Demographics of Turkmenistan
Demographics of Turkmenistan:
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Population
4,952,081 (July 2005 est.)
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.)
Population growth rate
1.82% (2005 est.)
Birth rate
27.68 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Death rate
8.78 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate
-0.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
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.)
Infant mortality rate
73.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population:61.39 years
male:58.02 years
female:64.93 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate
3.41 children born/woman (2005 est.)
Nationality
noun:Turkmen(s)
adjective:Turkmen
Ethnic groups
Turkmen 85%, Uzbek 5%, Russian 4%, other 6% (2003)
Religion
Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
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
Literacy
definition:age 15 and over can read and write
total population:98%
male:99%
female:97% (1989 est.)
Categories
Demographics by country | Geography of Turkmenistan | Turkmen society