Short facts about people of Kyrgyzstan

Population:

4,753,003 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  35.03% (male 841,029; female 823,723) 15-64 years:  58.83% (male 1,369,842; female 1,426,522) 65 years and over:  6.14% (male 110,340; female 181,547) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.44% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

26.18 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

9.13 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-2.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.61 male(s)/female total population:  0.95 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

76.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  63.46 years male:  59.2 years female:  67.94 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.19 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

less than 0.01% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

less than 100 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

less than 100 (1999 est.)

Nationality:

noun:  Kyrgyzstani(s) adjective:  Kyrgyzstani

Ethnic groups:

Kirghiz 52.4%, Russian 18%, Uzbek 12.9%, Ukrainian 2.5%, German 2.4%, other 11.8%

Religions:

Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%

Languages:

Kirghiz (Kyrgyz) - official language, Russian - official language note:  in May 2000, the Kyrgyzstani legislature made Russian an official language, equal in status to Kirghiz

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  97% male:  99% female:  96% (1989 est.)

Source: World Factbook