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.)
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.)
