Kazakhstan’s population grew 0.5% to 17.2 million persons

    Since the beginning of 2014, Kazakhstan’s population jumped by 0.5% and reached 17.24 million people, Chairman of the Statistics Agency, Alikhan Smailov reports.     "As of May 1, the countrywide population was 17.24 million people, including an urban population of 55.1 percent and rural - 44.9 percent. From the beginning of the...