| 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% (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
less than 1,400 (2003 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 |
conventional long form: republic of azerbaijan
conventional short form: azerbaijan
local long form: azarbaycan respublikasi
former: azerbaijan soviet socialist republic
local short form: none |