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%
%

Population Distribution

Highest population density is found in the far eastern area of the county, in and around Baku; apart from smaller urbanized areas, the rest of the country has a fairly evenly distributed population

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 - : 22.82% (male 1,204,976/female 1,047,737)

15-24 years - : 15.77% (male 812,537/female 744,538)

25-54 years - : 45.28% (male 2,188,683/female 2,281,242)

55-64 years - : 9.64% (male 439,566/female 512,118)

65 years and over - : 6.5% (male 245,144/female 396,224) (2016 est.)

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: 30.9 years

Male: 29.3 years

Female: 32.6 years (2016 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 107

Sex Ratio

at birth - : 1.11 male(s)/female

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

15-24 years - : 1.09 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 (2016 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 72.5 years

Male: 69.5 years

Female: 75.8 years (2016 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 143

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 10.7% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.17% (2015 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

4.9% (2013)

Education Expenditures

2.5% of GDP (2013)

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: 13 years

Male: 13 years

Female: 13 years (2014)

Year

Population

  • 9,872,765

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
    0.92% (2016 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 16.2 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Death Rate

  • 7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • BAKU (capital) 2.374 million
    (2015)

Health Expenditure

  • 6% of GDP (2014)

Physicians Density

  • 3.4 physicians/1,000 population (2013)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 4.7 beds/1,000 population (2012)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.9 children born/woman (2016 est.)