Azerbaijani people
15 million [3] 12,9 to 18 million [4][5] 18 to 25 million [6][7] Azerbaijan 9,235,001[8] Russia 621,800 to 1,500,000[9][10] Turkey 530,000 to 2,500,000[10][11] Georgia 284,761[12] Kazakhstan 85,292[13] Ukraine 45,176[14] Uzbekistan 44,400[15] Turkmenistan 33,365[16] United States 24,377 to 400,000[17][18][19] Netherlands 18,000[20] Kyrgyzstan 17,823[21] Germany 15,219[22] United Kingdom 6,220[23] Belarus 5,567[24] Canada 4,580[25] Latvia 1,657[26] Austria 1,000[27] Estonia 880[28] Lithuania 788[29] Norway 501[30] Languages Azerbaijani Religion Predominantly Shia Islam; minority Sunni Islam, Bahá'í faith,[31][32] and Zoroastrianism[33] Related ethnic groups Turkic peoples, Iranian peoples, Caucasian peoples The
Azerbaijanis are the Turkic-speaking ethnic group[34][35][36][37][38][39][40] living mainly in the Republic of Azerbaijan and in Iran, as well as in neighboring states.