Azerbaijan
Region Europe & Central AsiaIncome Upper middle incomeCapital BakuISO3 AZE
Human development
0.789
HDI, 0–1 scale
GDP per capita
22,314.2PPP $
2021 international $
Life expectancy
74.6yrs
At birth
Governance
47.7/100
Avg. of six WGI
Governance
Control of Corruption
- Control of Corruption32.2Ranked 148th▼ 6· 2024
- Government Effectiveness54.6Ranked 90th▼ 4· 2024
- Political Stability & Absence of Violence63.5Ranked 114th▼ 29· 2024
- Rule of Law48.6Ranked 132nd▼ 2· 2024
- Regulatory Quality57Ranked 78th▼ 13· 2024
- Voice & Accountability30.5Ranked 183rd▼ 2· 2024
- Military spending5%Ranked 9th—· 2024
- Women in parliament20.8%Ranked 110th▲ 2· 2025
- V-Dem electoral democracy0.17Ranked 128th▼ 9· 2025
- V-Dem liberal democracy0.05Ranked 143rd▼ 2· 2025
- Human rights index (V-Dem)0.29Ranked 129th▲ 4· 2025
- Civil liberties index (V-Dem)0.29Ranked 129th▲ 4· 2025
- Freedom of expression index (V-Dem)0.09Ranked 139th▲ 5· 2025
- Participatory democracy index (V-Dem)0.04Ranked 146th▼ 6· 2025
- Deliberative democracy index (V-Dem)0.03Ranked 149th—· 2025
- Egalitarian democracy index (V-Dem)0.12Ranked 134th▲ 2· 2025
- Women's political empowerment index (V-Dem)0.65Ranked 102nd—· 2025
- Rule of law index (V-Dem)0.05Ranked 153rd▼ 4· 2025
Economy
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GDP
- GDP75.94BRanked 86th▲ 1· 2025
- GDP per capita, PPP22,314.2Ranked 77th▼ 6· 2025
- GDP growth1.4%Ranked 147th▲ 84· 2025
- Inflation5.6%Ranked 134th▲ 76· 2025
- Unemployment5.5%Ranked 101st▼ 5· 2025
- Trade openness79.8%Ranked 69th▼ 15· 2025
- FDI net inflows0.49%Ranked 74th▼ 91· 2025
- Tax revenue17.3%Ranked 50th▼ 3· 2024
- Current account balance4.6%Ranked 17th▼ 6· 2025
- Gross savings23.5%Ranked 35th▼ 11· 2025
- Gross capital formation18.9%Ranked 99th▼ 11· 2025
- Government expenditure23%Ranked 72nd▲ 5· 2022
- External debt stocks17%Ranked 12th▼ 2· 2024
- Personal remittances received2%Ranked 53rd▼ 33· 2025
- R&D expenditure0.21%Ranked 22nd▼ 46· 2024
- Researchers in R&D1,662.5Ranked 9th▼ 34· 2024
- High-technology exports2.9%Ranked 96th▼ 2· 2024
- Youth unemployment13.1%Ranked 94th▼ 5· 2025
- Agricultural employment34.2%Ranked 47th▼ 1· 2025
- Vulnerable employment53.8%Ranked 135th—· 2025
- Agriculture value added5.9%Ranked 85th▼ 16· 2025
- Industry value added39.5%Ranked 16th▲ 3· 2025
- GDP per capita (nominal)7,410.7Ranked 96th▼ 11· 2025
- Annual working hours per worker1,790.8Ranked 84th—· 2023
- GNI per capita (PPP)20,668Ranked 76th▲ 1· 2023
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled)5.4%Ranked 103rd▲ 3· 2027
- Youth unemployment rate (ILO modelled)12.8%Ranked 95th▼ 1· 2027
- Labour force participation rate62.1%Ranked 86th▲ 4· 2027
- Employment-to-population ratio58.7%Ranked 79th▲ 3· 2027
- Capital stock per worker51,137.6Ranked 132nd—· 2019
Life expectancy
- Life expectancy74.6Ranked 112th▲ 2· 2024
- Infant mortality12.5Ranked 63rd▼ 6· 2024
- Maternal mortality18Ranked 18th▼ 10· 2023
- Health spending4.3%Ranked 148th▼ 20· 2023
- Physicians3.2Ranked 45th▼ 5· 2022
- Basic sanitation access99%Ranked 41st▼ 16· 2024
- Basic drinking water access97.7%Ranked 70th▼ 11· 2024
- Undernourishment2.5%Ranked 1st—· 2023
- Measles immunization71%Ranked 29th▲ 1· 2024
- Tuberculosis incidence64Ranked 82nd▼ 4· 2024
- Road traffic deaths6.7Ranked 24th▼ 5· 2019
- Suicide mortality rate1.6Ranked 15th▼ 20· 2021
- Smoking prevalence18.7%Ranked 63rd▼ 2· 2024
- PM2.5 air pollution exposure23.7Ranked 137th▲ 2· 2023
- Child mortality1.8Ranked 82nd▲ 1· 2024
- Daily caloric supply per capita3,339.2Ranked 47th—· 2023
- Stunting prevalence (under 5)6.6%Ranked 7th▼ 4· 2023
- Wasting prevalence (under 5)3.5%Ranked 11th—· 2023
- Overweight prevalence (under 5)4%Ranked 7th▼ 20· 2023
- DTP3 immunization coverage51%Ranked 41st▲ 6· 2024
- Measles (MCV1) immunization coverage71%Ranked 29th▲ 1· 2024
- Under-5 mortality rate17.9Ranked 117th—· 2024
Education
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Secondary enrollment
- Secondary enrollment91.1%Ranked 63rd▼ 14· 2024
- Education spending3.7%Ranked 61st▼ 59· 2023
- Adult literacy99.8%Ranked 2nd▼ 2· 2023
- Primary enrollment105.6%Ranked 33rd▼ 31· 2024
- Tertiary enrollment41.3%Ranked 57th▼ 23· 2024
- Primary completion rate97.2%Ranked 46th▼ 20· 2024
- Expected years of schooling12.9Ranked 117th▼ 5· 2023
- Mean years of schooling11.1Ranked 68th▼ 1· 2023
Demography
World Bank (WDI)CC BY 4.0updated 2050
Population
- Population10.25MRanked 94th—· 2025
- Population growth0.43%Ranked 145th▼ 1· 2025
- Urban population58.6%Ranked 123rd▲ 2· 2025
- Fertility rate1.4Ranked 162nd▲ 28· 2024
- Crude birth rate10Ranked 152nd▲ 16· 2024
- Median age of population32.6Ranked 99th▲ 1· 2023
- Total age dependency ratio43.6Ranked 187th▲ 1· 2023
- Net migration rate-8.2Ranked 195th▲ 107· 2023
- Projected population in 2050 (medium)11,224.9Ranked 94th· 2050
- Projected life expectancy in 2050 (medium)78.6Ranked 116th· 2050
Electricity access
- Electricity access100%Ranked 1st—· 2024
- Renewable energy share1.3%Ranked 163rd▼ 4· 2021
- Forest area14.1%Ranked 146th▼ 1· 2023
- Electric power consumption2,367Ranked 82nd▲ 3· 2023
- CO₂ per capita3.9Ranked 82nd▲ 3· 2024
- CO₂ emissions39.83MRanked 62nd▲ 1· 2024
- Renewable electricity12.1%Ranked 76th▼ 58· 2025
- Electricity from coal0%Ranked 1st—· 2025
- Electricity from solar0%Ranked 86th▼ 60· 2025
- Electricity from wind0.33%Ranked 73rd▼ 19· 2025
- Electricity from hydro9.2%Ranked 49th▼ 46· 2025
- Power-sector CO2 intensity647.1Ranked 81st▼ 73· 2025
- Total GHG emissions incl. LULUCF53.1Ranked 104th▲ 3· 2023
- GHG emissions per capita5.2Ranked 102nd▲ 4· 2023
Deaths in armed conflicts
- Deaths in armed conflicts0Ranked 1st—· 2025
- INFORM risk score4.8Ranked 37th· 2026
- Hazard & exposure5.2Ranked 46th· 2026
- Vulnerability4.6Ranked 35th· 2026
- Lack of coping capacity4.7Ranked 38th· 2026
- Natural hazard & exposure4.1Ranked 28th· 2026
- Human hazard & exposure6.2Ranked 50th· 2026
- Socio-economic vulnerability1.8Ranked 19th· 2026
- Vulnerable groups6.6Ranked 59th· 2026
- Lack of institutional coping capacity6.5Ranked 44th· 2026
- Lack of infrastructure coping capacity2.3Ranked 20th· 2026
- Battle-related deaths (state-based)442Ranked 30th▲ 4· 2023
- Organized-violence deaths (total)442Ranked 34th▲ 5· 2023
Society
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Gini index
- Gini index26.6Ranked 3rd▼ 2· 2005
- Extreme poverty0%Ranked 1st—· 2005
- Internet users90.8%Ranked 8th▼ 44· 2025
- Homicide rate2.2Ranked 44th▼ 6· 2023
- Female labor participation60.8%Ranked 47th▲ 2· 2025
- Fixed broadband subscriptions21.8Ranked 71st▼ 4· 2024
- Life satisfaction5Ranked 99th▼ 4· 2025
- Human Development Index0.79Ranked 65th▼ 4· 2023
- Gender Inequality Index0.32Ranked 73rd▲ 6· 2023
- Gender Development Index0.98Ranked 41st▼ 13· 2023
- Inequality-adjusted HDI0.74Ranked 45th—· 2023
- Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI0.74Ranked 31st▲ 1· 2023
- Youth NEET rate3.3%Ranked 2nd—· 2027
- Poverty headcount at $2.15/day0Ranked 1st—· 2026
- Poverty headcount at $3.65/day0Ranked 1st—· 2026
- Poverty headcount at $6.85/day0Ranked 11th—· 2026
- Poverty gap at $2.15/day0Ranked 1st—· 2026
- Refugees hosted (by country of asylum)6,389Ranked 101st▼ 3· 2025
- Refugees originating (by country of origin)130,983Ranked 152nd▼ 5· 2025
- Asylum seekers6,242Ranked 104th▼ 9· 2025
- Internally displaced persons657,155Ranked 22nd—· 2025