Population 4,522,281 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 36% (male 817,229; female 800,248)
15-64 years: 58% (male 1,285,520; female 1,337,259)
65 years and over: 6% (male 104,105; female 177,920) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate 0.37% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 22.03 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 8.65 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate -9.72 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.58 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 74.76 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 63.77 years
male: 59.45 years
female: 68.3 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 2.68 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Kyrgyzstani(s)
adjective: Kyrgyzstani

Ethnic groups Kirghiz 52.4%, Russian 18%, Uzbek 12.9%, Ukrainian 2.5%, German 2.4%, other 11.8%

Religions Muslim 75%, Russian Orthodox 20%, other 5%

Languages Kirghiz (Kyrgyz) - official language, Russian - official language
note: in March 1996, the Kyrgyzstani legislature amended the constitution to make Russian an official language, along with Kirghiz, in territories and work places where Russian-speaking citizens predominate

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 97%
male: 99%
female: 96% (1989 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Kyrgyzstan on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Kyrgyzstan People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Kyrgyzstan People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.