Demographics of Kazakhstan
History of ethnic composition
Kazakhstan's dominant ethnic group Kazakhs, traces its origin to 15th century, when a number of Turkic and some Mongol tribes united to establish the Kazakh Khanate.

Demographics of Kazakhstan

Section Title: History of ethnic composition
Table Section Text: Kazakhstan's dominant ethnic group Kazakhs, traces its origin to 15th century, when a number of Turkic and some Mongol tribes united to establish the Kazakh Khanate.

Ethnic group	census 20098	20149

Number	%	Number	%

Kazakhs	10,096,763	63.1	11,244,547	65.5

Russians	3,793,764	23.7	3,685,009	21.5

Uzbeks	456,997	2.9	521,252	3.0

Ukrainians	333,031	2.1	301,346	1.8

Uygurs	224,713	1.4	246,777	1.4

Tatars	204,229	1.3	203,108	1.2

Germans	178,409	1.1	181,928	1.1

Koreans	100,385	0.6	105,400	0.6

Turks	97,015	0.6	104,792	0.6

Azerbaijanis	85,292	0.5	98,646	0.6

Dungans	51,944	0.3	62,029	0.4

Belarusians	66,476	0.4	60,295	0.4

Kurds	38,325	0.2	42,312	0.3

Tajiks	36,277	0.2	42,143	0.3

Poles	34,057	0.2	32,661	0.2

Chechens	31,431	0.2	32,252	0.2

Kyrgyz	23,274	0.2	29,803	0.2

Others	157,215	1.0

Total	16,009,597	17,160,774

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The proportion of Kazakhs makes up Russians 23.7%, Uzbeks 2.9%, Ukrainians 2.1%, Uygur 1.4%, Tatars 1.3%, Germans 1.1%.

final_sentence: The proportion of Kazakhs makes up Russians 23.7%, Uzbeks 2.9%, Ukrainians 2.1%, Uygur 1.4%, Tatars 1.3%, Germans 1.1%.