Tajikistan's People | Tajikistan People

Population: 7,163,506 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 38.5% (male 1,390,220/female 1,368,268) 15-64 years: 56.7% (male 2,022,764/female 2,040,524) 65 years and over: 4.8% (male 150,372/female 191,358) (2005 est.)

Median age: Total: 19.73 years male: 19.45 years female: 20.02 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.15% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 8.39 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: -2.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio: At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 110.76 deaths/1,000 live births male: 122.35 deaths/1,000 live births female: 98.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 64.56 years male: 61.68 years female: 67.59 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 4.05 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: Less than 0.1% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: Less than 200 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: Less than 100 (2001 est.)

Nationality: Noun: Tajikistani(s) adjective: Tajikistani

Ethnic groups: Tajik 79.9%, Uzbek 15.3%, Russian 1.1%, Kyrgyz 1.1%, other 2.6% (2000 census)

Religions: Sunni Muslim 85%, Shi'a Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)

Languages: Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business

Literacy: Definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.4% male: 99.6% female: 99.1% (2003 est.)

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