Demographics of Azerbaijan

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Demographics of Azerbaijan, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

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[edit] Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook

[edit] Population

8.587.000 (2007 est.)[1]

[edit] 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.)

[edit] Median age

Total: 27.7 years
Male: 26.3 years
Female: 29.2 years (2006 est.)

[edit] Population growth rate

0.66% (2006 est.)

[edit] Birth rate

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

[edit] Death rate

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

[edit] Net migration rate

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

[edit] 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.)

[edit] 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.)

[edit] Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 63.85 years
Male: 59.57 years
Female: 68.13 years (2006 est.)

[edit] Total fertility rate

2.46 children born/woman (2006 est.)

[edit] HIV/AIDS

Adult prevalence rate: less than 0.1% (2003 est.)
People living with HIV/AIDS: 1,400 (2003 est.)
Deaths: less than 100 (2001 est.)

[edit] Nationality

Noun: Azerbaijani(s)
Adjective: Azerbaijani

[edit] Ethnic groups

Azeri 93.3%, Lezgin 2%, Russian 1.6%, Armenian 1.5%, Turkish 0.6%, Persian 0.27%, Georgian 0.17%, Ukrainian 0.16%, Jewish 0.11%, Kurdish 0.08%, Tat 0.1%, Udi 0.05%, Other 0.2%

[edit] Religions

Islam 96.7%,Russian Orthodox Church 1.6%,Armenian Apostolic Church 1.6%,Georgian Orthodox Church 0.18%,Judaism 0.11%


Note: Religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower

[edit] Languages

Azerbaijani Language (Official) 96%,Russian Language 2%,Armenian Language 1.5%,other 0.5%

[edit] Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 98.8%
Male: 99.5%
Female: 98.2% (2003 est.)

[edit] References

This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook (2006 edition) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.

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