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How the population of the Republic of Azerbaijan is ageing: causes and potential for social and economic development

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  • Nailya Verdiyeva

    (Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Baku, Azerbaijan)

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The article deals with the trends of population ageing in the Republic of Azerbaijan. The author considers the stages of change of population size and age structure in the 20th and the 21st centuries as a result of historical evolution of birth rate and death rate. Based on the analysis of fertility trends and life expectancy, it is shown that the decline in fertility has so far been the most important factor in the population ageing, whereas the decline in the mortality in older ages is only beginning to contribute to this process. It is emphasized that anomalies in the sex ratio at birth lead to accelerated ageing of the population. The gradual ageing and reduction of the share of the working-age population, as well as the growth of the dependency ratio and the exhaustion of the potential of the first demographic dividend, are also analysed in the paper.

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  • Nailya Verdiyeva, 2019. "How the population of the Republic of Azerbaijan is ageing: causes and potential for social and economic development," Population and Economics, ARPHA Platform, vol. 3(3), pages 43-73, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:arh:jpopec:v:3:y:2019:i:3:p:43-73
    DOI: 10.3897/popecon.3.e47233
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    Keywords

    Azerbaijan; age structure; life expectancy; fertility; population ageing; population growth rate; population size;
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    JEL classification:

    • J0 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - General
    • J1 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics

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