Azerbaijan vs. Iran
Demographics
| Azerbaijan | Iran | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,282,283 (July 2021 est.) | 85,888,910 (July 2021 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 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: 24.11% (male 10,472,844/female 10,000,028) 15-24 years: 13.36% (male 5,806,034/female 5,537,561) 25-54 years: 48.94% (male 21,235,038/female 20,327,384) 55-64 years: 7.72% (male 3,220,074/female 3,337,420) 65 years and over: 5.87% (male 2,316,677/female 2,670,254) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 32.6 years male: 31.1 years female: 34.2 years (2020 est.) | total: 31.7 years male: 31.5 years female: 32 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.71% (2021 est.) | 1.03% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 14.03 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 15.78 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 6.93 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 5.14 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | -0.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at 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: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2020 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 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: 16.24 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 73.88 years male: 70.79 years female: 77.15 years (2021 est.) | total population: 75.06 years male: 73.71 years female: 76.48 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.87 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.93 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.1% (2020 est.) | <.1% (2020 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Azerbaijani(s) adjective: Azerbaijani | noun: Iranian(s) adjective: Iranian |
| Ethnic groups | Azerbaijani 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 | Persian, Azeri, Kurd, Lur, Baloch, Arab, Turkmen and Turkic tribes |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 9,900 (2020 est.) | 54,000 (2020 est.) |
| Religions | Muslim 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 | Muslim (official) 99.4% (Shia 90-95%, Sunni 5-10%), other (includes Zoroastrian, Jewish, and Christian) 0.3%, unspecified 0.4% (2011 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <200 (2020 est.) | 3,200 (2020 est.) |
| Languages | Azerbaijani (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) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. note: Russian is widely spoken | Persian Farsi (official), Azeri and other Turkic dialects, Kurdish, Gilaki and Mazandarani, Luri, Balochi, Arabic major-language sample(s): ????? ???? ????? ????? ????? ???? ??? ??????? ??? ???? (Persian) The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information. |
| Literacy | definition: 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: 85.5% male: 90.4% female: 80.8% (2016) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 14 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2019) | total: 15 years male: 15 years female: 15 years (2017) |
| Education expenditures | 2.5% of GDP (2018) | 4% of GDP (2018) |
| Urbanization | urban 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: 76.3% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 1.32% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: 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: 98.6% of population rural: 93.1% of population total: 97.2% of population unimproved: urban: 1.4% of population rural: 6.9% of population total: 2.8% of population (2017 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: 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: 98.9% of population rural: 95.7% of population total: 98.1% of population unimproved: urban: 1.1% of population (2015 est.) rural: 4.3% of population total: 1.9% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 2.371 million BAKU (capital) (2021) | 9.259 million TEHRAN (capital), 3.264 million Mashhad, 2.177 million Esfahan, 1.675 million Shiraz, 1.627 million Tabriz, 1.582 million Karaj (2021) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 26 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 16 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 4.9% (2013) | 4.1% (2010/11) |
| Health expenditures | 3.5% (2018) | 8.7% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 3.45 physicians/1,000 population (2014) | 1.58 physicians/1,000 population (2018) |
| Hospital bed density | 4.8 beds/1,000 population (2014) | 1.6 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 19.9% (2016) | 25.8% (2016) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 54.9% (2011) | 77.4% (2010/11) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 43.4 youth dependency ratio: 33.7 elderly dependency ratio: 9.7 potential support ratio: 10.3 (2020 est.) | total dependency ratio: 45.6 youth dependency ratio: 36 elderly dependency ratio: 9.6 potential support ratio: 14.2 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
