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This article is about the demographic features of the population of Azerbaijan, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Azerbaijan: Population and rural population 1958-2006 (in millions). Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan, yearbooks from various years.

Demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.

Population pyramid for Azerbaijan

Population

8,922,300 (2009)^[1][2]

Age structure

0-14 years: 25.8% (male 1,046,501/female 1,011,492)

15-64 years: 66.3% (male 2,573,134/female 2,706,275)

65 years and over: 7.8% (male 246,556/female 377,661) (2006 est.)

Median age

Total: 28.2 years

Male: 26.6 years

Female: 30 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate

0.762% (2009 est.)

country comparison to the world: 141

Birth rate

17.62 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)

country comparison to the world: 115

Death rate

8.32 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

country comparison to the world: 104

Net migration rate

-1.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

country comparison to the world: 135

Urbanization

Urban population: 52% of total population (2008)

Rate of urbanization: 1% of 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

country comparison to the world: 46

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

country comparison to the world: 158

Male: 62.53 years

Female: 71.34 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.04 children born/woman (2009 est.)

country comparison to the world: 126

HIV/AIDS

Adult prevalence rate: less than 0.2% (2007 est.)

country comparison to the world: 92

People living with HIV/AIDS: 7,800 (2007 est.)

country comparison to the world: 113

Deaths: less than 100 (2007 est.)

country comparison to the world: 127

Nationality

Noun: Azerbaijani(s)

Adjective: Azerbaijani

Ethnic groups (1999 census)^[3][4][5]

• Azeris 90.6% (7,205,500)
• Lezgins 2.2% (178,000)
• Russians 1.8% (141,700)
• Armenians 1.5% (120,700) — almost all live in the break-away region of Nagorno-Karabakh
• Talysh 1.0% (76,800) — these numbers are disputed as too low by Talysh nationalists^[6][7]
• Avars 0.6% (50,900)
• Turks 0.5% (43,400) — no distinction is made between Meskhetian Turks and Turkish people from Turkey who have become Azerbaijani citizens
• Tatars 0.4% (30,000)
• Ukrainians 0.4% (29,000)
• Tsakhurs 0.2% (15,900)
• Georgians 0.2% (14,900)
• Jews 0.2% (13,100)
• Kurds 0.1% (8,900)
• Udins 0.05% (4,100)
• Other nations 0.12% (9,600)

Religions

• Islam (of which majority Shi'a Islam) 93.4%
• Russian Orthodox Church 2.5%
• Armenian Apostolic Church 2.3% — almost all live in the break-away region of Nagorno-Karabakh
• Georgian Orthodox Church 0.18%
• Judaism (incl. Mountain Jews) 0.11%

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% (2003 est.)

Education expenditures

2.1% of toal GDP

country comparison to the world: 162

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the CIA World Factbook document "200p edition".