Nationality:
noun: Kazakhstani(s)
adjective: Kazakhstani

Ethnic groups:
Kazakh (Qazaq) 63.1%, Russian 23.7%, Uzbek 2.9%, Ukrainian 2.1%, Uighur 1.4%, Tatar 1.3%, German 1.1%, other 4.4% (2009 est.)

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

Religions:
Muslim 70.2%, Christian 26.2% (mainly Russian Orthodox), other 0.2%, atheist 2.8%, unspecified 0.5% (2009 est.)

Population:
17,948,816 (July 2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 62
[see also: Population country ranks ]

Age structure:
0-14 years: 25.1% (male 2,247,628/female 2,254,744)
15-24 years: 16.1% (male 1,469,275/female 1,418,175)
25-54 years: 42.6% (male 3,720,498/female 3,927,626)
55-64 years: 9.2% (male 724,683/female 935,416)
65 years and over: 6.8% (male 429,565/female 821,206) (2014 est.)
population pyramid:

Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 48.7 %
youth dependency ratio: 38.7 %
elderly dependency ratio: 10 %
potential support ratio: 10 (2014 est.)

Median age:
total: 29.7 years
male: 28.4 years
female: 31.1 years (2014 est.)

Population growth rate:
1.17% (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 103
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
19.61 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 88
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
8.31 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 88
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
0.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 72
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Urbanization:
urban population: 53.6% of total population (2011)
rate of urbanization: 0.87% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:
Almaty 1.426 million; ASTANA (capital) 664,000 (2011)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 0.94 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.52 male(s)/female
total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

Mother's mean age at first birth:
25 (2011 est.)
[see also: Mother's mean age at first birth country ranks ]

Maternal mortality rate:
51 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 107
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 21.61 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 83
male: 24.34 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 19.06 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 70.24 years
country comparison to the world: 150
male: 64.98 years
female: 75.17 years (2014 est.)

Total fertility rate:
2.34 children born/woman (2014 est.)
country comparison to the world: 91
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Contraceptive prevalence rate:
51% (2011)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
3.9% of GDP (2011)
country comparison to the world: 165
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
3.84 physicians/1,000 population (2011)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
7.6 beds/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved:
urban: 99.2% of population
rural: 86% of population
total: 93.1% of population
unimproved:
urban: 0.8% of population
rural: 14% of population
total: 6.9% of population (2012 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 97% of population
rural: 98% of population
total: 97.5% of population
unimproved:
urban: 3% of population
rural: 2% of population
total: 2.5% of population (2012 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.1% (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 153
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
13,000 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 97
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
fewer than 500 (2009 est.)
country comparison to the world: 90
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
23.7% (2008)
country comparison to the world: 74
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
3.7% (2011)
country comparison to the world: 100
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
3.1% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 138
[see also: Education expenditures - percent of GDP country ranks ]

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.7%
male: 99.8%
female: 99.7% (2009 est.)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 15 years
male: 15 years
female: 15 years (2012)

Child labor - children ages 5-14:
total number: 59,254
percentage: 2 % (2006 est.)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 3.9%
country comparison to the world: 139
male: 2.9%
female: 5.1% (2012)