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Population:
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7,349,145 (July 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 96
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Age structure:
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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.)
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Median age:
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total: 21.9 years
male: 21.5 years
female: 22.4 years (2009 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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1.878% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 67
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Birth rate:
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26.9 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 60
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Death rate:
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6.83 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 138
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Net migration rate:
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-1.28 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 124
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Urbanization:
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urban population: 26% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 1.6% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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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.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 41.03 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 66
male: 45.9 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 35.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 65.33 years
country comparison to the world: 166
male: 62.29 years
female: 68.52 years (2009 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.99 children born/woman (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 74
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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less than 0.3% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 87
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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10,000 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 103
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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fewer than 500 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 98
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Major infectious diseases:
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degree of risk: high
food or waterborne diseases: bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever
vectorborne disease: malaria (2009)
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Nationality:
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noun: Tajikistani(s)
adjective: Tajikistani
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Ethnic groups:
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Tajik 79.9%, Uzbek 15.3%, Russian 1.1%, Kyrgyz 1.1%, other 2.6% (2000 census)
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Religions:
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Sunni Muslim 85%, Shia Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.)
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Languages:
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Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.5%
male: 99.7%
female: 99.2% (2000 census)
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 11 years
male: 12 years
female: 10 years (2006)
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Education expenditures:
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