Turkmenistan's People | Turkmenistan People

Population: 4,952,081 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 35.7% (male 909,113/female 860,128) 15-64 years: 60.2% (male 1,462,198/female 1,516,836) 65 years and over: 4.1% (male 78,119/female 125,687) (2005 est.)

Median age: Total: 21.56 years male: 20.68 years female: 22.44 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.81% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 8.78 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: -0.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio: At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 73.08 deaths/1,000 live births male: 76.9 deaths/1,000 live births female: 69.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 61.39 years male: 58.02 years female: 64.93 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 3.41 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: Less than 0.1% (2004 est.)

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

HIV/AIDS - deaths: Less than 100 (2004 est.)

Nationality: Noun: Turkmen(s) adjective: Turkmen

Ethnic groups: Turkmen 85%, Uzbek 5%, Russian 4%, other 6% (2003)

Religions: Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%

Languages: Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%

Literacy: Definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.8% male: 99.3% female: 98.3% (1995 est.)

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