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The People of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani People

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Population: 8,238,672 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 23.9% (male 1,042,132/female 926,495) 15-64 years: 69.4% (male 2,807,717/female 2,908,221) 65 years and over: 6.7% (male 204,410/female 349,697) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 28.2 years male: 26.6 years female: 30 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.762% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 8.32 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: -1.69 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.13 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.12 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.58 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 54.6 deaths/1,000 live births male: 60.2 deaths/1,000 live births female: 48.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 66.66 years male: 62.53 years female: 71.34 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.04 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: less than 0.2% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 7,800 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 100 (2007 est.)

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

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) 90.3%, Lezgi 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, Armenian 1.5%, other 3.3%, unspecified 1% (1999 census)

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.8% male: 99.5% female: 98.2% (1999 census)