Short facts about people of Tadjikistan

Population:

6,578,681 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  41.18% (male 1,367,194; female 1,341,967) 15-64 years:  54.22% (male 1,773,605; female 1,793,345) 65 years and over:  4.6% (male 131,009; female 171,561) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.12% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

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

Death rate:

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

Net migration rate:

-3.49 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:  0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.76 male(s)/female total population:  0.99 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

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

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  64.18 years male:  61.09 years female:  67.42 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

4.29 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:  Tajikistani(s) adjective:  Tajikistani

Ethnic groups:

Tajik 64.9%, Uzbek 25%, Russian 3.5% (declining because of emigration), other 6.6%

Religions:

Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 5%

Languages:

Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  98% male:  99% female:  97% (1989 est.)

Source: World Factbook