Internally displaced people due to conflict in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Internally displaced people due to conflict was 657,155 people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Azerbaijan, 1993–2025
Source: UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2025, internally displaced people due to conflict in Azerbaijan stood at 657,155 people.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people due to conflict in Azerbaijan peaked at 778,000 people in 1993 and was at its lowest, 549,030 people, in 1996.
Azerbaijan ranks 17th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 778,000 people | — |
| 1994 | 663,100 people | -14.8% |
| 1995 | 622,100 people | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 549,030 people | -11.7% |
| 1997 | 551,077 people | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 576,321 people | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 569,550 people | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 572,451 people | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 572,955 people | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 577,179 people | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 575,609 people | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 578,545 people | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 578,545 people | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 686,586 people | +18.7% |
| 2007 | 686,586 people | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 603,251 people | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 586,013 people | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 592,860 people | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 599,192 people | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 600,336 people | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 609,029 people | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 622,892 people | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 618,220 people | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 613,129 people | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 612,785 people | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 620,423 people | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 652,326 people | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 653,921 people | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 654,839 people | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 658,793 people | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 657,749 people | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 655,212 people | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 657,155 people | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 615,597 people | 549,030 people | 778,000 people | 7 |
| 2000s | 601,772 people | 572,451 people | 686,586 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 614,119 people | 592,860 people | 652,326 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 656,278 people | 653,921 people | 658,793 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More social development data for Azerbaijan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 6,389 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 130,983 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0128 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 130,983 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0006 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced people due to conflict in Azerbaijan?
- Internally displaced people due to conflict in Azerbaijan was 657,155 people in 2025, according to UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 778,000 people in 1993.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 549,030 people in 1996.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Azerbaijan ranks 17th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is internally displaced people due to conflict rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Internally displaced people due to conflict. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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People who were forced to leave their homes due to armed conflict or violence.