Population: 7,684,456 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.41% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 23.04 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 6.58 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: -2.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 34.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 70.85 years
male: 67.08 years
female: 74.8 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.7 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Azerbaijani(s)
adjective: Azerbaijani

Ethnic divisions: Azeri 82.7%, Russian 5.6%, Armenian 5.6%, Dagestani 3.2%, other 2.9% (1989)
note: Armenian share is now approximately 0.3% because most Armenians have fled the ethnic violence since 1989 census; Russian percentage is probably half what it was for the same reason

Religions: Muslim 87%, Russian Orthodox 5.6%, Armenian Orthodox 5.6%, other 1.8%

Languages: Azeri 82%, Russian 7%, Armenian 5%, other 6%

Literacy: age 9-49 can read and write (1970)
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100%
Labor force: 2.789 million
by occupation: agriculture and forestry 32%, industry and construction 26%, other 42% (1990)

NOTE: The information regarding Azerbaijan on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Azerbaijan People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Azerbaijan People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.