Kazakhstan Demographics Profile 2013

Population

17,522,010 (July 2012 est.)

Age structure

0-14 years: 24.4% (male 2,154,544/female 2,126,508)
15-24 years: 17.7% (male 1,578,385/female 1,530,091)
25-54 years: 42.4% (male 3,609,125/female 3,828,084)
55-64 years: 8.6% (male 659,481/female 855,815)
65 years and over: 6.7% (male 404,254/female 775,723) (2012 est.)

Median age

total: 29.3 years
male: 27.9 years
female: 30.8 years (2012 est.)

Population growth rate

1.235% (2012 est.)

Birth rate

20.44 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Death rate

8.52 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)

Net migration rate

0.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 59% of total population (2010)
rate of urbanization: 1.3% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major cities - population

Almaty 1.383 million; ASTANA (capital) 650,000 (2009)

Sex ratio

at birth: 0.94 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.52 male(s)/female
total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2011 est.)

Infant mortality rate

total: 23.06 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 25.83 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 20.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2012 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 69.63 years
male: 64.34 years
female: 74.59 years (2012 est.)

Total fertility rate

2.41 children born/woman (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate

0.1% (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS

13,000 (2009 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths

fewer than 500 (2009 est.)

Sanitation facility access

improved:
urban: 97% of population
rural: 98% of population
total: 97% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3% of population
rural: 2% of population
total: 3% of population

Nationality

noun: Kazakhstani(s)
adjective: Kazakhstani

Ethnic groups

Kazakh (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)

Religions

Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%

Languages

Kazakh (Qazaq, state language) 64.4%, Russian (official, used in everyday business, designated the "language of interethnic communication") 95% (2001 est.)

Literacy

definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.5%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.3% (1999 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

total: 15 years
male: 15 years
female: 16 years (2010)

Education expenditures

2.8% of GDP (2007)

Maternal mortality rate

51 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight

4.9% (2006)

Health expenditures

4.3% of GDP (2009)

Physicians density

3.877 physicians/1,000 population (2007)

Hospital bed density

7.6 beds/1,000 population (2009)