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| Population: |
6,578,681 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
41.18% (male 1,367,194; female 1,341,967)
15-64 years:
54.22% (male 1,773,605; female 1,793,345)
65 years and over:
4.6% (male 131,009; female 171,561) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
2.12% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
33.23 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
8.57 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-3.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.76 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
116.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
64.18 years
male:
61.09 years
female:
67.42 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
4.29 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
less than 0.01% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
less than 100 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
less than 100 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Tajikistani(s)
adjective:
Tajikistani
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| Ethnic groups: |
Tajik 64.9%, Uzbek 25%, Russian 3.5% (declining because of emigration), other 6.6%
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| Religions: |
Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 5%
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| Languages: |
Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
99%
female:
97% (1989 est.)
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