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Kazakhstan

Population

Population: 16.9m
0-14 years: 30% 14-65 years: 63% 65 + years: 7%
Rural population (%): 41 Urban population (%): 59
Growth rate: -0.2 Population density: 6

Income and Wealth

HDI ranking: 93

(out of 175)

GDP real growth rate: -8.9%
GDP

(in billion $)

46.9 (1995) GDP per capita: $2,700

Health

Birth rate

(births/1000 population):

19.0 Death rate

(deaths/1000 population):

9.7
Infant mortality rate (deaths/1000 live birth): 63.2 Life expectancy at birth

(Male/Female):

64.1

(58.6/69.9)

Total fertility rate

(children born/woman):

2.4 Public expenditures on health as % of GDP: 4.4
Population with access to...(%)
  -health services:  
  -safe water:  
  -sanitation:  

Education

Adult illiteracy rates estimates

(female):

  Public expenditure on education:

(as % of GNP):

5.4
Number of 3rd level students:

(students/100,000):

2,915 Net enrolment ratio at the first level

(female):

 
First level pupil/teachers ratio

(% female teachers)

18 (49) School life expectancy number of years:  

Employment

Labour force as % of total population

(age 15+women’s share) :

47 (46) Unemployment rate: 1.4%
% of labour force in...
  -Agriculture: 22
  -Industry: 32
  -Services: 46

Poverty & Quality of Life

HPI ranking:   Real GDP per capita rank minus HDI rank: 6
People in poverty in % (urban/rural):   GDI ranking: 69

(out of 146)

 

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