Azerbaijan: Population and Key Statistics
With its rich oil and natural gas fields along the Caspian Sea, Azerbaijan is the largest economy in the Caucasus. Baku was one of the first cities in the world where industrial-scale oil production took place, and today, too, most of the country's export revenue comes from the energy sector.
Bound to Turkey by close historical and cultural ties described as "two states, one nation," the country has gained a strategic position along energy corridors through the TANAP and TAP pipelines that carry Caspian gas to Europe.
Population (2025)
10.2 million
10,246,996 people
GDP (2025)
$76bn
nominal, current US dollars
GDP per capita
$7,411
Life expectancy
74.6
years
Area
86,600
km²
Population density
118
people/km²
Median age
32.7
Internet usage
90.8%
Military Strength
Military expenditure (2024)
$3.8bn
3,777 million dollars
Share of GDP
4.99%
NATO guideline: 2%
Share of government spending
15.23%
Spending per capita
$369
per year, per person
Armed forces (2020)
82 thousand
82,000 active personnel
Armed forces per 1,000 people
8.0
1.58% of the labor force
Expenditure figures come from SIPRI and personnel counts from the IISS, both distributed through the World Bank. Source years differ by indicator, so each figure is shown with its own year.
Data sourcesPopulation and social indicators: UN World Population Prospects, World BankEconomy: IMF World Economic Outlook, World BankMilitary: SIPRI and IISS, distributed through the World BankLast refreshed: 2026-08-26