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Official name:
Republic of Azerbaijan
Region:

    General Information
    Region    Western Asia
    Population (000, 2020)   10 139a
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   122.7a
    Capital city    Baku
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   2 313.1c,d
    UN membership date    02-Mar-92
    Surface area (km2)   86 600b
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   99.8a
    National currency    Azerbaijan manat (AZN)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   1.7d
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)52 90653 07646 939e
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)4.81.11.4e
    GDP per capita (current US$)5 857.35 515.74 717.7e
    Economy: Agriculturef (% of Gross Value Added)5.96.85.7e
    Economy: Industryf,g (% of Gross Value Added)64.149.356.6e
    Economy: Services and other activityf,h,i (% of GVA)3043.937.7e
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)38.236.435.5j
    Employment in industry (% of employed)13.714.115j
    Employment in services (% employed)4849.649.5j
    Unemploymentj (% of labour force)5.656
    Labour force participation ratej (female/male pop. %)60.2 / 67.562.5 / 68.763.1 / 69.2
    CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)100118157d
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)117139141k
    International trade: exports (million current US$)21 27812 64619 636d
    International trade: imports (million current US$)6 5979 21413 649d
    International trade: balance (million current US$)14 6823 4325 986d
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)15 040-2224 365d
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratea,l (average annual %)1.11.31
    Urban populationa (% of total population)53.454.756d
    Urban population growth ratea,l (average annual %)1.51.7...
    Fertility rate, totala,l (live births per woman)1.82.12.1
    Life expectancy at birtha,l (females/males, years)73.4 / 66.974.6 / 68.675.3 / 70.3
    Population age distributiona (0-14/60+ years old, %)22.8 / 8.122.9 / 9.323.5 / 11.6
    International migrant stocka,m (000/% of total pop.)276.9 / 3.1264.2 / 2.7253.9 / 2.5d
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)596.9n628.1625.2d
    Infant mortality ratea,l (per 1 000 live births)40.731.420.8
    Health: Current expenditureo (% of GDP)4.86.76.7b
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)3.73.4p...
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)2.832.5b
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratioj (f/m per 100 pop.)93.2 / 94.2105.6 / 107.4100.0 / 99.5e
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)... / ...... / ...94.5 / 94.4j,e
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratioj (f/m per 100 pop.)19.2 / 19.427.5 / 23.629.7 / 25.9e
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)2.32.32.2e
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)11.415.616.8q
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)46r77r79.8e
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)0.20.20.2e
    Threatened species (number)4592102
    Forested areaj (% of land area)12.213.813.8b
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)23.5 / 2.630.8 / 3.230.8 / 3.1b
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)2 7592 4742 308b
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)546361b
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)1 2801 9222 633e
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)36.636.636.6d
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)84.8 / ...92.4 / ...92.2 / ...b
    Net Official Development Assist. disbursed (% of GNI)...0.020.05b
    Net Official Development Assist. received (% of GNI)0.320.140.2e
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