan New Zealand
2100 9,920,946 5,915,768
2099 9,953,980 5,920,061
2098 9,986,528 5,924,133
2097 10,018,196 5,927,189
2096 10,048,979 5,929,831
2095 10,079,993 5,931,770
2094 10,110,334 5,933,105
2093 10,140,286 5,935,725
2092 10,169,831 5,936,005
2091 10,199,202 5,937,584
2090 10,229,061 5,938,671
2089 10,258,649 5,941,788
2088 10,288,213 5,942,552
2087 10,318,437 5,945,502
2086 10,348,491 5,948,659
2085 10,379,308 5,952,187
2084 10,410,178 5,956,025
2083 10,440,836 5,960,521
2082 10,472,391 5,963,849
2081 10,504,274 5,965,417
2080 10,536,239 5,967,986
2079 10,567,757 5,969,234
2078 10,598,026 5,969,831
2077 10,628,473 5,968,708
2076 10,657,886 5,968,290
2075 10,687,607 5,967,889
2074 10,715,607 5,966,738
2073 10,743,685 5,965,412
2072 10,770,511 5,961,455
2071 10,796,544 5,961,400
2070 10,821,791 5,960,718
2069 10,844,859 5,959,460
2068 10,867,226 5,957,827
2067 10,888,841 5,955,348
2066 10,908,762 5,951,452
2065 10,928,463 5,947,293
2064 10,946,567 5,943,767
2063 10,963,818 5,941,828
2062 10,980,154 5,937,757
2061 10,997,125 5,936,521
2060 11,013,313 5,933,016
2059 11,028,121 5,928,350
2058 11,041,267 5,922,743
2057 11,054,559 5,916,754
2056 11,066,039 5,910,221
2055 11,075,654 5,901,290
2054 11,082,837 5,891,739
2053 11,088,828 5,881,824
2052 11,092,223 5,873,115
2051 11,093,913 5,861,135
2050 11,093,138 5,849,861
2049 11,091,184 5,841,135
2048 11,085,078 5,830,154
2047 11,075,952 5,819,016
2046 11,065,177 5,806,848
2045 11,050,476 5,792,780
2044 11,034,185 5,777,886
2043 11,014,313 5,761,590
2042 10,991,727 5,743,549
2041 10,966,032 5,724,283
2040 10,937,206 5,705,914
2039 10,904,660 5,687,068
2038 10,870,141 5,667,019
2037 10,832,279 5,647,323
2036 10,792,280 5,627,207
2035 10,749,895 5,606,247
2034 10,705,992 5,585,417
2033 10,660,561 5,562,621
2032 10,613,315 5,539,615
2031 10,565,108 5,514,530
2030 10,515,958 5,488,472
2029 10,465,039 5,460,094
2028 10,412,863 5,429,936
2027 10,359,942 5,397,099
2026 10,305,002 5,361,990
2025 10,246,996 5,324,700
2024 10,202,830 5,290,000
2023 10,153,958 5,200,000
2022 10,141,756 5,081,700
2021 10,137,750 5,084,600
2020 10,093,121 5,072,400
2019 10,024,283 4,970,300
2018 9,939,771 4,900,600
2017 9,854,033 4,813,600
2016 9,757,812 4,714,100
2015 9,649,341 4,609,400
2014 9,535,079 4,516,500
2013 9,416,801 4,442,100
2012 9,295,784 4,408,100
2011 9,173,082 4,384,000
2010 9,054,332 4,350,700
2009 8,947,243 4,302,600
2008 8,763,400 4,259,800
2007 8,581,300 4,223,800
2006 8,484,550 4,184,600
2005 8,391,850 4,133,900
2004 8,306,500 4,087,500
2003 8,234,100 4,027,200
2002 8,171,950 3,948,500
2001 8,111,200 3,880,500
2000 8,048,600 3,857,700
1999 7,982,750 3,835,100
1998 7,913,000 3,815,000
1997 7,838,250 3,781,300
1996 7,763,000 3,732,000
1995 7,684,850 3,673,400
1994 7,596,550 3,620,000
1993 7,494,800 3,572,200
1992 7,382,050 3,531,700
1991 7,271,300 3,495,100
1990 7,175,200 3,329,800
1989 7,076,550 3,299,200
1988 6,974,600 3,283,400
1987 6,875,350 3,274,400
1986 6,770,300 3,246,300
1985 6,670,150 3,247,100
1984 6,567,850 3,227,100
1983 6,459,800 3,199,300
1982 6,357,550 3,156,100
1981 6,257,750 3,124,900
1980 6,160,500 3,112,900
1979 6,071,300 3,109,000
1978 5,976,150 3,121,200
1977 5,876,150 3,120,200
1976 5,781,000 3,110,500
1975 5,689,050 3,083,100
1974 5,594,100 3,023,700
1973 5,493,900 2,961,300
1972 5,391,450 2,903,900
1971 5,282,950 2,853,000
1970 5,172,050 2,810,700
1969 5,063,300 2,772,800
1968 4,948,500 2,748,100
1967 4,832,000 2,724,100
1966 4,708,150 2,675,900
1965 4,574,650 2,628,400
1964 4,439,250 2,585,400
1963 4,293,550 2,531,800
1962 4,168,150 2,482,000
1961 4,045,750 2,419,700
1960 3,894,500 2,371,800

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/new-zealand | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Azerbaijan increased by 1,273,262 people (a 15% growth), while New Zealand gained 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Azerbaijan gained 575,410 people (a 5.9% growth), while New Zealand's population increased by 665,924 people (a 14.1% growth).

Azerbaijan was ranked 90th most populous country in 2006 and is 96th in 2026. New Zealand was ranked 122nd in 2006 and ranked 124th 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 New Zealand will increase by 8.73% to 5,849,861 people and rank change from 124th to 122nd.

Azerbaijan is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 11.1M people compared to the peak of 5.97M people in 2078 for New Zealand.

Population growth rate by year

Azerbaijan
Factual

Projection
New Zealand
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Azerbaijan New Zealand
2100 -0.33% -0.07%
2099 -0.33% -0.07%
2098 -0.32% -0.05%
2097 -0.31% -0.04%
2096 -0.31% -0.03%
2095 -0.3% -0.02%
2094 -0.3% -0.04%
2093 -0.29% -0.005%
2092 -0.29% -0.03%
2091 -0.29% -0.02%
2090 -0.29% -0.05%
2089 -0.29% -0.01%
2088 -0.29% -0.05%
2087 -0.29% -0.05%
2086 -0.3% -0.06%
2085 -0.3% -0.06%
2084 -0.29% -0.08%
2083 -0.3% -0.06%
2082 -0.3% -0.03%
2081 -0.3% -0.04%
2080 -0.3% -0.02%
2079 -0.29% -0.01%
2078 -0.29% 0.02%
2077 -0.28% 0.007%
2076 -0.28% 0.007%
2075 -0.26% 0.02%
2074 -0.26% 0.02%
2073 -0.25% 0.07%
2072 -0.24% 0.001%
2071 -0.23% 0.01%
2070 -0.21% 0.02%
2069 -0.21% 0.03%
2068 -0.2% 0.04%
2067 -0.18% 0.07%
2066 -0.18% 0.07%
2065 -0.17% 0.06%
2064 -0.16% 0.03%
2063 -0.15% 0.07%
2062 -0.15% 0.02%
2061 -0.15% 0.06%
2060 -0.13% 0.08%
2059 -0.12% 0.09%
2058 -0.12% 0.1%
2057 -0.1% 0.11%
2056 -0.09% 0.15%
2055 -0.06% 0.16%
2054 -0.05% 0.17%
2053 -0.03% 0.15%
2052 -0.02% 0.2%
2051 0.007% 0.19%
2050 0.02% 0.15%
2049 0.06% 0.19%
2048 0.08% 0.19%
2047 0.1% 0.21%
2046 0.13% 0.24%
2045 0.15% 0.26%
2044 0.18% 0.28%
2043 0.21% 0.31%
2042 0.23% 0.34%
2041 0.26% 0.32%
2040 0.3% 0.33%
2039 0.32% 0.35%
2038 0.35% 0.35%
2037 0.37% 0.36%
2036 0.39% 0.37%
2035 0.41% 0.37%
2034 0.43% 0.41%
2033 0.45% 0.42%
2032 0.46% 0.45%
2031 0.47% 0.47%
2030 0.49% 0.52%
2029 0.5% 0.56%
2028 0.51% 0.61%
2027 0.53% 0.65%
2026 0.57% 0.7%
2025 0.43% 0.66%
2024 0.48% 1.73%
2023 0.12% 2.33%
2022 0.04% -0.06%
2021 0.44% 0.24%
2020 0.69% 2.05%
2019 0.85% 1.42%
2018 0.87% 1.81%
2017 0.99% 2.11%
2016 1.12% 2.27%
2015 1.2% 2.06%
2014 1.26% 1.67%
2013 1.3% 0.77%
2012 1.34% 0.55%
2011 1.31% 0.77%
2010 1.2% 1.12%
2009 2.1% 1%
2008 2.12% 0.85%
2007 1.14% 0.94%
2006 1.1% 1.23%
2005 1.03% 1.14%
2004 0.88% 1.5%
2003 0.76% 1.99%
2002 0.75% 1.75%
2001 0.78% 0.59%
2000 0.82% 0.59%
1999 0.88% 0.53%
1998 0.95% 0.89%
1997 0.97% 1.32%
1996 1.02% 1.6%
1995 1.16% 1.48%
1994 1.36% 1.34%
1993 1.53% 1.15%
1992 1.52% 1.05%
1991 1.34% 4.96%
1990 1.39% 0.93%
1989 1.46% 0.48%
1988 1.44% 0.27%
1987 1.55% 0.87%
1986 1.5% -0.02%
1985 1.56% 0.62%
1984 1.67% 0.87%
1983 1.61% 1.37%
1982 1.59% 1%
1981 1.58% 0.39%
1980 1.47% 0.13%
1979 1.59% -0.39%
1978 1.7% 0.03%
1977 1.65% 0.31%
1976 1.62% 0.89%
1975 1.7% 1.96%
1974 1.82% 2.11%
1973 1.9% 1.98%
1972 2.05% 1.78%
1971 2.14% 1.5%
1970 2.15% 1.37%
1969 2.32% 0.9%
1968 2.41% 0.88%
1967 2.63% 1.8%
1966 2.92% 1.81%
1965 3.05% 1.66%
1964 3.39% 2.12%
1963 3.01% 2.01%
1962 3.03% 2.57%
1961 3.88% 2.02%

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/new-zealand | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Azerbaijan grew by 0.43%, while New Zealand's population grew by 0.66%.

Live population counters

Azerbaijan New Zealand
Current population
10333222
5380024
Population rank 96/197 124/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.06%
One net population change
11.9 minutes
15.2 minutes
One birth every
5.15 minutes
9.01 minutes
One death every
8.88 minutes
13.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +121 +95
Annual growth/decline +44,166 +34,700
Annual growth/decline rate +0.43% +0.66%
Population growth rate rank 136/197 118/197
One migration net change every
1.01 hours
30.3 minutes
Annual migration change +8,731 +17,403
Net migration rank 45/196 35/196
Foreign-born residents 218,460 1,467,989
Foreign-born residents rank 109/195 45/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.1% 28.2%
Foreign-born share rank 132/195 20/195

Natural population change vs migration

Azerbaijan
Natural

Migration
New Zealand
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Azerbaijan New Zealand
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 8,731 - 17,403
2024 42,852 10,864 20,631 18,766
2023 52,800 -84,122 19,031 21,404
2022 61,865 9,086 20,276 21,404
2021 35,483 1,073 23,745 -14,944
2020 50,466 1,073 25,007 42,124
2019 85,207 384 25,349 69,770
2018 81,506 -37,559 24,797 59,139
2017 86,715 -11,324 26,282 68,349
2016 102,457 4,671 28,237 75,512
2015 110,967 1,073 29,408 70,870
2014 115,374 1,073 26,196 57,974
2013 117,710 2,291 29,096 26,385
2012 119,915 1,986 31,077 -1,015
2011 122,002 1,686 31,302 -2,196
2010 112,274 1,373 35,458 6,722
2009 99,315 883 33,560 12,700
2008 99,903 15,047 35,143 4,804
2007 97,827 17,112 35,480 3,053
2006 96,724 16,909 30,924 14,542
2005 89,793 16,431 30,674 19,212
2004 81,403 13,486 29,634 24,521
2003 64,226 13,153 28,150 42,456
2002 63,741 15,068 25,941 48,195
2001 64,890 16,252 27,939 17,793
2000 70,023 15,938 29,897 -6,604
1999 71,047 5,300 28,916 -7,634
1998 77,548 13,101 29,146 -1,387
1997 84,653 24,475 30,137 12,040
1996 80,735 42,667 28,997 25,169
1995 93,755 32,139 29,828 26,743
1994 107,112 21,376 30,372 20,420
1993 123,664 -12,224 31,685 12,638
1992 133,615 -23,984 32,067 6,460
1991 147,607 -49,814 33,518 31,156
1990 142,069 -63,324 33,298 70,432
1989 141,531 -101,986 30,749 -8,818
1988 136,702 -25,290 29,846 -17,005
1987 138,195 -69,061 27,603 -7,631
1986 141,499 -60,841 25,549 -10,234
1985 132,068 -57,247 24,126 -13,462
1984 130,043 -50,685 26,043 -901
1983 125,966 -28,573 24,315 11,464
1982 117,615 -28,467 24,207 7,982
1981 121,400 -28,276 25,374 -7,606
1980 110,279 -27,778 23,658 -15,423
1979 104,864 -24,019 26,675 -26,694
1978 102,831 14,836 26,156 -28,783
1977 102,304 39,074 28,020 -22,697
1976 103,370 40,241 29,456 -9,138
1975 103,472 -3,847 31,355 13,196
1974 103,872 -3,847 33,896 27,580
1973 103,208 -3,847 35,239 28,261
1972 105,009 -3,847 38,244 17,779
1971 106,948 -3,847 40,000 7,547
1970 108,976 -3,847 37,101 4,511
1969 111,387 -3,847 38,098 -5,212
1968 115,379 -3,847 37,594 -11,853
1967 118,988 -3,847 37,974 -2,289
1966 126,678 -3,848 36,151 9,161
1965 131,114 -3,848 36,982 9,245
1964 134,971 -1,629 39,375 9,806
1963 136,762 -192 42,027 10,226
1962 135,928 -183 42,865 12,697
1961 133,870 -171 43,482 10,689
1960 127,982 -148 41,791 3,846

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

GeoRank.org/population/azerbaijan/new-zealand | 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 New Zealand 36% is from natural causes (a gain of 242,763 people) and 64% is from migration (a gain of 432,394 people).

As of 2024, 218,460 residents or 2.1% of the population were not native-born in Azerbaijan, compared to 1,467,989 people or 28.2% in New Zealand.

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
New Zealand
City Population
Auckland 1.47M
Christchurch 383K
Wellington 216K
Hamilton 176K
Tauranga 151K
Dunedin 106K
Lower Hutt 103K
Palmerston North 81.5K
Napier 66.3K
Hibiscus Coast 59.8K

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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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