Achilova Ayjahan

* The current population of Turkmenistan is 5,877,877. * Turkmenistan’s population is equivalent to 0,08% of global population. * Turkmenistan is 113 th in the world by its population. * 48,6% is urban population. Introduction

* The majority of Turkmen people are ethnic Turkmens (85%) with the large minorities of Uzbeks (5%) and Russians (4%). Small minorities include Kazakhs, Tatars, Ukrainians, Kurds, Armenians, Azers, Balochs and Pashtuns. ( data differs due to sources) * In 1939, 18,6% of population was ethnic Russian which fell to 9,5% till1989. * Muslims make up to 89% of the population while 9% follow the eastern Orthodox Church and the other 2% are non- religious.

 The density of population differs, one sources states that, it is 12 per km 2 and another sources claims that it is 10,5 people per km 2.

* One birth every 4 minutes. * One death every 13 minutes. * One net migrant every 103 minutes. * Net gain of one person every 6 minutes. Life Expectancy Components of Population Change Age structure 0-14 years: 25.79% (male 699,612/female 680,583) years: 18.39% (male 495,025/female 488,930) years: 43.18% (male 1,147,044/female 1,163,762) years: 7.9% (male 199,363/female 223,443) 65 years and over: 4.74% (male 110,505/female 143,010) Median age total: 27.9 years Total fertility rate 2.07 children born/woman Population growth rate 1.12% Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write

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