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Baku, Azerbaijan's capital, was the site of the world's first industrial oil well, drilled in 1846, more than a decade before Pennsylvania's famous Drake Well.
Azerbaijan
Republic of Azerbaijan
Population, GDP, and key facts about Azerbaijan — updated for 2026.
Capital · BAKUContinent · ASIAISO · AZE
Azerbaijan quick facts
- Population
- 10,202,830
- Area
- 86,600 km²
- Population density
- 123 people/km²
- GDP
- US$ 74.4 Billion
- GDP per capita
- US$ 7.3K
- Capital
- Baku
- Currency
- Azerbaijani manat (₼, AZN)
- Minimum wage
- US$ 202.9/month · ₼ 345/month (2024)
- Languages
- Azerbaijani, Russian
Azerbaijan at human scale
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Compare Azerbaijan with any country →Azerbaijan's war history
- Government of AzerbaijanvsRepublic of Artsakh
Internationalized intrastate
Wars that reached at least 1,000 battle-related deaths in a year, since 1946 — not a full record of every armed conflict Azerbaijan has had. Source: UCDP/PRIO Armed Conflict Dataset.
See every war since 1946 on the War Timeline →Azerbaijan's energy mix
Fossil fuels · 88%Renewables · 12%
- Natural gas88%
- Hydropower11%
- Bioenergy0%
- Wind0%
- Oil0%
Share of Azerbaijan's own electricity generation by source, 2025. Source: Our World in Data (Ember Yearly Electricity Data and the Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy).
Everything we know about Azerbaijan
nature
Azerbaijan has more mud volcanoes than any other country — several hundred of the world's roughly 1,000 known mud volcanoes are found there.
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Fill the Country →Frequently asked questions about Azerbaijan
What is the capital of Azerbaijan?
The capital of Azerbaijan is Baku.
What is Azerbaijan's population?
Azerbaijan has a population of 10,202,830.
What is Azerbaijan's GDP per capita?
Azerbaijan's GDP per capita is US$ 7.3K.
What is the currency of Azerbaijan?
The currency of Azerbaijan is the Azerbaijani manat (AZN).
What is the minimum wage in Azerbaijan?
Azerbaijan's statutory minimum wage is about US$ 202.9 per month (as of 2024) — ₼ 345 per month in local currency.
Is Azerbaijan bigger than Israel?
Azerbaijan is about 3.9× the size of Israel by land area.
Data from the World Bank, updated November 2026.