Demographics of Turkmenistan
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Population: 4,863,169 (July 2004 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
36.2% (male 904,627; female 857,601)
15-64 years:
59.7% (male 1,423,836; female 1,477,224)
65 years and over:
4.1% (male 76,670; female 123,211) (2004 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.81% (2004 est.)
Birth rate: 27.82 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate: 8.82 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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 (2004 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 73.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
61.29 years
male:
57.87 years
female:
64.88 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.45 children born/woman (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%
Other languages include: Balochi language
Literacy:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
99%
female:
97% (1989 est.)
- See also : Turkmenistan
