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Kazakhstan People 1996

Population:

17,376,615 (July 1995 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years:

30% (female 2,589,509; male 2,664,952)

15-64 years:

63% (female 5,531,519; male 5,371,563)

65 years and over:

7% (female 820,900; male 398,172) (July 1995 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.62% (1995 est.)

Birth rate:

19.26 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Death rate:

7.93 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate:

-5.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

40 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population:

68.25 years

male:

63.61 years

female:

73.13 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate:

2.43 children born/woman (1995 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 15 and over can read and write (1989)

total population:

98%

male:

99%

female:

96%

Labor force:

7.356 million

by occupation:

industry and construction 31%, agriculture and forestry 26%, other 43% (1992)

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