Demographics of Azerbaijan

This is a demography of the population of Azerbaijan including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.

Total population

 * 10,412,651 people





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)

Structure of the population
Population Estimates by Sex and Age Group (01.I.2021):

Fertility rate (The Demographic Health Survey)
Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and CBR (Crude Birth Rate):

Regional differences
As of 2022, Azerbaijan has a crude birth rate of 12.2‰. Rural areas tend to have higher birth rates compared to urban areas (13.8‰ and 10.8‰, respectively).

As of 2022, the economic regions of Mountainous Shirvan and Mil-Mughan have the highest birth rate in Azerbaijan. On the other hand, the Absheron-Khizi economic region and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic have the lowest birth rate in the country. The highest death rate is in the Gazakh-Tovuz economic region, while the lowest is in Absheron-Khizi.



Life expectancy
Source: UN World Population Prospects

Ethnic groups
According to the CIA World Factbook:
 * Azerbaijanis 91.6%
 * Lezgins 2.0%
 * Armenian 1.3%
 * Russians 1.3%
 * Talysh 1.3%
 * Other 2.4%

Languages

 * Azerbaijani (official) 92.5%Caucasus-ethnic en.svg
 * Russian 1.4%
 * Armenian 1.4%
 * Other 4.7%

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: 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 years
 * 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 96.9% (approximately 85% Shia, 15% Sunni)
 * Christian 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