Kyrgyzstan People - 2004

Population:
5,081,429 (July 2004 est.)

Age structure:
0-14 years: 32.3% (male 835,599; female 804,384)
15-64 years: 61.6% (male 1,535,447; female 1,594,972)
65 years and over: 6.1% (male 120,555; female 190,472) (2004 est.)

Median age:
total: 23.1 years
male: 22.2 years
female: 24 years (2004 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.25% (2004 est.)

Birth rate:
22.13 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Death rate:
7.19 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Net migration rate:
-2.45 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.63 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.)

Infant mortality rate:
total: 36.81 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 31.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 42.23 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 67.84 years
male: 63.84 years
female: 72.05 years (2004 est.)

See also: Healthy Life Expectancy

See also: Health Performance

Total fertility rate:
2.71 children born/woman (2004 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
less than 0.1% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
over 500 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
less than 100 (2001 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Kyrgyzstani(s)
adjective: Kyrgyzstani

Ethnic groups:
Kyrgyz 64.9%, Uzbek 13.8%, Russian 12.5%, Dungan 1.1%, Ukrainian 1%, Uygur 1%, other 5.7% (1999 census)

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

Languages:
Kyrgyz - official language, Russian - official language
note: in December 2001, the Kyrgyzstani legislature made Russian an official language, equal in status to Kyrgyz