Nearly 90% of Ethnic Kazakhs Arrive From Uzbekistan and China

According to the Ministry of Labor, 8,051 ethnic Kazakhs (Qandas) have relocated to Kazakhstan since the start of 2025, Orda.kz reports.

Almost 90% of them came from just two countries: Uzbekistan (44.2%) and China (43.2%).

The remaining 12.6% were distributed among:

• 5% from Turkmenistan
  
• 2.7% from Mongolia
  
• 2.4% from Russia
  
• 2.5% from other countries

59.1% are of working age, 31.8% are minors, and 9.1% are pensioners.

Of the working-age population, 15.7% have higher education, 28.1% have secondary specialized education, 53.5% have general secondary education, and 2.7% have no education,
 the Ministry of Labor reported.

Several regions have been designated for resettlement, including West, East, and North Kazakhstan, as well as Aqmola, Qostanay, Pavlodar, Atyrau, and Abay regions.

Qandas resettling in the above-mentioned regions are provided with state support measures in the form of a relocation subsidy — a one-time payment of 70 MCI (275.2 thousand tenge in 2025) for the head and each family member; for renting housing and paying for utilities — monthly for one year in the amount of 15 to 30 MCI (from 59 to 118 thousand tenge in 2025),
 the ministry reminded.

The 2025 quota for resettlement to these regions is 2,309 people. More than half — 1,286 — have already been selected.

Original Author: Igor Ulitin