Kazakhstan Population Pyramid 2018
Kazakhstan in 2018
As of 2018, Kazakhstan counted 18,932,726 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 2008, the population was 16,426,525; it has grown by 15.3% since.
The median age was 29.9 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 45.1 children under 15 and 11.4 people aged 65 or over. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population 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 | 18,932,727 | 29.9 | |
| Tajikistan | 9,307,333 | 22.2 | |
| Turkmenistan | 6,655,524 | 25.9 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6,341,732 | 25.3 | |
| Uzbekistan | 32,373,491 | 27.2 |





