List of regions of Azerbaijan by Human Development Index
>0.850
0.800 – 0.849
0.750 – 0.799
0.700 – 0.749
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) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| – |  Azerbaijan | 0.789 |
| 5 | Ganja-Dashkasan Economic Region | 0.780 |
| 6 | Guba-Khachmaz Economic Region | 0.765 |
| 7 | Karabakh Economic Region | 0.745 |
| 8 | Gazakh-Tovuz Economic Region | 0.742 |
| 9 | Central Aran Economic Region | 0.740 |
| 10 | Lankaran Economic Region | 0.740 |
| 11 | Shirvan-Salyan Economic Region | 0.738 |
| 12 | Mil-Mughan Economic Region | 0.730 |
| East Zangezur Economic Region | N/D | |
Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
[edit]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.
References
[edit]- ^ "Naxçıvan əhalisinin sayı açıqlandı". 22 May 2018. Retrieved 23 January 2018 – via qafqazinfo.az.
- ^ "Makroiqtisadi göstəricilər". statistika.nmr.az. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
- ^ "Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası üzrə cins bölgüsündə doğulanda gözlənilən ömür uzunluğu". Retrieved 2014-12-05.
- ^ a b "Naxçıvan Muxtar Respublikası üzrə təhsilin əsas göstəriciləri". Retrieved 2014-12-05.
- ^ "Technical notes: Calculating the human development indices – graphical presentation" (PDF). 24 June 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-05.