Census in Azerbaijan


The census in Azerbaijan is a process of collecting, summarizing, analyzing and publishing the demographic, economic and social data of the population living in the territory of Azerbaijan. The next census in the Republic is expected to be held in 2019.

General

After the occupation of Azerbaijan Democratic Republic, the socialism began in Northern Azerbaijan on April 28, 1920. In 1926, 1937 and 1939, the percentage of Azerbaijanis among the population was reduced from 62.1% in 1926 to 58.2% in 1937. The number of Armenians has increased, and the percentage of it remained the same in the total population. The number of Russians decreased from 9.5% in 1926, to 15.7% in 1937 and reached to 16.5% in 1939.

1926

December 17, 1926, the first census of the population was carried out in the USSR. The population of the Azerbaijani SSR was also included in this census. During the 1926 census, the territory of the Azerbaijan SSR was 85,968 km², the actual population was 2,314,571. 649,557 actual population lived in the cities, 1,665,014 lived in the villages. During the census, there were 35 cities and 5788 rural settlements in the territory of the Azerbaijan SSR.
GroupPopulation
Citizens of Azerbaijan SSR permanently living in the territory of the Azerbaijan SSR1 956 044
The citizens of the Azerbaijan SSR who live permanently outside the Azerbaijan SSR82 406
Citizens of the USSR permanently living in the Azerbaijan SSR, who are in other USSR territories219 273
Citizens of the USSR temporarily residing in the Azerbaijan SSR, who are in other USSR territories94 743
Foreigners temporarily residing in the territory of the Azerbaijan SSR44 511

1937

The last census of the Azerbaijan nation was conducted in USSR with Turkish name on January 6, 1937. According to this census, the total number of ethnic Azerbaijanis living in the USSR was 2,134,648.
Population
The total number of Azerbaijanis living in the USSR2,134,648
Number of people living in Azerbaijan SSR1,778,798
Number of Azerbaijani people living in Georgia SSR178,038
The number of Azerbaijani people living in the Armenian SSR124,434
The number of Azerbaijani people living in the Russia SSR37,861
The number of Azerbaijani people living in the Turkmenistan SSR7,015
The number of Azerbaijani people living in the Kyrgyzstan SSR4,223

1939

The final results of the 1937 census were canceled, and the new census was held in 1939. Only 62 large nations were counted in the population census of 1939. During the census, the number of Azerbaijanis in the Soviet Socialist Republic was 1870,471.
Ethnic groupspopulation%
Total3 205 150100.00
Azerbaijanis1 870 47158.36
Russians528 31816.48
Armenians388 02512.11
Lezgins111 6663.48
Talysh87 5102.73
Jews41 2451.29
Tatars27 5910.86
Ukrainians23 643***
Germans23 133***
Avars15 740***
Georgians10 196***
Tsakhur people6 464****
Kurds6 005***
Mordvins5 008***
Ossetians2 700***
Iranian peoples2 289***
Poles2 270***
Assyrian people1 815***
Belarusians1 472***
Greeks1 248***
Dargins759***
Chuvash people677***
Uzbeks658***
Latvians606***
Turkish people600***
Lak495***
Romani people400***
Bulgarians332***
Adyghe people283***
Kumyks278***
Kabardians278***
Kazakhs257***
Lithuanians232***
Estonians228***
Moldovans191***
Chechens171***
Bashkirs164***
Tabasaran people122***
Nogais105***
Udmurt people99***
Serbs79***
Czechs76***
Mari people75***
Romanians75***
Komi peoples73***
Swedes67***
Turkmens65***
Tajiks61***
Finns60***
Karachays59***
Italians43***
French people41***
Balkars40***
Ingush people39***
Karel people37***
Kyrgyz people34***
Chinese people34***
abazin29***
Buryats26***
Kalmyks21***
Abkhazians21***
Koreans14***
Khakas people8***
Slovaks8***
Oirats6***
English people5***
Arabs4***
Vepsians4***
Spaniards3***
Latqal3***
Shors2***
Uyghurs2***
Albanians2***
Norwegians2***
Karakalpaks1***
Dutch people1***
Baloch people1***
Japanese people1***
Americans1***
Others38 028**4.69***

1959

According to the Census of 1959, the number of Azerbaijanis was 2 494 381 which was 67.46% of the total population in Azerbaijan SRR.
Ethnic groupspopulation%
total3 697 717100%
Azerbaijanis2 494 38167,46%
Russians501 28213,57%
Armenians442 08911,96%
Lezgins98 2112,66%
Tatars29 5520,80%
Jews29 3500,79%
Ukrainians25 7780,70%
Avars17 2540,47%
Mountains Jews10 3240,28%
Georgians9 5260,26%
Tat people5 8870,16%
Belarusians4 2840,12%
Udi people3 2020,09%
Tsakhur people2 8760,08%
Ossetians2 1140,06%
Mordvins1 7660,05%
Dargins1 5290,04%
Moldovans1 5010,04%
Germans1 4920,04%
Kurds1 4870,04%
Poles1 4830,04%
Assyrian people1 3670,04%
Lak people1 0340,03%
other10 2130,28%
Unknown nationality30*

1970

According to the Census of 1970, the number of Azerbaijanis was 3 776 778 which was 73,81% of the total population in Azerbaijan SRR.
Ethnic groupspopulation%
Total5 117 081100%
Azerbaijanis3 776 77873,81%
Russians510 0599,86%
Armenians483 5209,45%
Lezgins137 2502,68%
Tatars31 3530,61%
Avars30 7350,60%
Jews29 3920,57%
Ukrainians29 1600,57%
Georgians13 5950,27%
Mountains Jews11 6530,23%
Turkish people8 4910,17%
Tat people7 7690,15%
Tsakhur people6 2080,12%
Udi people5 4920,11%
Kurds5 4880,11%
Belarusians4 9290,10%
Ossetians2 3150,05%
Moldovans1 5490,03%
Germans1 3610,03%
Lithuanians1 3490,03%
Poles1 2640,02%
Assyrian people1 2310,02%
Lak people1 2050,02%
Mordvins1 1500,02%
Other13 8280,27%

1989

1999

According to the Census held on January 27 - February 3, 1999, the total population was 7,953,383. 3,883,355 of them were men, 4,070,283 were women. 90.59% of the population is Azerbaijanis.
Etnic groupPopulation%MenWomen
Total7 953 438100.003 883 1554 070 283
Azerbaijanis7 205 46490.593 540 2383 665 226
Lezgins178 0212.2486 31791 704
Russians141 6871.7852 35489 333
Armenians120 7451.5257 95162 794
Talysh76 8410.9737 56539 276
Avars50 8710.6424 80626 065
Turkish people43 4540.5521 49921 955
Tatars30 0110.3813 19616 815
Ukrainians28 9840.3611 99016 994
Tsakhur people15 8770.207 8288 049
Georgians14 8770.197 2577 620
Kurds13 0750.166 5946 481
Tat people10 9220.145 4625 460
Jews8 9160.114 1214 795
Udi people4 1520.052 0472 105
Others9 5410.123 9305 611

2009

On April 13–22, 2009, the second census of the population in the Republic of Azerbaijan was held within 10 days. During the 2009 census, 35 questions were included in the questionnaire, 29 of which were related to the citizen and 6 of them were related to housing conditions. The census process was carried out by 24,483 people.
According to 2009 census, the total population of Azerbaijan was 8,172,809, 8 172 809 of which was Azerbaijanis.
Etnic groupPopulation%
Azerbaijanis8 172 80991.60%
Lezgins180 3122.02%
Armenians120 2691.47%
Russians119 3071.34%
Talysh people110 9341.24%
Avars49 8090.56%
Turkish people37 9670.43%
Tatars25 8820.29%
Tat people24 9010.28%
Ukrainians21 4840.24%
Tsakhur people12 2530.14%
Georgians9 8760.11%
Jews9 0660.10%
Kurds6 0630.07%
Qriz4 3430.05%
Udi people3 7710.04%
Khynalig people2 2330.025%
Others11 1680.12%
Total8 922 447100%