4,881,649
(Source:
International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database, 2020)
Rate of Activity :
72.0%
(Source:
International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database, 2019)
Ethnic Origins:
The population is predominantly Azeri (over 91%), with many minority groups: Lezgins (2%), Russians (around 1.5%), Armenians (around 1.5%, mainly in the Nagorno-Karabakh region), Talish (around 1%), and other groups such as Avars, Turks, Tatars, Ukrainians, Tsakhurs, Georgians, Kurds, and Tat (over 3%). (The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan)