Azerbaijanis in Kazakhstan

Azerbaijanis in Kazakhstan
Qazaxıstan azərbaycanlıları
Qazaqstandağy äzırbaijandar

Total population
155,364 (2025 est.) [1]
Regions with significant populations
Astana  • Almaty  • Merki
Languages
Azerbaijani  • Kazakh  • Russian
Religion
Predominately Shia Islam, with Christian minority [2]
Related ethnic groups
Azerbaijani diaspora

Azerbaijanis in Kazakhstan are part of the greater Azerbaijani diaspora. They are Kazakh citizens and permanent residents of ethnic Azerbaijani background. According to the 2021 census, there were 145,615 ethnic Azerbaijanis living in Kazakhstan; ^[3] Azerbaijanis comprised 0.76% of Kazakhstan's population and were the country's seventh largest ethnic minority. ^[3]

Most Azerbaijani-Kazakhs have immigrated to Kazakhstan from the Republic of Azerbaijan; a small group of Iranian Azerbaijanis trapped by the Bolshevik taking of power in 1918 were also forced into Kazakhstan in 1938. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Population

In 2021 national census 67% of Azerbaijani Kazakhstanis identified as Muslims, 0.7% as Christians, and 4.9% as irreligious. ^[7]

Azerbaijanis in Kazakhstan according to official censuses
Census	Azerbaijanis	% of national population
1939 [8]	12,996	0.21%
1959 [9]	38,362	0.41%
1970 [10]	56,166	0.44%
1979 [11]	73,345	0.50%
1989 [12]	90,083	0.55%
1999 [13]	78,325	0.52%
2009 [13]	85,292	0.53%
2021 [14]	145,615	0.76%

See also

• Azerbaijan–Kazakhstan relations
• Azerbaijani diaspora
• Ethnic groups in Kazakhstan

References

1. https://stat.gov.kz/ru/industries/social-statistics/demography/publications/281562/
2. "Visa Blog". www.ivisa.com. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
3. Ethnic Composition of Kazakhstan Archived March 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine (2009 census) . Retrieved 18 August 2013.
4. ""ايران کوچک" در دل قزاقستان".
5. مجله فرهنگ کوثر اسفند1376، شماره 12 شیعیان مرکه hawzah.net (in Persian)
6. "فقط عشق به حسین(ع) برای آنها مانده بود". Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
7. "National census 2021 - Agency for Strategic planning and reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan Bureau of National statistics". stat.gov.kz. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
8. Демоскоп Weekly. "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1939 года. Национальный состав населения по республикам СССР" . Retrieved 13 February 2011.
9. Демоскоп Weekly. "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1959 года. Национальный состав населения по республикам СССР" . Retrieved 13 February 2011.
10. Демоскоп Weekly. "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1970 года. Национальный состав населения по республикам СССР" . Retrieved 13 February 2011.
11. Демоскоп Weekly. "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1979 года. Национальный состав населения по республикам СССР" . Retrieved 13 February 2011.
12. Демоскоп Weekly. "Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года. Национальный состав населения по республикам СССР" . Retrieved 13 February 2011.
13. Агентство РК по статистике. "ПЕРЕПИСЬ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ РЕСПУБЛИКИ КАЗАХСТАН 2009 ГОДА" (PDF). p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
14. "Численность населения Республики Казахстан по отдельным этносам и возрастным группам (на начало 2025г.)". stat.gov.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 26 May 2025.