🌆 Largest Cities in Azerbaijan
Cities of Azerbaijan with more than 15,000 inhabitants, ranked by population (GeoNames).
Baku45%
Sumgayit8.2%
Ganja6.3%
Khirdalan3.7%
Yevlakh2.4%
Mingachevir2%
Naxçıvan1.9%
Lankaran
Qaraçuxur
Lerik
Şirvan
Sheki
Xaçmaz
Bakıxanov
Göyçay
Bilajari
Barda
Shamkhir
Aghjabadi
Shamakhi
Maştağa
Saray
Aghdam
Salyan
Hövsan
Jalilabad
Imishli
Zaqatala
Lokbatan
Sabirabad
Haji Zeynalabdin
Amirdzhan
Ismayilli
10 others4%
1
BakuBaki
2,351,300
2
SumgayitSumqayit
427,000
3
GanjaGǝncǝ
330,663
4
KhirdalanAbşeron
196,200
5
YevlakhYevlax City
127,400
6
MingachevirMingacevir City
106,048
7
NaxçıvanNakhchivan
97,200
8
LankaranLənkəran
89,300
9
QaraçuxurBaki
87,349
10
LerikLerik District
87,000
11
ŞirvanShirvan
70,220
12
ShekiShaki City
68,400
13
XaçmazXaçmaz
67,600
14
BakıxanovBaki
66,686
15
GöyçayGöyçay
42,500
16
BilajariBaki
42,194
17
BardaBarda
41,600
18
ShamkhirŞǝmkir
41,300
19
AghjabadiAğcabǝdi
41,200
20
ShamakhiŞamaxı
40,300
21
MaştağaBaki
40,092
22
SarayAbşeron
37,800
23
AghdamAğdam
37,700
24
SalyanSalyan District
36,555
25
HövsanBaki
36,293
26
JalilabadJalilabad
36,259
27
Imishliİmişli
34,178
28
ZaqatalaZaqatala District
32,171
29
LokbatanBaki
30,694
30
SabirabadSabirabad District
30,612
31
Haji ZeynalabdinSumqayit
29,900
32
AmirdzhanBaki
28,203
33
IsmayilliIsmayilli District
27,500
34
SiyazanSiyǝzǝn
25,900
35
FuzuliFuzuli District
25,100
36
BuzovnaBaki
24,795
37
Biny SeloBaki
24,596
38
AğdaşAğdaş
23,528
39
DivichibazarShabran
23,248
40
HacıqabulHacıqabul
23,102
41
QubaQuba
22,405
42
AghsuAgsu District
22,300
43
ZabratBaki
21,396
44
SabunçuBaki
20,996
45
GazakhQazax
20,800
46
MehdiabadAbşeron
20,500
47
TartarTartar District
20,400
48
SaatlıSaatlı
20,300
49
GoygolGoygol Rayon
19,800
50
ShushaShusha
19,400
Highlights
Within Azerbaijan, Baku ranks first in 2026 with 2,351,300, followed by Sumgayit (427,000) and Ganja (330,663).
Baku is 5.5 times higher than Sumgayit, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 2,351,300 (Baku) to 19,400 (Shusha), with a median of 36,276.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants, 2026. Unit: people.
Source: GeoNames, cities with more than 15,000 inhabitants · CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames) · fetched Oct 14, 2026 — GeoNames aggregates census and estimate figures, so the reference year varies by city, and a few figures cover the metropolitan area rather than the city proper.