ASTANA – Since the beginning of 2024, 1,306 ethnic Kazakhs have returned to their historic homeland, reported the press service of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection of the Population.
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More than half of them, or 48.9%, came back from China, 29.6% – from Uzbekistan, 8.3% – from Mongolia, 7.3% – from Turkmenistan, 4.4% – from Russia, and 1.5% – from other countries.
As of Feb. 1, the number of ethnic migrants of working age was 56.2%, minors – 33.6%, and pensioners – 10.2%.
In terms of education, 15% of ethnic migrants hold university degrees, 20.2% have vocational secondary education, 54.6% – general secondary education, and 10.2% have no education.
The Kandas people were resettled in labor-deficient areas, including the Akmola, Abai, Kostanai, Pavlodar, East Kazakhstan, and North Kazakhstan Regions.
Since 1991, over 1,129,600 ethnic Kazakhs have returned to their historic homeland.
