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Languages

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

Ethnic Groups

Azerbaijani 91.6%
Lezghin 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 light and evenly distributed population

Urbanization

Urban population: 55.2% of total population (2017)

Rate of urbanization: 1.38% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Age Structure

0-14 years - : 22.95% (male 1,220,356/female 1,065,514)

15-24 years - : 14.84% (male 775,422/female 703,027)

25-54 years - : 45.39% (male 2,219,613/female 2,302,356)

55-64 years - : 10.17% (male 467,830/female 545,505)

65 years and over - : 6.64% (male 253,679/female 408,094) (2017 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 40.2

Youth dependency ratio: 32.1

Elderly dependency ratio: 8

Potential support ratio: 12.4 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 31.3 years

Male: 29.8 years

Female: 33 years (2017 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: 72.8 years

Male: 69.7 years

Female: 76.1 years (2017 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 144

Drinking Water Source

Sanitation Facility Access

total: 10.7% of population (2015 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2016 est.)

AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

AIDS - people living with HIV

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

19.9% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

4.9% (2013)

Education Expenditures

2.6% of GDP (2014)

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 99.8%

Male: 99.9%

Female: 99.7% (2016 est.)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 13 years

Male: 13 years

Female: 13 years (2014)

Year

Population

  • 9,961,396

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
    0.87% (2017 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 15.8 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Death Rate

  • 7.1 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • BAKU (capital) 2.374 million
    (2015)

Health Expenditure

  • 6% of GDP (2014)

Physicians Density

  • 3.4 physicians/1,000 population (2014)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 4.7 beds/1,000 population (2012)

Total fertility rate

  • 1.89 children born/woman (2017 est.)