The current population of Kazakhstan is 21,036,432 people, as of 2025 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 20,592,571 in 2024.
Population facts:
- Kazakhstan is ranked 65/197 by population and was ranked 62nd in 2005.
- Since 2005, population has increased from 16M people to 21M (31.7% growth in 20 years).
- Kazakhstan accounts for 0.25% of the world's population.
- Kazakhstan is projected to reach 33.7M people in 2100.
- For the last 20 years, Kazakhstan has had an average growth rate of 1.59% per year.
Kazakhstan population clock
Kazakhstan
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Current population |
21036432
|
8266870341
|
| Population rank | 65/197 | N/A |
| Percent of world population | 0.25% | N/A |
| One net population change |
2 minutes
|
0.41 seconds
|
| One birth every |
1.28 minutes
|
0.24 seconds
|
| One death every |
3.85 minutes
|
0.52 seconds
|
| Daily growth/decline | +719 | +211,178 |
| Annual growth/decline | +262,467 | +77,079,845 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.29% | +0.96% |
| Population growth rate rank | 84/197 | N/A |
| One migration net change every |
1.19 hours
|
N/A |
| Annual migration change | -7,368 | N/A |
Kazakhstan population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9,429,981 | - |
| 1961 | 9,742,085 | 3.31% |
| 1962 | 10,058,928 | 3.25% |
| 1963 | 10,377,466 | 3.17% |
| 1964 | 10,690,309 | 3.01% |
| 1965 | 10,993,183 | 2.83% |
| 1966 | 11,288,989 | 2.69% |
| 1967 | 11,584,428 | 2.62% |
| 1968 | 11,879,182 | 2.54% |
| 1969 | 12,156,212 | 2.33% |
| 1970 | 12,419,057 | 2.16% |
| 1971 | 12,684,813 | 2.14% |
| 1972 | 12,951,798 | 2.1% |
| 1973 | 13,208,121 | 1.98% |
| 1974 | 13,454,570 | 1.87% |
| 1975 | 13,700,843 | 1.83% |
| 1976 | 13,998,738 | 2.17% |
| 1977 | 14,353,265 | 2.53% |
| 1978 | 14,711,497 | 2.5% |
| 1979 | 14,978,696 | 1.82% |
| 1980 | 15,152,949 | 1.16% |
| 1981 | 15,323,082 | 1.12% |
| 1982 | 15,492,595 | 1.11% |
| 1983 | 15,665,551 | 1.12% |
| 1984 | 15,844,621 | 1.14% |
| 1985 | 16,031,090 | 1.18% |
| 1986 | 16,262,702 | 1.44% |
| 1987 | 16,527,715 | 1.63% |
| 1988 | 16,781,168 | 1.53% |
| 1989 | 16,997,013 | 1.29% |
| 1990 | 17,154,054 | 0.92% |
| 1991 | 17,278,600 | 0.73% |
| 1992 | 17,332,625 | 0.31% |
| 1993 | 17,274,487 | -0.34% |
| 1994 | 17,043,771 | -1.34% |
| 1995 | 16,730,536 | -1.84% |
| 1996 | 16,416,027 | -1.88% |
| 1997 | 16,043,251 | -2.27% |
| 1998 | 15,647,785 | -2.46% |
| 1999 | 15,455,874 | -1.23% |
| 2000 | 15,501,103 | 0.29% |
| 2001 | 15,575,550 | 0.48% |
| 2002 | 15,656,677 | 0.52% |
| 2003 | 15,747,380 | 0.58% |
| 2004 | 15,850,159 | 0.65% |
| 2005 | 15,968,117 | 0.74% |
| 2006 | 16,103,716 | 0.85% |
| 2007 | 16,257,214 | 0.95% |
| 2008 | 16,426,525 | 1.04% |
| 2009 | 16,619,846 | 1.18% |
| 2010 | 16,836,810 | 1.31% |
| 2011 | 17,066,002 | 1.36% |
| 2012 | 17,306,106 | 1.41% |
| 2013 | 17,556,502 | 1.45% |
| 2014 | 17,816,285 | 1.48% |
| 2015 | 18,084,169 | 1.5% |
| 2016 | 18,363,600 | 1.55% |
| 2017 | 18,651,931 | 1.57% |
| 2018 | 18,932,727 | 1.51% |
| 2019 | 19,209,555 | 1.46% |
| 2020 | 19,482,117 | 1.42% |
| 2021 | 19,743,603 | 1.34% |
| 2022 | 20,034,609 | 1.47% |
| 2023 | 20,330,104 | 1.47% |
| 2024 | 20,592,571 | 1.29% |
| 2025 | 20,843,753 | 1.22% |
| 2026 | 21,083,619 | 1.15% |
| 2027 | 21,316,177 | 1.1% |
| 2028 | 21,547,638 | 1.09% |
| 2029 | 21,777,008 | 1.06% |
| 2030 | 22,003,192 | 1.04% |
| 2031 | 22,227,045 | 1.02% |
| 2032 | 22,452,639 | 1.01% |
| 2033 | 22,679,377 | 1.01% |
| 2034 | 22,903,209 | 0.99% |
| 2035 | 23,125,951 | 0.97% |
| 2036 | 23,349,072 | 0.96% |
| 2037 | 23,571,233 | 0.95% |
| 2038 | 23,793,387 | 0.94% |
| 2039 | 24,017,887 | 0.94% |
| 2040 | 24,246,822 | 0.95% |
| 2041 | 24,477,612 | 0.95% |
| 2042 | 24,707,974 | 0.94% |
| 2043 | 24,941,020 | 0.94% |
| 2044 | 25,175,225 | 0.94% |
| 2045 | 25,409,749 | 0.93% |
| 2046 | 25,642,870 | 0.92% |
| 2047 | 25,875,743 | 0.91% |
| 2048 | 26,106,834 | 0.89% |
| 2049 | 26,328,898 | 0.85% |
| 2050 | 26,544,261 | 0.82% |
Kazakhstan has a population of 21M as of 2025, compared to 18.1M in 2015, 16M in 2005, and 16.7M in 1995.
Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.63% per year. Kazakhstan is ranked 84th out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2045) Kazakhstan will have 25,409,749 people (20.8% growth) and still will be ranked 65th.
By the year 2100, Kazakhstan's population is projected to grow by 60.1% to 33.7M people.
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Kazakhstan population statistics
|
Kazakhstan
|
World
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 74.7 years | 73.5 years |
| Average age | 32 years | 33.8 years |
| Median age | 30.5 years | 31.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.7:51.3 | 50.3:49.7 |
| Fertility rate | 3.01 births per woman | 2.2 births per woman |
| Population density | 19.8 ppl/mi² | 141.6 ppl/mi² |
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