Population: 7,748,163 (July 2000 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
30% (male 1,172,944; female 1,127,624)
15-64 years:
63% (male 2,388,737; female 2,525,797)
65 years and over:
7% (male 210,774; female 322,287) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.27% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 18.08 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 9.47 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -5.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.65 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 83.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
62.87 years
male:
58.51 years
female:
67.45 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.19 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Azerbaijani(s)
adjective:
Azerbaijani
Ethnic groups:
Azeri 90%, Dagestani 3.2%, Russian 2.5%, Armenian 2%, other 2.3% (1998 est.)
note:
almost all Armenians live in the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region
Religions:
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: Azeri 89%, Russian 3%, Armenian 2%, other 6% (1995 est.)
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
97%
male:
99%
female:
96% (1989 est.)
Reference
Much of the material in this article comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000.