Kazakhstan Population Pyramid 2016
Kazakhstan in 2016
In 2016, Kazakhstan had a total population of 18,363,600 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 14.0%, up from 16,103,715 in 2006.
The median age was 29.5 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 43.3 children under 15 and 10.7 people aged 65 or over. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
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 | 18,363,600 | 29.5 | |
| Tajikistan | 8,865,631 | 21.9 | |
| Turkmenistan | 6,360,041 | 25.5 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6,108,462 | 25.1 | |
| Uzbekistan | 31,284,568 | 26.6 |





