Demographics of Kyrgyzstan (original) (raw)

**Population:**4,685,230 (July 2000 est.)

Age structure:
_0-14 years:_36% (male 843,038; female 825,519)
_15-64 years:_58% (male 1,337,268; female 1,393,397)
_65 years and over:_6% (male 107,405; female 178,603) (2000 est.)

**Population growth rate:**1.43% (2000 est.)

**Birth rate:**26.29 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)

**Death rate:**9.15 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)

**Net migration rate:**-2.81 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:_0.96 male(s)/female
_65 years and over:_0.6 male(s)/female
_total population:_0.95 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

**Infant mortality rate:**77.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
_total population:_63.37 years
_male:_59.06 years
_female:_67.9 years (2000 est.)

**Total fertility rate:**3.22 children born/woman (2000 est.)

Nationality:
_noun:_Kyrgyzstani(s)
_adjective:_Kyrgyzstani

Ethnic groups: Kirghiz 52.4%, Russian 18%, Uzbek 12.9%, Ukrainian 2.5%, German 2.4%, other 11.8%

See also: Dungan

Religions: Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%

Languages: Kirghiz (Kyrgyz) - official language, Russian - official language

_note:_in March 1996, the Kyrgyzstani legislature amended the constitution to make Russian an official language, along with Kirghiz, in territories and work places where Russian-speaking citizens predominate

Literacy:
_definition:_age 15 and over can read and write
_total population:_97%
_male:_99%
_female:_96% (1989 est.)

See also : Kyrgyzstan