The population of Kazakhstan increased since the beginning of 2015 by 1,3% (246,5 thousand people) and reached 17 million 651,4 thousand people for December 1, 2015, Committee on Statistics of the Ministry of the National Economy of Kazakhstan reported.

As it's noted in the published statistical data, the number of urban population increased since January till November by 1,9% to 10,053 million people, in country parts for 0,7% to 7,599 million people.

The population of the particular regions of Kazakhstan.

Region of South Kazakhstan – 1,8% to 2,838 million people

Region of Almaty – 1,2% to 1,946 million people

Region of Mangystau – 3% to 625 thousand people

Region of Zhambyl – 1% to 1,11 million people

Region of Aktobe – 1,4% to 834 thousand people

Region of Kyzylorda – 1,4% to 764 thousand people

Region of Atyrau – 2,1% to 593,4 thousand people

Region of Karaganda – 0,4% to 1,384 million people

In case, the population of the North Kazakhstan area decreased since January till November by 0,4% (2151 persons) to 569,6 thousand people.

The population of Almaty City in the particular time of period grew up by 3,5% (57,4 thousand people, including a migratory increase in population for 38,6 thousand people) to 1,7 million people. Astana went up for 2,2% (18,3 thousand people, including the migratory outflow of the population, made 1912 people) to 871,2 thousand people.

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