Languages

Azerbaijani (Azeri) 89%, Russian 3%, Armenian 2%, other 6% (1995 est.)

Ethnic Groups

Array%

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.)

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.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

less than 0.1% (2003 est.)

AIDS - people living with HIV

AIDS - deaths

less than 100 (2001 est.)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 98.8%

Male: 99.5%

Female: 98.2% (1999 est.)

Year

Population

  • 7,911,974

Nationality

  • Azerbaijani(s) noun


  • Azerbaijani adjective


Religions

Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.)

Population Growth Rate

  • 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.)

Migration Rate

  • -4.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate

  • 2.44 children born/woman (2005 est.)