Population: 17,267,554 (July 1994 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.64% (1994 est.)

Birth rate: 19.4 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Death rate: 7.93 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Net migration rate: -5.09 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 40.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 68.04 years
male: 63.39 years
female: 72.93 years (1994 est.)

Total fertility rate: 2.44 children born/woman (1994 est.)

Nationality:
noun: Kazakhstani(s)
adjective: Kazakhstani

Ethnic divisions: Kazakh (Qazaq) 41.9%, Russian 37%, Ukrainian 5.2%, German 4.7%, Uzbek 2.1%, Tatar 2%, other 7.1% (1991 official data)

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

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

Literacy: age 9-49 can read and write (1970)
total population: 100%
male: 100%
female: 100%
Labor force: 7.356 million
by occupation: industry and construction 31%, agriculture and forestry 26%, other 43% (1992)

NOTE: The information regarding Kazakhstan on this page is re-published from the 1995 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Kazakhstan People 1995 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Kazakhstan People 1995 should be addressed to the CIA.