Azerbaijan Demographics Profile 2009

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)