Language details — Kazakhstan

This table lists languages spoken in Kazakhstan, including official, working, regional, and minority languages.

Percentages and speaker counts may be unavailable for some languages due to census and reporting limitations.

Language details

7 languages
Language Statuses Language presence
Russian
Official Working
72% · ≈ 15.2 m
Kazakh
Official Working
64% · ≈ 13.5 m
English
No special status 15% · ≈ 3.2 m
German
No special status 6.4% · ≈ 1.3 m
Uighur
National Minority
2% · ≈ 422 k
Tatar
National
Uzbek
National Minority
Data compiled from national censuses and international linguistic datasets.
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