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{{Short description|Communities of Azerbaijanis living outside of Azerbaijan and the Iranian region of Azerbaijan}}
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The '''Azerbaijani diaspora''' are the communities of [[Azerbaijanis]] living outside the places of their ethnic origin: [[Azerbaijan]] and the Iranian region of [[Azerbaijan (Iran)|Azerbaijan]].

According to [[Ethnologue]], there were over 1 million Azerbaijani-speakers of the north dialect in southern [[Dagestan]], [[Armenia]], [[Estonia]], [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Kyrgyzstan]], [[Russia]], [[Turkmenistan]], and [[Uzbekistan]] as of 1993.<ref name="Ethnologue North">[http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=azj Report for Azerbaijani, North], Ethnologue . Retrieved 9 June 2006.</ref> Other sources, such as national censuses, confirm the presence of Azerbaijanis throughout the former [[Soviet Union]]. The Ethnologue figures are outdated in the case of Armenia, where the [[Nagorno-Karabakh conflict]] has affected the population of Azerbaijanis.<ref name="Peace Talks">[http://2001-2009.state.gov/p/eur/rls/rm/2001/2098.htm Peace Talks at Key West between Armenia and Azerbaijan], US State Department, 3 April 2001. Retrieved 9 June 2006.</ref> Ethnologue further reports that an additional 1 million [[Iranian Azerbaijanis]] live outside Iran, but these figures most likely are a reference to the [[Iraqi Turkmen]], a distinct though related Turkic people.<ref name="Ethnologue South">[http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=azb "Azerbaijani, South: A language of Iran"] – ''Ethnologue report'' . Retrieved 7 June 2006.</ref> The number of Azerbaijanis around the world is estimated about 30-35 million people, only 9,961,396 of which are in Azerbaijan, and another 13 million in Iran<ref name="Iran">{{cite news|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/iran/ |title=Iran |publisher=[[The World Factbook]] |access-date=26 August 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/azerbaijan/|title=The World Factbook – Central Intelligence Agency|website=cia.gov|language=en|access-date=2018-03-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://worldpopulationreview.com/countries/azerbaijan-population/|title=Azerbaijan Population 2018 (Demographics, Maps, Graphs)|website=worldpopulationreview.com|access-date=2018-03-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.azerbaijan.az/portal/Society/Diaspora/diaspora_e.html?diaspora_03|title=Azerbaijan|website=azerbaijan.az|access-date=2018-03-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YJwsAQAAIAAJ&q=30-35 |title=The Continuum Political Encyclopedia of the Middle East|author=Sela, Avraham|publisher=Continuum|year=2002|isbn=978-0-8264-1413-7|page=197|quote=30–35 million|author-link=Avraham Sela}}</ref>

== History of the Azerbaijani diaspora==
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[[File:Azeri protest at the U.S. Capitol.JPG|220px|left|thumb|Azerbaijani Americans protesting near the U.S. Capitol, Spring 2013.]]
The main [[human migration|migration]] of [[Azerbaijani people]] occurred at the same time of [[Turkic migration]] between the 6th and 11th centuries (the [[Early Middle Ages]]), when they spread across most of [[Central Asia]] and into [[Europe]] and the [[Middle East]]. In the following centuries the local population began to be assimilated from the emerging Azerbaijani migrants.

==  Azerbaijanis in North America ==
The Azerbaijani diaspora in the [[United States]] and [[Canada]] was established in the mid-to-late 20th century. The [[Azerbaijanis]] have settled in the North, Central and Southern parts of the U.S. and in all major Canadian cities. The majority of Azerbaijanis have settled in the states of [[California]], [[New Jersey]], New York, [[Michigan]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[Texas]] and District of Columbia. Most Azerbaijanis living in the U.S. are migrants from [[Iran]].

There are several organizations connecting [[Azerbaijani Americans]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://diaspora.gov.az/index.php?options=content&id=217|title=State Committee on Work with Diaspora: Organizations between Azerbaijan and America|website=diaspora.gov.az|access-date=2018-03-07}}</ref> as well as [[Azerbaijani Canadians]].

=== US Azerbaijanis Network – USAN ===
The US Azerbaijanis network combines all Azerbaijani, Turkish and other Diaspora and community organizations of USA, groups, societies, coalitions, networks associations and clubs. Purpose of this network is to bring together Azerbaijani-American potential electorate. Activity of USAN is to inform voters about the voting process and voter registration, to provide their participation in the American political debate, to enhance their participation in the vote and to increase voter turnout. Executive Director of the American Azerbaijanis Network (USAN) is Adil Bagirov and it was founded in 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.usazeris.org/|title=U.S. Azeris Network (USAN): uniting Azerbaijani-American voters – a non-profit, non-partisan, non-sectarian organization for grassroots advocacy for Azeri-Americans|website=usazeris.org|access-date=2018-03-07}}</ref>

=== Azerbaijan America Alliance ===
[[Azerbaijan America Alliance]] is a non-governmental organization. Its mission is to help form an atmosphere of mutual understanding and respect between the peoples of Azerbaijan and America. The 20th anniversary of the [[Khojaly Massacre|Khojaly genocide]] was held in February 2012, which is the one of its most significant events. Demonstration of posters and banners in the streets of New York and Washington, D.C., statements by U.S. Congressmen, presentation of films about Khojaly genocide and other events were all a part of the commemoration. One page each in ''The Washington Post'' and ''The New York Times'' were dedicated to the Khojaly genocide.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://azertag.az/en/xeber/New_York_Times_and_Washington_Post_write_of_Khojaly_genocide-76717|title=New York Times and Washington Post write of Khojaly genocide|access-date=2018-03-07|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/apr/9/massacre-in-khojaly-a-horror-not-forgotten/|title=Massacre in Khojaly a horror not forgotten by Azerbaijanis|last=Lyman|first=Eric J.|newspaper=The Washington Times|access-date=2021-01-16|date=9 April 2012|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://azerbaijanamericaalliance.org/uploads/files/pdf/February%2017,%202012%20Hon.%20Bill%20Shuster.pdf|title=Speech of Hon. Bill Shuster of Pennsylvania in The House Of Representatives, Friday, February 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308041338/http://azerbaijanamericaalliance.org/uploads/files/pdf/February%2017,%202012%20Hon.%20Bill%20Shuster.pdf|archive-date=8 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.justiceforkhojaly.org/sites/default/files/publication/Khojaly%20Genocide%20by%20Heydar%20Aliyev%20Foundation.pdf|title=Justice for Khojaly: The Washington Post, 28 February 1992, "Nagorno-Karabakh victims buried in Azerbaijani town – refugees claim hundreds died in Armenian attack"|accessdate=16 February 2024}}</ref>

=== Azerbaijan Society of America ===
Azerbaijan Society of America which is the first Azerbaijani-American community organization was established in 1957 in [[New Jersey]], USA by [[Naghi Sheykhzamanli]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nC5tAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Azerbaijan+Society+of+America%22|title=Sons of the Conquerors: The Rise of the Turkic World|last=Pope|first=Hugh|date=2005|publisher=Overlook Duckworth|isbn=9781585676415|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/harvardencyclope00ther|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/harvardencyclope00ther/page/171 171]|quote=azerbaijanis.|title=Harvard Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Groups|last=Thernstrom|first=Stephan|date=1980|publisher=Belknap Press of Harvard University|isbn=9780674375123|language=en}}</ref> His granddaughter Tomris Azari is current chairman of the American Azerbaijanis Society. As well as, Tomris is deputy chairwoman of the Coordinating Council of the World Azerbaijanis. She was awarded the "Order of Glory" by [[Ilham Aliyev]] in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.noexperiencenecessarybook.com/28EqA/conference-booklet-assembly-of-turkish-american-associations.html|title=conference booklet – Assembly of Turkish American Associations [PDF] – Online free publishing|website=noexperiencenecessarybook.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-07}}</ref>

=== United States-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce ===
[[U.S.-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce]] (USACC) was established in 1995. Its mission is to help the establishment of long-term business ties between Azerbaijan and America. It was a main driving force for the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline and the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum gas pipeline. USACC provides the improvement of network services between governmental and non-governmental entities, business organizations of the US and Azerbaijan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usacc.org/|title=United States-Azerbaijan Chamber of Commerce|last=bluewatermedia.com|first=Blue Water Media, Inc., (202)861-0000|website=usacc.org|language=en-gb|access-date=2018-03-07}}</ref>

=== Azerbaijani – American Council (AAC) ===
The council has been operating in Washington since 1994. The organization arranges series of events, exhibitions, and seminars in research centers related to Azerbaijani culture. The members of the organization send statements and letters to the president, all state delegates, senators, congressmen, as well as to the press, about the [[Khojaly Massacre]], [[March Days|March days]], the [[Nagorno-Karabakh conflict]] between Armenia-Azerbaijan and other issues. The American-Azerbaijani Council was registered in 2006 as a non-governmental organization. The council is the largest Azerbaijani organization operating in California. The purpose of the council is to bring together ideas of Azerbaijanism, to present these ideas through educational and cultural programs. The Council regularly organizes forums. Azerbaijani students studying in California and people doing a research about Azerbaijan are invited to the forum, and economic, political and technological issues are discussed in this forums. American-Azerbaijan Council has a representative office in [[Texas]]. The president of the American-Azerbaijani Council is Javid Huseynov.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://azeriamerica.com/Info_files/AzerbaijaniAmericanCouncil|title=Azeri America|website=azeriamerica.com|access-date=2018-03-07|archive-date=8 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308042601/http://azeriamerica.com/Info_files/AzerbaijaniAmericanCouncil|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://azericouncil.blogspot.com/|title=Azerbaijani-American Council (AAC)|website=azericouncil.blogspot.com|access-date=2018-03-07}}</ref>

=== Network of Azerbaijani Canadians (NAC) ===
The [[Network of Azerbaijani Canadians]] (NAC, [[French language|French]]: ''Réseau des Canadiens Azerbaïdjanais'', [[Azerbaijani language|Azerbaijani]]: ''Kanadalı Azərbaycanlılar Şəbəkəsi'') is a fully community-funded and the largest grassroots Azerbaijani advocacy organization in [[Canada]]. Founded in 2020, the organization advocates on behalf of [[Azerbaijani Canadians]] in matters of public policy. The organization is based in [[Toronto]]; board members and organization members are spread across Canada including [[Ottawa]], [[Edmonton]], [[Calgary]], [[Montreal]] and [[Vancouver]]. The Network of Azerbaijani Canadians is a registered non-profit and managed by its board of directors.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Network of Azerbaijani Canadians|url=https://www.azcanet.ca/|access-date=2022-01-10|website=azcanet.ca}}</ref> Nika Jabiyeva is the executive director of NAC, appointed by the organization's board of directors.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Magazine|first=Nargis|date=1970-01-01|title=Главная|url=https://nargismagazine.az/|access-date=2022-01-10|website=Nargis magazine {{!}} Журнал Nargis|language=en}}</ref>

== Azerbaijanis in Europe ==

=== The Federation of Turkish-Azerbaijani Associations ===
The Federation of Turkish-Azerbaijani Associations was established in 2004 in [[Kocaeli Province|Kocaeli]]. The Heydar Aliyev Park was opened in the Kartepe municipal area on the eve of the World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day in 2010 as a result of the activity of Turkish-Azerbaijani Associations Federation. Another park in Derince was put into operation on 29 November 2011. A chairman of Turkey-Azerbaijan Federation of Associations is Bilal Dundar.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.az/articles/society/72587|title=News.Az – Azerbaijani-Turkish friendship park opens in Kartepe|website=news.az|access-date=2018-03-08|archive-date=9 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309054253/https://news.az/articles/society/72587|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.derince.bel.tr/haber_devami.asp?id=1939|title=Derınce Beledıyesı|website=derince.bel.tr|access-date=2018-03-08|archive-date=9 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309120314/http://www.derince.bel.tr/haber_devami.asp?id=1939|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Azerbaijani Youth Union of Russia ===
The Azerbaijani Youth Union of Russia was established on 18 April 2009 in [[Moscow]]. Its purpose is to protect the Azerbaijan national cultural values, support of Azerbaijani youth, better integration of Azerbaijani youth into the cultural life of Russian society, and the development of education. Its central office is located in Moscow, and there are several regional offices in the north and west of Russia, Volga area, North Caucasus, Far East and Siberia. The chairwoman is [[Leyla Aliyeva]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ideacampaign.org/about_leyla_aliyeva.html|title=Idea|website=ideacampaign.org|language=en|access-date=2018-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123125448/http://ideacampaign.org/about_leyla_aliyeva.html|archive-date=23 November 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://azertag.az/en/xeber/AMOR_marks_World_Azerbaijanis_Solidarity_Day_in_Moscow-914522|title=AMOR marks World Azerbaijanis Solidarity Day in Moscow|access-date=2018-03-08|language=en}}</ref>

== Organizations ==
The [[State Committee on Work with Diaspora (Azerbaijan)|State Committee of Azerbaijan Republic on Work with Diaspora]] was established to handle the communication with the diaspora and to drive the creation of new societies and organizations. In 2004 the committee effected the creation of about 40 new Azerbaijani communities worldwide.<ref>[http://www.elibrary.az/docs/azerbaijan/eng/gl1.pdf]{{dead link|date=October 2016|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}, Baku, 2007</ref>

== Current number of Azerbaijanis in select countries ==
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! Rank
! Country
! Official figures
! Current est. Azerbaijanis population
! No. of [[Azerbaijani people|Azerbaijanis]]
! [[List of Azerbaijanis]] by country
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|1
|{{flagcountry|Iran}}
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|13,000,000<ref name="Iran"/>
|[[Iranian Azerbaijanis|Azerbaijanis in Iran]]
|[[List of Iranian Azerbaijanis]]
|-
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|{{flagcountry|Azerbaijan}}
|9,981,457<ref>[https://www.stat.gov.az/news/index.php?id=4131 "Azərbaycanda dеmоqrаfik vəziyyət"], ''State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan'', date=18 February 2019</ref>
|
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|
|-
|2
|{{flagcountry|Russia}} (Including Temporary Population)
|603,070 <small>(Census 2010)<ref>Портал "Всероссийская перепись населения 2010 года" – ''Окончательные итоги Всероссийской переписи населения 2010 года'' :[http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/tab5.xls Национальный состав населения Российской Федерации] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424113952/http://www.perepis-2010.ru/results_of_the_census/tab5.xls |date=24 April 2012 }}</ref></small>
|1,500,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.perepis2002.ru/content.html?id=11&docid=10715289081463 |title=Итоги переписи |work=2002 census |year=2004 |publisher=Russian Federation State Statistics Service |access-date=17 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120072310/http://www.perepis2002.ru/content.html?id=11&docid=10715289081463 |archive-date=20 January 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sNoP1zphWf8C&pg=PA19|title=Azerbaijan: a quest for identity : a short history|author=van der Leeuw, Charles|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|year=2000|isbn=978-0-312-21903-1|page=19}}</ref> to 3,000,000<ref>[http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/rights/articles/eav111102.shtml Azerbaijan Acts to Limit the Discrimination Against Azeris in Russia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910220312/http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/rights/articles/eav111102.shtml |date=10 September 2017 }} by Nailia Sohbetqizi. ''Eurasianet.org''. 11 November 2002. Retrieved 15 September 2006</ref>
|[[Azerbaijanis in Russia]]
|[[List of Russian Azerbaijanis]]
|-
|3
|{{flagcountry|Turkey}}
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|80,000 to 4,500,000 (<small>claimed by the Diaspora Committee of Azerbaijan, factual accuracy disputed)</small>){{efn|"However, as of today, no fully reliable statistics exists. According to the non-official information provided by the Diaspora Committee of Azerbaijan, about 4,500,000 Azerbaijanis live in Turkey. It is not clear however what criteria have been used for the calculation, and how many generations of Azerbaijanis as well as which population categories are included in the statistics. Even OECD data are not always reliable."<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Garibova |first1=Jala |title=The Azerbaijani Diaspora in Turkey: Integration, Reintegration, and the Production of Identity |journal=Nationalities Papers |date=2022 |volume=50 |issue=4 |pages=772–773 |doi=10.1017/nps.2021.49|s2cid=248246373 |doi-access=free }}</ref>}}
|[[Azerbaijanis in Turkey]]
|[[List of Turkish Azerbaijanis]]
|-
|4
|{{flagcountry|Georgia}}
|284,761 (2002)<ref>[http://www.statistics.ge/main.php?pform=14&plang=1 ''State Statistics Department of Georgia: 2002 census''] . Retrieved 16 July 2006. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831230321/http://www.statistics.ge/main.php?pform=14&plang=1 |date=31 August 2006 }}</ref>
| 360,000 (2007)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ethnologue.com/country/ge/languages |title=languages in Georgia |publisher= [[Ethnologue]] |year= 2013 |access-date=16 August 2013}}</ref>
|[[Azerbaijanis in Georgia]]
|[[List of Georgian Azerbaijanis]]
|-
|5
|{{flagcountry|Kazakhstan}}
|85,292	(2009)<ref name="Kazakh Demographics">[http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng_nac_89.php Ethnic Composition of Kazakhstan] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316172713/http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng_nac_89.php |date=16 March 2010 }} (2009 census) . Retrieved 18 August 2013.</ref> 
|150,000<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gunaz.tv/aze/37/newsCat/1/newsID/2712|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405212242/http://www.gunaz.tv/aze/37/newsCat/1/newsID/2712|url-status=dead|title=Gunaz TV article on Stalin's Repressions|archivedate=5 April 2012}}</ref>
||[[Azerbaijanis in Kazakhstan]]
|
|-
|6
|{{flagcountry|Germany}}
|15,219 (2006)
|200,000<ref>[http://www.azeri.ru/papers/news-azerbaijan/12117/ Азербайджанцы хорошо интегрированы в германское общество – Нусрет Дельбест | Азербайджанцы хорошо интегрированы в германское общество – Нусрет Дельбест | Ежедневный информационный ресурс – "Azeri.ru – Азербайджанцы в России"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213083610/http://www.azeri.ru/papers/news-azerbaijan/12117/ |date=13 December 2013 }}. Azeri.ru. Retrieved on 2011-06-18.</ref>
|[[Azerbaijanis in Germany]]
|
|-
|7
| {{flagcountry|Ukraine}}
|45,176 (2001)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://2001.ukrcensus.gov.ua/eng/results/general/nationality/|title=About number and composition population of Ukraine by data All-Ukrainian census of the population 2001|work=Ukraine Census 2001|publisher=State Statistics Committee of Ukraine|access-date=17 January 2012}}</ref>
|50,000
|[[Azerbaijanis in Ukraine]] 
|
|-
|7
|{{flagcountry|Netherlands}}
|9,049 (2022)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://opendata.cbs.nl/statline/#/CBS/en/dataset/37325eng/table?ts=1570590894624 | title=CBS Statline }}</ref>
|18,000 (2009)<ref>[http://mfa.gov.az/eng/downloads/bilaterial/Netherlands.pdf Azerbaijan Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Bilateral relations with the Netherlands: Diaspora] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119175140/http://mfa.gov.az/eng/downloads/bilaterial/Netherlands.pdf |date=19 January 2012 }}. NB Of these, 7,000 are immigrants from Azerbaijan. Retrieved on 3 June 2009</ref>
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|-
|8
|{{flagcountry|Kyrgyzstan}} 
|17,267 (2009)<ref>{{Citation|title=Population and Housing Census 2009. Chapter 3.1. Resident population by nationality |place=Bishkek |publisher=National Committee on Statistics |date=2010 |url=https://www.stat.gov.kg/media/files/9cd9d7ee-78f0-413e-885d-80f914049ebf.pdf |access-date=2021-12-14 |language=ru }}</ref>
|
|[[Azerbaijanis in Kyrgyzstan]]
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|-
|9
|{{flagcountry|United Kingdom}} 
|
|6,220 (2013)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/20160105160709/http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/about-ons/business-transparency/freedom-of-information/what-can-i-request/published-ad-hoc-data/labour/april-2014/nationality-and-country-of-birth-by-age--sex-and-qualifications-jan---dec-2013.xls|title=UK Government Web Archive|website=webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk|accessdate=16 February 2024}}</ref>
|[[British Azerbaijanis|Azerbaijanis in the United Kingdom]]
|-
|10
|{{flagcountry|United States}} 
|14,205 [[Republic of Azerbaijan]](2000)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cen2000/stp-159/STP-159-Azerbaijan.pdf|title=Table FBP-1. Profile of Selected Demographic and Social Characteristics: 2000 : Population Universe: People Born in Azerbaijan : Geographic Area: UNITED STATES|website=Census.gov|access-date=11 January 2018}}</ref> – 40,400 [[Iranian Azerbaijanis]]<ref>[http://web.mit.edu/isg/survey.htm Iranian Studies Group at MIT, Iranian-American Community Survey Results, 2005] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125033802/http://web.mit.edu/isg/survey.htm |date=25 November 2011 }}. Web.mit.edu. Retrieved 28 November 2011.</ref>
|400,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usazeris.org/proclamations/AzerbaijanIndependenceDayArlingtonCountyBoardProclamationOct08.jpg|title=Photographic image of Azerbaijan Independence Day notice|website=Usazeris.org|access-date=11 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224725/http://www.usazeris.org/proclamations/AzerbaijanIndependenceDayArlingtonCountyBoardProclamationOct08.jpg|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurasianet.org/departments/insightb/articles/eav050809c.shtml|title=Azerbaijan: Diaspora Organization Tries to Counter Armenian-American Influence in Washington|first=Jessica Powley|last=Hayden|date=7 May 2009|access-date=11 January 2018|website=EurasiaNet.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stlamerican.com/reader_interaction/letters_to_the_editor/article_a906f9d6-4a8f-11e0-9d87-001cc4c03286.html|title=Obama, recognize us|website=Stlamerican.com|date=9 March 2011 |access-date=11 January 2018}}</ref>
|[[Azerbaijani American]] 
|[[List of Azerbaijanian Americans]]
|-
|11
| {{flagcountry|Canada}}
|9,915 (2021)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A000011124&HEADERlist=31&SearchText=Canada | title=Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Canada &#91;Country&#93; | date=9 February 2022 }}</ref>
|80,000<ref>{{cite news |title=Azerbaijani diaspora in Canada should do much to resist Armenians |first=Reza |last=Moridi |url=http://www.news.az/articles/18085 |newspaper=News.Az |date=25 June 2010 }}</ref>
|[[Azerbaijani Canadian]]
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|-
|12
| {{flagcountry|France}}
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|1,112 (asylum-seekers),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.enpi-info.eu/.../Azerbaijan_Profile2008.pdf |title=Archived copy |website=enpi-info.eu |access-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610164222/http://www.enpi-info.eu/.../Azerbaijan_Profile2008.pdf |archive-date=10 June 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 70,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://az.trend.az/news/society/1034370.html#popupInfo|title=Gələn ilin sonuna qədər dünyada yaşayan azərbaycanlıların sayı və məskunlaşma coğrafiyasına dair xəritə hazırlanacaq|date=2 October 2007|website=Az.trend.az|access-date=11 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120831034755/http://az.trend.az/news/society/1034370.html#popupInfo|archive-date=31 August 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|[[Azerbaijanis in France]]
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|-
|13
|{{Flag|Uzbekistan}}
|44,410 (1989)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arbuz.com/Umid/Main/Uzbekistan/Population/population.html |title=The National Structure of the Republic of Uzbekistan |year=1989 |publisher=Umid World |access-date=17 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223090542/http://www.arbuz.com/Umid/Main/Uzbekistan/Population/population.html |archive-date=23 February 2012 }}</ref>
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||[[Azerbaijanis in Uzbekistan]]
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|-
|14
|{{Flag|Turkmenistan}}
|33,365 (1989)<ref>{{cite journal|url=http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng_nac_89.php?reg=14|script-title=ru:Всесоюзная перепись населения 1989 года. Национальный состав населения по республикам СССР|journal=Демоскоп Weekly|language=ru|issue=493–494|date=1–22 January 2012|access-date=17 January 2012}}</ref>
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|[[Azerbaijanis in Turkmenistan]]
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|15
|{{flagcountry|United Arab Emirates}}
|7,000 (2015)<ref name="BQ">{{cite web|url=http://www.bqdoha.com/2015/04/uae-population-by-nationality|title=UAE´s population – by nationality|work=BQ Magazine|date=12 April 2015|access-date=13 June 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150711160839/http://www.bqdoha.com/2015/04/uae-population-by-nationality|archive-date=11 July 2015}}</ref>
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|16
|{{flagcountry|Belarus}}
|5,567 (2009)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://belstat.gov.by/homep/ru/perepic/2009/vihod_tables/5.8-0.pdf |title=Population Census 2009 |publisher=National Statistical Committee of the Republic of Belarus |access-date=17 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118175907/http://belstat.gov.by/homep/ru/perepic/2009/vihod_tables/5.8-0.pdf |archive-date=18 January 2012 }}</ref>
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|[[Azerbaijanis in Belarus]]
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|17
|{{flagcountry|Latvia}}
|1,567–2,032 (2023)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Population by ethnicity at the beginning of year 1935 - 2023 |url=https://data.stat.gov.lv:443/pxweb/en/OSP_PUB/START__POP__IR__IRE/IRE010/ |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Oficiālās statistikas portāls stat.gov.lv |language=en}}</ref><ref>[https://www.pmlp.gov.lv/lv/media/9756/download?attachment <ins>Latvijas</ins> <ins>iedzīvotāju</ins> <ins>sadalījums</ins> <ins>pēc</ins> <ins>nacionālā</ins> <ins>sastāva</ins> <ins>un valstiskās piederības (Inhabitants of Latvia</ins> by <ins>ethnic</ins> <ins>composition</ins> and <ins>citizenship</ins> <ins>status (01.01.2023.)</ins>] | <ins>Office</ins> of <ins>Citizenship</ins> <ins>and</ins> <ins>Migration</ins> <ins>Affairs - </ins>PMLP</ref>
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|18
|{{flagcountry|Estonia}}
|880 (2000)<ref name="United Nations Statistics Division">{{cite web|url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dybcensus/V2_table4.xls|title=Population by national and/or ethnic group, sex and urban/rural residence|publisher=United Nations Statistics Division|access-date=17 January 2012}}</ref>
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|19
|{{flagcountry|Lithuania}}
|788<ref name="United Nations Statistics Division"/>
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|20
|{{flagcountry|Tajikistan}}
|800 (2000)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.demoscope.ru/weekly/2005/0191/analit05.php |title=Итоги переписи населения Таджикистана 2000 года: национальный, возрастной, половой, семейный и образовательный составы |author=Михаил Тульский |publisher=«[[Демоскоп]]» |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110807010258/http://www.demoscope.ru/weekly/2005/0191/analit05.php |archive-date=7 August 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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|21
|{{flagcountry|Australia}}
|1,260<ref>[https://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/azerbaijan/azerbaijan-country-brief Azerbaijan Country Brief] dfat.gov.au</ref>
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|22
|{{flagcountry|Austria}}
|1,159<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.statistik.at/web_de/statistiken/bevoelkerung/bevoelkerungsstruktur/bevoelkerung_nach_staatsangehoerigkeit_geburtsland/|title=Bevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeit und Geburtsland|website=Statistik.at|access-date=11 January 2018}}</ref>
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|23
|{{flagcountry|Denmark}}
|231<ref>[http://www.statbank.dk/statbank5a/default.asp?w=1024 StatBank Denmark (2010)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515221433/https://www.statbank.dk/statbank5a/default.asp?w=1024 |date=15 May 2019 }}. Controllato 14 agosto 2010.</ref>
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|24
|{{flagcountry|Lithuania}}
|788<ref name="United Nations Statistics Division"/>
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|25
|{{Flagcountry|South Korea}}
|608<ref>{{Cite web |title=Document Viewer |url=https://viewer.moj.go.kr/skin/doc.html?rs=/result/bbs/227&fn=temp_1729503242804100 |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=viewer.moj.go.kr}}</ref>
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|26
|{{flagcountry|Armenia}}
|no data available
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|[[Azerbaijanis in Armenia]]
|[[List of Armenian Azerbaijanis]]
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|27
|{{flagcountry|Portugal}}
|68<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sef.pt/pt/Documents/RIFA2022%20vF2a.pdf |title=Sefstat 2022 |accessdate=16 February 2024}}</ref>
|8,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Number of Azerbaijanis living outside Azerbaijan - Azerbaijan.az |url=https://azerbaijan.az/en/related-information/207 |access-date=2023-10-14 |website=azerbaijan.az}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://azertag.az/en/bolme/diaspora?page=19&device=Desktop|title=DIASPORA - AZERTAC|accessdate=16 February 2024}}</ref>
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|28
|{{flagcountry|Czech Republic}}
|1266<ref>[https://www.czso.cz/documents/11292/27914491/1812_c01t01.pdf/b03cac12-7eef-419d-a66a-567c97b397ec?version=1.0 Foreigners, total by citizenship as at 31 December 2018 ] czso.cz</ref>
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==See also==
* [[State Committee on Work with Diaspora (Azerbaijan)|State Committee on Work with Diaspora of Azerbaijan Republic]]

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

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{{European diasporas}}

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