Azerbaijan: Division, Major Urban Places & Urban Agglomerations - Population Statistics, Maps, Charts, Weather and Web Information

Between 1991 and 2023, the area of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Artsakh) was not under control of the central government of Azerbaijan.

Division

The population of the main regions of Azerbaijan according to census results and latest estimates.

Map and area figures refer to the situation at the end of November 2020.

Name	Abbr.	Status	Native	Capital	Area A (km²)	Population Census (C) 1979-01-17	Population Census (C) 1989-01-12	Population Census (C) 1999-01-27	Population Census (C) 2009-04-13	Population Census (C) 2019-10-01	Population Estimate (E) 2023-01-01
Azerbaijan	AZE	Rep	Azərbaycan	Bakı	85,900	6,026,515	7,021,178	7,953,438	8,922,447	10,092,753	10,247,000		→
Azərbaycan [Mainland]					77,645	5,623,875	6,538,218	7,466,066	8,384,265	9,485,359	9,661,400	7764500
Nagorno Karabakh (Dağlıq Qarabağ, Artsakh)	NKR	Rep	Լեռնային Ղարաբաղ, Արցախ	Stepanakert	2,937	162,181	189,085	130,600	139,859	148,795	120,000	293700	→
Naxçıvan [Nakhchivan]	NAV	ARep		Naxçıvan	5,318	240,459	293,875	354,072	398,323	458,599	465,700	531800	→

The 2019 census figures report the actual population. For Nagorno-Karabakh, the end-of-2019 estimate is reported; there is no official 2023 population figure.
State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
(Nagorno Karabakh) Statistical Service of Nagory-Karabakh / Artsakh Republic (www.stat-nkr.am).

Major Urban Places

	Name	Adm.	Population Calculation (UE-C) 2019-10-01
1	Bakı		1,291,000
2	Sumqayıt		435,600
3	Gəncə		299,100
4	Xırdalan		213,400
5	Mingəçevir		119,977
6	Maştağa		109,100
7	Binə		89,300
8	Biləcəri		85,900
9	Qaraçuxur		84,600
10	Naxçıvan	NAV	80,800

Major Urban Agglomerations

	Name	Adm.	Population Census (C) 2019-10-01
1	Bakı		3,455,765
2	Gəncə		352,196
3	Mingəçevir		119,977
4	Naxçıvan	NAV	83,754
5	Şirvan		82,135

Contents: Urban Places

The population of all Azerbaijani urban places with more than 20,000 inhabitants according to census results and estimates.

Name	Native	Adm.	Population Census (C) 1979-01-17	Population Census (C) 1989-01-12	Population Estimate (E) 2002-01-01	Population Estimate (E) 2011-01-01	Population Calculation (UE-C) 2019-10-01
Ağcabədi [Agjabedi]			20,296	25,162	34,000	39,200	51,700
Ağdam			23,559	28,031	0	0	0
Ağdaş [Agdash]			17,352	19,756	22,900	29,400	29,900
Ağsu [Aghsu]			11,019	14,201	...	20,100	21,315
Əmircan [Amirjan]			16,588	17,815	25,900	29,500	33,600
Badamdar			...	...	...	21,600	31,600
Bakı [Baku]			1,021,969	1,150,055	1,099,700	1,166,900	1,291,000
Bakıxanov (Stepan Razin) [Bakikhanov]			60,046	73,707	65,500	69,200	77,200
Balaxani [Balakhani]			8,845	10,265	10,600	13,700	25,500
Bərdə [Barda]			24,122	30,908	36,700	38,100	52,598
Beyləqan [Beylagan]			9,404	12,263	14,000	15,400	21,000
Biləcəri [Bilajari]			24,205	30,498	41,000	45,100	85,900
Biləsuvar (Puşkino) [Bilasuvar]			15,925	18,632	17,900	20,600	22,588
Binə [Bina]			18,832	22,809	24,000	53,300	89,300
Binəqədi [Binagadi]			...	...	...	37,100	50,200
Bülbülə [Bulbula]			...	...	...	23,900	27,500
Buzovna			19,405	23,084	24,500	29,300	38,300
Cəlilabad [Jalilabad]			19,962	25,846	35,500	43,000	41,900
Corat [Jorat]			6,206	7,809	8,500	12,900	21,200
Füzuli			13,201	17,090	0	0	0
Gəncə (Kirovabad) [Ganja]			231,901	278,006	300,900	315,900	299,100
Göyçay [Goychay]			29,206	30,934	35,000	35,900	34,525
Göygöl (Xanlar) [Goygol]			13,310	15,338	17,400	17,500	20,900
Hacıqabul (Qazıməmməd) [Hajigabul]			19,066	21,504	22,800	25,500	26,800
Hacı Zeynalabdin Tağıyev (Nasosnyy) [Tagiyev]			8,634	16,371	18,700	21,000	34,200
Hökməli [Hokmali]			2,529	3,267	4,100	8,900	18,600
Hövsan			9,881	28,508	37,500	38,300	52,600
İmişli [Imishli]			21,340	25,715	31,000	33,000	37,400
İsmayıllı			...	...	...	...	25,400
Keşlə [Keshla]			...	...	17,600	23,000	32,400
Kürdəmir [Kurdamir]			14,844	15,385	17,700	18,200	19,300
Lənkəran [Lankaran]			40,312	45,020	48,600	50,500	51,600
Lökbatan			16,743	23,365	30,100	35,200	42,000
Mərdəkan [Mardakan]			...	...	...	23,000	35,800
Martakert (Ağdərə)	Մարտակերտ	NKR	6,937	8,325	3,800	4,200	4,500
Martuni (Xocavənd)	Մարտունի	NKR	5,504	6,998	4,700	5,600	4,600
Masallı [Masally]			...	...	...	...	25,300
Maştağa [Mashtagha]			31,920	40,294	39,500	42,600	109,100
Mehdiabad			...	...	...	11,400	22,400
Mingəçevir [Mingechevir]			59,733	85,388	94,600	97,800	119,977
Nardaran			4,133	5,160	7,400	8,900	28,800
Naxçıvan [Nakhchivan]		NAV	33,279	59,754	64,300	72,700	80,800
Neftçala [Neftchala]			10,734	14,241	18,300	20,800	21,900
Qaraçuxur [Garachukur]			13,080	46,377	70,900	79,500	84,600
Qazax [Gazakh]			15,585	19,045	18,900	21,000	20,826
Qobu			5,485	6,386	7,100	9,400	19,000
Qobustan [Gobustan]			8,170	10,621	13,100	15,000	20,100
Quba [Guba]			19,437	20,791	22,100	23,900	24,100
Qusar [Gusar]			12,225	14,230	15,700	16,800	21,200
Ramana [Romana]			6,864	7,527	8,700	11,800	44,500
Rəsulzadə (Məmməd Əmin Rəsulzadə, Kirovskij) [Rasulzade]			77,168	34,285	43,100	48,600	58,500
Saatli [Saatly]			10,986	14,200	16,900	17,800	18,596
Sabirabad			15,000	18,612	27,600	28,600	30,433
Şabran (Dəvəçi) [Shabran]			15,374	18,647	20,700	23,000	24,554
Sabunçu [Sabunchu]			30,903	24,202	20,700	30,800	30,800
Sahil (Primorsk)			10,235	19,280	21,600	22,800	27,100
Şəki (Nucha) [Sheki]			49,475	56,223	61,800	63,500	65,900
Salyan			26,196	30,396	35,900	36,700	38,600
Şamaxı [Shamakhy]			21,965	24,681	28,500	36,300	38,800
Şəmkir [Shamkir]			21,965	27,917	35,000	38,500	40,600
Saray			...	...	...	18,700	41,100
Shushi (Şuşa)	Շուշի		11,729	15,039	3,000	4,100	4,200
Şirvan (Əli Bayramlı) [Shirvan]			41,583	58,253	68,700	73,900	77,800
Siyəzən [Siyazan]			15,499	18,655	21,800	24,100	25,200
Stepanakert (Xankəndi)	Ստեփանակերտ	NKR	38,980	56,705	49,700	52,900	58,300
Sulutəpə [Sulutepe]			...	...	...	17,900	22,700
Sumqayıt (Sumgait) [Sumqayit]			190,112	231,104	261,200	280,900	435,600
Şüvəlan [Shuvalan]			14,238	14,869	15,000	18,100	23,300
Tərtər (Mir-Bəşir) [Tartar]			10,789	12,563	17,800	19,700	25,600
Tovuz			11,341	13,373	12,900	13,600	19,200
Xaçmaz [Khachmaz]			26,012	28,990	36,200	39,500	42,500
Xırdalan [Khirdalan]			22,672	28,225	30,600	92,700	213,400
Yevlax [Yevlakh]			33,874	45,719	52,500	58,300	65,500
Zabrat			17,071	16,558	21,100	27,400	45,100
Zaqatala [Zagatala]			16,143	18,198	18,000	20,900	21,600

In November 2020, Ağdam, Füzuli and Shushi/Şuşa became under control of the central government.
2019 figures are computed by »City Population« taking the actual urban population of districts according to the 2019 census and 2023 de-jure estimates of towns and settlements. For Nagorno-Karabakh, end-of-2019 estimates are reported. The 2002 and 2011 estimates are de-jure figures.
(1979) Institute of Geography, Moscow.
(1989) Demoscope Weekly.
(2002) (2011) (2019) State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
(Nagorno Karabakh) Statistical Service of Nagory-Karabakh / Artsakh Republic (www.stat-nkr.am).