Fertility rate, total in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Fertility rate, total was 1.43 births per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
1.43 births per woman
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
170th
of 217 countries
All-time high
5.96 births per woman
in 1962
All-time low
1.43 births per woman
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Fertility rate, total in Azerbaijan, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in births per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, fertility rate, total in Azerbaijan stood at 1.43 births per woman. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate, total in Azerbaijan peaked at 5.96 births per woman in 1962 and was at its lowest, 1.43 births per woman, in 2024.
Azerbaijan ranks 170th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Fertility rate, total in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.88 births per woman | — |
| 1961 | 5.94 births per woman | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 5.96 births per woman | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 5.95 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 5.89 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 5.79 births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 5.66 births per woman | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 5.38 births per woman | -5.1% |
| 1968 | 5.22 births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 5.07 births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 4.91 births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 4.77 births per woman | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 4.62 births per woman | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 4.45 births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 4.33 births per woman | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 4.18 births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 4.02 births per woman | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 3.87 births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 3.73 births per woman | -3.6% |
| 1979 | 3.6 births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1980 | 3.5 births per woman | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 3.41 births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 3.34 births per woman | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 3.29 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 3.26 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 2.91 births per woman | -10.7% |
| 1986 | 2.9 births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 2.9 births per woman | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 2.8 births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 2.8 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.74 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 2.87 births per woman | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 2.74 births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 2.7 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 2.52 births per woman | -6.7% |
| 1995 | 2.29 births per woman | -9.1% |
| 1996 | 2.06 births per woman | -10.0% |
| 1997 | 2.07 births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 2 births per woman | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 2.07 births per woman | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 2 births per woman | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 1.8 births per woman | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 1.8 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.9 births per woman | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 2.05 births per woman | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 2 births per woman | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.97 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.97 births per woman | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.9 births per woman | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 1.82 births per woman | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 1.92 births per woman | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 1.96 births per woman | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 2 births per woman | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 1.98 births per woman | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 1.97 births per woman | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.94 births per woman | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.9 births per woman | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.75 births per woman | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 1.73 births per woman | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.81 births per woman | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 1.7 births per woman | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 1.52 births per woman | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 1.67 births per woman | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 1.55 births per woman | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 1.43 births per woman | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.67 births per woman | 5.07 births per woman | 5.96 births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.25 births per woman | 3.6 births per woman | 4.91 births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.11 births per woman | 2.8 births per woman | 3.5 births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.41 births per woman | 2 births per woman | 2.87 births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.92 births per woman | 1.8 births per woman | 2.05 births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9 births per woman | 1.73 births per woman | 2 births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman | 1.7 births per woman | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate, total in Azerbaijan?
- Fertility rate, total in Azerbaijan was 1.43 births per woman in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest fertility rate, total recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.96 births per woman in 1962.
- What is the lowest fertility rate, total recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 births per woman in 2024.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for fertility rate, total?
- Azerbaijan ranks 170th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fertility rate, total rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Fertility rate, total (births per woman). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate represents the number of children that would be born to a woman if she were to live to the end of her childbearing years and bear children in accordance with age-specific fertility rates of the specified year.