Population: Age structure: Median age: Population growth rate: Birth rate: Death rate: Net migration rate: Urbanization: Sex ratio: Infant mortality rate: Life expectancy at birth: Total fertility rate: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: HIV/AIDS - deaths: Major infectious diseases: Nationality: Ethnic groups: Religions: Languages: Literacy: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education): Education expenditures:
7,487,489 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 95
[see also: Population country ranks ]
0-14 years: 34.3% (male 1,282,681/female 1,238,607)
[see also: Age structure - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-64 years:
62.1% (male 2,260,552/female 2,303,034)
[see also: Age structure - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over:
3.6% (male 112,334/female 151,937) (2010 est.)
[see also: Age structure - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total: 22.2 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
21.7 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female:
22.7 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
1.852% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 65
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]
26.49 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 56
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
6.72 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 146
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
-1.26 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 165
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
urban population: 26% of total population (2008)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization:
1.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - under 15 years country ranks ]
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over:
0.74 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]
total: 39.78 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 67
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male:
44.55 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female:
34.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
total population: 65.68 years
country comparison to the world: 165
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male:
62.63 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female:
68.88 years (2010 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
2.94 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 69
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
less than 0.3% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 87
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]
10,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 103
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]
fewer than 500 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 91
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases:
bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease:
malaria (2009)
noun: Tajikistani(s)
adjective:
Tajikistani
Tajik 79.9%, Uzbek 15.3%, Russian 1.1%, Kyrgyz 1.1%, other 2.6% (2000 census)
Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
99.5%
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male:
99.7%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female:
99.2% (2000 census)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]
total: 11 years
male:
12 years
female:
10 years (2008)
3.5% of GDP (2008)
country comparison to the world: 132
[see also: Education expenditures country ranks ]