Minister of Labour and Social Protection of Population Salim Muslumov said the population has increased 18% since 2003 to 9,755,500 as of July 1, 2016: “According to forecast, the population will reach 12 million in 2050”.
The minister noted that 5.7 of each 1,000 people die in Azerbaijan, while it was 6 in 2003.
In the reporting period, the number of labour resources rose 29% from 4,923,000 people to 6,335,900 people: “Number of able-bodied increased 30%, economically active population 12%”.
The minister said that the balance of migration has changed to positive since 2008 and made +1.1 thousand in 2015.
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