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| Population: |
7,771,092 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
28.95% (male 1,146,315; female 1,103,393)
15-64 years:
63.93% (male 2,415,678; female 2,552,759)
65 years and over:
7.12% (male 219,549; female 333,398) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
0.32% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
18.44 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
9.55 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-5.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| 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:
0.66 male(s)/female
total population:
0.95 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
83.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
62.96 years
male:
58.65 years
female:
67.49 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
2.24 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
less than 0.01% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
less than 500 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
less than 100 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Azerbaijani(s)
adjective:
Azerbaijani
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| 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
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| 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
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| Languages: |
Azerbaijani (Azeri) 89%, Russian 3%, Armenian 2%, other 6% (1995 est.)
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
97%
male:
99%
female:
96% (1989 est.)
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