page_title: North Kazakhstan Region
section_title: Demographics
hierarchical_section_title: North Kazakhstan Region / Demographics
caption_attribution_description: Русский: Доля русских, украинцев, немцев, поляков по районам и городам областного и республиканского подчинения Казахстана на начало 2016 года
context_page_description: North Kazakhstan Region is a region of Kazakhstan, with a population of 558 700. Its capital is Petropavl, with a population of 193,300 people. The region borders Russia to the north, and also borders three other Kazakhstan regions: Akmola Region to the south, Pavlodar Region to the east and Kostanay Region to the west. The area of the region is 98,040 km², making it the fourth smallest of all the regions of Kazakhstan. The Ishim River, a tributary of the Irtysh River, flows from Karagandy Region to Russia through North Kazakhstan Region.
context_section_description: The national structure also varies considerably between the rural and urban areas. In urban Petropavlovsk, Russians constitute 60.40% of the population, while in Ualihanovsky, Kazakhs constitute 86.04% of the population. The largest Polish population in Kazakhstan lives in the area.
  Ethnic groups (2020):
  Russian: 49.35%
  Kazakh: 35.29%
  Ukrainian: 4.06%
  German: 3.55%
  Tatar: 2.17%
  Others: 5.58%
  Besides, North Kazakhstan region was a unique area in Kazakhstan with a natural decline in population; however, since 2008, there was a natural population increase.
caption: The share of the European population by districts and cities of regional and republican subordination Kazakhstan in 2016   > 70٪   60.0 – 69.9 %   50.0 - 59.9 %   40.0 - 49.9 %   30.0 - 39.9 %   20.0 - 29.9 %   10.0 - 19.9 %   0.0 - 9.9 %
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