Demographics of Azerbaijan
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[edit] Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook
Image:Azerbaijan population pyramid 2005.png
[edit] Population
- 7,961,619 (July 2006 est.)
[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: 59.78 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
- 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
[edit] Religions
- Muslim 93.4%, Russian Orthodox 2.5%, Armenian Orthodox 2.3%, other 1.8%
- Note: Religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower
[edit] Languages
- Azerbaijani (Azeri) 89%, Russian 3%, Armenian 2%, other 6% (1995 est.)
[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.es:Demografía de Azerbaiyán fr:Démographie de l'Azerbaïdjan pt:Demografia do Azerbaijão ru:Население Азербайджана
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