Kazakhstan's People | Kazakhstan People

Population: 15,185,844 (July 2005 est.)

Age structure: 0-14 years: 23.7% (male 1,834,535/female 1,758,988) 15-64 years: 68.4% (male 5,075,243/female 5,312,536) 65 years and over: 7.9% (male 424,341/female 780,201) (2005 est.)

Median age: Total: 28.52 years male: 26.92 years female: 30.25 years (2005 est.)

Population growth rate: 0.3% (2005 est.)

Death rate: 9.46 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Net migration rate: -3.34 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)

Sex ratio: At birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.54 male(s)/female total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2005 est.)

Infant mortality rate: Total: 29.21 deaths/1,000 live births male: 33.85 deaths/1,000 live births female: 24.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)

Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 66.55 years male: 61.21 years female: 72.2 years (2005 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.89 children born/woman (2005 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.2% (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 16,500 (2001 est.)

HIV/AIDS - deaths: Less than 200 (2003 est.)

Nationality: Noun: Kazakhstani(s) adjective: Kazakhstani

Ethnic groups: Kazakh (Qazaq) 53.4%, Russian 30%, Ukrainian 3.7%, Uzbek 2.5%, German 2.4%, Tatar 1.7%, Uygur 1.4%, other 4.9% (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.)

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