Population 5,945,903 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 42% (male 1,263,725; female 1,234,730)
15-64 years : 53% (male 1,578,940; female 1,599,458)
65 years and over: 5% (male 114,118; female 154,932) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 1.18% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 27.93 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 7.74 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate -8.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth : 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.74 male(s)/female
total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 109.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 64.68 years
male : 61.55 years
female: 67.97 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 3.58 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Nationality
noun: Tajikistani(s)
adjective: Tajikistani

Ethnic groups Tajik 64.9%, Uzbek 25%, Russian 3.5% (declining because of emigration),other 6.6%

Religions Sunni Muslim 80%, Shi'a Muslim 5%

Languages Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 97% (1989 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Tajikistan on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Tajikistan People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Tajikistan People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.