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Population:
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7,830,764 (July 2003 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 27.7% (male 1,101,320; female 1,064,214)
15-64 years: 64.7% (male 2,468,772; female 2,601,312)
65 years and over: 7.6% (male 236,683; female 358,463) (2003 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 27.1 years
male: 25.7 years
female: 28.6 years (2002)
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Population growth rate:
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0.44% (2003 est.)
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Birth rate:
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19.28 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Death rate:
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9.68 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-5.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 82.41 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 80.32 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 84.4 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 63.16 years
male: 58.95 years
female: 67.58 years (2003 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.34 children born/woman (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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less than 1,400 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 100 (2001 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Azerbaijani(s)
adjective: Azerbaijani
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Ethnic groups:
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Azeri 90%, Dagestani 3.2%, Russian 2.5%, Armenian 2%, other 2.3% (1998 est.)
note: almost all Armenians live in the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region
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Religions:
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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
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Languages:
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Azerbaijani (Azeri) 89%, Russian 3%, Armenian 2%, other 6% (1995 est.)
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 99%
female: 96% (1989 est.)
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