The latest officially reported population of Azerbaijan was 10,202,850 in 2024 vs 64,007,187 people in South Africa in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Azerbaijan's population is 10,308,499 people compared to 65,314,246 in South Africa.
Population statistics:
- South Africa's population is 6.34 times bigger than Azerbaijan's.
- Azerbaijan is ranked the 94th most populous country in the world, while South Africa is the 24th.
- The countries together account for 0.91% of the world: 0.12% for Azerbaijan vs 0.79% for South Africa.
- For the last 10 years, Azerbaijan has had an average growth rate of +0.73% per year vs +1.44% in South Africa.
- Since 2005, the population of Azerbaijan has increased from 8.39M people to 10.3M (22.8% growth), while South Africa has grown from 49.5M to 65.3M (32% growth).
- Azerbaijan is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 11.1M people compared to the peak of 94.3M people in 2100 for South Africa.
Azerbaijan vs South Africa: live population counter
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| Current population |
10308499
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65314246
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| Population rank | 94/197 | 24/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.12% | 0.79% |
| One net population change |
10.8 minutes
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39.7 seconds
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| One birth every |
4.66 minutes
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26.6 seconds
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| One death every |
8.77 minutes
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54 seconds
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| One migration net change every |
48.4 minutes
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3.15 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +10,864 | +166,972 |
| Daily growth/decline | +134 | +2,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +48,892 | +794,803 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.48% | +1.26% |
| Population growth rate rank | 137/197 | 87/197 |
Azerbaijan and South Africa: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,894,500 | 16,440,172 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,045,750 | 16,908,035 | 3.88% | 2.85% |
| 1962 | 4,168,150 | 17,418,522 | 3.03% | 3.02% |
| 1963 | 4,293,550 | 17,954,564 | 3.01% | 3.08% |
| 1964 | 4,439,250 | 18,511,361 | 3.39% | 3.1% |
| 1965 | 4,574,650 | 19,089,380 | 3.05% | 3.12% |
| 1966 | 4,708,150 | 19,690,087 | 2.92% | 3.15% |
| 1967 | 4,832,000 | 20,314,066 | 2.63% | 3.17% |
| 1968 | 4,948,500 | 20,957,287 | 2.41% | 3.17% |
| 1969 | 5,063,300 | 21,614,676 | 2.32% | 3.14% |
| 1970 | 5,172,050 | 22,279,984 | 2.15% | 3.08% |
| 1971 | 5,282,950 | 22,942,143 | 2.14% | 2.97% |
| 1972 | 5,391,450 | 23,609,456 | 2.05% | 2.91% |
| 1973 | 5,493,900 | 24,294,263 | 1.9% | 2.9% |
| 1974 | 5,594,100 | 24,989,108 | 1.82% | 2.86% |
| 1975 | 5,689,050 | 25,690,940 | 1.7% | 2.81% |
| 1976 | 5,781,000 | 26,395,450 | 1.62% | 2.74% |
| 1977 | 5,876,150 | 27,118,952 | 1.65% | 2.74% |
| 1978 | 5,976,150 | 27,869,507 | 1.7% | 2.77% |
| 1979 | 6,071,300 | 28,634,162 | 1.59% | 2.74% |
| 1980 | 6,160,500 | 29,518,857 | 1.47% | 3.09% |
| 1981 | 6,257,750 | 30,541,044 | 1.58% | 3.46% |
| 1982 | 6,357,550 | 31,615,339 | 1.59% | 3.52% |
| 1983 | 6,459,800 | 32,739,304 | 1.61% | 3.56% |
| 1984 | 6,567,850 | 33,892,788 | 1.67% | 3.52% |
| 1985 | 6,670,150 | 35,042,093 | 1.56% | 3.39% |
| 1986 | 6,770,300 | 36,180,515 | 1.5% | 3.25% |
| 1987 | 6,875,350 | 37,326,190 | 1.55% | 3.17% |
| 1988 | 6,974,600 | 38,480,649 | 1.44% | 3.09% |
| 1989 | 7,076,550 | 39,628,575 | 1.46% | 2.98% |
| 1990 | 7,175,200 | 40,746,268 | 1.39% | 2.82% |
| 1991 | 7,271,300 | 41,687,898 | 1.34% | 2.31% |
| 1992 | 7,382,050 | 42,443,509 | 1.52% | 1.81% |
| 1993 | 7,494,800 | 43,297,156 | 1.53% | 2.01% |
| 1994 | 7,596,550 | 44,004,139 | 1.36% | 1.63% |
| 1995 | 7,684,850 | 44,541,554 | 1.16% | 1.22% |
| 1996 | 7,763,000 | 45,123,018 | 1.02% | 1.31% |
| 1997 | 7,838,250 | 45,666,838 | 0.97% | 1.21% |
| 1998 | 7,913,000 | 46,223,880 | 0.95% | 1.22% |
| 1999 | 7,982,750 | 46,730,335 | 0.88% | 1.1% |
| 2000 | 8,048,600 | 47,159,719 | 0.82% | 0.92% |
| 2001 | 8,111,200 | 47,566,800 | 0.78% | 0.86% |
| 2002 | 8,171,950 | 48,019,415 | 0.75% | 0.95% |
| 2003 | 8,234,100 | 48,500,348 | 0.76% | 1% |
| 2004 | 8,306,500 | 48,991,421 | 0.88% | 1.01% |
| 2005 | 8,391,850 | 49,490,033 | 1.03% | 1.02% |
| 2006 | 8,484,550 | 49,998,277 | 1.1% | 1.03% |
| 2007 | 8,581,300 | 50,528,584 | 1.14% | 1.06% |
| 2008 | 8,763,400 | 51,114,599 | 2.12% | 1.16% |
| 2009 | 8,947,243 | 51,728,516 | 2.1% | 1.2% |
| 2010 | 9,054,332 | 52,344,051 | 1.2% | 1.19% |
| 2011 | 9,173,082 | 52,995,205 | 1.31% | 1.24% |
| 2012 | 9,295,784 | 53,782,567 | 1.34% | 1.49% |
| 2013 | 9,416,801 | 54,678,791 | 1.3% | 1.67% |
| 2014 | 9,535,079 | 55,594,838 | 1.26% | 1.68% |
| 2015 | 9,649,341 | 56,723,537 | 1.2% | 2.03% |
| 2016 | 9,757,812 | 57,259,551 | 1.12% | 0.94% |
| 2017 | 9,854,033 | 57,635,162 | 0.99% | 0.66% |
| 2018 | 9,939,771 | 58,613,001 | 0.87% | 1.7% |
| 2019 | 10,024,283 | 59,587,885 | 0.85% | 1.66% |
| 2020 | 10,093,121 | 60,562,381 | 0.69% | 1.64% |
| 2021 | 10,137,750 | 61,502,603 | 0.44% | 1.55% |
| 2022 | 10,141,756 | 62,378,410 | 0.04% | 1.42% |
| 2023 | 10,153,958 | 63,212,384 | 0.12% | 1.34% |
| 2024 | 10,202,850 | 64,007,187 | 0.48% | 1.26% |
| 2025 | 10,263,192 | 64,747,317 | 0.59% | 1.16% |
| 2026 | 10,319,595 | 65,453,086 | 0.55% | 1.09% |
| 2027 | 10,373,460 | 66,143,018 | 0.52% | 1.05% |
| 2028 | 10,425,946 | 66,830,384 | 0.51% | 1.04% |
| 2029 | 10,477,429 | 67,506,850 | 0.49% | 1.01% |
| 2030 | 10,527,400 | 68,161,357 | 0.48% | 0.97% |
| 2031 | 10,576,015 | 68,798,574 | 0.46% | 0.93% |
| 2032 | 10,623,687 | 69,426,441 | 0.45% | 0.91% |
| 2033 | 10,669,963 | 70,040,484 | 0.44% | 0.88% |
| 2034 | 10,714,572 | 70,641,572 | 0.42% | 0.86% |
| 2035 | 10,757,666 | 71,234,749 | 0.4% | 0.84% |
| 2036 | 10,798,811 | 71,816,372 | 0.38% | 0.82% |
| 2037 | 10,837,689 | 72,387,807 | 0.36% | 0.8% |
| 2038 | 10,873,833 | 72,949,611 | 0.33% | 0.78% |
| 2039 | 10,907,324 | 73,496,152 | 0.31% | 0.75% |
| 2040 | 10,937,977 | 74,035,615 | 0.28% | 0.73% |
| 2041 | 10,965,202 | 74,575,444 | 0.25% | 0.73% |
| 2042 | 10,989,309 | 75,111,899 | 0.22% | 0.72% |
| 2043 | 11,010,513 | 75,641,512 | 0.19% | 0.71% |
| 2044 | 11,028,582 | 76,164,461 | 0.16% | 0.69% |
| 2045 | 11,044,051 | 76,681,448 | 0.14% | 0.68% |
| 2046 | 11,056,769 | 77,199,542 | 0.12% | 0.68% |
| 2047 | 11,066,704 | 77,716,650 | 0.09% | 0.67% |
| 2048 | 11,074,312 | 78,215,323 | 0.07% | 0.64% |
| 2049 | 11,078,340 | 78,699,584 | 0.04% | 0.62% |
| 2050 | 11,079,701 | 79,177,329 | 0.01% | 0.61% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Azerbaijan increased by 1,257,491 people (a 15% growth), while South Africa gained 7,233,504 people (a 14.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Azerbaijan gained 659,158 (a 6.83% growth), while South Africa's population increased by 8,590,709 (a 15.1% growth).
Azerbaijan was ranked 90th most populous country in 2005 and is 94th in 2025. South Africa was ranked 24th in 2005 and still ranked 24th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Azerbaijan's population will grow by 7.48% to 11,079,701 people and will still be ranked 94th. The population of South Africa will increase by 21.2% to 79,177,329 people and rank change from 24th to 23rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Johannesburg | 4.43M |
| Cape Town | 3.78M |
| Soweto | 1.27M |
| Pietermaritzburg | 839K |
| Pretoria | 742K |
| Durban | 595K |
| Rustenburg | 550K |
| Randburg | 337K |
| Port Elizabeth | 312K |
| East London | 267K |
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Population differences between Azerbaijan and South Africa
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| Life expectancy | 74.7 years | 66.5 years |
| Average age | 34.9 years | 31.1 years |
| Median age | 34.1 years | 29.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49:51 | 48.7:51.3 |
| Fertility rate | 1.55 births per woman | 2.22 births per woman |
| Population density | 320 ppl/mi² | 136.7 ppl/mi² |
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