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Demographics of Turkmenistan

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Demographics of Turkmenistan

The Demographics of Turkmenistan is about the demographic features of the population of Turkmenistan, including population growth, population density, ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population. The ethnic majority in Turkmenistan call themselves Turkmen.

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The population of Turkmenistan increased from 1.5 million in the 1959 census to 4.5 million in the 1995 census. The population continued growing to over 5 million in 2001-2006.

Fertility and Births

Total Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate) and Crude Birth Rate (CBR):

Ethnic groups

The table shows the ethnic composition of Turkmenistan's population (in percent) between 1926 and 1995. There has been a sharp decline in the Slavic ethnic groups (Russians and Ukrainians) and also Kazakhs and Tatars since independence (as captured in the 1979 and 1995 censuses). Uzbeks are now the second largest ethnic group in Turkmenistan, with Russians relegated to the third place. According to data announced in Ashgabat in February 2001, 91% of the population are Turkmen, 3% are Uzbeks, and 2% are Russians. Between 1989 and 2001 the number of Turkmen in Turkmenistan doubled (from 2.5 to 4.9 million), while the number of Russians dropped by two-thirds (from 334,000 to slightly over 100,000). However, this rapid growth seems rather unlikely.

CIA World Factbook demographic statistics

The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook as of September 2009, unless otherwise indicated.

Language

  • Turkmen (official) 72%
  • Russian 12%
  • Uzbek 9%
  • Other 7%

    • Religion

  • Islam 89%
  • Eastern Orthodox 9%
  • Unknown 2%

    • Ethnic groups

  • Turkmen 85%
  • Uzbek 5%
  • Russian 4%
  • Other 6%

    • Age structure

  • 0-14 years: 28.9% (male 713,698/female 697,222)
  • 15-64 years: 66.9% (male 1,618,678/female 1,646,992)
  • 65 years and over: 4.3% (male 90,352/female 117,945) (2009 est.)

    • Sex ratio

  • at birth:1.05 male(s)/female
  • under 15 years:1.02 male(s)/female
  • 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
  • 65 years and over:0.77 male(s)/female
  • total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2009 est.)

    • Life expectancy at birth

  • total population:67.87 years
  • male:64.94 years
  • female:70.95 years (2009 est.)

    • Nationality

  • noun:Turkmen(s)
  • adjective:Turkmen

    • Literacy

  • definition:age 15 and over can read and write
  • total population:98.8%
  • male: 99.3%
  • female: 98.3% (1999 est.)

    • References

    Demographics of Turkmenistan Wikipedia
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