The People of Turkmenistan
The People of Turkmenistan
Turkmen People
Population: 4,884,887 (July 2009 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 28.9% (male 713,698/female 697,222) 15-64 years: 66.9% (male 1,618,678/female 1,646,992) 65 years and over: 4.3% (male 90,352/female 117,945) (2009 est.)
Median age: total: 24.4 years male: 24.1 years female: 24.8 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.141% (2009 est.)
Death rate: 6.11 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Net migration rate: -1.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate: total: 45.36 deaths/1,000 live births male: 53.85 deaths/1,000 live births female: 36.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 67.87 years male: 64.94 years female: 70.95 years (2009 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.22 children born/woman (2009 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: less than 0.1% (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: fewer than 200 (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 100 (2004 est.)
Nationality: noun: Turkmen(s) adjective: Turkmen
Ethnic groups: Turkmen 85%, Uzbek 5%, Russian 4%, other 6% (2003)
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: 98.8% male: 99.3% female: 98.3% (1999 est.)