Short facts about people of Kazakhstan

Population:

16,731,303 (July 2001 est.)

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.)

Population growth rate:

0.03% (2001 est.)

Birth rate:

17.3 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Death rate:

10.61 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)

Net migration rate:

-6.43 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 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:  0.52 male(s)/female total population:  0.93 male(s)/female (2001 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

59.17 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:  63.29 years male:  57.87 years female:  68.97 years (2001 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.07 children born/woman (2001 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) 40%, Russian (official, used in everyday business) 66%

Literacy:

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

Source: World Factbook