Country profile
Azerbaijan
Republic of Azerbaijan · Western Asia
👥 Population
10,246,996
World Bank · 2025
🏛 Capital
Baku
🗺 Area
86,600 km²
💹 GDP (nominal)
$75.94B
World Bank · 2025
📈 HDI
0.789
UNDP · 2023
📍 Pop. density
118 /km²
💱 Currency
AZN
Azerbaijani manat
🗣 Languages
Azerbaijani, Russian
About Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan (officially Republic of Azerbaijan) is a country in Western Asia, with Baku as its capital. It is home to roughly 10.25 million people, giving a population density of about 118 people per square kilometre. The country covers 86,600 km² of land and shares land borders with 5 neighbouring countries. Its economy is valued at approximately $75.94B in nominal GDP (2025), and it records a Human Development Index of 0.789. The official currency is the Azerbaijani manat (AZN), and the main languages are Azerbaijani, Russian.
Key indicators
Latest available data · World Bank & UNDP.
💹 Economy
GDP (PPP)
$255.98B
GDP/capita (PPP)
$25,089
GDP growth
1.4%
Inflation
5.6%
Unemployment
5.5%
👥 People
Life expectancy
74.6 yrs
Fertility rate
1.43
Pop. growth
0.4%
Urban population
58.6%
Infant mortality /1k
12.5
🌍 Quality of Life
Internet users
90.8%
Literacy rate
99.8%
Physicians /1k
3.19
Renewable energy
1.3%
Travel & practical
Capital
Baku
Currency
AZN
Dialing code
+994
Internet TLD
.az
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Fun facts about Azerbaijan
- Azerbaijan is the 94th most populous country in the world, with about 10.25 million people.
- By land area it is the 112th-largest country in the world, covering 86,600 km².
- It has the world's 86th-largest economy by nominal GDP ($75.94B).
- Azerbaijan shares land borders with 5 countries.
- It is classed by the UN as a country of high human development, with an HDI of 0.789.
- Azerbaijan has a population density of about 118 people per square kilometre.
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