| Population | 7,076,598 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 35% (male 1,261,247/female 1,218,686)
15-64 years: 61.2% (male 2,145,300/female 2,184,519)
65 years and over: 3.8% (male 113,186/female 153,660) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 21.3 years
male: 20.8 years
female: 21.8 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 1.895% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 27.33 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 7.05 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | -1.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.035 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.982 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.737 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 43.64 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 48.73 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 38.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 64.61 years
male: 61.6 years
female: 67.78 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 3.09 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | less than 200 (2003 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | less than 100 (2001 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Tajikistani(s)
adjective: Tajikistani |
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| Ethnic groups | Tajik 79.9%, Uzbek 15.3%, Russian 1.1%, Kyrgyz 1.1%, other 2.6% (2000 census) |
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| Religions | Sunni Muslim 85%, Shi'a Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.) |
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| Languages | Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.5%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.2% (2000 census) |
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