Military branches:
Kazakhstan Armed Forces: Ground Forces, Navy, Air Mobile Forces, Air Defense Forces (2013)
Military service age and obligation:
18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory military service; conscript service obligation is 2 years, but Kazakhstan may be transitioning to a contract force; 19 is the legal minimum age for voluntary service; military cadets in intermediate (ages 15-17) and higher (ages 17-21) education institutes are classified as military service personnel (2012)
Manpower available for military service:
males age 16-49:
4,163,629
females age 16-49:
4,179,051 (2010 est.)
Manpower fit for military service:
males age 16-49:
2,909,999
females age 16-49:
3,528,169 (2010 est.)
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:
male:
125,322
female:
119,541 (2010 est.)
Military expenditures:
1.21% of GDP (2012)
country comparison to the world: 84
0.97% of GDP (2011)
1.21% of GDP (2010)
[see also: Military expenditures country ranks ]