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%
(2009 est.)%

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: 56% of total population (2019)

Rate of urbanization: 1.58% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Age Structure

0 - 14 years : 23.05% (male 1,233,424 /female 1,082,007)

15 - 24 years : 14.03% (male 743,142 /female 666,550)

25 - 54 years : 45.44% (male 2,247,545 /female 2,317,630)

55 - 64 years : 10.67% (male 493,555 /female 578,440)

65 - years and over : 6.81% (male 262,989 /female 421,234) (2018 est.)

Dependency Ratios

Total dependency ratio: 40.2 (2015 est.)

Youth dependency ratio: 32.1 (2015 est.)

Elderly dependency ratio: 8 (2015 est.)

Potential support ratio: 12.4 (2015 est.)

Median Age

Total: 31.7 years (2018 est.)

Male: 30.2 years

Female: 33.4 years

Sex Ratio

at - birth : 1.08 male(s)/female

0 - 14 years : 1.14 male(s)/female

15 - 24 years : 1.11 male(s)/female

25 - 54 years : 0.97 male(s)/female

55 - 64 years : 0.85 male(s)/female

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

total - population : 0.98 male(s)/female (2018 est.)

Maternal Mortality Rate

26 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant Mortality Rate

Total: 23 deaths/1,000 live births (2018 est.)

Male: 23.9 deaths/1,000 live births

Female: 22 deaths/1,000 live births

Life Expectancy at Birth

Total population: 73 years (2018 est.)

Male: 70 years

Female: 76.4 years

Mothers Mean Age at First Birth

23.2 years (2014 est.)

Total Fertility Rate

1.89 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate

54.9% (2011)

Drinking Water Source

Improved urban: 94.7% of population

Improved rural: 77.8% of population

Improved total: 87% of population

Unimproved urban: 5.3% of population

Unimproved rural: 22.2% of population

Unimproved total: 13% of population (2015 est.)

Current Health Expenditure

6.9% (2016)

Physicians Density

3.45 physicians/1,000 population (2014)

Sanitation Facility Access

Improved urban: 91.6% of population (2015 est.)

Improved rural: 86.6% of population (2015 est.)

Improved total: 89.3% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved urban: 8.4% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved rural: 13.4% of population (2015 est.)

Unimproved total: 10.7% of population (2015 est.)

HIV Aids Adult Prevalence Rate

0.1% (2017 est.)

HIV Aids People Living with HIV Aids

8,000 (2017 est.)

HIV Aids Deaths

<500 (2017 est.)

Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate

19.9% (2016)

Children Under the Age of 5 Years Underweight

4.9% (2013)

Education Expenditures

2.5% of GDP (2017)

Literacy

Definition: Age 15 and over can read and write

Total population: 99.8%

Male: 99.9%

Female: 99.7% (2016)

School Life Expectancy Primary to Tertiary Education

Total: 13 years

Male: 13 years

Female: 14 years (2017)

Year

Population

  • 10,046,516

Nationality 2019

  • Azerbaijani(s) noun


  • Azerbaijani adjective


Religions

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

Population Growth Rate

  • Growth Rate
    0.83% (2018 est.)

Birth Rate

  • 15.3 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Death Rate

  • 7 deaths/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Migration Rate

  • 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Urban Areas Population

  • BAKU
    2.313 million

Health Expenditure

  • 6.9% (2016)

Physicians Density

  • 3.45 physicians/1,000 population (2014)

Hospital Bed Density

  • 4.7 beds/1,000 population (2013)