Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan People

Population
7,868,385 (July 2004 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 27% (male 1,081,579; female 1,046,270)
15-64 years: 65.2% (male 2,499,618; female 2,630,386)
65 years and over: 7.8% (male 242,253; female 368,279) (2004 est.)

Median age
total: 27.3 years
male: 25.9 years
female: 28.8 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate
0.52% (2004 est.)

Birth rate
19.81 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate
9.76 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Net migration rate
-4.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate
total: 82.07 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 83.99 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 80.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 63.25 years
male: 59.09 years
female: 67.62 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate
2.39 children born/woman (2004 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate
less than 0.1% (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS
1,400 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths
less than 100 (2001 est.)

Nationality
noun: Azerbaijani(s)
adjective: Azerbaijani

Ethnic groups
Azeri 90%, Dagestani 3.2%, Russian 2.5%, Armenian 2%, other 2.3% (1998 est.)
note: almost all Armenians live in the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region

Religions
Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8% (1995 est.)
note: religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower

Languages
Azerbaijani (Azeri) 89%, Russian 3%, Armenian 2%, other 6% (1995 est.)

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 99%
female: 96% (1989 est.)



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