Kazakhstan birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Kazakhstan chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Kazakhstan is 3.01, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 2.48 — a +21.3% increase in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Kazakhstan	World
1960	4.5	4.69
1961	4.42	4.56
1962	4.36	5.02
1963	4.26	5.31
1964	4.07	5.13
1965	3.88	5.08
1966	3.82	4.97
1967	3.77	4.87
1968	3.63	4.98
1969	3.51	4.88
1970	3.51	4.84
1971	3.53	4.69
1972	3.55	4.55
1973	3.51	4.42
1974	3.45	4.26
1975	3.4	4.07
1976	3.33	3.97
1977	3.26	3.84
1978	3.16	3.77
1979	3.14	3.76
1980	3.09	3.73
1981	3.05	3.71
1982	3.02	3.72
1983	3.07	3.59
1984	3.15	3.57
1985	3.21	3.53
1986	3.19	3.51
1987	3.12	3.48
1988	3	3.39
1989	2.87	3.35
1990	2.75	3.31
1991	2.68	3.13
1992	2.58	3.04
1993	2.48	2.97
1994	2.38	2.92
1995	2.25	2.87
1996	2.08	2.82
1997	1.97	2.78
1998	1.94	2.75
1999	1.9	2.72
2000	1.9	2.73
2001	1.91	2.69
2002	1.96	2.66
2003	2.08	2.64
2004	2.2	2.63
2005	2.27	2.61
2006	2.38	2.61
2007	2.49	2.6
2008	2.62	2.6
2009	2.58	2.59
2010	2.61	2.57
2011	2.61	2.55
2012	2.64	2.56
2013	2.67	2.53
2014	2.76	2.52
2015	2.76	2.49
2016	2.8	2.49
2017	2.75	2.46
2018	2.85	2.39
2019	2.89	2.35
2020	3.13	2.28
2021	3.32	2.25
2022	3.05	2.22
2023	3.01	2.2
2024	2.98	2.19
2025	2.95	2.18
2026	2.92	2.18
2027	2.9	2.17
2028	2.87	2.16
2029	2.84	2.15
2030	2.81	2.14
2031	2.78	2.13
2032	2.76	2.12
2033	2.74	2.12
2034	2.71	2.11
2035	2.69	2.1
2036	2.66	2.09
2037	2.64	2.09
2038	2.62	2.08
2039	2.6	2.08
2040	2.58	2.08
2041	2.56	2.07
2042	2.54	2.07
2043	2.52	2.07
2044	2.5	2.07
2045	2.48	2.06
2046	2.47	2.06
2047	2.44	2.06
2048	2.43	2.05
2049	2.41	2.05
2050	2.39	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 3.49% were to women under 20 years old, 50.7% to women ages 20-29, and 45.8% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 9.55%, 66.4%, and 24% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Kazakhstan by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Kazakhstan	World
1960	37.2%	37.4%
1961	38%	37.5%
1962	38.4%	37.6%
1963	38.5%	37.8%
1964	38.4%	38%
1965	38.1%	38%
1966	37.8%	38%
1967	37.4%	38%
1968	37%	37.9%
1969	36.5%	37.8%
1970	36.1%	37.7%
1971	35.6%	37.6%
1972	35.2%	37.5%
1973	34.7%	37.3%
1974	34.1%	37.2%
1975	33.6%	37.1%
1976	33.3%	36.9%
1977	33.1%	36.7%
1978	32.8%	36.3%
1979	32.9%	35.9%
1980	33%	35.5%
1981	32.8%	35.2%
1982	32.7%	34.9%
1983	32.6%	34.6%
1984	32.6%	34.3%
1985	32.6%	34%
1986	32.6%	33.8%
1987	32.4%	33.6%
1988	32.1%	33.4%
1989	31.9%	33.2%
1990	31.7%	33%
1991	31.6%	32.9%
1992	31.4%	32.7%
1993	31.1%	32.5%
1994	30.8%	32.3%
1995	30.5%	32.1%
1996	30.1%	31.8%
1997	29.6%	31.5%
1998	29%	31.1%
1999	28.3%	30.8%
2000	27.6%	30.4%
2001	26.9%	30%
2002	26.2%	29.6%
2003	25.6%	29.2%
2004	25.1%	28.8%
2005	24.8%	28.5%
2006	24.7%	28.1%
2007	24.7%	27.9%
2008	24.9%	27.6%
2009	25.1%	27.5%
2010	25.4%	27.3%
2011	25.7%	27.1%
2012	26.2%	27%
2013	26.7%	26.9%
2014	27.2%	26.8%
2015	27.7%	26.6%
2016	28.1%	26.5%
2017	28.5%	26.4%
2018	28.8%	26.2%
2019	29%	26%
2020	29.2%	25.8%
2021	29.5%	25.6%
2022	29.6%	25.3%
2023	29.5%	25%
2024	29.4%	24.7%
2025	29.1%	24.4%
2026	28.9%	24.1%
2027	28.5%	23.8%
2028	28.2%	23.4%
2029	27.9%	23.1%
2030	27.5%	22.8%
2031	27.1%	22.6%
2032	26.8%	22.3%
2033	26.5%	22.1%
2034	26.1%	21.9%
2035	25.8%	21.7%
2036	25.4%	21.6%
2037	25%	21.5%
2038	24.8%	21.4%
2039	24.7%	21.3%
2040	24.6%	21.2%
2041	24.5%	21.1%
2042	24.5%	21%
2043	24.6%	21%
2044	24.6%	20.9%
2045	24.6%	20.8%
2046	24.7%	20.7%
2047	24.7%	20.7%
2048	24.7%	20.6%
2049	24.7%	20.5%
2050	24.7%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Kazakhstan was 37.2% in 1960, 31.1% in 1993, and 29.4% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Kazakhstan.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Kazakhstan, excluding migration, has been +1.44% annually. On average, 274,309 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Kazakhstan
1960	226,027
1961	228,686
1962	228,177
1963	223,105
1964	208,899
1965	194,470
1966	191,506
1967	191,536
1968	186,254
1969	184,118
1970	191,775
1971	202,450
1972	212,319
1973	215,940
1974	217,668
1975	219,748
1976	221,992
1977	224,284
1978	225,895
1979	237,442
1980	238,977
1981	243,652
1982	246,983
1983	260,471
1984	278,485
1985	293,834
1986	295,818
1987	290,227
1988	275,278
1989	254,394
1990	235,113
1991	221,581
1992	204,785
1993	185,649
1994	165,631
1995	140,721
1996	112,384
1997	92,778
1998	85,735
1999	79,536
2000	80,699
2001	84,279
2002	93,564
2003	112,137
2004	132,286
2005	146,619
2006	166,480
2007	188,486
2008	214,169
2009	218,036
2010	230,479
2011	237,883
2012	249,987
2013	259,239
2014	274,406
2015	273,523
2016	277,878
2017	268,066
2018	278,917
2019	278,788
2020	272,458
2021	269,026
2022	277,019
2023	273,013

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Kazakhstan was 10 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.01% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -82.8% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Kazakhstan	World
1985	68	460
1986	67	438
1987	66	429
1988	65	414
1989	64	401
1990	64	391
1991	64	395
1992	65	395
1993	67	389
1994	70	382
1995	72	371
1996	72	366
1997	71	358
1998	68	360
1999	63	340
2000	58	328
2001	53	321
2002	48	311
2003	45	301
2004	41	291
2005	38	283
2006	35	276
2007	32	269
2008	28	264
2009	25	258
2010	22	253
2011	19	247
2012	17	239
2013	15	235
2014	14	231
2015	13	228
2016	12	220
2017	12	215
2018	11	211
2019	11	207
2020	18	211
2021	23	242
2022	14	203
2023	10	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Kazakhstan was 9.6 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.96% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 42.5 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Kazakhstan	World
1960	-	18.5%
1961	-	18.1%
1962	-	17.8%
1963	-	17.5%
1964	-	17.7%
1965	-	17.5%
1966	-	17.3%
1967	-	17%
1968	-	16.5%
1969	-	15.5%
1970	-	15.2%
1971	8.54%	15.1%
1972	8.33%	14.4%
1973	8.14%	14.1%
1974	7.96%	13.7%
1975	7.8%	13.4%
1976	7.66%	13%
1977	7.53%	12.5%
1978	7.39%	12.1%
1979	7.24%	11.7%
1980	7.05%	11.4%
1981	6.83%	11%
1982	6.6%	10.8%
1983	6.38%	10.6%
1984	6.16%	10.4%
1985	5.94%	10.1%
1986	5.73%	9.81%
1987	5.54%	9.47%
1988	5.37%	9.31%
1989	5.23%	9.02%
1990	5.16%	8.81%
1991	5.13%	8.66%
1992	5.16%	8.46%
1993	5.23%	8.19%
1994	5.28%	7.98%
1995	5.26%	7.76%
1996	5.16%	7.52%
1997	4.99%	7.28%
1998	4.76%	7.05%
1999	4.51%	6.76%
2000	4.25%	6.48%
2001	3.99%	6.21%
2002	3.76%	5.94%
2003	3.54%	5.65%
2004	3.33%	5.43%
2005	3.12%	5.16%
2006	2.9%	4.92%
2007	2.69%	4.7%
2008	2.47%	4.5%
2009	2.25%	4.31%
2010	2.04%	4.11%
2011	1.83%	3.97%
2012	1.63%	3.77%
2013	1.46%	3.61%
2014	1.3%	3.48%
2015	1.19%	3.35%
2016	1.1%	3.23%
2017	1.05%	3.11%
2018	1.03%	2.97%
2019	1.02%	2.86%
2020	1.01%	2.75%
2021	1%	2.66%
2022	0.98%	2.59%
2023	0.96%	2.49%