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The People of Uzbekistan

Uzbekistani People

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Population: 27,606,007 (July 2009 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 28.1% (male 3,970,386/female 3,787,371) 15-64 years: 67% (male 9,191,439/female 9,309,791) 65 years and over: 4.9% (male 576,191/female 770,829) (2009 est.)

Median age: total: 24.7 years male: 24.2 years female: 25.2 years (2009 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.935% (2009 est.)

Death rate: 5.3 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate: -2.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 23.43 deaths/1,000 live births male: 27.7 deaths/1,000 live births female: 18.9 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 71.96 years male: 68.95 years female: 75.15 years (2009 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.95 children born/woman (2009 est.)

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

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 16,000 (2007 est.)

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

Nationality: noun: Uzbekistani 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: 99.3% male: 99.6% female: 99% (2003 est.)