Kazakhstan Population Pyramid 1997
Kazakhstan in 1997
In 1997, Kazakhstan had a total population of 16,043,250 people. Over the previous ten years the population declined by 2.9%, down from 16,527,715 in 1987.
With a median age of 26.9 years, Kazakhstan had a youth dependency ratio of 46.4 and an old-age dependency ratio of 10.5 per 100 people of working age. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Kazakhstan had on average 3.01 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 74.4 years in 2023: 78.4 for women and 70.1 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
1,985,693 immigrants live in Kazakhstan, 9.6% of the population.
| Uzbekistan | 744,161 |
| Russian Federation | 552,258 |
| China | 196,398 |
| Turkmenistan | 117,117 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100,242 |
2,796,562 people born in Kazakhstan live in other countries.
| Russian Federation | 1,321,004 |
| Germany | 896,268 |
| Ukraine | 228,982 |
| Turkey | 84,823 |
| Belarus | 68,126 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan | 16,043,251 | 26.9 | |
| Uzbekistan | 23,758,960 | 20.7 | |
| Tajikistan | 6,139,829 | 17.9 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4,847,994 | 21.7 | |
| Turkmenistan | 4,336,730 | 20.1 |





