Age structure:
0-14 years:
27% (male 2,332,284; female 2,260,730)
15-64 years:
65% (male 5,320,938; female 5,638,710)
65 years and over:
8% (male 398,225; female 782,340) (2000 est.)
Population growth rate: -0.05% (2000 est.)
Birth rate: 16.78 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Death rate: 10.56 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)
Net migration rate: -6.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 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:
0.51 male(s)/female
total population:
0.93 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 59.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
63.19 years
male:
57.73 years
female:
68.93 years (2000 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.03 children born/woman (2000 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Kazakhstani(s)
adjective:
Kazakhstani
Ethnic groups: Kazakh (Qazaq) 46%, Russian 34.7%, Ukrainian 4.9%, German 3.1%, Uzbek 2.3%, Tatar 1.9%, other 7.1% (1996)
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.)
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