Demographics of Azerbaijan
Appearance
The Demographics of Azerbaijan is about the demographics (statistical information and study of the population and the people) of the population of Azerbaijan, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the population, economic status, religious beliefs and other aspects of the population.
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Total population (in thousands) [1]
[change | change source]Year | 1897 | 1908 | 1917 | 1920 | 1923 | 1930 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2009 | 2010 | |
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City | 305.1 | - | 560.2 | 405.8 | 486.0 | 750.9 | 1212.0 | 1239.8 | 1195.5 | 1138.1 | 1105.8 | 1118.5 | 1159.9 | 1163.1 | 1110.1 | 1149.1 | 1252.3 | 1835.2 | 2564.6 | 3247.5 | 3847.3 | 4116.4 | 4818.7 | - | |
Rural | 1501.6 | - | 1793.5 | 1546.4 | 1377.0 | 1818.6 | 2062.0 | 2092.0 | 1961.6 | 1780.0 | 1670.9 | 1587.1 | 1574.6 | 1577.4 | 1589.2 | 1583.5 | 1606.6 | 1980.5 | 2552.5 | 2866.8 | 3284.6 | 3916.4 | 4078.6 | - | |
Total | 1806.7 | 2014.3 | 2353.7 | 1952.2 | 1863.0 | 2569.5 | 3274.0 | 3331.8 | 3157.1 | 2918.1 | 2776.7 | 2705.6 | 2734.5 | 2740.5 | 2699.3 | 2732.6 | 2858.9 | 3815.7 | 5117.1 | 6114.3 | 7131.9 | 8032.8 | 8896.9 | 9000.0.[2] |
Notes about table
- To see the effect of periodical events on the population period until 1950 is not given in decades.
- 9,047,000[3] (2010)
Vital statistics[4][5]
[change | change source]Average population (x 1000) | Live births | Deaths | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) | Crude death rate (per 1000) | Natural change (per 1000) | Total fertility rate | |
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1960 | 3 895 | 165 849 | 25 918 | 139 931 | 42.6 | 6.7 | 35.9 | |
1961 | 4 026 | 170 504 | 27 295 | 143 209 | 42.4 | 6.8 | 35.6 | |
1962 | 4 163 | 168 341 | 30 901 | 137 440 | 40.4 | 7.4 | 33.0 | |
1963 | 4 303 | 175 033 | 30 230 | 144 803 | 40.7 | 7.0 | 33.7 | |
1964 | 4 441 | 176 546 | 31 841 | 144 705 | 39.8 | 7.2 | 32.6 | |
1965 | 4 575 | 167 429 | 29 095 | 138 334 | 36.6 | 6.4 | 30.2 | |
1966 | 4 703 | 166 545 | 31 657 | 134 888 | 35.4 | 6.7 | 28.7 | |
1967 | 4 826 | 157 270 | 32 338 | 124 932 | 32.6 | 6.7 | 25.9 | |
1968 | 4 945 | 158 962 | 32 950 | 126 012 | 32.1 | 6.7 | 25.4 | |
1969 | 5 060 | 148 078 | 35 428 | 112 650 | 29.3 | 7.0 | 22.3 | |
1970 | 5 172 | 150 976 | 34 506 | 116 470 | 29.2 | 6.7 | 22.5 | |
1971 | 5 281 | 146 261 | 34 236 | 112 025 | 27.7 | 6.5 | 21.2 | |
1972 | 5 387 | 137 752 | 35 658 | 102 094 | 25.6 | 6.6 | 19.0 | |
1973 | 5 491 | 138 569 | 34 770 | 103 799 | 25.2 | 6.3 | 18.9 | |
1974 | 5 591 | 139 084 | 36 082 | 103 002 | 24.9 | 6.5 | 18.4 | |
1975 | 5 689 | 141 857 | 39 291 | 102 566 | 24.9 | 6.9 | 18.0 | |
1976 | 5 784 | 147 199 | 38 029 | 109 170 | 25.4 | 6.6 | 18.8 | |
1977 | 5 878 | 146 822 | 39 035 | 107 787 | 25.0 | 6.6 | 18.4 | |
1978 | 5 970 | 148 812 | 39 936 | 108 876 | 24.9 | 6.7 | 18.2 | |
1979 | 6 028 | 153 080 | 43 022 | 110 058 | 25.4 | 7.1 | 18.3 | |
1980 | 6 161 | 154 974 | 43 064 | 111 910 | 25.2 | 7.0 | 18.2 | |
1981 | 6 260 | 164 577 | 42 898 | 121 679 | 26.3 | 6.9 | 19.4 | |
1982 | 6 351 | 160 425 | 42 376 | 118 049 | 25.3 | 6.7 | 18.6 | |
1983 | 6 453 | 168 644 | 42 944 | 125 700 | 26.1 | 6.7 | 19.5 | |
1984 | 6 560 | 174 437 | 44 845 | 129 592 | 26.6 | 6.8 | 19.8 | |
1985 | 6 661 | 177 657 | 45 179 | 132 478 | 26.7 | 6.8 | 19.9 | |
1986 | 6 760 | 186 609 | 45 344 | 141 265 | 27.6 | 6.7 | 20.9 | |
1987 | 6 866 | 184 585 | 45 744 | 138 841 | 26.9 | 6.7 | 20.2 | |
1988 | 6 980 | 184 350 | 47 485 | 136 865 | 26.4 | 6.8 | 19.6 | |
1989 | 7 085 | 181 631 | 44 016 | 137 615 | 25.6 | 6.2 | 19.4 | |
1990 | 7 153 | 182 989 | 42 819 | 140 170 | 25.6 | 6.0 | 19.6 | 2.77 |
1991 | 7 271 | 190 353 | 44 659 | 145 694 | 26.2 | 6.1 | 20.0 | |
1992 | 7 382 | 181 361 | 51 258 | 130 103 | 24.6 | 6.9 | 17.6 | |
1993 | 7 495 | 174 618 | 52 809 | 121 809 | 23.3 | 7.0 | 16.3 | |
1994 | 7 597 | 159 761 | 54 921 | 104 840 | 21.0 | 7.2 | 13.8 | |
1995 | 7 685 | 143 315 | 50 828 | 92 487 | 18.6 | 6.6 | 12.0 | 2.29 |
1996 | 7 763 | 129 247 | 48 242 | 81 005 | 16.6 | 6.2 | 10.4 | 2.10 |
1997 | 7 838 | 132 052 | 46 962 | 85 090 | 16.8 | 6.0 | 10.9 | 2.10 |
1998 | 7 915 | 123 996 | 46 299 | 77 697 | 15.7 | 5.8 | 9.8 | 2.00 |
1999 | 7 985 | 117 539 | 46 295 | 71 244 | 14.7 | 5.8 | 8.9 | 2.00 |
2000 | 8 074 | 116 994 | 46 701 | 70 293 | 14.5 | 5.8 | 8.7 | 1.99 |
2001 | 8 153 | 110 356 | 45 284 | 65 072 | 13.5 | 5.6 | 8.0 | 1.83 |
2002 | 8 230 | 110 715 | 46 522 | 64 193 | 13.4 | 5.6 | 7.8 | 1.84 |
2003 | 8 309 | 113 467 | 49 001 | 64 466 | 13.7 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 1.91 |
2004 | 8 398 | 131 609 | 49 568 | 82 041 | 15.7 | 5.9 | 9.8 | 2.10 |
2005 | 8 500 | 141 901 | 51 962 | 89 939 | 16.7 | 6.1 | 10.6 | 2.33 |
2006 | 8 610 | 148 946 | 52 248 | 96 698 | 17.3 | 6.1 | 11.2 | 2.33 |
2007 | 8 723 | 151 963 | 53 655 | 98 308 | 17.4 | 6.2 | 11.3 | 2.33 |
2008 | 8 839 | 152 086 | 52 710 | 99 376 | 17.2 | 6.0 | 11.3 | 2.25 |
2009 | 8 947 | 152 139 | 52 514 | 99 625 | 17.0 | 5.9 | 11.1 | 2.26 |
2010 | 9 054 | 165 643 | 53 580 | 112 063 | 18.3 | 5.9 | 12.4 | 2.27 |
2011 | 9 173 | 176 072 | 53 762 | 122 310 | 19.2 | 5.9 | 13.3 | 2.38 |
2012 | 9 296 | 174 469 | 55 017 | 119 452 | 18.8 | 5.9 | 12.9 |
Ethnic groups [6][7]
[change | change source]Ethnic group |
Census 19261 | Census 19392 | Census 19593 | Census 19704 | Census 19795 | Census 19896 | Census 19996 | Census 2009[8] | ||||||||
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Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | |
Azerbaijanis | 1,437,977 | 62.1 | 1,870,471 | 58.4 | 2,494,381 | 67.5 | 3,776,778 | 73.8 | 4,708,832 | 78.1 | 5,804,980 | 82.7 | 7,205,464 | 90.6 | 8,172,800 | 91.6 |
Lezgins | 37,263 | 1.6 | 111,666 | 3.5 | 98,211 | 2.7 | 137,250 | 2.7 | 158,057 | 2.6 | 171,395 | 2.4 | 178,021 | 2.2 | 180,300 | 2.02 |
Armenians | 282,004 | 12.2 | 388,025 | 12.1 | 442,089 | 12.0 | 483,520 | 9.4 | 475,486 | 7.9 | 390,505 | 5.6 | 120,7458 | 1.5 | 120,3008 | 1.35 |
Russians | 220,545 | 9.5 | 528,318 | 16.5 | 501,282 | 13.6 | 510,059 | 10.0 | 475,255 | 7.9 | 392,304 | 5.6 | 141,687 | 1.8 | 119,300 | 1.35 |
Talysh | 77,323 | 3.3 | 87,510 | 2.7 | 85 | 0.0 | 21,169 | 0.3 | 76,841 | 1.0 | 112,000 | 1.26 | ||||
Avars | 19,104 | 0.8 | 15,740 | 0.5 | 17,254 | 0.5 | 30,735 | 0.6 | 35,991 | 0.6 | 44,072 | 0.6 | 50,871 | 0.6 | 49,800 | 0.56 |
Turks | 95 | 0.0 | 600 | 0.0 | 202 | 0.0 | 8,491 | 0.2 | 7,926 | 0.1 | 17,705 | 0.3 | 43,454 | 0.5 | 38,000 | 0,43 |
Tatars | 9,948 | 0.4 | 27,591 | 0.9 | 29,370 | 0.8 | 31,353 | 0.6 | 31,204 | 0.5 | 28,019 | 0.4 | 30,011 | 0.4 | 25,900 | 0,29 |
Tat | 28,443 | 1.2 | 2,289 | 0.1 | 5,887 | 0.2 | 7,769 | 0.2 | 8,848 | 0.1 | 10,239 | 0.1 | 10,922 | 0.1 | 25,200 | 0.28 |
Ukrainians | 18,241 | 0.8 | 23,643 | 0.7 | 25,778 | 0.7 | 29,160 | 0.6 | 26,402 | 0.4 | 32,345 | 0.5 | 28,984 | 0.4 | 21,500 | 0,24 |
Tsakhurs | 15,552 | 0.7 | 6,464 | 0.2 | 2,876 | 0.1 | 6,208 | 0.1 | 8,546 | 0.1 | 13,318 | 0.2 | 15,877 | 0.2 | 12,300 | 0.14 |
Udins | 2,445 | 0.1 | 3,202 | 0.1 | 5,492 | 0.1 | 5,841 | 0.1 | 6,125 | 0.1 | 4,152 | 0.1 | 3,800 | 0.04 | ||
Georgians | 9,500 | 0.4 | 10,196 | 0.3 | 9,526 | 0.3 | 13,595 | 0.3 | 11,412 | 0.2 | 14,197 | 0.2 | 14,877 | 0.2 | 9,900 | 0.11 |
Jews | 20,578 | 0.9 | 41,245 | 1.3 | 40,198 | 1.1 | 48,652 | 1.0 | 35,487 | 0.6 | 30,792 | 0.4 | 8,916 | 0.1 | 9,100 | 0.1 |
Kurds | 41,1937 | 1.8 | 6,005 | 0.2 | 1,487 | 0.0 | 5,488 | 0.1 | 5,676 | 0.1 | 12,226 | 0.2 | 13,075 | 0.2 | 6,100 | 0.07 |
Others | 94,360 | 4.1 | 85,387 | 2.7 | 25,889 | 0.7 | 22,531 | 0.4 | 31,552 | 0.5 | 31,787 | 0.5 | 9,541 | 0.1 | 9,500 | 0.11 |
Total | 2,314,571 | 3,205,150 | 3,697,717 | 5,117,081 | 6,026,515 | 7,021,178 | 7,953,438 | 8,922,400 | ||||||||
1 Source: [1]. 2 Source: [2]. 3 Source: [3]. 4 Source: [4]. 5 Source: [5]. 6 Source: [6]. 7 Almost all Kurds lived in Kurdistan Uyezd, the territory between Armenia and Nagorno Karabach. In the late 1930s Soviet authorities deported most of the Kurdish population of Azerbaijan to Kazakhstan. 8 Almost all Armenians live in the break-away region of Nagorno Karabach since the early 1990s. |
Languages
[change | change source]Azerbaijani 92.3%, Lezgi 2.2%, Russian 1.8%, other 3.3%, no information given 1% (1999 census)
Demographic statistics
[change | change source]Age structure
[change | change source]- 0-14 years: 22.3%
- 15-64 years: 71.9%
- 65 years and over: 5.8% (2012 est.)
Median age
[change | change source]- Total: 28.2 years
- Male: 26.6 years
- Female: 30 years (2009 est.)
Urbanization
[change | change source]- Urban population: 52% of total population (2008)
- Rate of urbanization: 1% of annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
Sex ratio
[change | change source]- At birth: 1.13 male(s)/female
- Under 15 years: 1.12 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over: 0.58 male(s)/female
- Total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate
[change | change source]- Total: 10.6 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth
[change | change source]- Total population: 66.66 years
- Country comparison to the world: 158
- Male: 62.53 years
- Female: 71.34 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate
[change | change source]- 2.04 children born/woman (2009 est.)
- 1.92 children born/woman (2012 est.)
- Country comparison to the world: 135
HIV/AIDS
[change | change source]- Adult prevalence rate: less than 0.2% (2007 est.)
- Country comparison to the world: 92
- People living with HIV/AIDS: 7,800 (2007 est.)
- Country comparison to the world: 113
- Deaths: less than 100 (2007 est.)
- Country comparison to the world: 127
Nationality
[change | change source]- Noun: Azerbaijani(s)
- Adjective: Azerbaijani
Religions
[change | change source]- Islam 96%
- Christianity 3%
- Russian Orthodox Church 2.5%
- Georgian Orthodox Church 0.18%
- Judaism (incl. Mountain Jews) 0.11%
- Note: Religious belief is in name only in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing followers are much lower.
Literacy
[change | change source]- Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
- Total population: 98.8%
- Male: 99.5%
- Female: 98.2% (2003 est.)
Education expenditures
[change | change source]- 2.1% of total GDP
- Country comparison to the world: 162
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Demoqrafik göstəricilər - Əhalinin sayının dəyişilməsi". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ↑ "Azərbaycanın 9 milyonuncu vətəndaşı anadan olub". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ↑ 1news. "Население Азербайджана достигло 9 млн. 47 тыс. человек". 1news.az.
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- ↑ Samadov (www.anarsamadov.net), Anar. "Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi". Azərbaycan Respublikasının Dövlət Statistika Komitəsi.
- ↑ Statistical Yearbook of Azerbaijan 2006, State Statistical Committee, Baku, table 2.6, p. 69
- ↑ "Azerbaijan - Population". www.azerbaijan.az. Archived from the original on 2018-03-28. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ↑ "Censuses of Republic of Azerbaijan 1979, 1989, 1999, 2009". Archived from the original on 2012-11-30. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Administrative Department of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan - Presidential Library - Religion" (PDF).