Kazakhstan Population Pyramid 1999
Kazakhstan in 1999
The population of Kazakhstan in 1999 was 15,455,874. A decade earlier, in 1989, the population was still 16,997,013; it has declined by 9.1% since.
The median age was 27.4 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 43.6 children under 15 and 10.3 people aged 65 or over. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 | 15,455,875 | 27.4 | |
| Uzbekistan | 24,476,009 | 21.1 | |
| Tajikistan | 6,208,370 | 18.2 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4,968,587 | 22.2 | |
| Turkmenistan | 4,492,170 | 20.6 |





