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Population:
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16,763,795 (July 2003 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 25.4% (male 2,161,510; female 2,089,780)
15-64 years: 66.8% (male 5,425,545; female 5,769,457)
65 years and over: 7.9% (male 458,379; female 859,124) (2003 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 28.2 years
male: 26.6 years
female: 29.7 years (2002)
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Population growth rate:
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0.17% (2003 est.)
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Birth rate:
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18.36 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Death rate:
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10.78 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Net migration rate:
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-5.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.53 male(s)/female
total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
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Infant mortality rate:
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total: 58.73 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 53.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
male: 63.41 deaths/1,000 live births
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Life expectancy at birth:
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total population: 63.48 years
male: 58.16 years
female: 69.06 years (2003 est.)
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Total fertility rate:
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2.16 children born/woman (2003 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
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0.1% (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
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6,000 (2001 est.)
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HIV/AIDS - deaths:
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less than 300 (2001 est.)
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Nationality:
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noun: Kazakhstani(s)
adjective: Kazakhstani
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Ethnic groups:
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Kazakh (Qazaq) 53.4%, Russian 30%, Ukrainian 3.7%, Uzbek 2.5%, German 2.4%, Uighur 1.4%, other 6.6% (1999 census)
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Religions:
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Muslim 47%, Russian Orthodox 44%, Protestant 2%, other 7%
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Languages:
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Kazakh (Qazaq, state language) 64.4%, Russian (official, used in everyday business, designated the "language of interethnic communication") 95% (2001 est.)
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.4%
male: 99.1%
female: 97.7% (1999 est.)
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