Kyrgyzstan People 1997

Population 4,512,809 (July 1997 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 36% (male 829,888; female 812,056)
15-64 years: 58% (male 1,271,390; female 1,321,774)
65 years and over: 6% (male 101,616; female 176,085) (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate 0.05% (1997 est.)

Birth rate 22.27 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate 8.59 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Net migration rate -13.15 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: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.58 male(s)/female
total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Infant mortality rate 73.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 63.97 years
male : 59.65 years
female: 68.49 years (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate 2.73 children born/woman (1997 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%

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 constitutionto make Russian an official language, along with Kirghiz, in territories andwork 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.)

NOTE: The information regarding Kyrgyzstan 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 Kyrgyzstan People 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Kyrgyzstan People 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.