Fertility rate: births per woman in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Fertility rate: births per woman 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: births per woman in Kazakhstan, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 3.01 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman 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: births per woman 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% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 3.01 live births per woman is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.82 live births per woman, 1.7× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 3.01 live births per woman is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.49 live births per woman, 2.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
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 reference data data for Kazakhstan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8607 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Kazakhstan?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Kazakhstan was 3.01 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.68 live births per woman in 1958.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 live births per woman in 2000.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Kazakhstan ranks 59th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman 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 Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.