Population:
8,238,672 (July 2009 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 23.9% (male 1,042,132/female 926,495)
15-64 years:
69.4% (male 2,807,717/female 2,908,221)
65 years and over:
6.7% (male 204,410/female 349,697) (2009 est.)
Median age:
total: 28.2 years
male:
26.6 years
female:
30 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.762% (2009 est.)
Birth rate:
17.62 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Death rate:
8.3 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
Net migration rate:
-1.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Urbanization:
urban population: 52% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization:
1% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.13 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.12 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.58 male(s)/female
total population:
0.97 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 54.6 deaths/1,000 live births
male:
60.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
48.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 66.66 years
male:
62.53 years
female:
71.34 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.04 children born/woman (2009 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.2% (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
7,800 (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 100 (2007 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Azerbaijani(s)
adjective:
Azerbaijani
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)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 11 years
male:
11 years
female:
11 years (2006)
Education expenditures:
2.1% of GDP (2006)
