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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Azerbaijan was 10,202,830 in 2024 vs 40,583,164 people in Yemen in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Azerbaijan's population is 10,338,778 people compared to 43,325,643 in Yemen.

Population statistics:

  • Yemen's population is 4.19 times bigger than Azerbaijan's.
  • Azerbaijan is ranked the 94th most populous country in the world, while Yemen is the 37th.
  • The countries together account for 0.65% of the world: 0.12% for Azerbaijan vs 0.52% for Yemen.
  • For the last 10 years, Azerbaijan has had an average growth rate of +0.73% per year vs +3% in Yemen.
  • Since 2006, the population of Azerbaijan has increased from 8.48M people to 10.3M (21.9% growth), while Yemen has grown from 23.5M to 43.3M (84% growth).

Azerbaijan vs Yemen: population by year and forecast

Azerbaijan
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Azerbaijan Yemen
2100 9,939,131 111,531,602
2099 9,972,225 111,216,538
2098 10,004,832 110,873,896
2097 10,036,559 110,513,248
2096 10,067,398 110,125,357
2095 10,098,468 109,718,989
2094 10,128,866 109,287,747
2093 10,158,873 108,834,256
2092 10,188,472 108,350,834
2091 10,217,896 107,845,139
2090 10,247,810 107,319,234
2089 10,277,453 106,769,903
2088 10,307,071 106,198,480
2087 10,337,350 105,606,248
2086 10,367,459 104,994,691
2085 10,398,333 104,356,315
2084 10,429,259 103,704,067
2083 10,459,973 103,033,111
2082 10,491,586 102,348,794
2081 10,523,528 101,642,012
2080 10,555,551 100,920,728
2079 10,587,127 100,179,245
2078 10,617,451 99,422,962
2077 10,647,954 98,654,481
2076 10,677,421 97,862,812
2075 10,707,196 97,057,105
2074 10,735,248 96,230,615
2073 10,763,378 95,389,748
2072 10,790,252 94,528,518
2071 10,816,334 93,646,094
2070 10,841,627 92,750,891
2069 10,864,737 91,836,719
2068 10,887,145 90,906,457
2067 10,908,800 89,961,778
2066 10,928,757 88,998,844
2065 10,948,494 88,022,210
2064 10,966,632 87,033,422
2063 10,983,914 86,020,867
2062 11,000,279 84,985,459
2061 11,017,282 83,934,120
2060 11,033,499 82,867,105
2059 11,048,335 81,781,887
2058 11,061,505 80,678,032
2057 11,074,822 79,563,835
2056 11,086,323 78,436,146
2055 11,095,954 77,296,391
2054 11,103,151 76,143,587
2053 11,109,153 74,985,186
2052 11,112,554 73,813,387
2051 11,114,248 72,631,340
2050 11,113,471 71,436,891
2049 11,111,513 70,243,074
2048 11,105,396 69,043,876
2047 11,096,253 67,843,741
2046 11,085,458 66,638,116
2045 11,070,730 65,433,874
2044 11,054,409 64,230,423
2043 11,034,501 63,031,296
2042 11,011,874 61,838,177
2041 10,986,132 60,651,763
2040 10,957,253 59,475,172
2039 10,924,647 58,303,694
2038 10,890,065 57,135,690
2037 10,852,134 55,973,689
2036 10,812,061 54,809,098
2035 10,769,599 53,641,994
2034 10,725,615 52,476,195
2033 10,680,101 51,307,469
2032 10,632,768 50,140,351
2031 10,584,473 48,969,961
2030 10,535,233 47,786,079
2029 10,484,221 46,594,926
2028 10,431,949 45,403,313
2027 10,378,931 44,203,683
2026 10,323,891 43,000,078
2025 10,265,777 41,792,731
2024 10,202,830 40,583,164
2023 10,153,958 39,390,799
2022 10,141,756 38,222,876
2021 10,137,750 37,140,230
2020 10,093,121 36,134,863
2019 10,024,283 35,111,408
2018 9,939,771 34,085,182
2017 9,854,033 33,090,921
2016 9,757,812 32,109,010
2015 9,649,341 31,159,379
2014 9,535,079 30,226,309
2013 9,416,801 29,312,952
2012 9,295,784 28,433,647
2011 9,173,082 27,582,897
2010 9,054,332 26,754,387
2009 8,947,243 25,927,724
2008 8,763,400 25,111,941
2007 8,581,300 24,318,082
2006 8,484,550 23,543,083
2005 8,391,850 22,790,085
2004 8,306,500 22,095,167
2003 8,234,100 21,456,379
2002 8,171,950 20,835,086
2001 8,111,200 20,226,147
2000 8,048,600 19,624,141
1999 7,982,750 19,029,420
1998 7,913,000 18,446,013
1997 7,838,250 17,873,936
1996 7,763,000 17,313,177
1995 7,684,850 16,740,058
1994 7,596,550 16,149,147
1993 7,494,800 15,563,914
1992 7,382,050 14,989,494
1991 7,271,300 14,430,201
1990 7,175,200 13,887,862
1989 7,076,550 13,364,174
1988 6,974,600 12,859,708
1987 6,875,350 12,369,912
1986 6,770,300 11,901,040
1985 6,670,150 11,453,825
1984 6,567,850 11,025,597
1983 6,459,800 10,621,499
1982 6,357,550 10,241,006
1981 6,257,750 9,882,362
1980 6,160,500 9,543,358
1979 6,071,300 9,224,194
1978 5,976,150 8,926,586
1977 5,876,150 8,648,222
1976 5,781,000 8,384,113
1975 5,689,050 8,133,598
1974 5,594,100 7,896,783
1973 5,493,900 7,672,796
1972 5,391,450 7,460,068
1971 5,282,950 7,257,462
1970 5,172,050 7,065,279
1969 5,063,300 6,875,859
1968 4,948,500 6,690,524
1967 4,832,000 6,516,444
1966 4,708,150 6,351,494
1965 4,574,650 6,195,593
1964 4,439,250 6,048,006
1963 4,293,550 5,911,135
1962 4,168,150 5,782,221
1961 4,045,750 5,655,232
1960 3,894,500 5,532,301

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/yemen | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Azerbaijan increased by 1,273,262 people (a 15% growth), while Yemen gained 8,565,927 people (a 36.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Azerbaijan gained 580,966 people (a 5.95% growth), while Yemen's population increased by 11,216,633 people (a 34.9% growth).

Azerbaijan was ranked 90th most populous country in 2006 and is 94th in 2026. Yemen was ranked 47th in 2006 and ranked 37th 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 Yemen will increase by 64.9% to 71,436,891 people and rank change from 37th to 29th.

Azerbaijan is projected to reach its peak in 2051 at 11.1M people compared to the peak of 112M people in 2100 for Yemen.

Population growth rate by year

Azerbaijan
Factual

Projection
Yemen
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Azerbaijan Yemen
2100 -0.33% 0.28%
2099 -0.33% 0.31%
2098 -0.32% 0.33%
2097 -0.31% 0.35%
2096 -0.31% 0.37%
2095 -0.3% 0.39%
2094 -0.3% 0.42%
2093 -0.29% 0.45%
2092 -0.29% 0.47%
2091 -0.29% 0.49%
2090 -0.29% 0.51%
2089 -0.29% 0.54%
2088 -0.29% 0.56%
2087 -0.29% 0.58%
2086 -0.3% 0.61%
2085 -0.3% 0.63%
2084 -0.29% 0.65%
2083 -0.3% 0.67%
2082 -0.3% 0.7%
2081 -0.3% 0.71%
2080 -0.3% 0.74%
2079 -0.29% 0.76%
2078 -0.29% 0.78%
2077 -0.28% 0.81%
2076 -0.28% 0.83%
2075 -0.26% 0.86%
2074 -0.26% 0.88%
2073 -0.25% 0.91%
2072 -0.24% 0.94%
2071 -0.23% 0.97%
2070 -0.21% 1%
2069 -0.21% 1.02%
2068 -0.2% 1.05%
2067 -0.18% 1.08%
2066 -0.18% 1.11%
2065 -0.17% 1.14%
2064 -0.16% 1.18%
2063 -0.15% 1.22%
2062 -0.15% 1.25%
2061 -0.15% 1.29%
2060 -0.13% 1.33%
2059 -0.12% 1.37%
2058 -0.12% 1.4%
2057 -0.1% 1.44%
2056 -0.09% 1.47%
2055 -0.06% 1.51%
2054 -0.05% 1.54%
2053 -0.03% 1.59%
2052 -0.02% 1.63%
2051 0.007% 1.67%
2050 0.02% 1.7%
2049 0.06% 1.74%
2048 0.08% 1.77%
2047 0.1% 1.81%
2046 0.13% 1.84%
2045 0.15% 1.87%
2044 0.18% 1.9%
2043 0.21% 1.93%
2042 0.23% 1.96%
2041 0.26% 1.98%
2040 0.3% 2.01%
2039 0.32% 2.04%
2038 0.35% 2.08%
2037 0.37% 2.12%
2036 0.39% 2.18%
2035 0.41% 2.22%
2034 0.43% 2.28%
2033 0.45% 2.33%
2032 0.46% 2.39%
2031 0.47% 2.48%
2030 0.49% 2.56%
2029 0.5% 2.62%
2028 0.51% 2.71%
2027 0.53% 2.8%
2026 0.57% 2.89%
2025 0.62% 2.98%
2024 0.48% 3.03%
2023 0.12% 3.06%
2022 0.04% 2.92%
2021 0.44% 2.78%
2020 0.69% 2.91%
2019 0.85% 3.01%
2018 0.87% 3%
2017 0.99% 3.06%
2016 1.12% 3.05%
2015 1.2% 3.09%
2014 1.26% 3.12%
2013 1.3% 3.09%
2012 1.34% 3.08%
2011 1.31% 3.1%
2010 1.2% 3.19%
2009 2.1% 3.25%
2008 2.12% 3.26%
2007 1.14% 3.29%
2006 1.1% 3.3%
2005 1.03% 3.15%
2004 0.88% 2.98%
2003 0.76% 2.98%
2002 0.75% 3.01%
2001 0.78% 3.07%
2000 0.82% 3.13%
1999 0.88% 3.16%
1998 0.95% 3.2%
1997 0.97% 3.24%
1996 1.02% 3.42%
1995 1.16% 3.66%
1994 1.36% 3.76%
1993 1.53% 3.83%
1992 1.52% 3.88%
1991 1.34% 3.91%
1990 1.39% 3.92%
1989 1.46% 3.92%
1988 1.44% 3.96%
1987 1.55% 3.94%
1986 1.5% 3.9%
1985 1.56% 3.88%
1984 1.67% 3.8%
1983 1.61% 3.72%
1982 1.59% 3.63%
1981 1.58% 3.55%
1980 1.47% 3.46%
1979 1.59% 3.33%
1978 1.7% 3.22%
1977 1.65% 3.15%
1976 1.62% 3.08%
1975 1.7% 3%
1974 1.82% 2.92%
1973 1.9% 2.85%
1972 2.05% 2.79%
1971 2.14% 2.72%
1970 2.15% 2.75%
1969 2.32% 2.77%
1968 2.41% 2.67%
1967 2.63% 2.6%
1966 2.92% 2.52%
1965 3.05% 2.44%
1964 3.39% 2.32%
1963 3.01% 2.23%
1962 3.03% 2.25%
1961 3.88% 2.22%

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

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In 2024, the population of Azerbaijan grew by 0.48%, while Yemen's population grew by 3.03%.

Live population counters

Azerbaijan Yemen
Current population
10338778
43325643
Population rank 94/197 37/197
Percent of world population 0.12% 0.52%
One net population change
10.8 minutes
26.4 seconds
One birth every
4.66 minutes
22.7 seconds
One death every
8.77 minutes
2.78 minutes
Daily growth/decline +134 +3,267
Annual growth/decline +48,872 +1,192,365
Annual growth/decline rate +0.48% +3.03%
Population growth rate rank 137/197 13/197
One migration net change every
1.01 hours
32.4 minutes
Annual migration change +8,731 -16,291
Net migration rank 45/196 148/196
Foreign-born residents 218,460 392,997
Foreign-born residents rank 109/195 89/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.1% 1%
Foreign-born share rank 132/195 156/195

Natural population change vs migration

Azerbaijan
Natural

Migration
Yemen
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Azerbaijan Yemen
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 8,731 - -16,291
2024 - 10,864 - -10,482
2023 52,800 -84,122 1,198,150 -5,233
2022 61,865 9,086 1,153,375 -10,448
2021 35,483 1,073 1,103,622 -81,248
2020 50,466 1,073 1,086,322 -97,982
2019 85,207 384 1,056,432 2,129
2018 81,506 -37,559 1,020,238 -26,335
2017 86,715 -11,324 1,006,725 -12,086
2016 102,457 4,671 975,697 -6,492
2015 110,967 1,073 939,922 -9,883
2014 115,374 1,073 920,330 15,764
2013 117,710 2,291 884,929 5,697
2012 119,915 1,986 845,645 22,349
2011 122,002 1,686 806,359 27,184
2010 112,274 1,373 803,246 20,269
2009 99,315 883 798,911 30,919
2008 99,903 15,047 779,123 22,621
2007 97,827 17,112 764,780 21,210
2006 96,724 16,909 750,082 13,940
2005 89,793 16,431 726,708 15,283
2004 81,403 13,486 710,493 -62,641
2003 64,226 13,153 694,457 -64,737
2002 63,741 15,068 672,494 -59,648
2001 64,890 16,252 658,704 -53,698
2000 70,023 15,938 646,694 -47,713
1999 71,047 5,300 633,166 -42,731
1998 77,548 13,101 615,488 -39,096
1997 84,653 24,475 604,443 -36,694
1996 80,735 42,667 588,786 -35,043
1995 93,755 32,139 607,966 -15,485
1994 107,112 21,376 602,363 -13,040
1993 123,664 -12,224 595,459 -14,332
1992 133,615 -23,984 582,072 -14,372
1991 147,607 -49,814 565,837 -14,964
1990 142,069 -63,324 549,654 -15,847
1989 141,531 -101,986 530,464 -16,876
1988 136,702 -25,290 513,296 -17,952
1987 138,195 -69,061 493,337 -9,097
1986 141,499 -60,841 464,665 -11,151
1985 132,068 -57,247 455,576 -14,660
1984 130,043 -50,685 434,674 -19,143
1983 125,966 -28,573 414,823 -22,152
1982 117,615 -28,467 392,302 -23,981
1981 121,400 -28,276 374,482 -25,499
1980 110,279 -27,778 355,767 -26,740
1979 104,864 -24,019 336,378 -27,090
1978 102,831 14,836 312,439 -26,524
1977 102,304 39,074 296,115 -25,305
1976 103,370 40,241 281,078 -23,669
1975 103,472 -3,847 266,815 -23,192
1974 103,872 -3,847 252,737 -22,726
1973 103,208 -3,847 240,235 -22,282
1972 105,009 -3,847 229,322 -21,826
1971 106,948 -3,847 219,095 -21,386
1970 108,976 -3,847 207,613 -20,966
1969 111,387 -3,847 196,305 -4,121
1968 115,379 -3,847 182,518 -4,031
1967 118,988 -3,847 173,637 -3,959
1966 126,678 -3,848 164,091 -3,874
1965 131,114 -3,848 155,398 -3,797
1964 134,971 -1,629 147,299 -3,712
1963 136,762 -192 133,781 -3,640
1962 135,928 -183 131,262 -3,572
1961 133,870 -171 129,787 -3,503
1960 127,982 -148 122,994 -3,431

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

GeoRank.org/population/azerbaijan/yemen | 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 Yemen 97.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 10,460,813 people) and 2.17% is from migration (a loss of 231,814 people).

As of 2024, 218,460 residents or 2.1% of the population were not native-born in Azerbaijan, compared to 392,997 people or 1% in Yemen.

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
Yemen
City Population
Sanaa 2.96M
Aden 1.15M
Al Hudaydah 618K
Taiz 615K
Ibb 351K
Dhamar 160K
Mukalla 144K
Sa'dah 70.2K
Sayyan 70K
Zabid 50.8K

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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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