Population:
7,349,145 (July 2009 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 34.3% (male 1,282,681/female 1,238,607)
15-64 years: 62.1% (male 2,260,552/female 2,303,034)
65 years and over: 3.6% (male 112,334/female 151,937) (2009 est.)
Median age:
total: 21.9 years
male: 21.5 years
female: 22.4 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.878% (2009 est.)
Birth rate:
26.9 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Death rate:
6.94 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)
Net migration rate:
-1.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Urbanization:
urban population: 26% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 41.03 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 45.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 35.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 65.33 years
male: 62.29 years
female: 68.52 years (2009 est.)
See also: Healthy Life Expectancy
See also: Health Performance
Total fertility rate:
2.99 children born/woman (2009 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.3% (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
10,000 (2007 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 500 (2007 est.)
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria (2009)
Nationality:
noun: Tajikistani(s)
adjective: Tajikistani
Ethnic groups:
Tajik 79.9%, Uzbek 15.3%, Russian 1.1%, Kyrgyz 1.1%, other 2.6% (2000 census)
Religions:
Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
Languages:
Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.5%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.2% (2000 census)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 11 years
male: 12 years
female: 10 years (2006)
Education expenditures:
3.4% of GDP (2006)
