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Nationality:
noun: Kyrgyzstani(s)
adjective:
Kyrgyzstani
Ethnic groups:
Kyrgyz 64.9%, Uzbek 13.8%, Russian 12.5%, Dungan 1.1%, Ukrainian 1%, Uighur 1%, other 5.7% (1999 census)
Languages:
Kyrgyz (official) 64.7%, Uzbek 13.6%, Russian (official) 12.5%, Dungun 1%, other 8.2% (1999 census)
Religions:
Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%
Population:
5,496,737 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 111
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 29.6% (male 830,939/female 795,028)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
20% (male 558,689/female 542,489)
25-54 years:
39% (male 1,048,074/female 1,095,657)
55-64 years:
6.5% (male 154,761/female 202,173)
65 years and over:
4.9% (male 103,679/female 165,248) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 25.2 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
24.3 years
female:
26.2 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.89% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 125
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
Birth rate:
23.9 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 69
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
6.9 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 136
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-8.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 204
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 35% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
1.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
BISHKEK (capital) 854,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.07 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.63 male(s)/female
total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
71 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 86
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 30.8 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 68
male:
35.2 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
26.1 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 69.45 years
country comparison to the world: 151
male:
65.27 years
female:
73.91 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.73 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 74
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
4.1% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 159
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
2.301 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
5.06 beds/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 94% of population
rural: 93% of population
total: 93% of population
unimproved:
