This is a list of Azerbaijani regions by Human Development Index as of 2025. HDI of Azerbaijan is 0.789 as of 2025 according to United Nations Human Development Index Report.
Rank | Region | HDI (2025) |
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Very high human development | ||
1 | Baku | 0.850 |
2 | Absheron Economic Region | 0.820 |
3 | Sheki-Zagatala Economic Region | 0.805 |
High human development | ||
4 | Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic | 0.790 |
– | ![]() | 0.789 |
5 | Ganja-Dashkasan Economic Region | 0.780 |
6 | Mountainous Shirvan Economic Region | 0.780 |
7 | Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region | 0.765 |
8 | Karabakh Economic Region | 0.745 |
9 | Gazakh-Tovuz Economic Region | 0.742 |
10 | Central Aran Economic Region | 0.740 |
11 | Lankaran Economic Region | 0.740 |
12 | Shirvan-Salyan Economic Region | 0.738 |
13 | Mil-Mughan Economic Region | 0.730 |
East Zangezur Economic Region | N/D |
Nakhchivan enjoys a high Human Development Index; its socio-economic prowess far exceeds that of Azerbaijan itself. According to the report of Nakhchivan AR Committee of Statistics on June 30, 2018 for the end of 2017, some socio-economical data, including the following, are unveiled:
Variable | Value |
---|---|
Population | 462,055 [1] |
GNI (PPP) per capita | $15,240 [2] |
Life Expectancy at birth | 72.9 years [3] |
Mean Years of Schooling | 10.5 years [4] |
Expected Years of Schooling | 12.6 years [4] |
Making use of the Human Development Index calculation method according to the new UNHD 2014 method, [5] the above values change into an HDI of 0.756.