Demographics of Turkmenistan

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Demographics of Turkmenistan:

Contents 1 Population 1.1 Age structure 1.2 Population growth rate 1.3 Birth rate 1.4 Death rate 1.5 Net migration rate 1.6 Sex ratio 1.7 Infant mortality rate 1.8 Life expectancy at birth 1.9 Total fertility rate 2 Nationality 3 Ethnic groups 4 Religion 5 Language 6 Literacy

[edit] Population

4,952,081 (July 2005 est.)

[edit] 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.)

[edit] Population growth rate

1.82% (2005 est.)

[edit] Birth rate

27.68 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)

[edit] Death rate

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

[edit] Net migration rate

-0.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

[edit] 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.)

[edit] Infant mortality rate

73.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

[edit] Life expectancy at birth

total population: 61.39 years
male: 58.02 years
female: 64.93 years (2005 est.)

[edit] Total fertility rate

3.41 children born/woman (2005 est.)

[edit] Nationality

noun: Turkmen(s)
adjective: Turkmen

[edit] Ethnic groups

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

[edit] Religion

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

[edit] Language

Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%—up to 50% claim "good knowledge" of Russian according to Ethnologue, Uzbek 9%, other 7%

Other languages include: Balochi language

[edit] Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 97% (1989 est.)