Number of people using the Internet in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Number of people using the Internet was 9.30 million people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in Azerbaijan, 1990–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi. Measured in people.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 9.30 million people for number of people using the internet in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Azerbaijan peaked at 9.30 million people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1990.
That places Azerbaijan 67th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people using the Internet in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 people | — |
| 1994 | 108.63 people | — |
| 1995 | 158.31 people | +45.7% |
| 1996 | 492.95 people | +211.4% |
| 1997 | 1,975 people | +300.7% |
| 1998 | 2,967 people | +50.2% |
| 1999 | 7,919 people | +166.9% |
| 2000 | 11,892 people | +50.2% |
| 2001 | 24,785 people | +108.4% |
| 2002 | 408,574 people | +1548.5% |
| 2005 | 673,899 people | +64.9% |
| 2006 | 1.02 million people | +51.0% |
| 2007 | 1.25 million people | +22.6% |
| 2008 | 1.50 million people | +20.0% |
| 2009 | 2.45 million people | +63.8% |
| 2010 | 4.16 million people | +69.9% |
| 2011 | 4.59 million people | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 5.04 million people | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 6.87 million people | +36.4% |
| 2014 | 7.15 million people | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 7.43 million people | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 7.63 million people | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 7.78 million people | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 7.93 million people | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 8.13 million people | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 8.54 million people | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 8.72 million people | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 8.92 million people | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 9.04 million people | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 9.23 million people | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 9.30 million people | +0.8% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 9.30 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.93 million people, 1.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 9.30 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.52 million people, 1.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet in Azerbaijan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +1548.5% | 24,785 people | 408,574 people |
| 1997 | +300.7% | 492.95 people | 1,975 people |
| 1996 | +211.4% | 158.31 people | 492.95 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,946 people | 0 people | 7,919 people | 7 |
| 2000s | 916,585 people | 11,892 people | 2.45 million people | 8 |
| 2010s | 6.67 million people | 4.16 million people | 8.13 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.96 million people | 8.54 million people | 9.30 million people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More science & technology data for Azerbaijan
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 109.54 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.11 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 11.32 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 134.44 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,544 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people using the internet in Azerbaijan?
- Number of people using the internet in Azerbaijan was 9.30 million people in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi.
- What is the highest number of people using the internet recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.30 million people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1990.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for number of people using the internet?
- Azerbaijan ranks 67th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi, published as part of Number of people using the Internet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people who used the Internet in the last three months.