According to the report of the State Statistics Committee, in 2025, there were 4.7 marriages and 2 divorces per 1000 people in Azerbaijan. Medianews.az reports that these figures are the second worst since the restoration of state independence in 1991.
The lowest marriage rate corresponds to 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic wave when weddings were banned: 3.5 marriages per 1000 people.
4.7 marriages per 1000 people is the second lowest rate and was recorded in both 1999 and 2025.
The highest rate in 1991 was 10.4 marriages per 1000 people.
The highest divorce rates in 35 years were officially recorded in 2023 and 2024: 2.1 divorces per 1000 people.
The lowest rate was recorded in 1999: 0.6 divorces per 1000 people.
Marriage
1991 – 10.4 marriages per 1000 people
1992 and 2007 – 9.5 marriages
1993 – 8.1 marriages
1994 – 6.3 marriages
1995 – 5.7 marriages
1996 and 2000 – 5 marriages
1997 and 2022 – 6.1 marriages
1998 and 2001 – 5.2 marriages
1999 and 2025 – 4.7 marriages
2002 – 5.1 marriages
2003 – 6.8 marriages
2004 – 7.5 marriages
2005 – 8.5 marriages
2006 – 9.4 marriages
2008 – 9.2 marriages
2009 – 8.8 marriages
2010 – 8.9 marriages
2011 – 9.7 marriages
2012 – 8.6 marriages
2013 – 9.3 marriages
2014 – 9 marriages
2015 – 7.2 marriages
2016 – 6.9 marriages
2017 – 6.5 marriages
2018 and 2019 – 6.4 marriages
2020 – 3.5 marriages
2021 – 5.6 marriages
2023 – 5.3 marriages
2024 – 4.9 marriages
Divorce
1991, 2017, 2018, and 2020 – 1.5 divorces per 1000 people
1992, 2013, 2014, and 2015 – 1.3 divorces
1993, 2006, 2008, and 2009 – 0.9 divorces
1994, 1997, 2003, and 2004 – 0.8 divorces
1995, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2001, and 2002 – 0.7 divorces
1999 – 0.6 divorces
2005 – 1.1 divorces
2007 and 2010 – 1 divorce
2011 and 2012 – 1.2 divorces
2016 – 1.4 divorces
2019 and 2021 – 1.7 divorces
2022 – 1.6 divorces
2023 and 2024 – 2.1 divorces
2025 – 2 divorces.
Toğrul Ali,
Medianews.az