Azerbaijan vs. Russia
Demographics
| Azerbaijan | Russia | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 10,282,283 (July 2021 est.) | 142,320,790 (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: 17.24% (male 12,551,611/female 11,881,297) 15-24 years: 9.54% (male 6,920,070/female 6,602,776) 25-54 years: 43.38% (male 30,240,260/female 31,245,104) 55-64 years: 14.31% (male 8,808,330/female 11,467,697) 65 years and over: 15.53% (male 7,033,381/female 14,971,679) (2020 est.) |
| Median age | total: 32.6 years male: 31.1 years female: 34.2 years (2020 est.) | total: 40.3 years male: 37.5 years female: 43.2 years (2020 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 0.71% (2021 est.) | -0.2% (2021 est.) |
| Birth rate | 14.03 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 9.71 births/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Death rate | 6.93 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 13.4 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.) |
| Net migration rate | 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.) | 1.7 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: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 0.77 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.47 male(s)/female total population: 0.86 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: 6.51 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.38 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.58 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: 72.16 years male: 66.61 years female: 78.05 years (2021 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 1.87 children born/woman (2021 est.) | 1.6 children born/woman (2021 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 0.1% (2020 est.) | 1.2% (2017 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Azerbaijani(s) adjective: Azerbaijani | noun: Russian(s) adjective: Russian |
| 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 | Russian 77.7%, Tatar 3.7%, Ukrainian 1.4%, Bashkir 1.1%, Chuvash 1%, Chechen 1%, other 10.2%, unspecified 3.9% (2010 est.) note: nearly 200 national and/or ethnic groups are represented in Russia's 2010 census |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 9,900 (2020 est.) | 1 million (2017 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 | Russian Orthodox 15-20%, Muslim 10-15%, other Christian 2% (2006 est.) note: estimates are of practicing worshipers; Russia has large populations of non-practicing believers and non-believers, a legacy of over seven decades of official atheism under Soviet rule; Russia officially recognizes Orthodox Christianity, Islam, Judaism, and Buddhism as the country's traditional religions |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | <200 (2020 est.) | NA |
| 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 | Russian (official) 85.7%, Tatar 3.2%, Chechen 1%, other 10.1%; note - data represent native language spoken (2010 est.) major-language sample(s): ????? ?????? ? ???? - ??????????? ???????? ??????? ??????????. (Russian) 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: 99.7% male: 99.7% female: 99.7% (2018) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 14 years male: 13 years female: 14 years (2019) | total: 16 years male: 16 years female: 16 years (2018) |
| Education expenditures | 2.5% of GDP (2018) | 4.7% of GDP (2017) |
| 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: 74.9% of total population (2021) rate of urbanization: 0.11% 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: 94.2% of population total: 97.1% of population unimproved: urban: 1.4% of population rural: 5.8% of population total: 2.9% 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: 94.8% of population rural: 78.1% of population total: 90.5% of population unimproved: urban: 5.2% of population rural: 21.9% of population total: 9.5% of population (2017 est.) |
| Major cities - population | 2.371 million BAKU (capital) (2021) | 12.593 million MOSCOW (capital), 5.504 million Saint Petersburg, 1.676 million Novosibirsk, 1.513 million Yekaterinburg, 1.280 million Kazan, 1.255 million Nizhniy Novgorod (2021) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 26 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) | 17 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) |
| Health expenditures | 3.5% (2018) | 5.3% (2018) |
| Physicians density | 3.45 physicians/1,000 population (2014) | 3.75 physicians/1,000 population (2015) |
| Hospital bed density | 4.8 beds/1,000 population (2014) | 8.1 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 19.9% (2016) | 23.1% (2016) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 24 years (2019 est.) | 25.2 years (2013 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 54.9% (2011) | 68% (2011) note: percent of women aged 15-44 |
| 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: 51.2 youth dependency ratio: 27.8 elderly dependency ratio: 23.5 potential support ratio: 4.3 (2020 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
