| Main demographic indicators |
| 1995 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of population (end of the year) thsd. person | 7727,2 | 7876,7 | 7953,4 | 8016,2 | 8081,0 | 8141,4 | 8202,5 | 8265,7 | 8347,3 | 8436,4 | 8532,7 |
| including: | |||||||||||
| urban | 4034,5 | 4082,5 | 4064,3 | 4086,4 | 4107,5 | 4130,1 | 4154,3 | 4254,3 | 4298,3 | 4356,6 | 4397,6 |
| rural | 3691,7 | 3794,2 | 3889,1 | 3929,8 | 3973,5 | 4011,3 | 4048,2 | 4011,4 | 4049,0 | 4079,8 | 4135,1 |
| As % of total population urban | 52,2 | 51,8 | 51,1 | 51,0 | 50,8 | 50,7 | 50,7 | 51,5 | 51,5 | 51,6 | 51,5 |
| rural | 47,8 | 48,2 | 48,9 | 49,0 | 49,2 | 49,3 | 49,3 | 48,5 | 48,5 | 48,4 | 48,5 |
| From total number of population males | 3802,7 | 3883,2 | 3883,1 | 3918,3 | 3954,5 | 3988,8 | 4023,0 | 4058,5 | 4103,7 | 4152,2 | 4205,0 |
| females | 3923,5 | 3993,5 | 4070,3 | 4097,9 | 4126,5 | 4152,6 | 4179,5 | 4207,2 | 4243,6 | 4284,2 | 4327,7 |
| As % of total population males | 49,2 | 49,3 | 48,8 | 48,9 | 48,9 | 49,0 | 49,0 | 49,1 | 49,2 | 49,2 | 49,3 |
| females | 50,8 | 50,7 | 51,2 | 51,1 | 51,1 | 51,0 | 51,0 | 50,9 | 50,8 | 50,8 | 50,7 |
| Life expectancy at birth (number of age) | 69,1 | 71,2 | 71,6 | 71,6 | 71,8 | 71,9 | 72,2 | 72,3 | 72,4 | 72,4 | 72,4 |
| including: | |||||||||||
| males | 65,2 | 67,4 | 67,9 | 68,1 | 68,6 | 68,6 | 69,4 | 69,5 | 69,6 | 69,6 | 69,6 |
| females | 72,9 | 74,6 | 75,0 | 75,1 | 75,1 | 75,2 | 75,0 | 75,1 | 75,2 | 75,1 | 75,1 |
| At able-bodied age total, thsd. person1) | 4243,5 | 4355 | 4515,4 | 4783,9 | 4907,5 | 5041,4 | 5170,6 | 5305,5 | 5439,5 | 5579,4 | 5709,9 |
| including: | |||||||||||
| males | 2167,8 | 2227,4 | 2243,5 | 2376,1 | 2430,4 | 2492,3 | 2552,3 | 2620,4 | 2692,5 | 2771,7 | 2844,6 |
| females | 2075,7 | 2127,6 | 2271,9 | 2407,8 | 2477,1 | 2549,1 | 2618,3 | 2685,1 | 2747,0 | 2807,7 | 2865,3 |
| As % of total ablebodied person | 100 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 | 100,0 |
| including: | |||||||||||
| males | 51,1 | 51,1 | 49,7 | 49,7 | 49,5 | 49,4 | 49,4 | 49,4 | 49,5 | 49,7 | 49,8 |
| females | 48,9 | 48,9 | 50,3 | 50,3 | 50,5 | 50,6 | 50,6 | 50,6 | 50,5 | 50,3 | 50,2 |
| Natural increase rate of population | 92,7 | 85,1 | 77,7 | 71,2 | 70,3 | 65,1 | 64,2 | 64,5 | 82,0 | 89,9 | 96,7 |
| per 1000 population | 12,2 | 11,0 | 10,0 | 9,0 | 8,9 | 8,1 | 8,0 | 8,0 | 10,0 | 10,9 | 11,6 |
| Number of fertility | 143315 | 132052 | 123996 | 117539 | 116994 | 110356 | 110715 | 113467 | 131609 | 141901 | 148946 |
| per 1000 population | 18,9 | 17,1 | 15,9 | 14,9 | 14,8 | 13,8 | 13,8 | 14,0 | 16,1 | 17,2 | 17,8 |
| Number of died | 50828 | 46962 | 46299 | 46295 | 46701 | 45284 | 46522 | 49001 | 49568 | 51962 | 52248 |
| per 1000 population | 6,7 | 6,1 | 5,9 | 5,9 | 5,9 | 5,7 | 5,8 | 6,0 | 6,1 | 6,3 | 6,2 |
| Number of marriges | 43130 | 46999 | 40851 | 37382 | 39611 | 41861 | 41661 | 56091 | 62177 | 71643 | 79443 |
| per 1000 population | 5,7 | 6,1 | 5,2 | 4,8 | 5,0 | 5,2 | 5,2 | 6,9 | 7,6 | 8,7 | 9,5 |
| Number of divorces | 5669 | 5806 | 5657 | 5013 | 5478 | 5382 | 5738 | 6671 | 6914 | 8895 | 7817 |
| per 1000 population | 0,8 | 0,8 | 0,7 | 0,6 | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,7 | 0,8 | 0,8 | 1,1 | 0,9 |
| 1)This and following tables indicate working age:In 1995-1997 male at age 16-59, female at age 16-54; In 1998 male at age 16-60, female 16-55; In 1999 male at age 15-60, female at age 15-55; In 2000-2006 male at age 15-61, female at age 15-56 |
| Average population by age groups (thsd. person) |
| Age | 1995 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 7684,9 | 7838,3 | 7913,0 | 7982,8 | 8048,6 | 8111,2 | 8172,0 | 8234,1 | 8306,5 | 8391,9 | 8484,5 |
| 0-4 | 817,4 | 768,6 | 737,5 | 682,4 | 633,3 | 593,2 | 566,3 | 559,7 | 568,5 | 588,4 | 620,2 |
| 5-9 | 876,2 | 892,6 | 908,2 | 910,3 | 881,7 | 843,4 | 795,7 | 734,6 | 674,9 | 626,9 | 587,9 |
| 10-14 | 796,0 | 826,7 | 865,7 | 909,3 | 925,3 | 931,8 | 930,1 | 922,4 | 906,8 | 878,7 | 840,6 |
| 15-19 | 687,6 | 714,3 | 737,1 | 772,0 | 801,5 | 831,8 | 861,2 | 886,0 | 906,4 | 922,4 | 929,2 |
| 25-29 | 668,1 | 673,3 | 652,7 | 625,7 | 616,6 | 614,9 | 621,8 | 633,3 | 650,5 | 669,4 | 689,7 |
| 30-34 | 692,7 | 696,2 | 690,9 | 676,4 | 668,2 | 658,1 | 647,8 | 634,4 | 620,6 | 611,7 | 610,2 |
| 35-39 | 588,2 | 630,7 | 666,3 | 701,8 | 700,4 | 693,7 | 684,5 | 676,5 | 670,1 | 662,3 | 652,8 |
| 40-44 | 464,0 | 510,2 | 526,6 | 552,6 | 597,5 | 637,6 | 665,7 | 684,4 | 693,3 | 692,1 | 686,2 |
| 45-49 | 251,3 | 294,9 | 319,7 | 358,2 | 384,8 | 415,4 | 451,7 | 495,9 | 542,2 | 587,0 | 626,9 |
| 50-54 | 206,5 | 174,9 | 187,8 | 214,3 | 248,4 | 281,0 | 306,2 | 325,5 | 347,2 | 373,8 | 403,7 |
| 55-59 | 314,3 | 312,2 | 262,8 | 196,7 | 167,5 | 151,0 | 153,6 | 174,2 | 203,4 | 236,4 | 267,7 |
| 60-64 | 254,8 | 261,1 | 272,1 | 281,4 | 280,5 | 269,4 | 247,4 | 216,2 | 182,9 | 155,7 | 139,8 |
| 70-74 | 97,0 | 106,2 | 115,2 | 127,0 | 140,4 | 150,9 | 158,4 | 164,0 | 167,2 | 169,7 | 178,4 |
| 75-79 | 53,1 | 54,0 | 54,4 | 58,6 | 63,5 | 68,6 | 75,3 | 84,4 | 92,6 | 103,4 | 111,7 |
| 80-84 | 40,2 | 40,2 | 33,7 | 26,3 | 28,1 | 30,5 | 32,1 | 34,4 | 38,3 | 41,5 | 44,6 |
| 85 and over | 40,8 | 40,8 | 36,1 | 30,8 | 29,8 | 28,6 | 27,2 | 26,4 | 24,9 | 26,3 | 27,8 |
| Age structure of population for the state of january 1, 2006 |

| Morbidity of population by drug addiction and drug abuse |
| 1995 | 19971) | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of newly emerged cases: | |||||||||||
| total, persons | 1146 | 1807 | 1689 | 1665 | 1494 | 1835 | 1565 | 1230 | 1252 | 1300 | 2705 |
| per 100 000 population | 15,1 | 23,4 | 21,7 | 21,2 | 18,8 | 23,0 | 19,4 | 15,2 | 15,3 | 16,0 | 32,3 |
| Number of persons registered by medical institutions with diagnosis: total, persons | 5008 | 10502 | 11682 | 13219 | 14114 | 15288 | 16210 | 16696 | 17053 | 17838 | 18841 |
| per 100 000 population | 66,2 | 136,1 | 149,9 | 168,1 | 178,0 | 191,3 | 201,3 | 205,1 | 208,3 | 215,6 | 225,2 |
| Morbidity of population by alcoholism and alcoholic psychosis |
| 1995 | 19971) | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of newly emerged cases: | |||||||||||
| total, persons | 797 | 924 | 967 | 708 | 603 | 632 | 474 | 542 | 659 | 601 | 815 |
| per 100 000 population | 10,5 | 12,0 | 12,4 | 9,0 | 7,6 | 7,9 | 5,9 | 6,7 | 8,0 | 7,3 | 9,7 |
| Number of persons registered by medical institutions with diagnosis: | |||||||||||
| total, persons | 16657 | 18702 | 19084 | 19618 | 19591 | 19772 | 18626 | 18840 | 19116 | 19403 | 18637 |
| per 100 000 population | 220,2 | 242,3 | 244,9 | 249,5 | 247,1 | 247,4 | 231,3 | 232,2 | 233,5 | 234,6 | 222,8 |
| 1) Since 1997 persons in prophylactic registration due to the episodic use of narcotics, alcohol and toxic substances are also included. |
| Number of death cases concerning with drink |
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | |||||||||
| Total death cases persons | 15 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 9 |
| including of able-bodied age | 14 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| Number of death per 100 000 population | 0,2 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,0 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,1 |
| Number of death per 100 000 ablebodied population | 0,2 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,1 | 0,0 | 0,2 | 0,2 | 0,1 | 0,1 |
| Male | |||||||||
| Total death cases persons | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | - | 11 | 9 | 5 | 9 |
| including of able-bodied age | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | - | 11 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| Number of death per 100 000 population | 0,3 | 0,2 | 0,2 | 0,2 | - | 0,3 | 0,2 | 0,1 | 0,2 |
| Number of death per 100 000 ablebodied population | 0,3 | 0,2 | 0,1 | 0,2 | - | 0,4 | 0,3 | 0,2 | 0,2 |
| Female | |||||||||
| Total death cases persons | 4 | - | 1 | 4 | 4 | - | 1 | - | - |
| including of able-bodied age | 4 | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Number of death per 100 000 population | 0,1 | - | 0,0 | 0,1 | 0,1 | - | 0,0 | - | - |
| Number of death per 100 000 ablebodied population | 0,1 | - | 0,0 | 0,1 | 0,1 | - | 0,0 | - | - |
| Road traffic accidents |
| 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All accidents | 2513 | 2185 | 1988 | 1984 | 1996 | 1987 | 1985 | 2196 | 2311 | 2388 | 3179 | 3197 |
| including | ||||||||||||
| accidents between vehicle and pedestrians | 1265 | 1081 | 985 | 987 | 1051 | 1038 | 1014 | 1098 | 1145 | 1097 | 1467 | 1403 |
| single vehicle accidents | 547 | 440 | 440 | 412 | 365 | 356 | 363 | 401 | 401 | 428 | 618 | 624 |
| accidents between vehicles | 701 | 664 | 563 | 585 | 580 | 593 | 608 | 697 | 765 | 863 | 1094 | 1170 |
| Accidents under the influence of alcohol | 112 | 88 | 84 | 73 | 74 | 94 | 82 | 78 | 85 | 79 | 96 | 94 |
| Persons died - total, person | 990 | 763 | 605 | 594 | 554 | 596 | 559 | 642 | 724 | 811 | 1065 | 1027 |
| per 100 000 population | 12,8 | 9,8 | 7,7 | 7,5 | 7,0 | 7,4 | 6,9 | 7,8 | 8,8 | 9,7 | 13,0 | 12,0 |
| Persons injured -total, person | 2786 | 2420 | 2283 | 2290 | 2316 | 2199 | 2228 | 2486 | 2691 | 2766 | 3668 | 3606 |
| per 100 000 population | 36,1 | 31,0 | 29,0 | 28,8 | 28,9 | 27,2 | 27,4 | 30,3 | 32,6 | 33,1 | 44,0 | 42,0 |
| Investigating felonries and disappered persons |
|---|
| 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number searching criminals | 10010 | 10585 | 9467 | 8041 | 7695 | 7084 | 7029 | 6178 | 6165 |
| including: | |||||||||
| runaways from places of imprisonment | 86 | 72 | 65 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 50 | 44 | 27 |
| evade from serving punishment | 94 | 99 | 107 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | |
| knowledge and court disappear from consequence | 9830 | 10414 | 9295 | 7980 | 7633 | 7019 | 6975 | 6127 | 6126 |
| minors from total of searching criminals | 37 | 68 | 59 | 62 | 75 | 72 | 90 | 57 | 55 |
| Searching persons as the perfect crimes | |||||||||
| crimes against safety of the state | ... | ... | ... | 49 | 40 | 39 | 34 | 32 | 29 |
| gangsterism | 38 | 26 | 25 | 43 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 31 | 50 |
| premeditated murder and attempted murder | 218 | 212 | 203 | 109 | 192 | 176 | 179 | 145 | 136 |
| forcible rape and attempted rape | 27 | 33 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 12 |
| larceny | 581 | 562 | 657 | 594 | 518 | 511 | 510 | 410 | 401 |
| robbery | 67 | 56 | 59 | 51 | 54 | 69 | 80 | 68 | 64 |
| brigandage | 217 | 159 | 163 | 176 | 155 | 135 | 129 | 109 | 101 |
| fraud | 644 | 675 | 767 | 786 | 646 | 679 | |||
| assignment or waste | 353 | 298 | 223 | 189 | 183 | 154 | |||
| evasion from military service | 156 | 111 | 89 | 64 | 57 | 46 | |||
| malicious evasion from payment of the alimony | 53 | 66 | 67 | 35 | 55 | 60 | 42 | 23 | 33 |
| military service | 5654 | 6132 | 4811 | 3098 | 2303 | 1630 | 1213 | 923 | 708 |
| including desertion | 1362 | 1141 | 799 | 599 | 443 | 310 | |||
| other types of criminals | 3155 | 3339 | 3463 | 2713 | 3233 | 3323 | 3745 | 3536 | 3752 |
| disappeared persons | 917 | 1079 | 1183 | 1209 | 1382 | 1390 | 1398 | 1382 | 1462 |
| of which minors | 157 | 229 | 261 | 253 | 305 | 282 | 269 | 293 | 273 |
| Fires and its reasons |
| 1995 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of registered fires - total | 2355 | 2370 | 2460 | 2441 | 2525 | 2508 | 2499 | 2495 | 2488 | 2432 | 2818 | |
| total value of fire damage, thsd. manat | 557 | 3601 | 3695 | 5898 | 7867 | 7656 | 7500 | 7449 | 7441 | 1567 | 3109 | |
| person was dead, person | 51 | 42 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 48 | |
| constructions were destroyed, unit | 500 | 502 | 420 | 391 | 325 | 320 | 348 | 335 | 368 | 409 | 487 | |
| Reasons of fire: intentionally created fires | 68 | 46 | 60 | 29 | 51 | 42 | 47 | 44 | 61 | 59 | 79 | |
| out of order of production equipment | 15 | 68 | 77 | 56 | 56 | 87 | 57 | 59 | 67 | 47 | 69 | |
| operational imperfection of electrical equipments | 539 | 783 | 703 | 588 | 732 | 663 | 643 | 660 | 693 | 668 | 771 | |
| out of order of stave | 244 | 166 | 192 | 162 | 168 | 182 | 215 | 226 | 219 | 188 | 223 | |
| casual handling | 552 | 649 | 564 | 961 | 1253 | 1255 | 1057 | 1049 | 959 | 987 | 1288 | |
| of which: negligence on smoke | 309 | 445 | 491 | 472 | 476 | 471 | 502 | 572 | ||||
| violation of a safety rules on implementing of inflammable works | 32 | 43 | 52 | 35 | 44 | 62 | 38 | 44 | ||||
| childish pranks with fire | 464 | 549 | 470 | 473 | 627 | 560 | 415 | 410 | 301 | 273 | 418 | |
| other reasons | 937 | 658 | 864 | 645 | 265 | 279 | 480 | 457 | 489 | 483 | 388 | |
| Registered fire objects: buildings of production purposes | 108 | 92 | 111 | 35 | 31 | 37 | 75 | 74 | 77 | 80 | 31 | |
| stores and trade buildings | 54 | 74 | 86 | 113 | 136 | 132 | 106 | 104 | 108 | 110 | 112 | |
| child institutions,entertainment, treatment and prophylactic institutions and administrative and public service institutions | 127 | 167 | 137 | 99 | 122 | 119 | 80 | 80 | 85 | 74 | 98 | |
| agricultural objects | 115 | 42 | 44 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 13 | 16 | 20 | |
| floor space (dwelling, construction, cottage and other buildings and rooms) | 1117 | 1235 | 1311 | 1175 | 1429 | 1397 | 1348 | 1448 | 1452 | 1448 | 1598 |
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