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Nationality:
noun: Tajikistani(s)
adjective:
Tajikistani
Ethnic groups:
Tajik 79.9%, Uzbek 15.3%, Russian 1.1%, Kyrgyz 1.1%, other 2.6% (2000 census)
Languages:
Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
Religions:
Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
Population:
7,768,385 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 96
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 33.7% (male 1,332,136/female 1,285,643)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
20.9% (male 821,448/female 799,317)
25-54 years:
37.9% (male 1,450,490/female 1,491,522)
55-64 years:
4.3% (male 152,965/female 180,570)
65 years and over:
3.3% (male 107,335/female 146,959) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 22.9 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
22.4 years
female:
23.4 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.823% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 68
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Birth rate:
25.93 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 55
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Death rate:
6.49 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 150
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Net migration rate:
-1.21 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 155
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Urbanization:
urban population: 26% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
2.2% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
Major cities - population:
DUSHANBE (capital) 704,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.73 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
65 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 93
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Infant mortality rate:
total: 37.33 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 64
male:
41.91 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
32.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 66.38 years
country comparison to the world: 165
male:
63.3 years
female:
69.61 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.85 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 70
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
5.3% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 133
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Physicians density:
2.013 physicians/1,000 population (2006)
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Hospital bed density:
5.41 beds/1,000 population (2008)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 95% of population
rural: 94% of population
total: 94% of population
unimproved:
