| People | Turkmenistan |
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Population:
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4,884,887 (July 2009 est.) |
Urbanization:
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urban population: 49% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.) |
Population density:
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11 people per sq km land area |
Age structure:
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0-14 years: 28.9% (male 713,698/female 697,222)
15-64 years: 66.9% (male 1,618,678/female 1,646,992)
65 years and over: 4.3% (male 90,352/female 117,945) (2009 est.) |
Median age:
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total: 24.4 years
male: 24.1 years
female: 24.8 years (2009 est.) |
Population growth rate:
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1.141% (2009 est.) |
Birth rate:
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19.69 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Death rate:
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6.11 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate:
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-1.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Infant mortality rate:
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total: 45.36 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 53.85 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 36.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 67.87 years
male: 64.94 years
female: 70.95 years (2009 est.) |
Total fertility rate:
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2.22 children born/woman (2009 est.) |
Major infectious diseases:
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void |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.1% (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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fewer than 200 (2007 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 100 (2004 est.) |
Nationality:
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noun: Turkmen(s)
adjective: Turkmen |
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.) |
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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void |
Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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3.9% of GDP (1991) |
People - note:
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void |
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