| Population: |
16,731,303 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age structure: |
0-14 years:
26.73% (male 2,271,866; female 2,200,078)
15-64 years:
66.03% (male 5,358,535; female 5,688,550)
65 years and over:
7.24% (male 412,761; female 799,513) (2001 est.)
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| Population growth rate: |
0.03% (2001 est.)
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| Birth rate: |
17.3 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death rate: |
10.61 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net migration rate: |
-6.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Sex ratio: |
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.52 male(s)/female
total population:
0.93 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant mortality rate: |
59.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life expectancy at birth: |
total population:
63.29 years
male:
57.87 years
female:
68.97 years (2001 est.)
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| Total fertility rate: |
2.07 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: |
0.04% (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: |
3,500 (1999 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS - deaths: |
less than 100 (1999 est.)
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| Nationality: |
noun:
Kazakhstani(s)
adjective:
Kazakhstani
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| Ethnic groups: |
Kazakh (Qazaq) 53.4%, Russian 30%, Ukrainian 3.7%, Uzbek 2.5%, German 2.4%, Uighur 1.4%, other 6.6% (1999 census)
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| Religions: |
Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%
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| Languages: |
Kazakh (Qazaq, state language) 40%, Russian (official, used in everyday business) 66%
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| Literacy: |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98%
male:
99%
female:
96% (1989 est.)
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