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Tatars in Azerbaijan are Azerbaijani citizens and people of Tatar origin. According to the 2009 census, 25,882 Tatars live in the Republic of Azerbaijan. This is 0.29% of the total population.
| 1926 [1] [2] | 1939 [3] | 1959 [4] | 1970 [5] | 1979 [6] | 1989 [7] | 1999 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 948 | |||||||
Tatars are mainly assembled in major cities of Azerbaijan: Baku, Sumqayit, Ganja, Khachmaz, Guba, Gabala, etc. More than 90% of the Tatar community lives in Baku. 25,171 Tatars live here. They are the third largest ethnic group in Baku after Azerbaijani Turks and Russians. [11] Location of Tatars living in Azerbaijan by regions:
| Şəhərlər | Baku | Sumqayit | Ganja | Mingachevir | Shirvan | Absheron | Aghdash | Khachmaz | Beyləqan | Guba | Lankaran | Siyezen | Gabala | Zagatala | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 25171 | 116 | 52 | 38 | 4 | 57 | 4 | 131 | 24 | 63 | 13 | 18 | 10 | 11 | |
Tatars are mainly Muslims. They believe in Hanafi madhhab of Islam.
Tatar communities in the Republic of Azerbaijan: