| People | Azerbaijan |
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Population:
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8,372,373 (July 2011 est.) |
Population density:
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102 people per sq km land area |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 52% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 1.4% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
Major cities - population:
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BAKU (capital) 1.95 million (2009) |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 23.2% (male 1,029,931/female 912,639)
15-64 years: 70.3% (male 2,896,785/female 2,993,092)
65 years and over: 6.4% (male 195,853/female 344,073) (2011 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 28.8 years
male: 27.2 years
female: 30.6 years (2011 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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0.846% (2011 est.) |
Birth rate:
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17.85 births/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Death rate:
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8.25 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-1.14 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.116 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.13 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.58 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2011 est.) |
Maternal mortality rate:
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38 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 51.08 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 56.55 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 44.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 67.36 years
male: 63.2 years
female: 72.01 years (2011 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.02 children born/woman (2011 est.) |
Health expenditures:
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5.8% of GDP (2009) |
Physicians density:
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3.794 physicians/1,000 population (2007) |
Hospital bed density:
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7.93 beds/1,000 population (2007) |
Drinking water source:
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improved:
urban: 88% of population
rural: 71% of population
total: 80% of population
unimproved:
urban: 12% of population
rural: 29% of population
total: 20% of population (2008) |
Sanitation facility access:
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improved:
urban: 51% of population
rural: 39% of population
total: 45% of population
unimproved:
urban: 49% of population
rural: 61% of population
total: 55% of population (2008) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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3,600 (2009 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 200 (2009 est.) |
Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
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8.4% (2006) |
Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
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void |
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) (official) 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: 12 years
male: 12 years
female: 12 years (2009) |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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2.8% of GDP (2009) |
People - note:
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void |
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