Short facts about people of Uzbekistan

Population:

25,155,064 (July 2001 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:  36.32% (male 4,646,341; female 4,489,265) 15-64 years:  59.06% (male 7,351,908; female 7,504,626) 65 years and over:  4.62% (male 466,029; female 696,895) (2001 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.6% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

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

Death rate:

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

Net migration rate:

-2.06 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Sex ratio:

at birth:  1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years:  1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years:  0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over:  0.67 male(s)/female total population:  0.98 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

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

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  63.81 years male:  60.24 years female:  67.56 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.06 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:  Uzbekistani(s) adjective:  Uzbekistani

Ethnic groups:

Uzbek 80%, Russian 5.5%, Tajik 5%, Kazakh 3%, Karakalpak 2.5%, Tatar 1.5%, other 2.5% (1996 est.)

Religions:

Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%

Languages:

Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%

Literacy:

definition:  age 15 and over can read and write total population:  99% male:  99% female:  99% (yearend 1996)

Source: World Factbook