People of Tajikistan
| Population: | 7,076,598 (July 2007 est.) |
| Age structure: | 0-14 years: 35% (male 1,261,247/female 1,218,686) 15-64 years: 61.2% (male 2,145,300/female 2,184,519) 65 years and over: 3.8% (male 113,186/female 153,660) (2007 est.) |
| Median age: | total: 21.3 years male: 20.8 years female: 21.8 years (2007 est.) |
| Population growth rate: | 1.895% (2007 est.) |
| Birth rate: | 27.33 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Death rate: | 7.05 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Net migration rate: | -1.33 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) |
| Sex ratio: | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.035 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.982 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.737 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2007 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate: | total: 43.64 deaths/1,000 live births male: 48.73 deaths/1,000 live births female: 38.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth: | total population: 64.61 years male: 61.6 years female: 67.78 years (2007 est.) |
| Total fertility rate: | 3.09 children born/woman (2007 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: | less than 0.1% (2001 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: | less than 200 (2003 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths: | less than 100 (2001 est.) |
| Nationality: | noun: Tajikistani(s) adjective: Tajikistani |
| Ethnic groups: | Tajik 79.9%, Uzbek 15.3%, Russian 1.1%, Kyrgyz 1.1%, other 2.6% (2000 census) |
| Religions: | Sunni Muslim 85%, Shi'a Muslim 5%, other 10% (2003 est.) |
| Languages: | Tajik (official), Russian widely used in government and business |
| Literacy: | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.5% male: 99.7% female: 99.2% (2000 census) |