| People | Tajikistan |
 = Fields  = World Records  = Dictionary  = Bar graph  = Distribution map  = Fields History  = Definitions |
Population:
|
7,211,884 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
|
51 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
|
0-14 years: 34.6% (male 1,270,289/female 1,226,954)
15-64 years: 61.7% (male 2,203,720/female 2,244,660)
65 years and over: 3.7% (male 113,156/female 153,105) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
|
total: 21.6 years
male: 21.2 years
female: 22.1 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
|
1.893% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
|
27.18 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
|
6.94 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
|
-1.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 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: 0.74 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
|
total: 42.31 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 47.3 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 37.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
|
total population: 64.97 years
male: 61.95 years
female: 68.15 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
|
3.04 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
|
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria (2008) |
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 census) |
Religions:
|
Sunni Muslim 85%, Shi'a Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.) |
Languages:
|
Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business |
Literacy:
|
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.5%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.2% (2000 census) |
People - note:
|
void |
|
= Fields = World Records = Dictionary = Bar graph = Distribution map = Fields History = Definitions |
|
Home 
Geographic Names
Chiefs of State
Intl. Organizations
Intl. Environmental Agree.
Other References
