Azerbaijan's People | Azerbaijan People

Population: 7,911,974 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 26.4% (male 1,063,731/female 1,028,684) 15-64 years: 65.7% (male 2,533,762/female 2,665,381) 65 years and over: 7.8% (male 245,758/female 374,658) (2005 est.)

Median age: Total: 27.53 years male: 26.09 years female: 29 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.59% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 9.86 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: -4.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 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: 0.94 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 81.74 deaths/1,000 live births male: 83.58 deaths/1,000 live births female: 79.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 63.35 years male: 59.24 years female: 67.66 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.44 children born/woman (2005 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) 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) 89%, Russian 3%, Armenian 2%, other 6% (1995 est.)

Literacy: Definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.8% male: 99.5% female: 98.2% (1999 est.)

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