Population 16,741,519 (July 2002 est.)

Age structure
0-14 years: 26% (male 2,212,985; female 2,141,392)
15-64 years: 66.5% (male 5,393,281; female 5,731,288)
65 years and over: 7.5% (male 434,879; female 827,694) (2002 est.)

Population growth rate 0.1% (2002 est.)

Birth rate 17.83 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Death rate 10.69 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)

Net migration rate -6.16 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)

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: 0.53 male(s)/female
total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2002 est.)

Infant mortality rate 58.95 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)

Life expectancy at birth
total population: 63.38 years
female: 69.01 years (2002 est.)
male: 58.02 years

Total fertility rate 2.12 children born/woman (2002 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate 0.04% (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS 3,500 (1999 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths less than 100 (1999 est.)

Nationality
noun: Kazakhstani(s)
adjective: Kazakhstani

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)

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

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

Literacy
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 99.1%
female: 97.7% (1999 est.)

NOTE: The information regarding Kazakhstan on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Kazakhstan People 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Kazakhstan People 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.