Population: 3,995,122 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 2.01% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 30.42 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 7.44 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: -2.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 69.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 65.14 years
male: 61.63 years
female: 68.82 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 3.77 children born/woman (1994 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 9-49 can read and write (1970)
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100%
Labor force: 1.573 million
by occupation: agriculture and forestry 44%, industry and construction 20%, other 36% (1992)

NOTE: The information regarding Turkmenistan on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Turkmenistan People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Turkmenistan People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.