The latest officially reported population of Azerbaijan was 10,202,830 in 2024 vs 10,590,927 people in Tajikistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Azerbaijan's population is 10,320,163 people compared to 10,980,672 in Tajikistan.
Population statistics:
- Tajikistan's population is 1.06 times bigger than Azerbaijan's.
- Azerbaijan is ranked the 94th most populous country in the world, while Tajikistan is the 88th.
- The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.12% for Azerbaijan vs 0.13% for Tajikistan.
- For the last 10 years, Azerbaijan has had an average growth rate of +0.73% per year vs +2.33% in Tajikistan.
- Since 2006, the population of Azerbaijan has increased from 8.48M people to 10.3M (21.6% growth), while Tajikistan has grown from 7.06M to 11M (55.6% growth).
- Azerbaijan is projected to reach its peak in 2050 at 11.1M people compared to the peak of 20.2M people in 2100 for Tajikistan.
Azerbaijan vs Tajikistan: live population counter
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| Current population |
10320163
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10980672
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| Population rank | 94/197 | 88/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.12% | 0.13% |
| One net population change |
10.8 minutes
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2.61 minutes
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| One birth every |
4.66 minutes
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1.94 minutes
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| One death every |
8.77 minutes
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11 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
48.4 minutes
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24.8 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +10,864 | -21,236 |
| Daily growth/decline | +134 | +551 |
| Annual growth/decline | +48,872 | +201,128 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.48% | +1.94% |
| Population growth rate rank | 137/197 | 55/197 |
Azerbaijan and Tajikistan: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 3,894,500 | 2,112,131 | - | - |
| 1961 | 4,045,750 | 2,181,805 | 3.88% | 3.3% |
| 1962 | 4,168,150 | 2,255,026 | 3.03% | 3.36% |
| 1963 | 4,293,550 | 2,331,736 | 3.01% | 3.4% |
| 1964 | 4,439,250 | 2,411,260 | 3.39% | 3.41% |
| 1965 | 4,574,650 | 2,492,998 | 3.05% | 3.39% |
| 1966 | 4,708,150 | 2,577,184 | 2.92% | 3.38% |
| 1967 | 4,832,000 | 2,664,130 | 2.63% | 3.37% |
| 1968 | 4,948,500 | 2,753,848 | 2.41% | 3.37% |
| 1969 | 5,063,300 | 2,845,273 | 2.32% | 3.32% |
| 1970 | 5,172,050 | 2,936,779 | 2.15% | 3.22% |
| 1971 | 5,282,950 | 3,028,837 | 2.14% | 3.13% |
| 1972 | 5,391,450 | 3,123,691 | 2.05% | 3.13% |
| 1973 | 5,493,900 | 3,222,290 | 1.9% | 3.16% |
| 1974 | 5,594,100 | 3,324,499 | 1.82% | 3.17% |
| 1975 | 5,689,050 | 3,430,425 | 1.7% | 3.19% |
| 1976 | 5,781,000 | 3,540,076 | 1.62% | 3.2% |
| 1977 | 5,876,150 | 3,653,265 | 1.65% | 3.2% |
| 1978 | 5,976,150 | 3,768,508 | 1.7% | 3.15% |
| 1979 | 6,071,300 | 3,882,691 | 1.59% | 3.03% |
| 1980 | 6,160,500 | 3,995,256 | 1.47% | 2.9% |
| 1981 | 6,257,750 | 4,109,022 | 1.58% | 2.85% |
| 1982 | 6,357,550 | 4,227,171 | 1.59% | 2.88% |
| 1983 | 6,459,800 | 4,350,874 | 1.61% | 2.93% |
| 1984 | 6,567,850 | 4,480,026 | 1.67% | 2.97% |
| 1985 | 6,670,150 | 4,619,003 | 1.56% | 3.1% |
| 1986 | 6,770,300 | 4,772,139 | 1.5% | 3.32% |
| 1987 | 6,875,350 | 4,939,059 | 1.55% | 3.5% |
| 1988 | 6,974,600 | 5,114,989 | 1.44% | 3.56% |
| 1989 | 7,076,550 | 5,267,249 | 1.46% | 2.98% |
| 1990 | 7,175,200 | 5,398,768 | 1.39% | 2.5% |
| 1991 | 7,271,300 | 5,541,205 | 1.34% | 2.64% |
| 1992 | 7,382,050 | 5,649,400 | 1.52% | 1.95% |
| 1993 | 7,494,800 | 5,724,993 | 1.53% | 1.34% |
| 1994 | 7,596,550 | 5,825,368 | 1.36% | 1.75% |
| 1995 | 7,684,850 | 5,948,584 | 1.16% | 2.12% |
| 1996 | 7,763,000 | 6,066,523 | 1.02% | 1.98% |
| 1997 | 7,838,250 | 6,139,829 | 0.97% | 1.21% |
| 1998 | 7,913,000 | 6,176,397 | 0.95% | 0.6% |
| 1999 | 7,982,750 | 6,208,370 | 0.88% | 0.52% |
| 2000 | 8,048,600 | 6,284,735 | 0.82% | 1.23% |
| 2001 | 8,111,200 | 6,407,377 | 0.78% | 1.95% |
| 2002 | 8,171,950 | 6,531,669 | 0.75% | 1.94% |
| 2003 | 8,234,100 | 6,658,575 | 0.76% | 1.94% |
| 2004 | 8,306,500 | 6,790,547 | 0.88% | 1.98% |
| 2005 | 8,391,850 | 6,924,720 | 1.03% | 1.98% |
| 2006 | 8,484,550 | 7,057,566 | 1.1% | 1.92% |
| 2007 | 8,581,300 | 7,194,477 | 1.14% | 1.94% |
| 2008 | 8,763,400 | 7,338,403 | 2.12% | 2% |
| 2009 | 8,947,243 | 7,490,230 | 2.1% | 2.07% |
| 2010 | 9,054,332 | 7,652,141 | 1.2% | 2.16% |
| 2011 | 9,173,082 | 7,824,785 | 1.31% | 2.26% |
| 2012 | 9,295,784 | 8,014,084 | 1.34% | 2.42% |
| 2013 | 9,416,801 | 8,216,724 | 1.3% | 2.53% |
| 2014 | 9,535,079 | 8,425,552 | 1.26% | 2.54% |
| 2015 | 9,649,341 | 8,643,840 | 1.2% | 2.59% |
| 2016 | 9,757,812 | 8,865,631 | 1.12% | 2.57% |
| 2017 | 9,854,033 | 9,085,946 | 0.99% | 2.49% |
| 2018 | 9,939,771 | 9,307,333 | 0.87% | 2.44% |
| 2019 | 10,024,283 | 9,529,966 | 0.85% | 2.39% |
| 2020 | 10,093,121 | 9,749,310 | 0.69% | 2.3% |
| 2021 | 10,137,750 | 9,966,908 | 0.44% | 2.23% |
| 2022 | 10,141,756 | 10,182,222 | 0.04% | 2.16% |
| 2023 | 10,153,958 | 10,389,799 | 0.12% | 2.04% |
| 2024 | 10,202,830 | 10,590,927 | 0.48% | 1.94% |
| 2025 | 10,263,171 | 10,786,735 | 0.59% | 1.85% |
| 2026 | 10,319,575 | 10,978,598 | 0.55% | 1.78% |
| 2027 | 10,373,440 | 11,168,387 | 0.52% | 1.73% |
| 2028 | 10,425,926 | 11,356,920 | 0.51% | 1.69% |
| 2029 | 10,477,408 | 11,545,276 | 0.49% | 1.66% |
| 2030 | 10,527,379 | 11,733,066 | 0.48% | 1.63% |
| 2031 | 10,575,995 | 11,920,472 | 0.46% | 1.6% |
| 2032 | 10,623,666 | 12,110,150 | 0.45% | 1.59% |
| 2033 | 10,669,942 | 12,302,290 | 0.44% | 1.59% |
| 2034 | 10,714,551 | 12,496,888 | 0.42% | 1.58% |
| 2035 | 10,757,644 | 12,695,586 | 0.4% | 1.59% |
| 2036 | 10,798,790 | 12,899,096 | 0.38% | 1.6% |
| 2037 | 10,837,667 | 13,104,339 | 0.36% | 1.59% |
| 2038 | 10,873,812 | 13,308,237 | 0.33% | 1.56% |
| 2039 | 10,907,303 | 13,511,372 | 0.31% | 1.53% |
| 2040 | 10,937,956 | 13,713,948 | 0.28% | 1.5% |
| 2041 | 10,965,181 | 13,915,192 | 0.25% | 1.47% |
| 2042 | 10,989,288 | 14,115,137 | 0.22% | 1.44% |
| 2043 | 11,010,492 | 14,311,598 | 0.19% | 1.39% |
| 2044 | 11,028,560 | 14,504,865 | 0.16% | 1.35% |
| 2045 | 11,044,029 | 14,694,858 | 0.14% | 1.31% |
| 2046 | 11,056,747 | 14,879,388 | 0.12% | 1.26% |
| 2047 | 11,066,682 | 15,059,869 | 0.09% | 1.21% |
| 2048 | 11,074,291 | 15,236,594 | 0.07% | 1.17% |
| 2049 | 11,078,319 | 15,408,032 | 0.04% | 1.13% |
| 2050 | 11,079,679 | 15,574,643 | 0.01% | 1.08% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Azerbaijan increased by 1,273,262 people (a 15% growth), while Tajikistan gained 1,808,065 people (a 25.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Azerbaijan gained 562,351 (a 5.76% growth), while Tajikistan's population increased by 2,115,041 (a 23.9% growth).
Azerbaijan was ranked 90th most populous country in 2006 and is 94th in 2026. Tajikistan was ranked 98th in 2006 and ranked 88th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Azerbaijan's population will grow by 7.36% to 11,079,679 people and will still be ranked 94th. The population of Tajikistan will increase by 41.8% to 15,574,643 people and rank change from 88th to 83rd.
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 |
| Dushanbe | 863K |
| Khujand | 199K |
| Qurghonteppa | 127K |
| Istaravshan | 64.3K |
| Konibodom | 54.4K |
| Tursunzoda | 46.7K |
| Panjakent | 33K |
| Buston | 29.8K |
| Ghafurov | 18.4K |
| Istiklol | 14.2K |
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Population differences between Azerbaijan and Tajikistan
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| Life expectancy | 74.9 years | 72.2 years |
| Average age | 34.9 years | 26.3 years |
| Median age | 34.1 years | 23 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49:51 | 49.1:50.9 |
| Fertility rate | 1.55 births per woman | 3.07 births per woman |
| Population density | 320 ppl/mi² | 197.6 ppl/mi² |
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