Population 7,797,476 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 33% (male 1,302,759; female 1,247,868)
15-64 years: 61% (male 2,315,272; female 2,446,087)
65 years and over: 6% (male 186,699; female 298,791) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 0.78% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 22.89 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 9.32 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate -5.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 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: 0.62 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 80.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 63.52 years
male : 59.27 years
female: 67.99 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 2.77 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality
noun : Azerbaijani(s)
adjective: Azerbaijani

Ethnic groups Azeri 90%, Dagestani Peoples 3.2%, Russian 2.5%, Armenian 2.3%, other2% (1995 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; actual practicingadherents are much lower

Languages 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 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Azerbaijan People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Azerbaijan People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.