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 Azerbaijan
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007| Introduction - Azerbaijan: |  | Location - Azerbaijan: |  | People - Azerbaijan: |  | Population | 8,120,247 (July 2007 est.) |  |  |  | Age structure | 0-14 years: 25.4% (male 1,086,271/female 975,100) 15-64 years: 67.7% (male 2,695,428/female 2,799,047)
 65 years and over: 7% (male 211,438/female 352,963) (2007 est.)
 |  |  |  | Median age | total: 27.6 years male: 26 years
 female: 29.4 years (2007 est.)
 |  |  |  | Population growth rate | 0.688% (2007 est.) |  |  |  | Birth rate | 17.47 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |  |  |  | Death rate | 8.35 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |  |  |  | Net migration rate | -2.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |  |  |  | Sex ratio | at birth: 1.15 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.114 male(s)/female
 15-64 years: 0.963 male(s)/female
 65 years and over: 0.599 male(s)/female
 total population: 0.968 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
 |  |  |  | Infant mortality rate | total: 58.31 deaths/1,000 live births male: 64.03 deaths/1,000 live births
 female: 51.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
 |  |  |  | Life expectancy at birth | total population: 65.96 years male: 61.86 years
 female: 70.66 years (2007 est.)
 |  |  |  | Total fertility rate | 2.05 children born/woman (2007 est.) |  |  |  | Hiv aids adult prevalence rate | less than 0.1% (2003 est.) |  |  |  | Hiv aids people living with hiv aids | 1,400 (2003 est.) |  |  |  | Hiv aids deaths | less than 100 (2001 est.) |  |  |  | Nationality | noun: Azerbaijani(s), Azeri(s) adjective: Azerbaijani, Azeri
 |  |  |  | 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)
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