According to him, in early April of this year, the country's population was 16 million 967 thousand people.

"The exact figures will be announced later in 1 and a half month after the necessary statistical research. However, it is safe to say that the population of the Republic of Kazakhstan has already reached 17 million people, " said A.Smailov.

At the same time, he said, the number of Kazakhs in the total population has reached 11 million.