Dependency ratios:
total dependency ratio: 50.4
[see also: Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio country ranks ]
youth dependency ratio: 40.3
[see also: Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio country ranks ]
elderly dependency ratio: 10.2
[see also: Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio country ranks ]
potential support ratio: 9.8 (2015 est.)
[see also: Dependency ratios - potential support ratio country ranks ]

Median age:
total: 30.6 years
[see also: Median age - total country ranks ]
male: 29.3 years
[see also: Median age - male country ranks ]
female: 31.9 years (2017 est.)
[see also: Median age - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 111

Population growth rate:
1.04% (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 109
[see also: Population growth rate country ranks ]

Birth rate:
18.1 births/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 98
[see also: Birth rate country ranks ]

Death rate:
8.1 deaths/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 88
[see also: Death rate country ranks ]

Net migration rate:
0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 63
[see also: Net migration rate country ranks ]

Population distribution:
most of the country displays a low population density, particularly the interior; population clusters appear in urban agglomerations in the far northern and southern portions of the country

Urbanization:
urban population: 53.2% of total population (2017)
[see also: Urbanization - urban population country ranks ]
rate of urbanization: 0.94% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)
[see also: Urbanization - rate of urbanization country ranks ]

Major urban areas - population:
Almaty 1.523 million; ASTANA (capital) 759,000 (2015)

Sex ratio:
at birth: 0.93 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - at birth country ranks ]
0-14 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 0-14 years country ranks ]
15-24 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 15-24 years country ranks ]
25-54 years: 0.95 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 25-54 years country ranks ]
55-64 years: 0.78 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 55-64 years country ranks ]
65 years and over: 0.53 male(s)/female
[see also: Sex ratio - 65 years and over country ranks ]
total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2017 est.)
[see also: Sex ratio - total population country ranks ]

Mother's mean age at first birth:
25 years (2014 est.)

Maternal mortality ratio:
12 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.)
country comparison to the world: 142
[see also: Maternal mortality ratio country ranks ]

Infant mortality rate:
total: 19.6 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - total country ranks ]
male: 22.3 deaths/1,000 live births
[see also: Infant mortality rate - male country ranks ]
female: 17.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2017 est.)
[see also: Infant mortality rate - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 82

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 71.1 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - total population country ranks ]
male: 65.9 years
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - male country ranks ]
female: 76 years (2017 est.)
[see also: Life expectancy at birth - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 152
[See also: Healthy Life Expectancy ]
[See also: Health Performance ]

Total fertility rate:
2.25 children born/woman (2017 est.)
country comparison to the world: 94
[see also: Total fertility rate country ranks ]

Contraceptive prevalence rate:
55.7% (2015)
[see also: Contraceptive prevalence rate country ranks ]

Health expenditures:
4.4% of GDP (2014)
country comparison to the world: 158
[see also: Health expenditures country ranks ]

Physicians density:
3.27 physicians/1,000 population (2014)
[see also: Physicians density country ranks ]

Hospital bed density:
7.2 beds/1,000 population (2012)
[see also: Hospital bed density country ranks ]

Drinking water source:
improved: urban: 99.4% of population rural: 85.6% of population total: 92.9% of population
unimproved: urban: 0.6% of population rural: 14.4% of population total: 7.1% of population (2015 est.)

Sanitation facility access:
improved: urban: 97% of population rural: 98.1% of population total: 97.5% of population
unimproved: urban: 3% of population rural: 1.9% of population total: 2.5% of population (2015 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
0.2% (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 90
[see also: HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
26,000 (2016 est.)
country comparison to the world: 68
[see also: HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS country ranks ]

HIV/AIDS - deaths:
<1000 (2016 est.)
[see also: HIV/AIDS - deaths country ranks ]

Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
21% (2016)
country comparison to the world: 94
[see also: Obesity - adult prevalence rate country ranks ]

Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
2% (2015)
country comparison to the world: 100
[see also: Children under the age of 5 years underweight country ranks ]

Education expenditures:
3.1% of GDP (2009)
country comparison to the world: 138

Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.8%
[see also: Literacy - total population country ranks ]
male: 99.8%
[see also: Literacy - male country ranks ]
female: 99.8% (2015 est.)
[see also: Literacy - female country ranks ]

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
total: 15 years
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - total country ranks ]
male: 15 years
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - male country ranks ]
female: 15 years (2016)
[see also: School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) - female country ranks ]

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24
total: 3.9%
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - total country ranks ]
male: 3.6%
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - male country ranks ]
female: 4.3% (2013 est.)
[see also: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24 - female country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 152