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Azerbaijan vs. Turkey

Demographics

AzerbaijanTurkey
Population10,282,283 (July 2021 est.)82,482,383 (July 2021 est.)
Age structure0-14 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.)
0-14 years: 23.41% (male 9,823,553/female 9,378,767)

15-24 years: 15.67% (male 6,564,263/female 6,286,615)

25-54 years: 43.31% (male 17,987,103/female 17,536,957)

55-64 years: 9.25% (male 3,764,878/female 3,822,946)

65 years and over: 8.35% (male 3,070,258/female 3,782,174) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 32.6 years

male: 31.1 years

female: 34.2 years (2020 est.)
total: 32.2 years

male: 31.7 years

female: 32.8 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate0.71% (2021 est.)0.7% (2021 est.)
Birth rate14.03 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)14.54 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate6.93 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)6.02 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)-1.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat 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.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female

total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 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.)
total: 19.87 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 21.58 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 18.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 73.88 years

male: 70.79 years

female: 77.15 years (2021 est.)
total population: 75.96 years

male: 73.57 years

female: 78.46 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate1.87 children born/woman (2021 est.)1.94 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.1% (2020 est.)NA
Nationalitynoun: Azerbaijani(s)

adjective: Azerbaijani
noun: Turk(s)

adjective: Turkish
Ethnic groupsAzerbaijani 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
Turkish 70-75%, Kurdish 19%, other minorities 7-12% (2016 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS9,900 (2020 est.)NA
ReligionsMuslim 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
Muslim 99.8% (mostly Sunni), other 0.2% (mostly Christians and Jews)
HIV/AIDS - deaths<200 (2020 est.)NA
LanguagesAzerbaijani (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
Turkish (official), Kurdish, other minority languages

major-language sample(s):
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Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99.8%

male: 99.9%

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

total population: 96.2%

male: 98.8%

female: 93.5% (2017)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 14 years

male: 13 years

female: 14 years (2019)
total: 18 years

male: 19 years

female: 18 years (2018)
Education expenditures2.5% of GDP (2018)4.3% of GDP (2015)
Urbanizationurban population: 56.8% of total population (2021)

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

note: data include Nagorno-Karabakh
urban population: 76.6% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 1.11% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: 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.)
improved: urban: 98.6% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 98.9% of population

unimproved: urban: 1.4% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 1.1% of population (2017 est.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: 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.)
improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 91.6% of population

total: 97.3% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 8.4% of population

total: 2.7% of population (2017 est.)
Major cities - population2.371 million BAKU (capital) (2021)15.190 million Istanbul, 5.118 million ANKARA (capital), 2.993 million Izmir, 1.986 million Bursa, 1.771 million Adana, 1.704 million Gaziantep (2020)
Maternal mortality rate26 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)17 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight4.9% (2013)1.5% (2018/19)
Health expenditures3.5% (2018)4.1% (2018)
Physicians density3.45 physicians/1,000 population (2014)1.85 physicians/1,000 population (2017)
Hospital bed density4.8 beds/1,000 population (2014)2.8 beds/1,000 population (2017)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate19.9% (2016)32.1% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth24 years (2019 est.)26.4 years (2019 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate54.9% (2011)69.8% (2018)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 43.4

youth dependency ratio: 33.7

elderly dependency ratio: 9.7

potential support ratio: 10.3 (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 49.1

youth dependency ratio: 35.7

elderly dependency ratio: 13.4

potential support ratio: 7.5 (2020 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook