Kyrgyzstan Population: 4 522 281 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 36% (male 817 229; female 800 248) 15-64 years: 58% (male 1 285 520; female 1 337 259) 65 years and over: 6% (male 104 105; female 177 920) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 0.37% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 22.03 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 8.65 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: -9.72 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.58 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 74.76 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 63.77 years male: 59.45 years female: 68.3 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.68 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Kyrgyzstani(s) adjective: Kyrgyzstani Ethnic groups: Kirghiz 52.4% Russian 18% Uzbek 12.9% Ukrainian 2.5% German 2.4% other 11.8% Religions: Muslim 75% Russian Orthodox 20% other 5% Languages: Kirghiz (Kyrgyz)—official language Russian—official language note: in March 1996 the Kyrgyzstani legislature amended the constitution to make Russian an official language along with Kirghiz in territories and work places where Russian-speaking citizens predominate Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 99% female: 96% (1989 est.)
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