Short facts about people of Turkmenistan

Population:

4,603,244 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  37.88% (male 891,758; female 852,104) 15-64 years:  58.09% (male 1,313,303; female 1,360,690) 65 years and over:  4.03% (male 70,800; female 114,589) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.85% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

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

Death rate:

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

Net migration rate:

-1.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.62 male(s)/female total population:  0.98 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

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

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  61 years male:  57.43 years female:  64.76 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.58 children born/woman (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

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:  Turkmen(s) adjective:  Turkmen

Ethnic groups:

Turkmen 77%, Uzbek 9.2%, Russian 6.7%, Kazakh 2%, other 5.1% (1995)

Religions:

Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%

Languages:

Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%

Literacy:

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

Source: World Factbook