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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)
Languages:
Kazakh (Qazaq, state language) 64.4%, Russian (official, used in everyday business, designated the "language of interethnic communication") 95% (2001 est.)
Religions:
Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%
Population:
17,522,010 (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 60
[see also: Population country ranks ]
Age structure:
0-14 years: 24.4% (male 2,154,544/female 2,126,508)
[see also: Age structure 0-14 years country ranks ]
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
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male:
27.9 years
female:
30.8 years (2012 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.235% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 95
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Birth rate:
20.44 births/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 87
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]
Death rate:
8.52 deaths/1,000 population (July 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 81
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]
Net migration rate:
0.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 64
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]
Urbanization:
urban population: 59% of total population (2010)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
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
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
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.)
Maternal mortality rate:
51 deaths/100,000 live births (2010)
country comparison to the world: 106
[see also: Maternal mortality rate country ranks ]
Infant mortality rate:
total: 23.06 deaths/1,000 live births
country comparison to the world: 84
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
country comparison to the world: 149
male:
64.34 years
female:
74.59 years (2012 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2.41 children born/woman (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 88
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]
Health expenditures:
4.3% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 155
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]
Physicians density:
3.877 physicians/1,000 population (2007)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]
Hospital bed density:
7.6 beds/1,000 population (2009)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]
Sanitation facility access:
improved:
urban: 97% of population
rural: 98% of population
total: 97% of population
unimproved:
