Nationality:
noun: Turkmen(s)
adjective: Turkmen

Ethnic groups:
Turkmen 85%, Uzbek 5%, Russian 4%, other 6% (2003)

Languages:
Turkmen (official) 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%

Religions:
Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2%

Population:
5,113,040 (July 2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 119
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 26.7% (male 690,673/female 673,271)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 20.8% (male 535,131/female 528,473)
25-54 years: 41.8% (male 1,058,811/female 1,079,697)
55-64 years: 6.5% (male 157,474/female 176,088)
65 years and over: 4.2% (male 92,891/female 120,531) (2013 est.)

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 48.3 %
[see also: Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio country ranks ]
youth dependency ratio: 42.2 %
elderly dependency ratio: 6.1 %
potential support ratio: 16.5 (2013)

Median age:
total: 26.2 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 25.8 years
female: 26.6 years (2013 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.15% (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 104
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
19.53 births/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 91
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
6.18 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 160
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
-1.88 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 161
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 48.7% of total population (2011)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 1.91% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
ASHGABAT (capital) 637,000 (2009)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2013 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth:
24.6 (2006 est.)
[see also: Mother's mean age at first birth country ranks ]

Maternal mortality rate:
67 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 90
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 39.48 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 60
male: 47.17 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 31.41 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 69.16 years
country comparison to the world: 156
male: 66.18 years
female: 72.29 years (2013 est.)

Total fertility rate:
2.12 children born/woman (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world: 108
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Contraceptive prevalence rate:
61.8% (2000)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
2.7% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 183
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
2.44 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
4.1 beds/1,000 population (2011)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved: