| People | Azerbaijan |
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Population:
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8,177,717 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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95 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 24.6% (male 1,061,318/female 947,607)
15-64 years: 68.6% (male 2,753,277/female 2,855,406)
65 years and over: 6.8% (male 208,293/female 351,816) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 27.9 years
male: 26.3 years
female: 29.7 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.723% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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17.52 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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8.32 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-1.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.14 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.12 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.59 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 56.43 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 62.09 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 49.98 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 66.31 years
male: 62.2 years
female: 71 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.05 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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1,400 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 100 (2001 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Azerbaijani(s)
adjective: Azerbaijani |
Ethnic groups:
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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:
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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:
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Azerbaijani (Azeri) 90.3%, Lezgi 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, Armenian 1.5%, other 3.3%, unspecified 1% (1999 census) |
Literacy:
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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):
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total: 11 years
male: 11 years
female: 11 years (2006) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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2.1% of GDP (2006) |
People - note:
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void |
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