Kazakhstan has a population density of 19.8 people per square mile compared to 683 people in the Seychelles. Kazakhstan has 1,424,328 sq ft of land per person vs 40,713 sq ft in the Seychelles. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Kazakhstan and the Seychelles are ranked 187th and 39th, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Kazakhstan has 0.25% of the world's population and 1.81% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.001% of the population and 0.0003% of the land area for the Seychelles, hence the population density in Kazakhstan is 97.1% lower than in the Seychelles.
Population density comparison
Kazakhstan
|
Seychelles
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 19.8 ppl/mi² | 683 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 187/197 | 39/197 |
| Population |
21036432
|
125181
|
| Land area | 1,042,360 sq mi | 177.6 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 1,411,156 sq ft | 40,801 sq ft |
| Rural population | 41.6% | 40.8% |
| Urban population | 58.4% | 59.2% |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 21.8% | 0% |
Kazakhstan vs the Seychelles:
Population density chart by year
From 2004 to 2024, population density in Kazakhstan increased by 29.9%, compared to a 47.1% growth in the Seychelles.
In 2004, Kazakhstan ranked 181st for population density and is in 187th place now. The Seychelles was 46th in 2004 and ranks 39th out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Kazakhstan
|
Seychelles
|
|
| 2024 | 19.8 | 683 |
| 2023 | 19.5 | 674 |
| 2022 | 19.2 | 675 |
| 2021 | 18.9 | 559 |
| 2020 | 18.7 | 554 |
| 2019 | 18.4 | 550 |
| 2018 | 18.2 | 545 |
| 2017 | 17.9 | 540 |
| 2016 | 17.6 | 533 |
| 2015 | 17.3 | 526 |
| 2014 | 17.1 | 514 |
| 2013 | 16.8 | 506 |
| 2012 | 16.6 | 497 |
| 2011 | 16.4 | 492 |
| 2010 | 16.2 | 505 |
| 2009 | 15.9 | 492 |
| 2008 | 15.8 | 490 |
| 2007 | 15.6 | 479 |
| 2006 | 15.4 | 476 |
| 2005 | 15.3 | 467 |
| 2004 | 15.2 | 464 |
| 2003 | 15.1 | 466 |
| 2002 | 15 | 471 |
| 2001 | 14.9 | 457 |
| 2000 | 14.9 | 457 |
| 1999 | 14.8 | 453 |
| 1998 | 15 | 444 |
| 1997 | 15.4 | 435 |
| 1996 | 15.7 | 430 |
| 1995 | 16.1 | 424 |
| 1994 | 16.4 | 418 |
| 1993 | 16.6 | 407 |
| 1992 | 16.6 | 398 |
| 1991 | - | 397 |
| 1990 | - | 391 |
| 1989 | - | 389 |
| 1988 | - | 387 |
| 1987 | - | 386 |
| 1986 | - | 370 |
| 1985 | - | 367 |
| 1984 | - | 364 |
| 1983 | - | 362 |
| 1982 | - | 363 |
| 1981 | - | 361 |
| 1980 | - | 356 |
| 1979 | - | 353 |
| 1978 | - | 350 |
| 1977 | - | 348 |
| 1976 | - | 341 |
| 1975 | - | 334 |
| 1974 | - | 326 |
| 1973 | - | 320 |
| 1972 | - | 315 |
| 1971 | - | 308 |
| 1970 | - | 302 |
| 1969 | - | 294.8 |
| 1968 | - | 287.9 |
| 1967 | - | 281 |
| 1966 | - | 274.2 |
| 1965 | - | 267.4 |
| 1964 | - | 260.8 |
| 1963 | - | 254.4 |
| 1962 | - | 248 |
| 1961 | - | 241.5 |
Share of urban population by year
| Year | Urban population | |
|---|---|---|
|
Kazakhstan
|
Seychelles
|
|
| 2024 | 58.4% | 59.2% |
| 2023 | 58.2% | 58.8% |
| 2022 | 58% | 58.4% |
| 2021 | 57.8% | 58% |
| 2020 | 57.7% | 57.5% |
| 2019 | 57.5% | 57.1% |
| 2018 | 57.4% | 56.7% |
| 2017 | 57.3% | 56.3% |
| 2016 | 57.3% | 55.8% |
| 2015 | 57.2% | 55.4% |
| 2014 | 57.1% | 55% |
| 2013 | 57% | 54.5% |
| 2012 | 57% | 54.1% |
| 2011 | 56.9% | 53.7% |
| 2010 | 56.8% | 53.3% |
| 2009 | 56.8% | 53% |
| 2008 | 56.7% | 52.6% |
| 2007 | 56.6% | 52.3% |
| 2006 | 56.5% | 52% |
| 2005 | 56.5% | 51.7% |
| 2004 | 56.4% | 51.4% |
| 2003 | 56.3% | 51.1% |
| 2002 | 56.2% | 50.9% |
| 2001 | 56.2% | 50.6% |
| 2000 | 56.1% | 50.4% |
| 1999 | 56% | 50.2% |
| 1998 | 56% | 50.1% |
| 1997 | 56% | 49.9% |
| 1996 | 55.9% | 49.8% |
| 1995 | 55.9% | 49.6% |
| 1994 | 55.9% | 49.5% |
| 1993 | 56% | 49.4% |
| 1992 | 56.1% | 49.4% |
| 1991 | 56.2% | 49.3% |
| 1990 | 56.3% | 49.3% |
| 1989 | 56.4% | 49.3% |
| 1988 | 56.3% | 49.2% |
| 1987 | 56.2% | 49.3% |
| 1986 | 56.1% | 49.3% |
| 1985 | 56% | 49.3% |
| 1984 | 55.9% | 49.3% |
| 1983 | 55.5% | 49.3% |
| 1982 | 55% | 49.3% |
| 1981 | 54.6% | 49.4% |
| 1980 | 54.1% | 49.4% |
| 1979 | 53.7% | 49.4% |
| 1978 | 53.4% | 49.4% |
| 1977 | 53.1% | 49.3% |
| 1976 | 52.8% | 47.8% |
| 1975 | 52.6% | 46.3% |
| 1974 | 52.3% | 44.8% |
| 1973 | 51.8% | 43.3% |
| 1972 | 51.3% | 41.8% |
| 1971 | 50.8% | 40.3% |
| 1970 | 50.2% | 39.1% |
| 1969 | 49.6% | 37.8% |
| 1968 | 49% | 36.6% |
| 1967 | 48.3% | 35.4% |
| 1966 | 47.7% | 34.3% |
| 1965 | 47% | 33.1% |
| 1964 | 46.4% | 32% |
| 1963 | 45.8% | 30.9% |
| 1962 | 45.3% | 29.8% |
| 1961 | 44.7% | 28.7% |
| 1960 | 44.2% | 27.7% |
From 2004 to 2024 share of the urban population changed from 56.4% to 58.4% in Kazakhstan and from 51.4% to 59.2% in the Seychelles.
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