Fertility rate: births per woman in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Fertility rate: births per woman was 1.67 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Azerbaijan, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 1.67 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Azerbaijan peaked at 5.96 live births per woman in 1962 and was at its lowest, 1.58 live births per woman, in 2002.
That places Azerbaijan 142nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.38 live births per woman | 5.08 live births per woman | 5.79 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.67 live births per woman | 5.05 live births per woman | 5.96 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.28 live births per woman | 3.7 live births per woman | 4.9 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.25 live births per woman | 3 live births per woman | 3.59 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.37 live births per woman | 1.72 live births per woman | 2.98 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.81 live births per woman | 1.58 live births per woman | 2.02 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.02 live births per woman | 1.84 live births per woman | 2.15 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 live births per woman | 1.67 live births per woman | 1.76 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More reference data data for Azerbaijan
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0352 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.67 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.67 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.789 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 48.61 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.4854 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -1.5 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 30.52 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.1404 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 63.5 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Azerbaijan?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Azerbaijan was 1.67 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.96 live births per woman in 1962.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.58 live births per woman in 2002.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Azerbaijan ranks 142nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
The total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.