Last updated: 26.09.2024
Gender
Women and men in Azerbaijan
Methodological explanations
Population size and vital statistics
Number of women and men
Population by sex and age groups, as of 1 January 2024
Sex distribution of population by economic regions and administrative territorial units of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as of 1 January 2024
Median age of population
Age dependancy ratio
Share of women among all persons aged 15 and above
Distribution of women and men by main age groups, economic regions and administrative territorial units of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as of 1 January 2024
Sex distribution of population aged 14-29 years old by economic regions and administrative territorial units of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as of 1 January 2024
Life expectancy at birth in urban and rural areas
Healthy life expectancy
Life expectancy of population at age 60 in urban and rural areas
Life expectancy at birth by economic regions and administrative territorial units of the Republic of Azerbaijan, 2023
Total fertility rate in urban and rural areas
Reproduction rates
Birth rate of women aged 15-19 in urban and rural areas
Number and percent of live births by age of mother
Age-specific birth rates
Average age of mother at childbirth
Sex ratio at birth in urban and rural areas
Sex ratio at birth by economic regions and administrative territorial units of the Republic of Azerbaijan, 2023
Live births by births order and sex
Sex ratio at birth by births order
Number of live births by officially married mothers, birth order and sex
Number of live births by officially unregistered married mothers, birth order and sex
Number of live births by birth order and age of officially married mothers in 2023
Live births by marital status of mother
Number of birth by women being at officially unregistered marriage by economic regions and administrative territorial units of the Republic of Azerbaijan, 2023
Distribution of women by marital status and number of births
Number of twin, triplet and quadruplet births by sex
Death rate by sex and age groups, 2023
Main causes of deaths among population 2023
Main causes of deaths of population by age groups 2023
Number of deaths at working age
Maternal mortality in urban and rural areas
Infant mortality in urban and rural areas
Child mortality under 5 years in urban and rural areas
Main causes of infant mortality in 2023
Main causes of child mortality under 5 years in 2023
Perinatal, neonatal and post-neonatal mortality rate
Death rate due to road traffic injuries
Number of births and deaths by economic regions and administrative territorial units of the Republic of Azerbaijan, 2023
Officially registered marriages and divorces
Number and total rate of marriages and divorces by economic regions and administrative territorial units of the Republic of Azerbaijan in 2023
Average age at officially registered marriage
Number of officially married brides and grooms under 18 years old
Marriages by age groups of groom and bride in 2023
Marital status by age groups of groom and bride in 2023
Divorces by duration of marriage and by age groups of spouses in 2023
Marital status of population by age groups
Distribution of households by number of children under 18 years old
Households consist of single parent and children
Migrants by sex and age groups in 2023
Sex distribution of citizens of Azerbaijan travelled to foreign countries and foreigners and stateless persons travelled to Azerbaijan in 2023
Methodological explanations
Distribution of smokers by age groups
Morbidity of population with malignant neoplasm by age groups and sex, 2023
Morbidity of population with malignant neoplasm by different localizations, 2023
Morbidity of population with active tuberculosis by age groups and sex, 2023
Sex distribution of HIV infected population aged of 15-49 years old
Hepatitis B incidence by sex
Morbidity cases with narcological and mental disorders, 2023
Morbidity among pregnant women, number of antenatal clinics and antenatal clinics attached to enterprices, proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel
Abortions by age groups, 2023, Use of contraception among married women based on the data of the «Demographic and Health Survey in Azerbaijan – 2011»
Number of physicians
Distribution of persons under 18 years old newly recognized as disabled, by age groups and sex, 2023
Distribution of persons newly recognized as disabled at age 18 years old and over by age groups and sex, 2023
Distribution of children with obesity by age groups and sex, 2023
Sex distribution of persons going to physical culture and sport
Methodological explanations
Educational attainment of population aged 15 and over
Share of pupils started education from 1 class and ended at 5 class
Number of children under 3 years of age covered by preschool education
Number of children 3 and over years old of age covered by preschool education at the beginning of the year 2024
Gender equality index in education
Number of students by types of educational institutions at the beginning of 2023/2024 academic year
Distribution of students by age and sex in vocational educational institutions at the beginning of 2024
Distribution of students of state and non-state specialized secondary institutions by field of study at the beginning of 2023/2024 academic year
Distribution of students of state specialized secondary institutions by groups of study at the beginning of 2023/2024 academic year
Distribution of students of non-state specialized secondary institutions by groups of study at the beginning of 2023/2024 academic year
Distribution of students of state and non-state higher educational institutions by groups of study at the beginning of 2023/2024 academic year
Distribution of students of state higher educational institutions by groups of study at the beginning of 2023/2024 academic year
Distribution of students of non-state higher educational institutions by groups of study at the beginning of 2023/2024 academic year
Distribution of students of the Republic of Azerbaijan graduated general educational schools and received school-leaving certificate and admitted to higher educational institutions in 2023 by sex
Directors and deputies of general educational institutions at the beginning of 2023/2024 academic year
Teacher staff of state and non-state higher educational institutions at the beginning of 2023/2024 academic year
Teacher staff of state higher educational institutions at the beginning of 2023/2024 academic year
Teacher staff of non-state higher educational institutions at the beginning of 2023/2024 academic year
Teachers of state and non-state institutions by types of school at the beginning of 2023/2024 academic year
Proportion of teachers in: (a) pre-primary; (b) primary; (c) lower secondary and upper secondary education by 2023/2024 academic year
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age)
Special education institutions for children with limited health
Special education institutions for children with limited health by types of diseases
Students on PhD program by fields of science at the beginning of 2024
Distribution of students studying on PhD program by age groups at the beginning of 2024
Students studying on DSc program by fields of science at the beginning of 2024
Distribution of students studying on DSc program by age groups at the beginning of 2024
Distribution of researches by age groups at the beginning of 2024
Researchers by fields of science, number of academicians and corresponding members at the beginning of 2024
Methodological explanations
Distribution of employees by economic activity, as of January 1, 2024
Average monthly nominal wages and salaries of employees by types of economic activity and sex in 2023
Average monthly nominal wages and salaries of women and men by types of economic activity in 2023
Disrtibution of unemployment persons registered in State Employment Agency by age groups in 2023
Disrtibution of unemployment persons registered in State Employment Agency by education level in 2023
Distribution of persons receivied unemployment insurance benefits by sex
Number of disabled persons and fatality in accidents in manufactures by economic activities in 2023
Number of persons fatally injured at work by economic activites in 2023
Distribution of working in harmful labour conditions in industry by sex in 2023
Distribution of working in harmful labour conditions in construction in 2023
Distribution of employees holding civil service positions by sex and age groups, as of January 1, 2024
Number of women holding civil service positions by age groups as of January 1, 2024
Number of men holding civil service positions by age groups as of January 1, 2024
Distribution of employees holding auxiliary positions in civil service by sex and age groups, as of January 1, 2024
Gender distribution of individual entrepreneurs
Gender distribution of individual entrepreneurs by types of activity, as of 1 January 2024
Gender distribution of individual entrepreneurs by economic regions and administrative territorial units of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as of 1 January 2024
Sex distribution of judges
Number of women in managerial positions
Methodological explanations
Employment and unemployment in 2023
Unemployment rate
Distribution of labour force and labour force in working age by residence and sex
Distribution of labour force by sex and age groups
Distribution of employed population by sex and age groups
Distribution of employed population by sex and economic activity
Distribution of employed population by sex and educational level
Distribution of unemployment rate by residence and age groups
Distribution of unemployed population by sex and age groups
Distribution of unemployed population by sex and educational level
Distribution of persons outside the labour force by categories and sex
Proportion of employed working part-time by sex and age groups
Methodological explanations
Income structure by sex head of household
Structure of consumption expenditures by sex of the head of household
Consumption of food products by sex of the head of household
Average weight and height of the population by gender and age group in 2023
Average coefficients of body weight of the population by gender and age groups in 2023
The level of participation in physical education or any type of sport by gender and age group of the population, in 2023
The intensity of engaging in physical education or any type of sport by gender and age group of the population, in 2023
Gender Development Index (GDI), Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM), Gender Inequality Index (GII)
Number of persons received pension for the first time, number of pensioners
Gender distribution of persons received driving license
Gender distribution of internet users
Gender distribution of persons who have mobile phones
Sex and age distribution of computer users, 2023
Methodological explanations
Sex distribution of persons committed crimes in 2023
Sex distribution of persons committed crimes by types of crime in 2023
Sex distribution of persons convicted of crimes in 2023
Children aged 14-17 convicted by types of crime in 2023
Sex distribution in domestic violence victims in 2023
Victims in the result of registered crimes in 2023
Distribution of women committed crime by type of crime
Sex distribution of children aged 14-17 committed the crime
Methodological explanations
Population by sex
Life expectancy at birth
Maternal mortality
Infant mortality rate
Deaths by causes among women and men
Distribution of different educational levels of students and pupils by sex
Illiteracy rate
Distribution of labour force by sex
Labour force participation rate by sex
Unemployment rate by sex
E-version of publication
The main objectives and tasks envisaged under the policy of equal rights and equal opportunities of women and men in Azerbaijan are:
Protection and reflection of the rights of both sexes in the context of universal human rights, adoption of adequate measures, assisting women and men to use these rights.
Development and improvement of the democratic representation, establishment of the conditions for equal participation of women and men at all levels of administration and decision making.
Establishment of conditions for the development of economic independence of each citizen, contribution for the realization of equal rights of women and men in labour market, in business, in the sphere of finances.
Establishment of the conditions for the use of opportunities to:
- increase life expectancy of women and men;
- reduce infant and maternal mortality;
- improve reproductive health of women and men.
Support to vulnerable population groups and contribution to the solution of their problems (refugees and displaced persons, invalids, single mothers ).
Provision of the conditions for equal participation of women and men in the system of education. Adoption of the measures for maintenance of equal access to education and strengthening of the social understanding of the notion of equal significance of education for girls and boys. Development of the education system as a tool for the dissemination of an idea of the equality of sexes in society.
Contribution to harmonization and effective combination of professional activity and family life for women and men as well.
Prevention of violence against women:
- Elimination of domestic violence;
-Addressing the consequences of violence in case of refugees and displaced persons.
Contributing to understanding the necessity of correcting social divisions an disbalances and balances distribution of responsibility between women and men.
The legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan reflects the ideas of equality of women and men in all spheres of life. All these are the bases for development of gender - balanced policy and elimination of gender asymmetries in society.
In 1995 the Republic of Azerbaijan ratified Convention on Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women, and also other principal international documents on protection human rights.
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Protection and reflection of the rights of both sexes in the context of universal human rights, adoption of adequate measures, assisting women and men to use these rights.
Development and improvement of the democratic representation, establishment of the conditions for equal participation of women and men at all levels of administration and decision making.
Establishment of conditions for the development of economic independence of each citizen, contribution for the realization of equal rights of women and men in labour market, in business, in the sphere of finances.
Establishment of the conditions for the use of opportunities to:
- increase life expectancy of women and men;
- reduce infant and maternal mortality;
- improve reproductive health of women and men.
Support to vulnerable population groups and contribution to the solution of their problems (refugees and displaced persons, invalids, single mothers ).
Provision of the conditions for equal participation of women and men in the system of education. Adoption of the measures for maintenance of equal access to education and strengthening of the social understanding of the notion of equal significance of education for girls and boys. Development of the education system as a tool for the dissemination of an idea of the equality of sexes in society.
Contribution to harmonization and effective combination of professional activity and family life for women and men as well.
Prevention of violence against women:
- Elimination of domestic violence;
-Addressing the consequences of violence in case of refugees and displaced persons.
Contributing to understanding the necessity of correcting social divisions an disbalances and balances distribution of responsibility between women and men.
The legislation of the Republic of Azerbaijan reflects the ideas of equality of women and men in all spheres of life. All these are the bases for development of gender - balanced policy and elimination of gender asymmetries in society.
In 1995 the Republic of Azerbaijan ratified Convention on Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women, and also other principal international documents on protection human rights.
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