Kazakhstan records nearly 250,000 births this year
The Bureau of National Statistics has calculated how many children were born between January and September 2025 and which regions recorded the highest birth rates, Kazinform News Agency reports.
During the first nine months of the year, 249,300 children were born in Kazakhstan, including 128,400 boys and 120,900 girls.
A total of 152.2 thousand children were born in urban areas, while 97.1 thousand were born in rural areas.
The highest birth rates were recorded in the southern and western regions, with the following figures per 1,000 people:
Turkistan region — 22.26 children
Shymkent — 21.46 children
Mangistau region — 21.26 children
This year, the most popular boys’ names were Mukhammed, Alikhan, and Aisultan, while the top names for girls were Aylin, Asylym, and Medina.
Earlier, Kazinform News Agency reported that 13,000 babies were born via IVF in Almaty over five years.