Azerbaijan People:
Population:
7,911,974 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 26.4% (male:1,063,731; female:1,028,684)
15-64 years: 65.7% (male:2,533,762; female:2,665,381)
65 years and over: 7.8% (male:245,758; female:374,658) (2005)
Median age:
total: 27.53 years
male: 26.09 years
female: 29 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
0.59% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
20.4 births
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate:
9.86 deaths
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate:
-4.64 migrant(s)
/
1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female (2005)
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 81.74 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 83.58 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 79.8 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 63.35 years (2005 est.)
male: 59.24 years
female: 67.66 years
Total fertility rate:
2.44 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS — adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — people living with HIV/AIDS:
1,400 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS — deaths:
less than 100 (2001 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Azerbaijani(s)
adjective: Azerbaijani
Ethnic groups:
Azeri 90.6%, Dagestani 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, Armenian 1.5%, other 3.9% (1999)
note: Almost all Armenians live in the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region
Religions:
Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995)
note: Religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower
Languages:
Azerbaijani (Azeri) 89%, Russian 3%, Armenian 2%, other 6% (1995)
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.8% (1999)
male: 99.5%
female: 98.2% (1999)
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