Uzbekistan's People | Uzbekistan People

Population: 26,410,416 (July 2004 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 34.1% (male 4,583,228; female 4,418,003) 15-64 years: 61.1% (male 7,990,233; female 8,157,136) 65 years and over: 4.8% (male 513,434; female 748,382) (2004 est.)

Median age: Total: 22.1 years male: 21.4 years female: 22.7 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.65% (2004 est.)

Death rate: 7.95 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Net migration rate: -1.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Sex ratio: At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 71.3 deaths/1,000 live births male: 75.03 deaths/1,000 live births female: 67.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 64.09 years male: 60.67 years female: 67.69 years (2004 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.97 children born/woman (2004 est.)

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

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: Less than 740 (2001 est.)

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

Nationality: Noun: Uzbekistani adjective: Uzbekistani

Ethnic groups: Uzbek 80%, Russian 5.5%, Tajik 5%, Kazakh 3%, Karakalpak 2.5%, Tatar 1.5%, other 2.5% (1996 est.)

Religions: Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%

Languages: Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%

Literacy: Definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.3% male: 99.6% female: 99% (2003 est.)

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