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)
Median age:
total: 19.73 years
male: 19.45 years
female: 20.02 years (2005)
Population growth rate:
2.15% (2005 est.)
Birth rate:
32.58 births
/
1,000 population (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 (2005)
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female (2005)
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female (2005)
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female (2005)
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2005)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 110.76 deaths
/
1,000 live births (2005 est.)
male: 122.35 deaths
/
1,000 live births
female: 98.6 deaths
/
1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total: 64.56 years (2005 est.)
male: 61.68 years
female: 67.59 years
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)
Religions:
Sunni Muslim 85%, Shi'a Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003)
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)
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