Astana population smashes 860,000 mark

According to new data released by the city administration, Almaty district area now holds 381,470 people (44%), Yessil district - 134,472 inhabitants (15,5%) and Saryarka district - 351,848 inhabitants (40,5%). Since the beginning of the year the total population of the city has increased for 14,908 people. Population increase was mostly the result of a baby boom and higher levels of international migration in the city. 17,129 newborns were registered in Astana this year, that is 7,9% more compared to the analogous period of 2014. The new data also shows that the number of marriages in the Kazakh capital has dropped by 3,4%. The number of divorces, on the contrary, has grown by nearly 9%.