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Azerbaijan Azerbaijan (, ; az, Azərbaycan ), officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, , also sometimes officially called the Azerbaijan Republic is a transcontinental country located at the boundary of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of th ...
including
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ethnicity An ethnic group or an ethnicity is a grouping of people who identify with each other on the basis of shared attributes that distinguish them from other groups. Those attributes can include common sets of traditions, ancestry, language, history, ...
, education level, health of the populace, economic status,
religious affiliations Religious identity is a specific type of identity formation. Particularly, it is the sense of group membership to a religion and the importance of this group membership as it pertains to one's self-concept. Religious identity is not necessarily the ...
and other aspects of the population.


Total population

: In thousands Notes about table * To see the effect of periodical events on the population period until 1950 is not given in decades. :9,047,000 (2010)


Vital statistics


Current vital statistics


Structure of the population

Structure of the population (01.01.2021) (Estimates):


Fertility rate (The Demographic Health Survey)

Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and CBR (Crude Birth Rate):


Geographical differences

As of 2020, Azerbaijan has a crude birth rate of 12.7‰. Rural areas tend to have higher birth rates compared to urban areas.


Life expectancy

Source: ''UN World Population Prospects''


Ethnic groups


Demographic statistics


Languages

*
Azerbaijani Azerbaijani may refer to: * Something of, or related to Azerbaijan * Azerbaijanis * Azerbaijani language See also * Azerbaijan (disambiguation) * Azeri (disambiguation) * Azerbaijani cuisine * Culture of Azerbaijan The culture of Azerbaijan ...
(official) 92.5% * Russian 1.4% * Armenian 1.4% *Other 4.7%


Ethnic groups

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Azerbaijanis Azerbaijanis (; az, Azərbaycanlılar, ), Azeris ( az, Azərilər, ), or Azerbaijani Turks ( az, Azərbaycan Türkləri, ) are a Turkic people living mainly in northwestern Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan. They are the second-most nume ...
85% * Talysh 5.0% *
Lezgins Lezgins or Leks ( lez, Лезгияр, Лекьер. lezgijar) are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group native predominantly to southern Dagestan, a republic of Russia, and northeastern Azerbaijan. The Lezgin are predominantly Sunni Muslims and s ...
3.0% *
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1.5%, *
Armenians Armenians ( hy, հայեր, ''hayer'' ) are an ethnic group native to the Armenian highlands of Western Asia. Armenians constitute the main population of Armenia and the ''de facto'' independent Artsakh. There is a wide-ranging diaspora ...
1.3% *Other 4.2%


Age structure

:0-14 years: 22.3% (male 1,208,400/female 1,052,400) :15-24 years: 13% (male 695,800/female 619,100) :25-54 years: 45.4% (male 2,270,800/female 2,328,000) :55-64 years: 11.7% (male 555,900/female 632,300) :65 years and over: 7.5% (male 322,900/female 433,500) (2021 est.)


Median age

:Total: 32.6 years :Male: 31.1 years :Female: 34.2 years (2020 est.)


Urbanization

: Urban population:5.554.445 people. This is 55.5% of total population (2019) : Rate of
urbanization Urbanization (or urbanisation) refers to the population shift from rural to urban areas, the corresponding decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas, and the ways in which societies adapt to this change. It is predominantly th ...
: 1.64% of annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)


Sex ratio

:At birth: 1.12 male(s)/female :0-14 years: 1.16 male(s)/female :15-24 years: 1.09 male(s)/female :25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female :55-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female :65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female :Total population: 0.996 male(s)/female (2021 est.)


Infant mortality rate

:Total: 26.67 deaths/1,000 live births :Country comparison to the world: 69 :Male: 27.47 deaths/1,000 live births :Female: 25.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)


Life expectancy at birth

:Total population: 71.91 yearshttps://www.who.int/gho/publications/world_health_statistics/EN_WHS2014_Part3.pdf?ua=1 :''Country comparison to the world:'' 141 :Male: 68.92 years :Female: 75.26 years (2014 est.)


Total fertility rate

:2.04 children born/woman (2009 est.) :1.92 children born/woman (2012 est.) :1.91 children born/woman (2014 est.) :''Country comparison to the world:'' 138


HIV/AIDS

:Adult prevalence rate: less than 0.2% (2012 est.) :''Country comparison to the world:'' 106 :People living with HIV/AIDS: 10.400 (2012 est.) :''Country comparison to the world:'' 102 :Deaths: 65 (2012 est.) :''Country comparison to the world:'' 85


Nationality

:Noun: Azerbaijani(s) :Adjective: Azerbaijani


Religions

*
Islam Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God (or '' Allah'') as it was revealed to Muhammad, the ...
96.9% (approximately 60% Shia, 40% Sunni) *
Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...
3% *Other <0.1 *Unaffiliated <0.1 :''Note'': Religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower.


Literacy

:Definition: age 15 and over can read and write :Total population: 99.8% :Male: 99.9% :Female: 99.7% (2010 census)


Education expenditures

:2.4% of total GDP (2011) :''Country comparison to the world:'' 158


See also

* Census in Azerbaijan


Notes


References

{{Demographics of Europe Society of Azerbaijan