People [1]

People

Population 10,175,016 (2022)
Population Growth Rate 0.367 annual % (2022)
Age Dependency Ratio 44.067 % of working-age population (2022)
Urban Population 57.17 % of total (2022)
Infant Mortality Rate 16.6 per 1,000 live births (2021)
Life Expectancy at Birth 69.366 years (2021)

Age Distribution - % of Total Population (2022)

Energy [2]

Electricity

Ranking
Production 26.3 billion kWh (2021) #73
Consumption 24.62 billion kWh (2021) #71
Exports 1.67 billion kWh (2021) #55
Imports 0.15 billion kWh (2021) #101
Renewable Electricity Generation 1.62 billion kWh (2021) #106

Oil

Ranking
Production 716.74 thousand bbl/day (2021) #24
Consumption 98.93 thousand bbl/day (2021) #80
Exports (Refined) [3] 744.4 thousand bbl/day (2013) #20
Imports (Refined) [3] 0 thousand bbl/day (2013) #85
Proved Reserves (Crude) 7 billion bbl (2021) #20

Natural Gas

Ranking
Production (Gross) 963.746 billion cu ft (2015) #31
Consumption (Dry) 440.55 billion cu ft (2021) #46
Exports (Dry) 667.45 billion cu ft (2021) #13
Imports (Dry) 0 billion cu ft (2021) #86
Proved Reserves 60 trillion cu ft (2021) #20

Other [3]

Technology

Airports 37 (2013)
Cellular Telephones 10,339,700 (2018 est.)
Highways 24,981 km (2013)
Internet Users 7,720,502 (2016 est.)
Railways 2,944 km (2017)
Telephones 1,681,407 (2018 est.)

Geography & Environment

LocationSouthwestern Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, between Iran and Russia, with a small European portion north of the Caucasus range
Total Area86,600 sq. km
Land Area82,629 sq. km
Water Area3,971 sq. km
Coastline0 km
Climatedry, semiarid steppe
Terrainlarge, flat Kur-Araz Ovaligi (Kura-Araks Lowland) (much of it below sea level) with Great Caucasus Mountains to the north, Qarabag Yaylasi (Karabakh Upland) in west; Baku lies on Abseron Yasaqligi (Apsheron Peninsula) that juts into Caspian Sea
Lowest PointCaspian Sea -28 m
Highest Point Bazarduzu Dagi 4,466 m

Sources

  1. The World Bank Date Accessed: 9/11/2023
  2. U.S. Energy Information Administration
  3. CIA World Factbook Date Accessed: 5/9/2020