Demographics of Azerbaijan

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Azerbaijan: Population and rural population 1958-2006 (in millions). Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan, yearbooks from various years.

[edit] Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook

Population pyramid for Azerbaijan

[edit] Population

8.621.000 (2008 est.)^[1]

[edit] Age structure

0-14 years: 25.8% (male 1,046,501/female 1,011,492)

15-64 years: 66.3% (male 2,573,134/female 2,706,275)

65 years and over: 7.8% (male 246,556/female 377,661) (2006 est.)

[edit] Median age

Total: 27.7 years

Male: 26.3 years

Female: 29.2 years (2006 est.)

[edit] Population growth rate

0.66% (2006 est.)

[edit] Birth rate

20.74 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

[edit] Death rate

9.75 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

[edit] Net migration rate

-4.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

[edit] Sex ratio

See also: Women in Azerbaijan

At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

Under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female

Total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

[edit] Infant mortality rate

Total: 79 deaths/1,000 live births

Male: 81.08 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 76.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

[edit] Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 63.85 years

Male: 59.57 years

Female: 68.13 years (2006 est.)

[edit] Total fertility rate

2.46 children born/woman (2006 est.)

[edit] HIV/AIDS

Adult prevalence rate: less than 0.1% (2003 est.)

People living with HIV/AIDS: 1,400 (2003 est.)

Deaths: less than 100 (2001 est.)

[edit] Nationality

Noun: Azerbaijani(s)

Adjective: Azerbaijani

[edit] Ethnic groups (1999 census)^{[2] [3][4]}

• Azerbaijani 90.6% (7,205,500)
• Lezgins 2.2% (178,000)
• Russians 1.8% (141,700)
• Armenians 1.5% (120,700)
• Talysh 1.0% (76,800) — these numbers are disputed as too low by Talysh nationalists
• Avars 0.6% (50,900)
• Ahiska Turks 0.5% (43,400)
• Tatars 0.4% (30,000)
• Ukrainians 0.4% (29,000)
• Tsakhurs 0.2% (15,900)
• Georgians 0.2% (14,900)
• Udins 0.2% (13,100)
• Jew 0.1% (8.900)
• Kurds 0.05% (4,100)
• Other nations 0.12% (9,600)

[edit] Religions

Islam (of which majority Shi'a Islam) 96.7%,Russian Orthodox Church 1.6%,Armenian Apostolic Church 1.6%,Georgian Orthodox Church 0.18%,Judaism 0.11%

• Mountain Jews

Note: Religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower

[edit] Languages

Azerbaijani Language (Official) 96%, Russian Language 2%, Armenian language 1.5%, other 0.5%

[edit] Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 98.8%

Male: 99.5%

Female: 98.2% (2003 est.)

[edit] References

This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook (2006 edition) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.