2 GeoFroggy

Languages

Azerbaijani (Azeri) (official) 92.5%, Russian 1.4%, Armenian 1.4%, other 4.7% (2009 est.)

Ethnic Groups

Azerbaijani 91.6%
Lezgian 2%
Russian 1.3%
Armenian 1.3%
Talysh 1.3%
Other 2.4%
%

Urbanization

Urban population: 54.6% of total population (2015)

Rate of urbanization: 1.56% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 22.72% (male 1,190,101/female 1,031,632)

15-24 years - : 16.69% (male 847,738/female 784,379)

25-54 years - : 45.17% (male 2,158,226/female 2,259,284)

55-64 years - : 9.06% (male 409,137/female 477,078)

65 years and over - : 6.37% (male 237,547/female 385,658) (2015 est.)

population pyramid - :

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 38%

Youth dependency ratio: 30.3%

Elderly dependency ratio: 7.8%

Potential support ratio: 12.9% (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 30.5 years

Male: 28.9 years

Female: 32.2 years (2015 est.)

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.11 male(s)/female

0-14 years - : 1.15 male(s)/female

15-24 years - : 1.08 male(s)/female

25-54 years - : 0.96 male(s)/female

55-64 years - : 0.86 male(s)/female

65 years and over - : 0.62 male(s)/female

total population - : 0.98 male(s)/female (2015 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 72.2 years

Male: 69.19 years

Female: 75.54 years (2015 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 143

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 10.7% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.14% (2014 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

AIDS - people living with HIV

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

22.2% (2014)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

8.4% (2006)

Education Expenditures

2.4% of GDP (2011)

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 99.8%

Male: 99.9%

Female: 99.8% (2015 est.)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 12 years

Male: 12 years

Female: 12 years (2012)

Year

Population

  • 9,780,780

Nationality

  • Azerbaijani(s) noun


  • Azerbaijani adjective


Religions

  • Muslim Predominantly Shia
    96.90%
  • Christian
    3.00%
  • Other Lt
    0.10%
  • Unaffiliated Lt Est
    0.12%

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.96% (2015 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 16.64 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Death Rate

  • 7.07 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • BAKU (capital) 2.374 million
    (2015)

Health Expenditure

  • 5.6% of GDP (2013)

Physicians Density

  • 3.4 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 4.7 beds/1,000 population (2012)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.91 children born/woman (2015 est.)