143,010) (2017 est.) Median age total: 27.9 years male: 27.5 years 28.4 years (2017 est.) Sex ratio at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female under 15 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: 0.89 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2017 est.) Total fertility rate 2.03 children born/woman (2022 est.) Population growth rate 1.12% (2017 est.) Life expectancy at birth total population:70.4 years male:67.4 years female:73.6 years (2017 est.) Nationality noun:Turkmen(s) adjective:Turkmen Literacy definition:age 15 and over can read and write total population:98.8% male: 99.3% female: 98.3% (1999 est.) See also Demography of Central Asia References