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Tajikistan People 1996

Population:

6,155,474 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

43% (female 1,303,627; male 1,340,086)

15-64 years:

53% (female 1,612,429; male 1,624,379)

65 years and over:

4% (female 157,841; male 117,112) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

2.6% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

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

Death rate:

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

Net migration rate:

-1.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

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

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

69.03 years

male:

66.11 years

female:

72.1 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

4.55 children born/woman (1995 est.)

Nationality:

noun:

Tajik(s)

adjective:

Tajik

Ethnic divisions:

Tajik 64.9%, Uzbek 25%, Russian 3.5% (declining because of emigration), other 6.6%

Religions:

Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 5%

Languages:

Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business

Literacy:

age 15 and over can read and write (1989)

total population:

98%

male:

99%

female:

97%

Labor force:

1.95 million (1992)

by occupation:

agriculture and forestry 43%, government and services 24%, industry 14%, trade and communications 11%, construction 8% (1990)

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