| 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.) |
| Population Growth Rate : |
0.52% (2004 est.) |
| Birth Rate / 1000 : |
19.81 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death Rate / 1000 : |
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 / 1,000 Live Births : |
total: 82.07 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life Expectancy At Birth : |
total population: 63.25 years
male: 59.09 years
female: 67.62 years (2004 est.) |
| Fertility Rate - Children Born/Woman : |
2.39 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate : |
less than 0.1% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - Infected People Living : |
less than 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.) |
