Population: 7 855 576 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 32% (male 1 300 236; female 1 247 027)
15-64 years: 61% (male 2 336 568; female 2 468 679)
65 years and over: 7% (male 195 322; female 307 744) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.7% (1998 est.)

Birth rate: 22.2 births/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate: 9.41 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate: -5.75 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.63 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 81.64 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 63.3 years
male: 59.01 years
female: 67.81 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.72 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Azerbaijani(s)
adjective: Azerbaijani

Ethnic groups: 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:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 99%
female: 96% (1989 est.)