Demographics of Kazakhstan

Religions and Ethnicity

ReligionsMuslim 70.2%, Christian 26.2% (Russian Orthodox 23.9%, other Christian 2.3%), Buddhist 0.1%, other 0.2%, atheist 2.8%, unspecified 0.5% (2009 Census)

Ethnic groupsKazakh (Qazaq) 63.1%, Russian 23.7%, Uzbek 2.8%, Ukrainian 2.1%, Uighur 1.4%, Tatar 1.3%, German 1.1%, other 4.5% (2009 census)

Demographics

Total fertility rate2.41 children born/woman (2012)

Diabetes prevalence5.01 % of population ages 20 to 79

GINI index29.0 29.3 30.9

Intentional homicides7.80 per 100,000 people (2012)8.80 per 100,000 people (2011)8.70 per 100,000 people (2010)

Total Population17.9 Million (2014)17.7 Million (2013)17.5 Million (2012)

Population Growth1.17 % (2014)1.20 % (2013)1.24 % (2012)

Land per Capita0.15 Square kilometer per capita

Population density6.59 capita per square kilometer (2014)6.51 capita per square kilometer (2013)6.43 capita per square kilometer (2012)

Technology and Infrastructure

Vehicles per 1000 people246 per 1,000 people (2011)219 per 1,000 people (2010)197 per 1,000 people (2009)

Vehicles per km of road41.9 per km of road (2011)37.3 per km of road (2010)32.9 per km of road (2009)

Mobile cellular subscriptions181 per 100 people (2013)186 per 100 people (2012)157 per 100 people (2011)

Mobile cellular subscriptions of Kazakhstan

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers11.6 per 100 people (2013)9.78 per 100 people (2012)7.41 per 100 people (2011)

Fixed broadband Internet subscribers of Kazakhstan

Internet users54.0 per 100 people (2013)53.3 per 100 people (2012)50.6 per 100 people (2011)