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Age structure:
0-14 years:
42% (male 1,362,521; female 1,336,205)
15-64 years:
54% (male 1,714,545; female 1,734,430)
65 years and over:
4% (male 126,170; female 166,861) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.12% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 33.56 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 8.64 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -3.71 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.76 male(s)/female
total population:
0.99 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 117.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
64.08 years
male:
60.95 years
female:
67.38 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 4.35 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Tajikistani(s)
adjective:
Tajikistani
Ethnic groups: 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:
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
99%
female:
97% (1989 est.)
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