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The People of Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstani People

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Population: 5,431,747 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 29.7% (male 822,128/female 789,425) 15-64 years: 64.5% (male 1,717,497/female 1,787,551) 65 years and over: 5.8% (male 123,045/female 192,101) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 24.4 years male: 23.6 years female: 25.3 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.396% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 6.97 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: -2.57 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.64 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 31.26 deaths/1,000 live births male: 36.19 deaths/1,000 live births female: 26.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 69.43 years male: 65.43 years female: 73.64 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.65 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: less than 0.1% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 4,200 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 200 (2007 est.)

Nationality: noun: Kyrgyzstani(s) adjective: Kyrgyzstani

Ethnic groups: Kyrgyz 64.9%, Uzbek 13.8%, Russian 12.5%, Dungan 1.1%, Ukrainian 1%, Uygur 1%, other 5.7% (1999 census)

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

Languages: Kyrgyz 64.7% (official), Uzbek 13.6%, Russian 12.5% (official), Dungun 1%, other 8.2% (1999 census)

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98.7% male: 99.3% female: 98.1% (1999 census)