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Kazakhstan
Last update: 2025-08-18
Geographical location
Economy and finance
Currency
Tenge (KZT)
Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$772,42 (2023)
Inflation rate
14.72% (2023)
Unemployment rate
4.85% (2023)
Below the poverty line
5.2% (2022)
Gini coefficient
29.2 (2021)
Tobacco consumption
Total tobacco consumption
23.2%
Smoking men
39.6%
Smoking women
6.7%
Current as of
2020
Area (sq. km)
Total area
2724900
Land area
2699700
Water area
25200
Popular payment systems
- Mastercard
- PayPal
- Visa
Popular social networks and messengers
- Instagram
- Threads
- TikTok
Age structure
0-14 years
27.6%
15-64 years
62.8%
65+ years
9.6%
Current as of
2024
Religion
Main religion
Islam
Non-religious
2.3%
Not specified
11%
Current as of
2021
General information
Сontinent
Asia
Region
Eastern Europe
Political unions
CIS
Time zone
UTC+5
Tier
Tier-2
ISO code
KZ
Capital
Astana
Official language
Kazakh
Average consumer spendings
Food products
50.4%
Alcohol and tobacco
2.2%
Current as of
2023
Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)
Total quantity
3.73
Beer
2.52
Wine
0.16
Spirits
1.05
Other alcohol
0
Current as of
2019
Population and society
Population size
20260006
Male population
9817172
Female population
10442834
Population growth rate
0.86% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
17.2 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
8.1 (2024)
Urbanization
58.2% (2023)
Credit ratings
Fitch
BBB
Moody's
Baa3
Standard & Poors
BBB-
Current as of
2016
Age-sex pyramid
Phone operating systems
Android
57.51%
iOS
42.12%
Current as of
2025
Internet and telecommunications
Telephone code
+7
Internet domain
.kz
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
130 (2022)
Internet user penetration
93% (2023)
Fixed internet penetration
18% (2023)
Last update: 2025-08-18