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Azerbaijan

10.2 million people

Azerbaijan lets citizens present legally valid digital ID through the mygov platform under a law signed in August 2024. The central bank said in 2024 it was not planning a digital manat, but a 2026-2028 digital development plan calls for a CBDC. No WHO or 2030 Agenda pushback was found.

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Digital ID · Goal 16.9

Digital ID in Azerbaijan

Program
mygov digital ID; Asan Imza mobile e-signature; national ID card
Status
Available, partial uptake
National ID card
ID card compulsory
Biometrics
Not confirmed
Law
Amendments on proof of identity, personal data and data protection (signed Aug 2024; exact title not confirmed)

In August 2024 the president signed a law giving digital ID shown through mygov the same legal force as the plastic card. The app records when and to which institution ID details were shared. Birth, marriage and death certificates are to be added. Asan Imza is a SIM-based mobile ID used for legally binding e-signatures.

Digital money · Goal 8.10

Central bank digital currency

Status
Research
Name
Digital manat

The governor said in 2024 there were no plans to issue a digital currency. The president's Accelerating Digital Development plan for 2026-2028 calls for a CBDC.

On the record

What has happened, newest first

  1. 2026Rolling it out

    The president signed the 2026-2028 Accelerating Digital Development plan, which calls for a CBDC. Human Rights Foundation CBDC Tracker — Azerbaijan ↗

  2. 2024-08Rolling it out

    A law made ID shown digitally through mygov equal to a physical ID card. Kun.uz — Azerbaijan introduces digital ID cards ↗

UN and WHO

How Azerbaijan has voted

WHO
Accepted the 2024 rule changes
Pandemic Agreement (May 2025)
No recorded objection
Migration compact (Dec 2018)
Voted yes
Paris climate deal
Party
SDG Index 2026
74.3 · rank 52 of 169
Progress reports to the UN (VNRs)
4

Sovereignty score

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Country research checked Oct 2026. Tracker data checked 11 Oct 2026. Every claim links to its source.