Azerbaijan: People

People Azerbaijan
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
female: 80.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 83.99 deaths/1,000 live births
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% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
 less than 1,400 (2001 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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