Population of Kazakhstan.   About population in Kazakhstan

The total population of Kazakhstan is slightly over fifteen million inhabitants. Various periods in the country's history affected the existing demographic situation: the ethnic composition consists of Kazakhs, Russians, Ukrainians, Germans, Koreans, Poles, Greeks, Tatars, Turks and many other nationalities.

It should be noted that these hospitable lands became a secure place for hundreds of thousands of individuals of various nationalities and religions. Today, many of them recall with gratitude the warmth and comfort offered to them by the natives who shared their last piece of bread in the harsh years of repressions.

The government ensures equality and development of the various national cultures. The Peoples' Assembly of Kazakhstan was established in order to coordinate the work carried out by the republic-wide, regional, national and cultural centers.

Increase in the total population occurs due to the steady increase in birth rates, as well as the return of oralmans to their historic fatherland. Under a government quota alone, 374.000 ethnic Kazakhs have come to the Republic from the countries of the CIS and foreign states.

On the entire post-Soviet territory, only Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan manifest a positive balance in terms of population growth. Population density in Kazakhstan is 5.5 individuals per square kilometer. The region of Southern Kazakhstan is the most densely populated area of the country: 18 individuals per square kilometer.

As of January 1, 2004, the Republic consists of 14 regions, 86 towns (including 2 cities of national importance), 160 districts, 186 settlements, and 7.719 villages; the largest city of the country is Almaty, with population approaching 1.5 million.

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