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The People of Tajikistan

Tajikistani People

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Population: 7,349,145 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 34.3% (male 1,282,681/female 1,238,607) 15-64 years: 62.1% (male 2,260,552/female 2,303,034) 65 years and over: 3.6% (male 112,334/female 151,937) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 21.9 years male: 21.5 years female: 22.4 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.878% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 6.94 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: -1.28 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: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 41.03 deaths/1,000 live births male: 45.9 deaths/1,000 live births female: 35.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 65.33 years male: 62.29 years female: 68.52 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.99 children born/woman (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: less than 0.3% (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 10,000 (2007 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: fewer than 500 (2007 est.)

Nationality: noun: Tajikistani(s) adjective: Tajikistani

Ethnic groups: Tajik 79.9%, Uzbek 15.3%, Russian 1.1%, Kyrgyz 1.1%, other 2.6% (2000 census)

Religions: Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)

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

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.5% male: 99.7% female: 99.2% (2000 census)