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COUNTRY PROFILE / KAZ

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan / KZ

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Kazakhstan in numbers.

Area2,724,902 kmยฒWorld # 9 โ†’Population20.8MWorld # 64 โ†’Population density7.6 people/kmยฒWorld # 203 โ†’Life expectancy74.5 yearsWorld # 111 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 14,692World # 88 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Kazakhstan across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area2,724,902 kmยฒWorld # 9 / 2023 โ†’Population20.8MWorld # 64 / 2025 โ†’Population density7.6 people/kmยฒWorld # 203 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,991World # 9 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.2%World # 87 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate3World # 57 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate19.5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 77 / 2024 โ†’Death rate6.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 130 / 2024 โ†’Median age29.5 yearsWorld # 131 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+9%World # 105 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1429.1%World # 75 / 2025 โ†’Urban population62.4%World # 119 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-8.8KWorld # 149 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 110 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share10.1%World # 83 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy74.5 yearsWorld # 111 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy61.6 yearsWorld # 107 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people3.8 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 37 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate21.1%World # 73 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 14,692World # 88 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 306.2BWorld # 49 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 44,293World # 61 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth6.5%World # 26 / 2025 โ†’Inflation11.4%World # 22 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment4.8%World # 106 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment3.8%World # 170 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,975 hours/yearWorld # 65 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)29.2World # 140 / 2021 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)4.9%World # 65 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million people758 per million peopleWorld # 68 / 2024 โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.2%World # 113 / 2024 โ†’Patent applications per million people38.5 per million peopleWorld # 41 / 2020 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person3,136 kcal/dayWorld # 63 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person64.9 kg/person/yearWorld # 76 / 2023 โ†’Rice production513K tWorld # 49 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production18.6M tWorld # 11 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area1.3%World # 192 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person5,146 kWh/personWorld # 40 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person13.9 tWorld # 13 / 2024 โ†’Internet use93.4%World # 43 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions127.1 per 100 peopleWorld # 65 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate2.6 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 92 / 2022 โ†’Road traffic death rate12.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 109 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)0.4%World # 151 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament18.4%World # 135 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals2MWorld # 64 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 589MWorld # 94 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites6 sitesWorld # 59 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam2021 / 69.3%Main languageRussianMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceCoal2025Top export categoryMinerals and fuels2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal4,804 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightRussianLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencyTengeKZTDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originPeoples and ethnic groupsKazakhs