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In January-June 2019 Azerbaijan received 1410.7 thousand foreigners and stateless persons. The foreign trade turnover of the country on January-May 2019 made 14074.2 million USD In the first half of 2019 gross domestic product was 37825.2 million manats In January-June 2019 product output in non-oil sector of industry increased by 15.7 percent Prices of consumer goods and services in January-June of 2019 compared to the same period of 2018 increased by 2.5% In January-June 2019 value of goods sold in retail trade network equaled to 18.0 milliard manats On January-June 2019 resources amounted to 6131.6 million manats directed to fixed assets from all financial sources

Last updated: 29.08.2018

Gender Indicators

Women and men in Azerbaijan

Methodological explanations Population size and vital statistics in 1926–2018 Number of women and men Population by sex and age, as of January 1, 2018 Median age of population Share of women among all persons aged 15 and above Distribution of women and men by main age groups by towns and regions of the Republic of Azerbaijan, as of January 1, 2018 Average life expectancy at birth in urban and rural areas 1970–2017 Healthy life expectancy Average life expectancy of population at age 60 in urban and rural areas 2000–2017, number of age Average life expectancy at birth by towns and regions, 2017 Total fertility rate in urban and rural areas 1975–2017 Birth rate of women aged 15-19 in urban and rural areas 200-2017 Average age of mother at childbirth Sex ratio at birth in urban and rural areas 1990–2017 Death rate by age groups, 2017 Main causes of deaths among population 2017 Deaths by cause and age 2017 Maternal mortality in urban and rural areas 1980–2017 Infant mortality in urban and rural areas 1960–2017 Child mortality under 5 years in urban and rural areas 1990–2017 Number of births and deaths by towns and regions, 2017 Officially registered marriages and divorces Average age at marriage Distribution of women by marital status and number of birth Marital status by age groups,2009 Distribution of households by number of children Households consist of single parent and children Migrants by sex and age groups in 2017

Methodological explanations Distribution of smokers by age groups Morbidity of population with malignant neoplasm by age groups 2017 2.3. Number of newly emerged case with neoplasm by different localizations in 2017 Morbidity of population with active tuberculosis by age groups,2017 Sex distribution of HIV infected population aged of 15-49 years old Morbidity cases with narcological and mental disorders,2017 Morbidity among pregnant women Abortions by age, 2017, Use of contraception among married women based on the data of the «Demographic and Health Survey in Azerbaijan -– 2011 < Number of physicians in 2017 Number of children with disabilities in 2017 Distribution of persons newly recognized as disabled at age 18 years old and over by age groups and sex, 2017 Sex and age distribution of children with obesity, in 2017 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel

Education and scientific personnel

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 aged under 3 years old in nurseries Number of children aged 3-5 years old in preschool institutions at the beginning of the year 2017 Number of pupils and students by types of education at the beginning of 2017/2018 academic years Distribution of pupils by age and sex in primary vocational educational institutions at the beginning of 2018 Distribution of students of state specialized secondary institutions by field of study at the beginning of 2017/2018 academic years Distribution of students of non-state specialized secondary institutions by field of study at the beginning of 2017/2018 academic years Distribution of students of state higher educational institutions by field of study at the beginning of 2017/2018 academic year Distribution of students of non-state higher educational institutions by field of study at the beginning of 2017/2018 academic year Distribution of students of the Republic of Azerbaijan graduated ful-time general educational schools and received school-leaving certificate and admitted to higher educational institutions in 2017 by sex Number of directors and deputies of ful-time general educational institutions at the beginning of 2017/2018 academic year Teacher staff of state higher educational institutions at the beginning of 2017/2018 academic year Teacher staff of non-state higher educational institutions at the beginning of 2017/2018 academic year Teachers of state and non-state institutions by types of school at the beginning of 2017/2018 academic year (key staff) Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age Number of students on PhD program by fields of science at the beginning of 2018 Distribution of students studying on PhD program by age groups at the beginning of 2018 Number of students on DSc program by fields of science at the beginning of 2018 Distribution of students studying on DSc program by age groups at the beginning of 2018 Scientific degree of the scientists trained post-graduate students, at the beginning of the year Researchers by fields of science at the beginning of 2018, Number of academicians and corresponding members at the beginning of 2018

Employment and unemployment

Methodological explanations Employment and unemployment in 2017 Unemployment rate Number of employees by types of economic activity in 2017 Structure of persons received unemployment status by employment service offices in 2017 Distribution of persons received unemployment status by employment service offices by education level in 2017, percentage to total and sex, Distribution of persons received unemployment status by employment service offices by age structure in 2016, percentage to total and sex Sex distribution of persons receiving benefits as unemployment Average monthly nominal wages of employees by types of economic activity in 2017 Average monthly nominal wages of women by types of economic activity in 2017 Occupational injuries by types of economic activity in 2017 Death cases by types of economic activity in 2017 Women and men working in harmful labour conditions in industry in 2017 Women and men working in harmful labour conditions in construction in 2017 Distribution of employees holding the civil service positions by sex and age groups, as of 1 January 2018 Distribution of women holding administrative posts in civil service, according to 4-7 classifications, by age groups, as of 1 January 2018 Sex distribution of managerial positions in civil service, according to 4-7 classifications Distribution of employees holding supplementary posts in civil service, by sex and age groups, as of 1 January 2018 Gender distribution of private entrepreneurs by types of activity, as of 1 January 2018 Gender distribution of private entrepreneurs by towns and regions of Republic of Azerbaijan, as of 1 January 2018 Sex distribution of judges Number of women in managerial positions

Sample statistical survey of the economic activity of the population

Methodological explanations < Distribution of economically active population by sex Economic activity of population by sex and age groups Employed population by sex and age groups Employed population by sex and economic activity at main workplace Employed population by sex and education level < Unemployment level by residence and age groups Unemployed population by sex and age groups Unemployed population by sex and education level Distribution of economically non-active population by categories and sex Proportion of employed working part-time, by sex and working hours during the week <

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Methodological explanations Employed in private owners and family-peasant farms and households Private owners and family-peasant farms and households used credits, agricultural equipmentand fertilizer Persons participated in wood products purchase, Persons engaged in fishery in 2017

Welfare and social security

Methodological explanations Income structure by sex of households' heads in 2016 and 2017 Disribution of per capita income of population by sex and age groups of households' heads in 2017 Structure of consumption expenditures by sex of the heads of households in 2016 and 2017 Consumption of food products by their main group by sex of the heads of households in 2016 and 2017 Gender Development Index (GDI), Gender Empowerment Measure and Gender Inequality Index, Gender Emprowerment Measure (GEM), Gender Inequality Index (GII) Number of persons received pension for the first time, at the beginning of the year, Number of pensioners, at the beginning of the year Gender distribution of persons received driving license Gender distribution of internet users Gender distribution of persons who have mobile phones Average time use for activities

Number and sex distribution of parliamentary elections Age and sex distribution of seats in parliamentary, January 1, 2018 Sex distribution of chairs of committees and commissions in the Parliament, January 1, 2017

Methodological explanations Sex distribution of persons commited crimes in 2017 Number and sex distribution of persons committed crimes by types of crime in 2017 Sex distribution of persons convicted of crimes in 2017 Children aged under 14-17 convicted by types of crime in 2017 Sex distribution in domestic violence victims in 2017

International comparisons

Methodological explanations Population by sex Live expectancy at birth Maternal mortality Infant mortality rate Deaths by causes among by women and men Distribution of different educational levels of students and pupils by sex Illiteracy rate Number of economically active population by sex Economic activity level of women and men Unemployment level of women and men

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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, families whose head of household are women, etc).
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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