According to the latest population census, a total of 5,094 Jews live in Azerbaijan.
Modern.az has this time investigated the Jews living in our country.
Of the 5,094 Jews living in Azerbaijan, 2,729 are men and 2,365 are women. 5,050 of them are urban residents, and 44 are rural residents. Among the representatives of this people living in Azerbaijan, 675 have higher education. Of these, 16 are doctoral graduates, 394 are master's graduates, and 265 are bachelor's graduates. Among the Jews living in Azerbaijan, 341 have secondary vocational education, and 305 have vocational education. The number of those with general education is 3,279. The number of Jews living in our country who do not receive education is 5.
The vast majority of Jews – 4901 people – state that they belong to their national (ethnic) language. In addition, the Azerbaijani language is widely spoken among Jews, and 4695 people can speak this language fluently. Looking at language proficiency, it is observed that a multilingual environment has formed within the Jewish community. Specifically, 3610 people know Russian, 433 people know English, and a small number know other languages. This indicates that the community has been in contact with various cultural and social environments both historically and in modern times.
Regarding household indicators, a total of 3353 households have been registered among Jews in Azerbaijan. Looking at the structure of these households, the most common models appear to be single-person (918 households) and two-person (222 households) homes. In addition, larger family compositions also exist. For example, 138 three-person, 107 four-person, 131 five-person, and 136 six-person households have been registered.
More extensive family models also attract attention. Specifically, there are 87 seven-person, 51 eight-person, 19 nine-person, and 20 households with more than 10 members.
Regarding the regions where the largest number of Jews live in our country, the share of Guba and Baku is particularly noteworthy:
Guba district ranks first in terms of the Jewish population. A total of 2633 Jews live here, of whom 1456 are men and 1177 are women. Guba is historically known as one of the main settlements of Mountain Jews, and today the largest part of the Jewish community in the country is concentrated here.
The capital city of Baku ranks second. 2277 Jews live in Baku, of whom 1186 are men and 1091 are women. The socio-economic opportunities and multicultural environment of the capital create conditions for the extensive representation of this community here.
In other regions, the Jewish population is significantly smaller and is mostly spread in small groups. For example, 87 Jews (44 men, 43 women) live in Oghuz district, 33 people (18 men, 15 women) in Khachmaz, 9 people (4 men, 5 women) in Balakan, 7 people (3 men, 4 women) in Sumgayit, 5 people (3 men, 2 women) in Gusar, and 5 people (1 man, 4 women) in Goychay.
In some districts, this indicator is even lower. Specifically, 14 Jews have been registered in Ismayilli, 3 people in Gabala, 3 people in Kurdamir, 3 people in Absheron, 2 people in Fuzuli, 2 people in Shabran, and 2 people in Astara.
One of the noteworthy points is that in several regions of the country, the Jewish population consists of only 1 person. This category includes Shusha (1 man), Tovuz (1 woman), Lerik (1 woman), Mingachevir (1 man), Yevlakh (1 man), Sheki (1 man), Zagatala (1 woman), Zangilan (1 man), and Bilasuvar (1 woman).
It should be noted that currently, the Baku religious community of Mountain Jews and European Jews, which brings together Jews in our country, has been officially registered in Baku.
