The country's population increased by 22,781 people or 0.2 percent from the beginning of the year and reached 10179147 people as of June 1, 2022.

52.9 percent of the total population is urban; 47.1 percent is rural. In January-May 2022, 50.239 babies were born across the country, and this indicator was 12.1 per 1,000 people.

52.9 percent of the babies born were boys, and 47.1 percent were girls.

The population is divided into urban and rural population according to their place of residence. Urban areas include cities and towns, and all other settlements are rural areas.

Different age groups are used depending on the purpose of the analysis.

The average annual number of the population is the mathematically calculated average number of the population at the beginning and end of the corresponding year.

Age is the number of years completed in life, months for children under one-year-old, and days for children up to 1 month old. Information on age composition is obtained through surveys during censuses. These data are determined by current calculations according to the method of population movement from age X to age X+1 for individual ages. Data on the current registration of demographic events are taken into account during calculations.

Information on births and deaths is obtained on the basis of monthly statistical analysis of the data contained in the birth and death records prepared by the Registration Departments of the Ministry of Justice. Only live-born are included in the number of births.

Natural population growth is equal to the difference between the number of live-born and the number of deaths in a calendar year.

The total birth rate is an indicator that determines the intensity of child birth, measured by the ratio of the number of live-born to the average annual number of the population in a certain period. It is calculated per 1000 people of the population.

The overall death rate is an indicator that determines the intensity of death among the population. In a calendar year, it is the ratio of the number of deaths to the average annual number of the population, calculated per 1000 people of the population.

The rate of natural increase - the natural growth of the population can also be characterized by relative indicators. It is calculated by dividing the natural growth of the population by the average annual number of the population or by the difference of the total coefficients of birth and death per 1000 people of the population.

Total fertility rate - the total fertility rate indicates how many children a woman can have on average during the reproductive period, aged 15-49.

This ratio is calculated by multiplying the age-of-birth coefficients by the length of each age interval and summing them (multiply by one for one-year coefficients, five for five-year coefficients, etc.). As a result, the sum is divided by 1000, that is, this indicator is calculated for one woman on average.

Gross reproduction rate indicates the average number of female children born to a woman during the reproductive period and the replacement of those born after a certain time by the new generation of parents. In the calculation of this indicator, the mortality factor is not taken into account. The probability of survival of mothers and born girls until the end of the reproductive period is accepted.

The gross reproduction rate of the population is calculated as the fertility rate of births, but unlike it, only girls are taken into account in the calculation. The specific gravity of normal-born girls is taken to be approximately 0.488 for all ages of women.

The net reproduction rate – unlike gross reproduction rate, mortality factor is taken into account when calculating net reproduction rate (life tables are used). The net reproduction rate characterizes the replacement of the maternal generation by the new generation when girls reach the age of motherhood. Usually the coefficient is calculated for a woman on average. This indicator can also be calculated for 1000 women.

If this coefficient is equal to 1.0, then the birth and death rates ensure simple reproduction of the population. If the net reproduction rate is less than or greater than 1.0, it means that the reproduction of the population is narrow (i.e., the number of offspring is less than that of the parents) or extensive (the number of offspring is more than that of the parents)) is reproduction.

Infant mortality rate characterizes the death of babies under one-year-old (at age 0). The level of infant mortality is calculated by the ratio of the total number of live-born, and not as the ratio of deaths of infants under one year of age to their average annual number, unlike the total mortality rate.

Such calculation also applies to children who die under the age of 5 (age group 0-4) and determines the level of child mortality.

The source of information about the causes of death consists of notes on death certificates drawn up by a doctor (or paramedic) in connection with the disease, accident, murder, suicide and other external influences that caused death.

Coding and processing of data on causes of death is carried out according to the International Classification of Diseases, Injuries and Causes of Death, X Revision.

Mortality rates by causes of death are determined by dividing the number of deaths during the year from the indicated causes of death by the average annual number of the population at that age. Unlike the general and age-specific death rates, it is calculated per 100,000 people of the population, and 10,000 live births for infants under 1 year of age. Standardized mortality rates are calculated to remove the effect of variation in the age composition of the population.

Life expectancy at birth (for age 0) shows the average number of years each person born will live. Here, it is assumed that the level of death throughout the lifetime of births will remain unchanged at the level of the year in which the indicator for each age group is calculated. Life expectancy at birth is obtained as a result of calculating life tables.

Marriage is a form of relationship that defines the rights and duties of a man and a woman towards each other and children. The legal relationship between husband and wife is the registration of their marriages in the Registry Departments of the Ministry of Justice.

Current statistics of natural population movement take into account only legally registered marriages. In the population census, those who are actually married are taken into account, regardless of whether they are officially registered or not.

The total rate of marriage is the ratio of the number of registered marriages to the average annual number of the population, calculated per 1000 people of the population.

Divorce (dissolution of marriage) – the final legal annulment of a cohabiting couple's marriage entitles the parties to remarry. The fact of dissolution of marriage is considered to be dissolved after it is registered in the Registration Department of the Ministry of Justice.

The total rate of divorce is the ratio of the number of divorces during the indicated period to the average annual number of the population during that period. It is calculated per 1000 people of the population.

Information about migration between the Republic of Azerbaijan and the CIS countries and other foreign countries is included in the cut-off slips attached to the statistical registration sheet of incoming (departing) migrants drawn up by the Main Passport, Registration Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs during the registration of the population according to the place of permanent residence and provided by the State Migration Service. It is obtained as a result of statistical processing of data in the form of quarterly (annual) official statistics report No. 1 (Migration) on "Foreigners and stateless persons in the Republic of Azerbaijan".

Arrivals means the number of persons who received permission to enter the country for permanent residence, and departures means the number of persons who received permission to leave the country for permanent residence (including foreigners and stateless persons permanently residing in Azerbaijan).

The concepts of "arriving" and "departing" characterize migration, because the same person can change his/her place of permanent residence several times during the year.