| People | Turkmenistan |
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Population:
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5,179,571 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density:
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11 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 34.2% (male 902,811/female 868,428)
15-64 years: 61.5% (male 1,577,187/female 1,607,353)
65 years and over: 4.3% (male 97,480/female 126,312) (2008 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 22.6 years
male: 22 years
female: 23.1 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.596% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate:
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25.07 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate:
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6.11 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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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: 0.77 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 51.81 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 56.01 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 47.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 68.6 years
male: 65.53 years
female: 71.82 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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3.07 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2004 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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less than 200 (2003 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 100 (2004 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Turkmen(s)
adjective: Turkmenistani |
Ethnic groups:
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Turkmen 85%, Uzbek 5%, Russian 4%, other 6% (2003) |
Religions:
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Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2% |
Languages:
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Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7% |
Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.8%
male: 99.3%
female: 98.3% (1999 est.) |
People - note:
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void |
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