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Turkmenistan People 1996

Population:

4,075,316 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

40% (female 798,620; male 821,550)

15-64 years:

56% (female 1,155,392; male 1,128,844)

65 years and over:

4% (female 105,424; male 65,486) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

1.97% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

29.93 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

7.34 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

-2.92 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

68.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

65.35 years

male:

61.85 years

female:

69.02 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

3.72 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Turkmen(s)

adjective:

Turkmen

Ethnic divisions:

Turkmen 73.3%, Russian 9.8%, Uzbek 9%, Kazakh 2%, other 5.9%

Religions:

Muslim 87%, Eastern Orthodox 11%, unknown 2%

Languages:

Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1989)

total population:

98%

male:

99%

female:

97%

Labor force:

1.642 million (January 1994)

by occupation:

agriculture and forestry 44%, industry and construction 20%, other 36% (1992)

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