Over 22 thousand Kazakhstanis left the country for six months

More than 22,3 thousand Kazakhstanis issued documents for leaving Kazakhstan for permanent residence for the first half of 2019, LS reports.

The largest number of people left for permanent residence in Russia was 19,650. Almost 1,4 thousand Kazakhstanis moved to Germany, 321 people to Poland, 238 to Uzbekistan, 162 to Belarus, 129 to Kyrgyzstan.

Besides, in six months 130 Kazakhstanis  emigrated to the United States, 53 people to Israel and 45 to Canada. Of the total number of 5,8 thousand Kazakhstanis who left for permanent residence in other countries, are minors.

In terms of regions, the majority of Kazakhstanis who left the country lived in the East Kazakhstan region - almost 3 thousand.

Recall, it should be noted that according to the results of 2018, almost 42 thousand people left the country.

"The Qazaq Times"