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Tajikistan

Population

Population: 5.9m
0-14 years: 43% 14-65 years: 53% 65 + years: 0.7%
Rural population (%): 68 Urban population (%): 32
Growth rate: 1.5% Population density: 41

Income and Wealth

HDI ranking: 115

(out of 175)

GDP real growth rate: -12.4%
GDP

(in billion $)

6.4 (1995) GDP per capita: $1,040

Health

Birth rate

(births/1000 population):

33.8 Death rate

(deaths/1000 population):

8.4
Infant mortality rate (deaths/1000 live birth): 113.1 Life expectancy at birth

(Male/Female):

64.5

(60.8/68.2)

Total fertility rate

(children born/woman):

4.4 Public expenditures on health as % of GDP: 6.0
Population with access to...(%)
  -health services:  
  -safe water:  
  -sanitation:  

Education

Adult illiteracy rates estimates

(female):

  Public expenditure on education:

(as % of GNP):

9.5
Number of 3rd level students:

(students/100,000):

2,298 Net enrolment ratio at the first level

(female):

 
First level pupil/teachers ratio

(% female teachers)

23 (49) School life expectancy number of years:  

Employment

Labour force as % of total population

(age 15+women’s share) :

36 (42) Unemployment rate: 3.3%
% of labour force in...
  -Agriculture: 41
  -Industry: 23
  -Services: 36

Poverty & Quality of Life

HPI ranking:   Real GDP per capita rank minus HDI rank: 35
People in poverty in % (urban/rural):   GDI ranking: 96

(out of 146)

 

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