Demographics of Azerbaijan

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

Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook

Population pyramid fpr Azerbaijan

Population

7,961,619 (July 2006 est.)

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.)

Median age

Total: 27.7 years

Male: 26.3 years

Female: 29.2 years (2006 est.)

Population growth rate

0.66% (2006 est.)

Birth rate

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

Death rate

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

Net migration rate

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

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.)

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.)

Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 63.85 years

Male: 59.78 years

Female: 68.13 years (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.46 children born/woman (2006 est.)

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.)

Nationality

Noun: Azerbaijani(s)

Adjective: Azerbaijani

Ethnic groups

Azeris 90%, Dagestani peoples 3.2%, Russians 2.5%, Armenians 2%, Other (Jews,Georgians, Kurds, Talysh, Tatars, Tats, Ukrainians) 2.3%

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%

• Mountain Jews

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: 98.8%

Male: 99.5%

Female: 98.2% (2003 est.)

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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