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People of Azerbaijan

Population:8,120,247 (July 2007 est.)
Age structure:0-14 years: 25.4% (male 1,086,271/female 975,100)
15-64 years: 67.7% (male 2,695,428/female 2,799,047)
65 years and over: 7% (male 211,438/female 352,963) (2007 est.)
Median age:total: 27.6 years
male: 26 years
female: 29.4 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate:0.688% (2007 est.)
Birth rate:17.47 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate:8.35 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate:-2.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratio:at birth: 1.15 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.114 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.963 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.599 male(s)/female
total population: 0.968 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality rate:total: 58.31 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 64.03 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 51.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:total population: 65.96 years
male: 61.86 years
female: 70.66 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate:2.05 children born/woman (2007 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), Azeri(s)
adjective: Azerbaijani, Azeri
Ethnic groups:Azeri 90.6%, Dagestani 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, Armenian 1.5%, other 3.9% (1999 census)
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) 90.3%, Lezgi 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, Armenian 1.5%, other 3.3%, unspecified 1% (1999 census)
Literacy:definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.8%
male: 99.5%
female: 98.2% (1999 census)

Azerbaijan Quickstats

  • Population: 8,120,247 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 86,600 sq km
  • Density: 97 /km² (100th)
  • GDP (total): $38.71 billion (86th)
  • GDP (per capita): $6,171 (97th)
  • Literacy: 98.8%

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  • Currency: Manat (AZN)
  • Dial code: +994

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