Baku: population and official figures
What is the population of Baku?
Baku had 2,344,900 residents at the start of 2024, 23.0% of Azerbaijan's population, more than any of the country's economic regions.
Source: State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan · saved copyWhat is the unemployment rate in Baku?
1,192,900 people were in work in Baku in 2023 and 67,900 were unemployed, an unemployment rate of 5.4% (Azerbaijan 5.5%).
Source: State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan · saved copyWhat is the average salary in Baku?
The average monthly nominal wage of employees in Baku was 1,184 manats in 2023, 126.8% of the national average of 934 manats, up from 928 manats in 2020.
Source: State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan · saved copyWhat is the average income in Baku?
Baku households received 47.7 billion manats of income in 2023, 61.1% of the national total, or 20,343 manats per resident against 7,666 manats nationally.
Source: State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan · saved copyHow many tourists visit Baku?
Hotels in Baku had 25,980 bed-places in 2023 and recorded 1,971,770 overnight stays, 35.2% more than in 2022 and 57.6% of the national total.
Source: State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan · saved copyHow many doctors are there in Baku?
Baku had 22,746 physicians at the start of 2024, 97.0 per 10,000 residents, 2.9 times the national rate of 33.0.
Source: State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan · saved copyHow many schools are there in Baku?
Baku had 389 general schools with 542,919 pupils at the start of 2023/24, 31.9% of the country's pupils.
Source: State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan · saved copyWhat is the crime rate in Baku?
Police registered 16,438 crimes in Baku in 2023, 70.1 per 10,000 residents, against 36.2 nationally; 2,771 were grave or especially grave.
Source: State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan · saved copyWho runs Baku?
Under the Regulations on Local Executive Authorities, the head of the Baku City Executive Power, like other local executive heads, is appointed and dismissed by the President of Azerbaijan.
Source: Baku City Executive Power · saved copyMore figures
- 22,602 babies were born and 14,261 people died in Baku in 2023, 9.6 births per 1,000 residents against 11.1 nationally. Source: State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan · saved copy
- Baku accounted for 60.30% of Azerbaijan's retail trade turnover in 2023, up from 54.79% in 2015. Source: State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan · saved copy
- Residents of Baku spent 7.3 billion manats on paid services in 2023, 3,134 manats per person, 64.4% of the national total. Source: State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan · saved copy
- 155 hospitals with 19,570 beds operated in Baku at the start of 2024, 83.5 beds per 10,000 people (Azerbaijan 37.5). Source: State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan · saved copy
- The 53 municipalities of Baku collected 16,574 thousand manats of revenue in 2023 (15.5% more than in 2022) and spent 16,667 thousand manats. Source: State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan · saved copy
Who runs Baku?
In Azerbaijan, cities and towns are run by districts: Head of executive power appointed by and accountable to the President. Run most local services and state administration; appoint representatives in villages and settlements.
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Sources
- Baku City Executive Power: Regulations on Local Executive Authorities (Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan of 6 June 2012), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 301b7761e4e6…)
- State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan: Statistical Yearbook of Azerbaijan 2024: tables by economic region and administrative-territorial unit (population, employment, incomes, wages, schools, health, hotels, crime, services and municipal budgets), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 2931ccb66876…)
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