Population 7,798,497 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 28.3% (male 1,122,340; female 1,082,355)
15-64 years: 64.3% (male 2,441,830; female 2,577,109)
65 years and over: 7.4% (male 228,735; female 346,128) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 0.38% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 18.84 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 9.61 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate -5.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 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: 0.66 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 82.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 63.06 years
female: 67.53 years (2002 est.)
male: 58.8 years

Total fertility rate 2.29 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate less than 0.01% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS less than 500 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths less than 100 (1999 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 Azerbaijani (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.)

NOTE: The information regarding Azerbaijan on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Azerbaijan People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Azerbaijan People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.