Kazakhstan

Name: Kazakhstan Births & Fertility Statistics
Creator: Measured World
Published: 2024-07-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/

1950

2025

2100

Kazakhstan

1950

2025

2100

What to know

Fertility rate is 2.95 children per woman—above the replacement level of 2.1.

Fertility has fallen by 0.18 children per woman over the past 5 years.

Projected fertility rate in 2100: 1.94 children per woman.

Key statistics for 2025

Fertility rate

2.95 children/woman

Birth rate

19.0 per 1,000 people

Total births

395K

Mean age at birth

29.1 years

Key terms

Total fertility rate (TFR): — Average number of children a woman would have over her lifetime at current rates.
Crude birth rate (CBR): — Births per 1,000 people per year.
Net reproduction rate (NRR): — Average number of daughters per woman surviving to reproductive age.
Replacement level: — TFR of approximately 2.1 needed to maintain a stable population without migration.

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Average number of children per woman over her lifetime

2.95 children per woman

Above replacement level (2.1)

At 2.95 children per woman, fertility is at or above the replacement level of 2.1.

Birth trends

How many babies are born each year?

Total births and teen pregnancy trends

Approximately 395K babies are born each year in Kazakhstan.

Fertility indicators

Are generations replacing themselves?

TFR, net reproduction rate, and crude birth rate

The net reproduction rate of 1.41 means each generation of women is more than replacing itself.

Childbearing patterns

Mean Age at Childbearing

Average age of mothers at childbirth

Sex Ratio at Birth

Boys per 100 girls at birth

Mean age at childbearing has risen slightly from 27.7 to 29.1 years since 1980. The sex ratio at birth is 106 males per 100 females, within the natural range.

The bottom line

Kazakhstan's fertility rate of 2.95 children per woman is at or above the 2.1 replacement level. It is projected to decline to 1.94 by 2100.

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Historical estimates (1950–2024) and medium-variant projections (2025–2100).

What to know

Fertility rate is 2.95 children per woman—above the replacement level of 2.1.

Fertility has fallen by 0.18 children per woman over the past 5 years.

Projected fertility rate in 2100: 1.94 children per woman.

Key statistics for 2025

Fertility rate

2.95 children/woman

Birth rate

19.0 per 1,000 people

Total births

395K

Mean age at birth

29.1 years

Key terms

Total fertility rate (TFR): — Average number of children a woman would have over her lifetime at current rates.
Crude birth rate (CBR): — Births per 1,000 people per year.
Net reproduction rate (NRR): — Average number of daughters per woman surviving to reproductive age.
Replacement level: — TFR of approximately 2.1 needed to maintain a stable population without migration.

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Average number of children per woman over her lifetime

2.95 children per woman

Above replacement level (2.1)

At 2.95 children per woman, fertility is at or above the replacement level of 2.1.

Birth trends

How many babies are born each year?

Total births and teen pregnancy trends

Approximately 395K babies are born each year in Kazakhstan.

Fertility indicators

Are generations replacing themselves?

TFR, net reproduction rate, and crude birth rate

The net reproduction rate of 1.41 means each generation of women is more than replacing itself.

Childbearing patterns

Mean Age at Childbearing

Average age of mothers at childbirth

Sex Ratio at Birth

Boys per 100 girls at birth

Mean age at childbearing has risen slightly from 27.7 to 29.1 years since 1980. The sex ratio at birth is 106 males per 100 females, within the natural range.

The bottom line

Kazakhstan's fertility rate of 2.95 children per woman is at or above the 2.1 replacement level. It is projected to decline to 1.94 by 2100.

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Historical estimates (1950–2024) and medium-variant projections (2025–2100).

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