Kazakhs

Also known as Qazaqs, Kazakh, Qazak, Kazakh people, Qazaq people, Kazak, Kazaks, Kazak people

The Kazakhs are a Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia and Eastern Europe. They share a common culture, language and history that is closely related to those of other Turkic peoples. The majority of ethnic Kazakhs live in their transcontinental nation state of Kazakhstan.

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The Kazakhs are a Turkic ethnic group from Central Asia and Eastern Europe who share a distinct culture, language, and history with other Turkic peoples. Most Kazakhs live in Kazakhstan, their nation state that spans two continents, making them a significant population in the region.

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Key facts

Ethnic group.group: Kazakhs
Ethnic group.image: Map_of_the_Kazakh_Diaspora_in_the_World.png
Ethnic group.caption: Map of the Kazakh people around the world
Ethnic group.total: 18 million
Ethnic group.pop1: 14,456,709 (2025)
Ethnic group.pop2: 1,562,518 (2020)
Ethnic group.pop3: 821,172 (2021)
Ethnic group.pop4: 591,970 (2021)
Ethnic group.pop5: 120,999 (2020)
Ethnic group.pop6: 44,445 (2024)
Ethnic group.pop7: 28,244 (2022)
Ethnic group.pop8: 21,913 (2022)
Ethnic group.pop9: 11,825 (2022)
Ethnic group.pop10: 10,000 (2024)
Ethnic group.pop11: 5,455 (2021)
Ethnic group.pop12: 5,639 (2017)
Ethnic group.pop13: 5,526 (2001)
Ethnic group.pop14: 5,432 (2011)

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Wikidata facts

Population: 16000000

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Contents

Etymology
History
Early Mentions of the Kazakhs in Western Literature
Oral history
Kazakh clan structure and genealogy
Origin of Kazakh Tribes and сlans
Three Kazakh hordes
History of the Hordes
Language
Genetic studies
Paternal lineages
Maternal lineages
Population
Kazakh minority communities
Russia
China
Mongolia
United States
Uzbekistan
Iran
Afghanistan
Turkey
Culture
Cuisine
Clothing
Religion
Traditions
Music
Notable Kazakhs
Kazakhs in philately
See also
Notes
References
"Kazakh"External links

Ethnic Kazakh communities are present in Kazakhstan's border regions in Russia, Kyrgyzstan, northern Uzbekistan, northwestern China (Xinjiang), western Mongolia (Bayan-Ölgii), and northern Iran (Golestan). The Kazakhs arose from the merging of various medieval tribes of Turkic and Turkified Mongolic origin in the 15th century.