Population 16,846,808 (July 1998 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 29% (male 2,486,607; female 2,413,207)
15-64 years: 64% (male 5,243,028; female 5,523,199)
65 years and over: 7% (male 393,950; female 786,817) (July 1998 est.)

Population growth rate -0.17% (1998 est.)

Birth rate 17.24 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Death rate 10.15 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Net migration rate -8.79 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)

Sex ratio
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.5 male(s)/female (1998 est.)

Infant mortality rate 58.25 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 63.59 years
male: 58.12 years
female: 69.33 years (1998 est.)

Total fertility rate 2.12 children born/woman (1998 est.)

Nationality
noun: Kazakhstani(s)
adjective: Kazakhstani

Ethnic groups Kazakh (Qazaq) 46%, Russian 34.7%, Ukrainian 4.9%, German 3.1%, Uzbek 2.3%, Tatar 1.9%, other 7.1% (1996)

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

Languages Kazakh (Qazaq) official language spoken by over 40% of population, Russian official language spoken by two-thirds of population and used in everyday business

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98%
male: 99%
female: 96% (1989 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Kazakhstan on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Kazakhstan People 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Kazakhstan People 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.