Қазақстан демографиясы | Население Казахстана

According to the figures presented, Europeans numbered about 8.52 million (51.7%) in 1990, meaning they collectively constituted slightly more than half of Kazakhstan’s population. They were particularly concentrated in northern, central and eastern Kazakhstan, where several regions had European shares of around 70% or more. By 2020, the map gives only about 3.7 million (19.3%). The decline was especially pronounced in western and southern Kazakhstan, while the highest European proportions remained in parts of the north. This transformation was largely connected with the post-Soviet emigration of Russians, Germans, Ukrainians and other European-origin communities, alongside different birth rates and the growing Kazakh population. Large numbers of ethnic Germans departed for Germany, while many Russians and other Slavic inhabitants migrated to Russia and elsewhere after 1991. Together with the preceding map of the Kazakh population, this provides a striking picture of Kazakhstan's demographic transformation: from a Soviet republic in which Kazakhs were about 40% and European groups collectively formed a majority, to a country with a strong Kazakh majority three decades later. A note of caution: “Europeans” is a broad category rather than a single ethnicity. The map appears to aggregate several ethnic groups, so its percentages should not be interpreted as representing Russians alone. #HistoricalMaps #PopulationMaps #Eurasia #TheEurasianBookshelf