Languages

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

Ethnic Groups

Array%

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.)

Median Age

Total: 27.7 years

Male: 26.3 years

Female: 29.2 years (2006 est.)

Sex Ratio

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.)

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.)

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 63.85 years

Male: 59.78 years

Female: 68.13 years (2006 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% (2003 est.)

Year

Population

  • 7,961,619

Nationality

  • Azerbaijani(s), Azeri(s) noun


  • Azerbaijani, Azeri adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.66% (2006 est.)

Birth Rate

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

Death Rate

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

Migration Rate

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

Total fertility rate

  • 2.46 children born/woman (2006 est.)