According to the report of the State Statistics Committee, in 2025, 9.4 births were registered per 1000 people in Azerbaijan. This is the lowest indicator since the restoration of the country's independence in 1991.
Medianews.az reports that in many regions, the birth rate exceeded the national average. In Baku's Karadag district, 11.9 births per 1000 people were registered, and in the Yasamal district, 10.3 births were recorded.
Yardimli ranked first with 14.2 births per 1000 people.
In Gobustan, 14, Jalilabad 13.9, Kalbajar 12.9, Khojaly 12.8, Astara 12.6, Lachin and Bilasuvar 12.3, and Shamakhi 12 births were documented per 1000 people.
Other regions with birth rates higher than 9.4 per 1000 people are:
Agjabadi, Aghdam, Khojavend, Lerik - 11.7 births per 1000 people
Agsu, Barda - 11.6
Sabirabad, Salyan, Tovuz - 11.5
Goygol district, Ucar, Yevlakh - 11.3
Fuzuli, Quba, Zardab - 11.2
Dashkasan, Kurdamir - 11.1
Agstafa, Goranboy - 11
Aghdash, Gabala, Samukh - 10.6
Saatli, Shabran - 10.5
Goychay, Ismayilli, Siyazan - 10.4
Beylagan, Hajigabul, Khachmaz, Shamkir, Tartar - 10.3
Imishli, Gubadli - 10.1
Jabrayil - 10
Gazakh - 9.9
Gadabay, Oghuz - 9.8
Gakh - 9.7
Masalli, Shusha - 9.6
Qusar - 9.5.
In 1991, the country had 26.6 births per 1000 people, in 1995, 18.9 births, in 2000, 14.7 births, in 2005, 16.9 births, in 2010, 18.5 births, in 2015, 17.4 births, and in 2020, 12.7 births.
The natural increase (birth-death ratio) changed as follows: 1991 - 20.4 people, 1995 - 12.2 people, 2000 - 8.8 people, 2005 - 10.7 people, 2010 - 12.5 people, 2015 - 11.7 people, 2020 - 5.1 people, 2025 - 3.6 people.