| Population | 27,780,059 (July 2007 est.) |
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| Age structure | 0-14 years: 32.4% (male 4,587,338/female 4,416,014)
15-64 years: 62.8% (male 8,636,226/female 8,817,633)
65 years and over: 4.8% (male 543,417/female 779,431) (2007 est.) |
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| Median age | total: 22.9 years
male: 22.3 years
female: 23.5 years (2007 est.) |
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| Population growth rate | 1.732% (2007 est.) |
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| Birth rate | 26.46 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Death rate | 7.73 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Net migration rate | -1.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
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| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.039 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.979 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.697 male(s)/female
total population: 0.982 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
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| Infant mortality rate | total: 68.89 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 73.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 64.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 64.98 years
male: 61.57 years
female: 68.56 years (2007 est.) |
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| Total fertility rate | 2.88 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
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People living
with HIV/AIDS | 11,000 (2003 est.) |
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths | less than 500 (2003 est.) |
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| Nationality | noun: Uzbekistani
adjective: Uzbekistani |
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| Ethnic groups | Uzbek 80%, Russian 5.5%, Tajik 5%, Kazakh 3%, Karakalpak 2.5%, Tatar 1.5%, other 2.5% (1996 est.) |
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| Religions | Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3% |
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| Languages | Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1% |
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| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.3%
male: 99.6%
female: 99% (2003 est.) |
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