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Azerbaijan People 1996

Population:

7,789,886 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

33% (female 1,241,952; male 1,315,313)

15-64 years:

61% (female 2,437,810; male 2,307,496)

65 years and over:

6% (female 303,926; male 183,389) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.32% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

22.05 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

6.56 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

-2.32 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

33.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

71.09 years

male:

67.4 years

female:

74.97 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.64 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Azerbaijani(s)

adjective:

Azerbaijani

Ethnic divisions:

Azeri 90%, Dagestani Peoples 3.2%, Russian 2.5%, Armenian 2.3%, other 2% (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 practicing adherents are much lower

Languages:

Azeri 89%, Russian 3%, Armenian 2%, other 6% (1995 est.)

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1989)

total population:

97%

male:

99%

female:

96%

Labor force:

2.789 million

by occupation:

agriculture and forestry 32%, industry and construction 26%, other 42% (1990)

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