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Azerbaijan vs. Georgia

Demographics

AzerbaijanGeorgia
Population10,282,283 (July 2021 est.)4,933,674 (July 2021 est.)
Age structure0-14 years: 22.84% (male 1,235,292/female 1,095,308)

15-24 years: 13.17% (male 714,718/female 629,494)

25-54 years: 45.29% (male 2,291,600/female 2,330,843)

55-64 years: 11.41% (male 530,046/female 634,136)

65 years and over: 7.29% (male 289,604/female 454,769) (2020 est.)
0-14 years: 18.42% (male 472,731/female 435,174)

15-24 years: 10.9% (male 286,518/female 250,882)

25-54 years: 40.59% (male 984,942/female 1,016,353)

55-64 years: 13.24% (male 288,650/female 364,117)

65 years and over: 16.85% (male 326,219/female 504,444) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 32.6 years

male: 31.1 years

female: 34.2 years (2020 est.)
total: 38.6 years

male: 35.9 years

female: 41.4 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate0.71% (2021 est.)0.05% (2021 est.)
Birth rate14.03 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)11.26 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate6.93 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)10.84 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)0.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.13 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.14 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.98 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.84 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female

total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.09 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.14 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.97 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.79 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female

total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 24.1 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 25.23 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 22.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
total: 15.1 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 17.26 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 12.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 73.88 years

male: 70.79 years

female: 77.15 years (2021 est.)
total population: 77.25 years

male: 73.18 years

female: 81.52 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.87 children born/woman (2021 est.)1.75 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.1% (2020 est.)0.3% (2020 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Azerbaijani(s)

adjective: Azerbaijani
noun: Georgian(s)

adjective: Georgian
Ethnic groupsAzerbaijani 91.6%, Lezghin 2%, Russian 1.3%, Armenian 1.3%, Talysh 1.3%, other 2.4% (2009 est.)

note: the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region is populated almost entirely by ethnic Armenians
Georgian 86.8%, Azeri 6.3%, Armenian 4.5%, other 2.3% (includes Russian, Ossetian, Yazidi, Ukrainian, Kist, Greek) (2014 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS9,900 (2020 est.)9,100 (2020 est.)
ReligionsMuslim 96.9% (predominantly Shia), Christian 3%, other <0.1, unaffiliated <0.1 (2010 est.)

note: religious affiliation for the majority of Azerbaijanis is largely nominal, percentages for actual practicing adherents are probably much lower
Orthodox (official) 83.4%, Muslim 10.7%, Armenian Apostolic 2.9%, other 1.2% (includes Catholic, Jehovah's Witness, Yazidi, Protestant, Jewish), none 0.5%, unspecified/no answer 1.2% (2014 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths<200 (2020 est.)<100 (2020 est.)
LanguagesAzerbaijani (Azeri) (official) 92.5%, Russian 1.4%, Armenian 1.4%, other 4.7% (2009 est.)

major-language sample(s):
Dünya fakt kitabi, ?sas m?lumatlar üçün ?v?z olunmaz m?nb?dir (Azerbaijani)

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note: Russian is widely spoken
Georgian (official) 87.6%, Azeri 6.2%, Armenian 3.9%, Russian 1.2%, other 1%; note - Abkhaz is the official language in Abkhazia (2014 est.)

major-language sample(s):
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Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99.8%

male: 99.9%

female: 99.7% (2017)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99.4%

male: 99.4%

female: 99.3% (2017)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 14 years

male: 13 years

female: 14 years (2019)
total: 15 years

male: 16 years

female: 16 years (2019)
Education expenditures2.5% of GDP (2018)3.5% of GDP (2018)
Urbanizationurban population: 56.8% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 1.38% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

note: data include Nagorno-Karabakh
urban population: 59.9% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.35% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

note: data include Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Drinking water sourceimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 87.4% of population

total: 94.1% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 12.6% of population

total: 4.9% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 96.2% of population

total: 98.4% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 3.8% of population

total: 1.6% of population (2017 est.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 89.1% of population

total: 95.1% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 10.9% of population

total: 4.9% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 97% of population

rural: 82.7% of population

total: 91.1% of population

unimproved: urban: 3% of population

rural: 17.3% of population

total: 8.9% of population (2017 est.)
Major cities - population2.371 million BAKU (capital) (2021)1.079 million TBILISI (capital) (2021)
Maternal mortality rate26 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)25 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight4.9% (2013)2.1% (2018)
Health expenditures3.5% (2018)7.1% (2018)
Physicians density3.45 physicians/1,000 population (2014)7.12 physicians/1,000 population (2018)
Hospital bed density4.8 beds/1,000 population (2014)2.9 beds/1,000 population (2014)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate19.9% (2016)21.7% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth24 years (2019 est.)25.9 years (2019 est.)

note: data do not cover Abkhazia and South Ossetia
Contraceptive prevalence rate54.9% (2011)40.6% (2018)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 43.4

youth dependency ratio: 33.7

elderly dependency ratio: 9.7

potential support ratio: 10.3 (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 55

youth dependency ratio: 31.3

elderly dependency ratio: 23.6

potential support ratio: 4.2 (2020 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook