Population17,522,010 (July 2012 est.) Age structure0-14 years: 24.4% (male 2,154,544/female 2,126,508) Median agetotal: 29.3 years Population growth rate1.235% (2012 est.) Birth rate20.44 births/1,000 population (2012 est.) Death rate8.52 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.) Net migration rate0.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.) Urbanizationurban population: 59% of total population (2010) Major cities - populationAlmaty 1.383 million; ASTANA (capital) 650,000 (2009) Sex ratioat birth: 0.94 male(s)/female Infant mortality ratetotal: 23.06 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 69.63 years Total fertility rate2.41 children born/woman (2012 est.) HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.1% (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS13,000 (2009 est.) HIV/AIDS - deathsfewer than 500 (2009 est.) Sanitation facility accessimproved: Nationalitynoun: Kazakhstani(s) Ethnic groupsKazakh (Qazaq) 63.1%, Russian 23.7%, Uzbek 2.8%, Ukrainian 2.1%, Uighur 1.4%, Tatar 1.3%, German 1.1%, other 4.5% (1999 census) ReligionsMuslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7% LanguagesKazakh (Qazaq, state language) 64.4%, Russian (official, used in everyday business, designated the "language of interethnic communication") 95% (2001 est.) Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 15 years Education expenditures2.8% of GDP (2007) Maternal mortality rate51 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) Children under the age of 5 years underweight4.9% (2006) Health expenditures4.3% of GDP (2009) Physicians density3.877 physicians/1,000 population (2007) Hospital bed density7.6 beds/1,000 population (2009) |
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Source: CIA World Factbook | |