Demography
Note: The latest census in Kazakhstan was conducted in March of 2009. According to early results the total population of Kazakhstan has reached 15.881 million people. The full results of the census expected in 2010
Age structure:
0-14 years: 21.8% (male 1,717,469/female 1,643,920)
15-64 years: 70.2% (male 5,279,292/female 5,534,607)
65 years and over: 7.9% (male 426,494/female 797,655) (2009 est.)
| Life Expectancy at Birth, Total | 66 | |
| Life Expectancy at Birth, Male | 61 | |
| Life Expectancy at Birth, Female | 72 |
Median age:
Total: 29.6 years
Male: 28.1 years
Female: 31.3 years (2009 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.392% (2009 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 166
Birth rate:
16.6 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 127
Death rate:
9.39 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 76
Net migration rate:
-3.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
Country comparison to the world: 153
Urbanization:
Urban population: 58% of total population (2008)
Rate of urbanization: 1.2% annual rate of change (2005-10 est.)
Ethnic Composition
|
Kazakh |
59.2 % |
|
Russian |
25.6 % |
|
Ukrainian |
2.9 % |
|
German |
1.4 % |
|
Tatar |
1.5 % |
|
Uzbek |
2.9 % |
|
Uyghur |
1.5% |
