Azerbaijan registers population increase

The population of Azerbaijan increased by 88,104 people (0.9%), and now amounts to 9,898,085 million people as of January 1, 2018, according to the Azerbaijani State Statistic Committee cited by the news agency APA.

52.9% of the population lived in urban areas, whilst 47.1% lived in rural areas. It was further announced that 49.9% of the population are men and 50.1% are women.

source: commonspace.eu with APA news agency

 

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