Demographics of Azerbaijan
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Demographics of Azerbaijan, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.
Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook
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 est.)
Median age
- Total: 27.53 years
- Male: 26.09 years
- Female: 29 years (2005 est.)
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
- Under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female
- Total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate
- Total: 81.74 deaths/1,000 live births
- Male: 83.58 deaths/1,000 live births
- Female: 79.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
- Total population: 63.35 years
- Male: 59.24 years
- Female: 67.66 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate
- 2.44 children born/woman (2005 est.)
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.)
Nationality
- Noun: Azerbaijani(s)
- Adjective: Azerbaijani
Ethnic groups
- Azeri 90%, Dagestani 3.2%, Russian 2.5%, Armenian 2%, other 2.3% (1998 est.)
- 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 est.)
- 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 est.)
Literacy
- Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
- Total population: 97%
- Male: 99%
- Female: 96% (1989 est.)