Kazakhstan Population Pyramid 2017
Kazakhstan in 2017
The population of Kazakhstan in 2017 was 18,651,931. A decade earlier, in 2007, the population was 16,257,214; it has grown by 14.7% since.
With a median age of 29.7 years, Kazakhstan had a youth dependency ratio of 44.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 11.1 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 | 18,651,931 | 29.7 | |
| Tajikistan | 9,085,946 | 22.0 | |
| Turkmenistan | 6,507,061 | 25.7 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6,220,150 | 25.2 | |
| Uzbekistan | 31,819,178 | 26.9 |





