Demographics of Kyrgyzstan

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Population: 5,213,898 (July 2006 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 30.9% (male 821,976; female 789,687)
15-64 years: 62.9% (male 1,607,396; female 1,669,612)
65 years and over: 6.2% (male 126,847; female 198,380) (2000 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.32% (2004 est.)

Birth rate: 22.8 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate: 7.08 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Net migration rate: -2.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 34.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 68.49 years
male: 64.48 years
female: 72.7 years (2000 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.69 children born/woman (2000 est.)

The differences in the number of children by nationality are significant: Uzbeks(3.0 children), Tajiks (3.0 children), Turks(2.9), Kyrgyz (2.9), Dungans (2.8) Russians(1.7), Koreans (1.7), Germans (1.8), Ukrainians(2.1), Tatars (2.1), Kazakhs (2.3) and Uigurs (2.5). (Source is 1999 Kyrgyz census. It should be noted that the TFR for Russians in Kyrgyzstan is more than 60% higher than that in Russia and that for Ukranians is 100% higher than that in Ukraine. TFR for Koreans in Kyrgyzstan is also very high compared to TFR of South Korea. Same is true for Germans.1

Nationality:
noun: Kyrgyzstani(s)
adjective: Kyrgyzstani

Ethnic groups: Kirghiz 64.9%, Uzbek 13.8%,Russian 12.5%, Dungan 1.1% Ukrainian 1%, Ugyhur 1%, other 5.7%

According to the 1999 census,Stat Kg there were 3,128,147 Kara Kyrgyz and 42,657 Kazakh Kyrgyz together making up 65.8% of the population. There were also 664,950 Uzbeks; 603,201 Russians(12.5%); 51,766 Dungans/Khotons; 50,442 Ukranians; 46,944 Uighurs; 45,438 Tatars; 42,636 Tadzhiks; 33,327 Turkish; 21,471 Germans/Platdeutsch; 19,784 Koreans and 72,175 Others. Most of the Russians,Ukranians,Tatars,Germans,Koreans and Others lived in Northeastern regions, especially around the city of Karakol. Most of the Dungans and Uighurs are found along the Chinese border. Most of the Tadzhiks and Uzbeks live in the Southern regions. The emigration of Non-Turkic people to Russia,Ukraine and Germany is now negligible partly due to the fact that Kyrgyzstan is the most tolerant central asian nation.

There is a small Kalmyk minority living within eastern Kyrgyzstan, especially in villages in the Karakol region. These Kalmyks are those who remained when the bulk of the nation moved westwards in the early 16th century. The Kalmyk language and their traditions are dying out rapidly due to small numbers and majority pressures. Although some of these Kalmyks are now Muslims, most Kalmyks throughout the world remain Tibetan/Lamaist Buddhists. The Kalmyk culture has seen a resurgence of interest in the last 20 years, and most Kalmyks regard His Holiness the Dalai Lama as their spiritual leader.

See also: Dungan

Religions: Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%

Languages: Kirghiz (Kyrgyz) - official language, Russian - official language

note: in March 1996, the Kyrgyzstani legislature amended the constitution to make Russian an official language, along with Kirghiz, in territories and work places where Russian-speaking citizens predominate.

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.7%
male: 99.3%
female: 98.1% (1989 est.)