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Armenia vs. Azerbaijan

Demographics

ArmeniaAzerbaijan
Population3,011,609 (July 2021 est.)10,282,283 (July 2021 est.)
Age structure0-14 years: 18.64% (male 297,320/female 265,969)

15-24 years: 11.63% (male 184,258/female 167,197)

25-54 years: 43.04% (male 639,101/female 661,421)

55-64 years: 14.08% (male 195,754/female 229,580)

65 years and over: 12.6% (male 154,117/female 226,607) (2020 est.)
0-14 years: 22.84% (male 1,235,292/female 1,095,308)

15-24 years: 13.17% (male 714,718/female 629,494)

25-54 years: 45.29% (male 2,291,600/female 2,330,843)

55-64 years: 11.41% (male 530,046/female 634,136)

65 years and over: 7.29% (male 289,604/female 454,769) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 36.6 years

male: 35.1 years

female: 38.3 years (2020 est.)
total: 32.6 years

male: 31.1 years

female: 34.2 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate-0.35% (2021 est.)0.71% (2021 est.)
Birth rate11.45 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)14.03 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate9.48 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)6.93 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate-5.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.1 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.12 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.1 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.97 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.85 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female

total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.13 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.14 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.98 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.84 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female

total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 12.47 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 14.02 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 10.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
total: 24.1 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 25.23 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 22.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 75.86 years

male: 72.58 years

female: 79.44 years (2021 est.)
total population: 73.88 years

male: 70.79 years

female: 77.15 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.65 children born/woman (2021 est.)1.87 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.2% (2020 est.)0.1% (2020 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Armenian(s)

adjective: Armenian
noun: Azerbaijani(s)

adjective: Azerbaijani
Ethnic groupsArmenian 98.1%, Yezidi (Kurd) 1.2%, other 0.7% (2011 est.)Azerbaijani 91.6%, Lezghin 2%, Russian 1.3%, Armenian 1.3%, Talysh 1.3%, other 2.4% (2009 est.)

note: the separatist Nagorno-Karabakh region is populated almost entirely by ethnic Armenians
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS4,800 (2020 est.)9,900 (2020 est.)
ReligionsArmenian Apostolic 92.6%, Evangelical 1%, other 2.4%, none 1.1%, unspecified 2.9% (2011 est.)Muslim 96.9% (predominantly Shia), Christian 3%, other <0.1, unaffiliated <0.1 (2010 est.)

note: religious affiliation for the majority of Azerbaijanis is largely nominal, percentages for actual practicing adherents are probably much lower
HIV/AIDS - deaths<100 (2020 est.)<200 (2020 est.)
LanguagesArmenian (official) 97.9%, Kurdish (spoken by Yezidi minority) 1%, other 1%; note - Russian is widely spoken (2011 est.)

major-language sample(s):
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Azerbaijani (Azeri) (official) 92.5%, Russian 1.4%, Armenian 1.4%, other 4.7% (2009 est.)

major-language sample(s):
Dünya fakt kitabi, ?sas m?lumatlar üçün ?v?z olunmaz m?nb?dir (Azerbaijani)

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note: Russian is widely spoken
Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99.7%

male: 99.8%

female: 99.7% (2017)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99.8%

male: 99.9%

female: 99.7% (2017)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 14 years (2019)
total: 14 years

male: 13 years

female: 14 years (2019)
Education expenditures2.7% of GDP (2017)2.5% of GDP (2018)
Urbanizationurban population: 63.4% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 0.23% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
urban population: 56.8% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 1.38% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

note: data include Nagorno-Karabakh
Drinking water sourceimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 87.4% of population

total: 94.1% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 12.6% of population

total: 4.9% of population (2017 est.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 84.5% of population

total: 93.6% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 15.5% of population

total: 6.4% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 89.1% of population

total: 95.1% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 10.9% of population

total: 4.9% of population (2017 est.)
Major cities - population1.089 million YEREVAN (capital) (2021)2.371 million BAKU (capital) (2021)
Maternal mortality rate26 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)26 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight2.6% (2015/16)4.9% (2013)
Health expenditures10% (2018)3.5% (2018)
Physicians density4.4 physicians/1,000 population (2017)3.45 physicians/1,000 population (2014)
Hospital bed density4.2 beds/1,000 population (2014)4.8 beds/1,000 population (2014)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate20.2% (2016)19.9% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth25.2 years (2019 est.)24 years (2019 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate57.1% (2015/16)54.9% (2011)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 48.4

youth dependency ratio: 30.9

elderly dependency ratio: 17.5

potential support ratio: 5.7 (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 43.4

youth dependency ratio: 33.7

elderly dependency ratio: 9.7

potential support ratio: 10.3 (2020 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook