“In 2025, 1,070 ethnic Kazakhs returned to their historical homeland and received the status of repatriates. In total, more than 1 million 149 thousand ethnic Kazakhs have returned to the republic since 1991,” said the report.
More than half of the repatriates (51.9%) who arrived in Kazakhstan since the beginning of 2025 are from China, 37.5% are from Uzbekistan, 7.1% are from Turkmenistan, 1.8% are from Russia and 1.7% came from other countries.
As of February 1, 2025, the number of ethnic migrants of working age is 60.2%, minors - 32.9% and pensioners - 6.8%.
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