Demographics of Azerbaijan

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Demographics of Azerbaijan, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.

Demographic data from the CIA World Factbook

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Population pyramid for Azerbaijan

Population

8.587.000 (2007 est.)[1]

Age structure

0-14 years: 25.8% (male 1,046,501/female 1,011,492)
15-64 years: 66.3% (male 2,573,134/female 2,706,275)
65 years and over: 7.8% (male 246,556/female 377,661) (2006 est.)

Median age

Total: 27.7 years
Male: 26.3 years
Female: 29.2 years (2006 est.)

Population growth rate

0.66% (2006 est.)

Birth rate

20.74 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Death rate

9.75 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Net migration rate

-4.38 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)

Sex ratio

At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
Under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female
Total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2006 est.)

Infant mortality rate

Total: 79 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 81.08 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 76.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

Total population: 63.85 years
Male: 59.57 years
Female: 68.13 years (2006 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.46 children born/woman (2006 est.)

HIV/AIDS

Adult prevalence rate: less than 0.1% (2003 est.)
People living with HIV/AIDS: 1,400 (2003 est.)
Deaths: less than 100 (2001 est.)

Nationality

Noun: Azerbaijani(s)
Adjective: Azerbaijani

Ethnic groups

Azeris 91.9%,Lezgins 2%,Russians 1.6%,Armenians 1.5%,Turkish 0.6%,Persian 0.27%,Georgian 0.17%,Ukrainians 0.16%,Jews 0.11%,Kurds 0.08%,Tats 0.1%,Udins 0.05%, other 2%

Religions

Shia Islam 89.7%,Sunni Islam 7%,Russian Orthodox Church 1.6%,Armenian Apostolic Church 1.6%,Georgian Orthodox Church 0.18%,Judaism 0.11%
Note: Religious affiliation is still nominal in Azerbaijan; percentages for actual practicing adherents are much lower

Languages

Azerbaijani Language (Official) 96%,Russian Language 2%,Armenian Language 1.5%,other 0.5%

Literacy

Definition: age 15 and over can read and write
Total population: 98.8%
Male: 99.5%
Female: 98.2% (2003 est.)

References

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This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook (2006 edition) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.

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Ethnic groups in Asia
Sovereign states
and other territories		Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan1 Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China People's Republic of China (Hong Kong • Macau)] Republic of China (Taiwan) Cyprus Egypt1 Georgia1 India Indonesia1 Iran Iraq Israel (see also Palestinian territories) Japan Jordan Kazakhstan1 Korea (North Korea South Korea) Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia1 Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste (East Timor)1 Turkey1 Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen1
1Transcontinental nations
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Demographics of Asia
Sovereign states
and other territories		Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan1 Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China People's Republic of China (Hong Kong • Macau)] Republic of China (Taiwan) Cyprus Egypt1 Georgia1 India Indonesia1 Iran Iraq Israel (see also Palestinian territories) Japan Jordan Kazakhstan1 Korea (North Korea South Korea) Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia1 Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste (East Timor)1 Turkey1 Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen1
1Transcontinental nations
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Demographics of Europe
Sovereign statesAlbania Andorra Armenia1 Austria Azerbaijan2 Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus1 Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia2 Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan2 Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Republic of Macedonia Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia3 San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey3 Ukraine United Kingdom Vatican City
Dependencies,
autonomies, and
other territories		Abkhazia2 Adjara1 Akrotiri and Dhekelia land Azores Basque CountryCataloniaCrimea Faroe Islands Gagauzia Gibraltar Guernsey Jan Mayen Jersey Kosovo Man, Isle of Madeira4 Nagorno-Karabakh1 Nakhchivan1 Northern IrelandScotland South Ossetia2 Svalbard Transnistria Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus1, 5 Wales
1 Entirely in West Asia; included here because of cultural, political and historical association with Europe. 2 Partially or entirely in Asia, depending on the definition of the border between Europe and Asia. 3 Partially in Asia. 4 Entirely in the African Plate, included here because of cultural, political and historical association with Europe. 5 Only recognised by Turkey.
20.5 to 33 million
Regions with significant populations
 Iran
 Azerbaijan
 Turkey
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Lezgins (other spellings Lezgin, Lezgi, Lezgis, Lezgs, and Lezgians) (Lezgi: лезгияр) are an ethnic group, living predominantly in southern Dagestan and northeastern Azerbaijan, who speak the
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Russians
(Русские)

D. Donskoy • M. Lomonosov • L. Tolstoy • A. Chekhov
F. Dostoevsky • P. Tchaikovsky • M. Tsvetaeva • Y. Gagarin
K.

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8 to 10 million[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Armenia
 Russia
 United States
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Turk, Turkic or Turkish may refer to:

Languages

  • The Turkic languages family
  • The Turkish language

People / Groups

  • A member of the Turkic peoples
  • A member of the Turkish people

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Persian may refer to several words relating to Persia (the Persian Empire, or modern-day Iran):
  • Persian people, the ethnic group found mainly in Iran as well as in Afghanistan, Tajikstan and Western Pakistan.

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6 million
Regions with significant populations
 Georgia [1]
 Turkey [2]
 Russia
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Ukrainians
(Українці)

T. Shevchenko • N. Makhno • L. Ukrainka • B. Khmelnytsky
S. Tymoshenko • A. Dovzhenko • S. Korolyov • A. Shevchenko
Total population 44-45 million (2005 est.
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Historical Jewish languages
Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, others
Liturgical languages:
Hebrew and Aramaic
Predominant spoken languages:
The vernacular language of the home nation in the Diaspora, significantly including English, Hebrew, Yiddish, and
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Kurdistan

     Turkey [1] [2]
    
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Tat are an Iranian-speaking ethnic group in the Caucasus. The Muslim Tats are considered an Iranian[1] ethnic group in the Caucasus and the Jewish Tats have adopted the language of Tati in ancient times.
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Udis (also referred to as Udins or Udz) are an ethnic group who live mostly in Azerbaijan (the Qabala and Oguz rayons), Russia (the North Caucasus), Georgia (the Kvareli district of the Kakheti province), and Armenia (the Tavush marz).
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Shī‘a terms
  • Shi'a Islam
  • Moderate Shi'a
  • Real Shi'a
  • Shi'a of Ali
  • Shi'a of Uthman
  • Shi'a of Mauwiyah
Shī‘a Islam, also Shi‘ite Islam or Shi‘ism
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Sunni Muslims are the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Sunnism or as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic:
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Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (Russian: Русская Православная Церковь
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Armenian Apostolic Church (Armenian: Հայ Առաքելական Եկեղեցի, Hay Arakelagan Yegeghetzi), sometimes called the Armenian Orthodox Church or the
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Eastern Christianity

History
Byzantine Empire
Crusades
Ecumenical council
Baptism of Kiev
Great Schism
By region
Eastern Orthodox history
Ukraine Christian history
Asia Eastern Christian history

Traditions
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Judaism is the religion of the Jewish people, based on principles and ethics embodied in the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) and the Talmud. According to Jewish tradition, the history of Judaism begins with the Covenant between God and Abraham (ca.
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101,000 (estimated)
1959: 25,000 (estimated)
1926: 26,000 (estimated)

Regions with significant populations Azerbaijan, Chechnya, Dagestan, (no reliable numbers available)
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Azerbaijani language, also called Azeri, Azari, Azeri Turkish, or Azerbaijani Turkish, is the official language of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

It is called Azərbaycan dili in Azerbaijani.
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Russian}}} 
Writing system: Cyrillic (Russian variant)  
Official status
Official language of:  Abkhazia (Georgia)
 Belarus
 Commonwealth of Independent States (working)
 Crimea (de facto; Ukraine)
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 Armenian}}} 
Writing system: Armenian alphabet 
Official status
Official language of: Armenia, Nagorno-Karabakh
Regulated by: National Academy of Sciences of Armenia
Language codes
ISO 639-1: hy
ISO 639-2: arm (B)
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The following is a list of ethnic groups in China.

The Han Chinese are the largest ethnic group based on the 2000 census, where some 91.5% of the population was classified as Han Chinese (~1.2 billion).
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Age structure: (End of 2006 est.) [8]
 0-14 years: 13.5% (male 482,500; female 452,100)
15-24 years: 13.1% (male 445,400; female 459,300)
25-34 years: 15.

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Population: 503,000 (2006 Qtr2 est.)

Male and Female Pattern:
Male: 245,600 (2006 Qtr2 est.)
Female: 257,400 (2006 Qtr2 est.)

Age structure:
below age 15: 76,305 15.63%
age 15-24: 82,547 16.
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