Kazakhstan Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Kazakhstan is 21,161,809 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 20,592,571 in 2024.

Since 2006, population has increased from 16.1M people to 21.2M (31.4% growth in 20 years).
Kazakhstan is ranked 65/197 by population and was ranked 62nd in 2006.
Kazakhstan accounts for 0.26% of the world's population.
Kazakhstan is projected to reach 33.8M people in 2100.
For the last 20 years, Kazakhstan has had an average growth rate of 1.57% per year.

Kazakhstan population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	33,848,663	0.22%
2099	33,772,741	0.23%
2098	33,695,479	0.24%
2097	33,615,447	0.27%
2096	33,523,978	0.3%
2095	33,424,720	0.3%
2094	33,326,027	0.31%
2093	33,224,553	0.29%
2092	33,128,053	0.31%
2091	33,024,570	0.32%
2090	32,918,505	0.33%
2089	32,809,364	0.34%
2088	32,697,677	0.38%
2087	32,574,802	0.38%
2086	32,450,913	0.39%
2085	32,326,215	0.4%
2084	32,198,072	0.42%
2083	32,062,485	0.4%
2082	31,936,199	0.43%
2081	31,798,193	0.44%
2080	31,659,824	0.43%
2079	31,525,030	0.47%
2078	31,377,560	0.47%
2077	31,230,620	0.48%
2076	31,082,855	0.48%
2075	30,934,158	0.49%
2074	30,781,840	0.48%
2073	30,635,989	0.49%
2072	30,488,022	0.5%
2071	30,336,588	0.51%
2070	30,183,464	0.53%
2069	30,024,249	0.51%
2068	29,872,612	0.51%
2067	29,722,383	0.52%
2066	29,568,138	0.55%
2065	29,406,227	0.55%
2064	29,245,499	0.56%
2063	29,081,885	0.57%
2062	28,917,277	0.59%
2061	28,748,398	0.6%
2060	28,577,830	0.62%
2059	28,401,552	0.63%
2058	28,224,769	0.63%
2057	28,046,842	0.7%
2056	27,852,110	0.72%
2055	27,652,544	0.72%
2054	27,453,980	0.77%
2053	27,243,894	0.78%
2052	27,031,990	0.8%
2051	26,818,727	0.81%
2050	26,602,802	0.82%
2049	26,385,294	0.88%
2048	26,155,898	0.91%
2047	25,920,222	0.91%
2046	25,687,222	0.93%
2045	25,451,058	0.94%
2044	25,215,227	0.94%
2043	24,979,701	0.94%
2042	24,746,212	0.94%
2041	24,516,106	0.97%
2040	24,281,719	0.94%
2039	24,055,361	0.95%
2038	23,829,916	0.94%
2037	23,608,263	0.96%
2036	23,382,815	0.97%
2035	23,159,205	0.98%
2034	22,934,543	0.99%
2033	22,708,727	1.03%
2032	22,478,234	1%
2031	22,254,688	1.03%
2030	22,027,730	1.05%
2029	21,799,495	1.08%
2028	21,566,108	1.09%
2027	21,333,660	1.12%
2026	21,098,089	1.19%
2025	20,850,907	1.25%
2024	20,592,571	1.29%
2023	20,330,104	1.47%
2022	20,034,609	1.47%
2021	19,743,603	1.34%
2020	19,482,117	1.42%
2019	19,209,555	1.46%
2018	18,932,727	1.51%
2017	18,651,931	1.57%
2016	18,363,600	1.55%
2015	18,084,169	1.5%
2014	17,816,285	1.48%
2013	17,556,502	1.45%
2012	17,306,106	1.41%
2011	17,066,002	1.36%
2010	16,836,810	1.31%
2009	16,619,846	1.18%
2008	16,426,525	1.04%
2007	16,257,214	0.95%
2006	16,103,716	0.85%
2005	15,968,117	0.74%
2004	15,850,159	0.65%
2003	15,747,380	0.58%
2002	15,656,677	0.52%
2001	15,575,550	0.48%
2000	15,501,103	0.29%
1999	15,455,874	-1.23%
1998	15,647,785	-2.46%
1997	16,043,251	-2.27%
1996	16,416,027	-1.88%
1995	16,730,536	-1.84%
1994	17,043,771	-1.34%
1993	17,274,487	-0.34%
1992	17,332,625	0.31%
1991	17,278,600	0.73%
1990	17,154,054	0.92%
1989	16,997,013	1.29%
1988	16,781,168	1.53%
1987	16,527,715	1.63%
1986	16,262,702	1.44%
1985	16,031,090	1.18%
1984	15,844,621	1.14%
1983	15,665,551	1.12%
1982	15,492,595	1.11%
1981	15,323,082	1.12%
1980	15,152,949	1.16%
1979	14,978,696	1.82%
1978	14,711,497	2.5%
1977	14,353,265	2.53%
1976	13,998,738	2.17%
1975	13,700,843	1.83%
1974	13,454,570	1.87%
1973	13,208,121	1.98%
1972	12,951,798	2.1%
1971	12,684,813	2.14%
1970	12,419,057	2.16%
1969	12,156,212	2.33%
1968	11,879,182	2.54%
1967	11,584,428	2.62%
1966	11,288,989	2.69%
1965	10,993,183	2.83%
1964	10,690,309	3.01%
1963	10,377,466	3.17%
1962	10,058,928	3.25%
1961	9,742,085	3.31%
1960	9,429,981	-

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Kazakhstan has a population of 21.2M as of 2026, compared to 18.4M in 2016, 16.1M in 2006, and 16.4M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 1.52% 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 2046) Kazakhstan will have 25,687,222 people (21.4% growth) and still will be ranked 65th.

By the year 2100, Kazakhstan's population is projected to grow by 60% from its current level to 33.8M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	-8,834
2024	-	-	-7,368
2023	268,191	273,013	-4,822
2022	322,774	277,019	45,755
2021	259,222	269,026	-9,804
2020	263,742	272,458	-8,716
2019	281,382	278,788	2,594
2018	272,273	278,917	-6,644
2017	289,314	268,066	21,248
2016	287,356	277,878	9,478
2015	271,512	273,523	-2,011
2014	264,236	274,406	-10,170
2013	255,314	259,239	-3,925
2012	245,475	249,987	-4,512
2011	234,723	237,883	-3,160
2010	223,639	230,479	-6,840
2009	210,278	218,036	-7,758
2008	176,373	214,169	-37,796
2007	162,249	188,486	-26,237
2006	144,752	166,480	-21,728
2005	126,448	146,619	-20,171
2004	109,445	132,286	-22,841
2003	96,110	112,137	-16,027
2002	85,292	93,564	-8,272
2001	76,946	84,279	-7,333
2000	71,945	80,699	-8,754
1999	18,505	79,536	-61,031
1998	-402,340	85,735	-488,075
1997	-388,602	92,778	-481,380
1996	-356,947	112,384	-469,331
1995	-272,054	140,721	-412,775
1994	-354,397	165,631	-520,028
1993	-107,033	185,649	-292,682
1992	-9,230	204,785	-214,015
1991	117,310	221,581	-104,271
1990	131,777	235,113	-103,336
1989	182,298	254,394	-72,096
1988	249,386	275,278	-25,892
1987	257,503	290,227	-32,724
1986	272,521	295,818	-23,297
1985	190,719	293,834	-103,115
1984	182,219	278,485	-96,266
1983	175,905	260,471	-84,566
1982	170,007	246,983	-76,976
1981	169,028	243,652	-74,624
1980	171,246	238,977	-67,731
1979	177,244	237,442	-60,198
1978	357,143	225,895	131,248
1977	359,331	224,284	135,047
1976	349,727	221,992	127,735
1975	246,080	219,748	26,332
1974	246,475	217,668	28,807
1973	246,407	215,940	30,467
1972	266,233	212,319	53,914
1971	267,741	202,450	65,291
1970	263,775	191,775	72,000
1969	261,923	184,118	77,805
1968	292,144	186,254	105,890
1967	297,366	191,536	105,830
1966	293,505	191,506	101,999
1965	298,096	194,470	103,626
1964	307,660	208,899	98,761
1963	318,037	223,105	94,932
1962	319,019	228,177	90,842
1961	314,667	228,686	85,981
1960	309,552	226,027	83,525

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 98.7% of the population change in Kazakhstan is from natural causes (a gain of 2,743,094 people) and 1.33% is from migration (a gain of 36,908 people).

As of 2024, 2,089,797 residents or 10.1% of the population were not native-born in Kazakhstan, compared to 1,856,870 and 11% in 2010.

Kazakhstan population clock

	Kazakhstan	Rank
Current population	21161809	65/197
Percent of world population	0.26%	65/197
One net population change	2 minutes	58/197
One birth every	1.28 minutes	61/196
One death every	3.85 minutes	64/196
Daily growth/decline	+719	58/197
Annual growth/decline	+262,467	58/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+1.29%	82/197
One migration net change every	59.7 minutes	130/196
Annual migration change	-8,834	130/196
Foreign-born residents	2,089,797	36/195
Foreign-born share of population	10.1%	66/195

Largest cities by population

Kazakhstan
City	Population
Almaty	2.23M
Shymkent	1.19M
Nur-Sultan	1.08M
Karaganda	516K
Taraz	418K
Aktobe	388K
Semey	350K
Pavlodar	333K
Oskemen	333K
Atyrau	295K

Kazakhstan population statistics

	Kazakhstan	World
Life expectancy	74.8 years	73.8 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	20.2 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Kazakhstan.

Population map with other countries

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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