Azerbaijan's population increased by 53,625

Azerbaijanchr("39")s population increased by 53,625 or 0.5 percent in 2023 and reached 10,180,770 as of January 1, 2024, Olaylar reports, referring to the State Statistics Committee.

Urban residents make up 54.5 percent of the population, while 45.5 percent are rural residents. Men make up 49.8 percent and women 50.2 percent.

At the beginning of this year, 4.6 percent of the population lives in Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, 23 percent in Baku city, 9.2 percent in Lankaran-Astara, 8.6 percent in Absheron, 7.3 percent in Karabakh, 7.1 percent in Central Aran, 6.7 percent in Gazakh-Tovuz, 6.1 percent - in Sheki-Zagatala, 5.9 percent - in Ganja-Dashkasan, 5.4 percent - in Guba-Khachmaz, 5.1 percent - in Mil-Mugan, 4.9 percent - in Shirvan-Salyan, 3.1 percent - in Mountinous Shirvan, 3 percent - in East Zangezur economic regions. The number of population per square kilometer in the country is 118 people.