Baku / 13.10.17 / Turan: Since the beginning of 2017 the population of Azerbaijan has increased by 57,269 people or by 0.6%, and by September 1 it was 9,867,250 people.
49.9% of the population are men, 50.1% are women, according to the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan. There are 1,006 women per 1,000 men.
In January-August, 95,395 babies were born. 53% of them are boys, and 47% are girls, 1,712 are twins, and 33 are triplets.
During 8 months of 2017, 40,256 marriages and 9,787 divorces were concluded.
53% of the population lives in cities, and 47% lives in rural areas.
Since the beginning of the year, 2,080 people have arrived for permanent residence in Azerbaijan, and 1,202 people have left the country.
The positive migration balance was 878 people. -05D06--
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