Population 4,822,166 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 34.4% (male 838,224; female 821,230)
15-64 years: 59.4% (male 1,403,328; female 1,459,914)
65 years and over: 6.2% (male 113,861; female 185,609) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 1.45% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 26.11 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 9.1 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate -2.51 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 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: 0.61 male(s)/female
total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 75.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 63.56 years
female: 67.98 years (2002 est.)
male: 59.35 years

Total fertility rate 3.16 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate less than 0.01% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS less than 100 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths less than 100 (1999 est.)

Nationality
noun: Kyrgyzstani(s)
adjective: Kyrgyzstani

Ethnic groups Kyrgyz 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 Kyrgyz - official language, Russian - official language
note: in December 2001, the Kyrgyzstani legislature made Russian an official language, equal in status to Kyrgyz

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 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Kyrgyzstan People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Kyrgyzstan People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.