Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education was 3.01 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.01 live births per woman
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
59th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.68 live births per woman
in 1958
All-time low
1.9 live births per woman
in 2000
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Kazakhstan, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 3.01 live births per woman for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Kazakhstan peaked at 4.68 live births per woman in 1958 and was at its lowest, 1.9 live births per woman, in 2000.
That places Kazakhstan 59th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | live births per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.56 live births per woman | — |
| 1951 | 4.54 live births per woman | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 4.51 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 4.5 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 4.48 live births per woman | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 4.51 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 4.57 live births per woman | +1.4% |
| 1957 | 4.64 live births per woman | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 4.68 live births per woman | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 4.57 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1960 | 4.5 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1961 | 4.42 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 4.36 live births per woman | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 4.26 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1964 | 4.07 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 3.88 live births per woman | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 3.82 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1967 | 3.77 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 3.63 live births per woman | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 3.51 live births per woman | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 3.5 live births per woman | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 3.53 live births per woman | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 3.55 live births per woman | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 3.51 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 3.45 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 3.4 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 3.33 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 3.26 live births per woman | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 3.16 live births per woman | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 3.14 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 3.09 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 3.05 live births per woman | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 3.02 live births per woman | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 3.07 live births per woman | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 3.15 live births per woman | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 3.21 live births per woman | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 3.19 live births per woman | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 3.12 live births per woman | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 3 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 2.87 live births per woman | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 2.75 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1991 | 2.68 live births per woman | -2.5% |
| 1992 | 2.58 live births per woman | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 2.48 live births per woman | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 2.38 live births per woman | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 2.25 live births per woman | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 2.08 live births per woman | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 1.97 live births per woman | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 1.94 live births per woman | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 1.9 live births per woman | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 1.9 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.91 live births per woman | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.96 live births per woman | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 2.08 live births per woman | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 2.2 live births per woman | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 2.27 live births per woman | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 2.38 live births per woman | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 2.49 live births per woman | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 2.62 live births per woman | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 2.58 live births per woman | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 2.61 live births per woman | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 2.6 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 2.64 live births per woman | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.67 live births per woman | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 2.76 live births per woman | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 2.75 live births per woman | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 2.79 live births per woman | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.75 live births per woman | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.85 live births per woman | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 2.89 live births per woman | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 3.13 live births per woman | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 3.32 live births per woman | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 3.05 live births per woman | -8.1% |
| 2023 | 3.01 live births per woman | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.55 live births per woman | 4.48 live births per woman | 4.68 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.02 live births per woman | 3.51 live births per woman | 4.5 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.38 live births per woman | 3.14 live births per woman | 3.55 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.08 live births per woman | 2.87 live births per woman | 3.21 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3 live births per woman | 1.9 live births per woman | 2.75 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.24 live births per woman | 1.9 live births per woman | 2.62 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.73 live births per woman | 2.6 live births per woman | 2.89 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.13 live births per woman | 3.01 live births per woman | 3.32 live births per woman | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 56 Tonga 3.13 live births per woman compare
- 57 Papua New Guinea 3.1 live births per woman compare
- 58 Tajikistan 3.07 live births per woman compare
- 60 Marshall Islands 2.92 live births per woman compare
- 61 Israel 2.83 live births per woman compare
- 62 Kyrgyzstan 2.8 live births per woman compare
More education data for Kazakhstan
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 251,627 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 638 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 505,387 (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 476,418 (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.57 million (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.58 million (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.6994 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0756 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Kazakhstan?
- Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education in Kazakhstan was 3.01 live births per woman in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.68 live births per woman in 1958.
- What is the lowest fertility rate vs. share of women with no education recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 live births per woman in 2000.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for fertility rate vs. share of women with no education?
- Kazakhstan ranks 59th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate vs. share of women with no education rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate vs. share of women with no education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total fertility rate: the average number of children a woman would have if she experienced the year's age-specific birth rates throughout her childbearing years.