Short facts about people of Azerbaijan

Population:

7,771,092 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  28.95% (male 1,146,315; female 1,103,393) 15-64 years:  63.93% (male 2,415,678; female 2,552,759) 65 years and over:  7.12% (male 219,549; female 333,398) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.32% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

18.44 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

9.55 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-5.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

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:  0.66 male(s)/female total population:  0.95 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

83.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  62.96 years male:  58.65 years female:  67.49 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.24 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

less than 0.01% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

less than 500 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

less than 100 (1999 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.)

Source: World Factbook