Age structure: 0-14 years: 39% (male 840,168; female 812,573) 15-64 years : 57% (male 1,182,706; female 1,217,484) 65 years and over: 4% (male 66,451; female 109,867) (July 1997 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.61% (1997 est.)
Birth rate: 26.61 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Death rate: 8.65 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Net migration rate: -1.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth : 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.6 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (1997 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 72.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 61.51 years male: 57.88 years female: 65.31 years (1997 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.31 children born/woman (1997 est.)
Nationality: noun : Turkmen(s) adjective: Turkmen