Languages of Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is a multiethnic country where the indigenous ethnic group, the Kazakhs, comprise the majority of the population. As of 2021, the population of Kazakhstan is 69% Kazakhs, 15.5% Russians, 3% Uzbeks, 2.5% Ukrainians, 1.5% Uyghurs and 1.1% Tatars. The official language of Kazakhstan is Kazakh. Kazakh language is used on coequal grounds.

Other languages natively spoken in Kazakhstan are Dungan, Ili Turki, Ingush, Plautdietsch, and Sinte Romani. A number of more recent immigrant languages, such as Belarusian, Korean, Azerbaijani, and Greek are also spoken.

Languages

Per the 2021 census:

See also

• Demographics of Kazakhstan

References

1. Kazakh language
2. Kazakhstan
3. Lezgian language
4. Dungan language
5. Tatar language
6. Ingush language
7. Kyrgyz language
8. Romanian language
9. Armenian language
10. Bashkir language
11. Kurmanji
12. Germans of Kazakhstan
13. Karakalpak language
14. Nogai language
15. Uzbek language
16. Demographics of Kazakhstan
17. Tajik language
18. Economy of Kazakhstan
19. Uyghur language
20. Regions of Kazakhstan