Kyrgyzstan Demographics Profile 2008

Population

5,356,869 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 29.9% (male 817,369/female 784,782)
15-64 years: 64% (male 1,681,440/female 1,748,222)
65 years and over: 6.1% (male 127,263/female 197,793) (2008 est.)

Median age

total: 24.2 years
male: 23.3 years
female: 25 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate

1.38% (2008 est.)

Birth rate

23.31 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate

6.97 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate

-2.55 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 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: 0.64 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 32.3 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 37.33 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 27 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 69.12 years
male: 65.12 years
female: 73.33 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.67 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

less than 0.1% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

3,900 (2003 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

less than 200 (2003 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 64.7% (official), Uzbek 13.6%, Russian 12.5% (official), Dungun 1%, other 8.2% (1999 census)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.7%
male: 99.3%
female: 98.1% (1999 census)