My World Factbook
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People
4,940,916 (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 
115
0-14 years: 28.9% (male 713,698/female 697,222)
15-64 years: 66.9% (male 1,618,678/female 1,646,992)
65 years and over: 4.3% (male 90,352/female 117,945) (2010 est.)
total: 24.8 years
male: 24.4 years
female: 25.3 years (2010 est.)
1.14% (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 110
19.62 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 96
6.27 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 156
-1.95 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 171
urban population: 49% of total population (2008)
rate of urbanization: 2.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2010 est.)
total: 43.84 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 60
male: 52.13 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 35.14 deaths/1,000 live births (2010 est.)
total population: 68.2 years
country comparison to the world: 151
male: 65.25 years
female: 71.29 years (2010 est.)
2.19 children born/woman (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 113
less than 0.1% (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 154
fewer than 200 (2007 est.)
country comparison to the world: 157
fewer than 100 (2004 est.)
country comparison to the world: 147
noun: Turkmen(s)
adjective: Turkmen
Turkmen 85%, Uzbek 5%, Russian 4%, other 6% (2003)
Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%
Turkmen (official) 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.8%
male: 99.3%
female: 98.3% (1999 est.)
3.9% of GDP (1991)
country comparison to the world: 110
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