Distillers Azerbaijan
A one-page guide to Azerbaijan for the spirits trade: the country, its people, its economy and how it drinks.
At a glance
- Capital
- Baku
- Official languages
- Azerbaijani
- Currency
- Azerbaijani manat (AZN)
- Time zone
- UTC+4
- Area
- 86,600 km²
People
- Population
- 10.2 million (2025)
- Population growth
- 0.4% a year
- Living in towns and cities
- 58.6%
- Aged under 15
- 21.2%
- Aged 65 and over
- 9.2%
- Life expectancy
- 74.6 years
Economy
- GDP
- US$75.9 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$7,411 (2025)
- Economic growth
- 1.45% (2025)
- Inflation
- 5.62% (2025)
Climate
Nine of eleven Koppen zones occur. Annual rainfall from 200-350 mm on the Absheron Peninsula to 1,600-1,800 mm in Lankaran; the Greater Caucasus shields most of the country from cold northern air. Extremes of -33 C (Julfa) and 46 C (Ordubad) recorded.
Alcohol
- Alcohol is
- Legal
- Legal drinking age
- Purchase age 18 (Law No. 499-IG on Children's Rights, 1998)
- Alcohol per adult a year
- 2.25 litres of pure alcohol (2024)
- Traditional drinks
- Wine
Sources: World Bank (population, economy and demographics), WHO Global Health Observatory (alcohol per adult and drinking mix); World Bank API (population, area, GDP, growth, inflation); WHO GHO OData (SA_0000001688); UN Comtrade public preview API (HS 2208); Wikipedia: Azerbaijan; Wikipedia: Legal drinking age; Trend.az: Azerbaijan raises excise rates on alcoholic beverages (March 2022); PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries: Azerbaijan - other taxes; EntryBrief: Azerbaijan customs allowances (secondary; cites national customs). Figures are the latest each source publishes; the year is shown beside each one.