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Nationality:
noun: Turkmen(s)
adjective:
Turkmen
Ethnic groups:
Turkmen 85%, Uzbek 5%, Russian 4%, other 6% (2003)
Languages:
Turkmen (official) 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%
Religions:
Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
Population:
5,054,828 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 118
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 27.1% (male 692,297/female 675,224)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years:
21.4% (male 543,084/female 536,190)
25-54 years:
41.3% (male 1,033,580/female 1,055,280)
55-64 years:
6.1% (male 146,739/female 163,987)
65 years and over:
4.1% (male 90,703/female 117,744) (2012 est.)
Median age:
total: 25.8 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
25.4 years
female:
26.3 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.143% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 101
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Birth rate:
19.55 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 91
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
6.21 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 158
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
-1.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 162
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 50% 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:
ASHGABAT (capital) 637,000 (2009)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.77 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Maternal mortality rate:
67 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 89
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 40.89 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 60
male:
48.77 deaths/1,000 live births
female:
32.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 68.84 years
country comparison to the world: 153
male:
65.87 years
female:
71.96 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.14 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 109
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
2.3% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 186
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
2.438 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
4.06 beds/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 99% of population
rural: 97% of population
total: 98% of population
unimproved:
