Turkmenistan Population: 4 297 629 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 39% (male 843 839; female 813 837) 15-64 years: 57% (male 1 211 477; female 1 249 085) 65 years and over: 4% (male 67 842; female 111 549) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: 1.6% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 26.24 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 8.7 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: -1.58 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.6 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 72.89 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 61.3 years male: 57.68 years female: 65.11 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 3.26 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Turkmen(s) adjective: Turkmen Ethnic groups: Turkmen 77% Uzbek 9.2% Russian 6.7% Kazakh 2% other 5.1% (1995) Religions: Muslim 89% Eastern Orthodox 9% unknown 2% Languages: Turkmen 72% Russian 12% Uzbek 9% other 7% Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 99% female: 97% (1989 est.)
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