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Nationality:
noun: Azerbaijani(s)
adjective:
Azerbaijani
Ethnic groups:
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
Languages:
Azerbaijani (Azeri) (official) 90.3%, Lezgi 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, Armenian 1.5%, other 3.3%, unspecified 1% (1999 census)
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
Population:
9,493,600 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 91
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 22.7% (male 1,154,901/female 999,512)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
19% (male 928,371/female 875,916)
25-54 years:
44.6% (male 2,056,529/female 2,179,398)
55-64 years:
7.4% (male 322,981/female 381,145)
65 years and over:
6.3% (male 227,172/female 367,675) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 29.5 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
27.9 years
female:
31.3 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.017% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 114
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
17.3 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 115
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
7.13 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 126
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 72
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 52% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
1.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
BAKU (capital) 1.95 million (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.14 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.16 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.62 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
43 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 113
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 28.76 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 70
male:
29.48 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
27.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.32 years
country comparison to the world: 140
male:
68.38 years
female:
74.68 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.92 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 138
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
5.8% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 115
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
3.794 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
7.93 beds/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 51% of population
rural: 39% of population
total: 45% of population
unimproved:
