Since the year, about 7000 people left Kazakhstan, Astana TV reports regarding the data of the Committee on Statistics.

The main part of Kazakhstan citizens changed their citizenship to Russian. About five hundred people emigrated to Germany. More than 60 compatriots left for permanent residence in America.

"The greatest outflow of the population is recorded in Kostanay, East Kazakhstan and Karaganda regions, as well as in Pavlodar and North Kazakhstan regions," said expert of the Committee on Statistics of the Ministry of National Economy Cair Ryspaev.

At the same time, there are many foreigners who choose Kazakhstan as their permanent place of residence.

There is also an increase in the population in the cities of Kazakhstan. For example, in Almaty there are already 1 million 815 thousand people.

In 2017, 40,718 Kazakhs received Russian citizenship. This is the second indicator among immigrants to the Russian Federation.

“The Qazaq Times”