Kazakhstan Population: 16 846 808 (July 1998 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 29% (male 2 486 607; female 2 413 207) 15-64 years: 64% (male 5 243 028; female 5 523 199) 65 years and over: 7% (male 393 950; female 786 817) (July 1998 est.) Population growth rate: -0.17% (1998 est.) Birth rate: 17.24 births/1 000 population (1998 est.) Death rate: 10.15 deaths/1 000 population (1998 est.) Net migration rate: -8.79 migrant(s)/1 000 population (1998 est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.5 male(s)/female (1998 est.) Infant mortality rate: 58.25 deaths/1 000 live births (1998 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 63.59 years male: 58.12 years female: 69.33 years (1998 est.) Total fertility rate: 2.12 children born/woman (1998 est.) Nationality: noun: Kazakhstani(s) adjective: Kazakhstani Ethnic groups: Kazakh (Qazaq) 46% Russian 34.7% Ukrainian 4.9% German 3.1% Uzbek 2.3% Tatar 1.9% other 7.1% (1996) Religions: Muslim 47% Russian Orthodox 44% Protestant 2% other 7% Languages: Kazakh (Qazaq) official language spoken by over 40% of population Russian official language spoken by two-thirds of population and used in everyday business Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 99% female: 96% (1989 est.)
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