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Population in Kazakhstan compared to Latvia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kazakhstan was 20,592,571 in 2024 vs 1,866,124 people in Latvia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kazakhstan's population is 21,161,809 people compared to 1,829,763 in Latvia.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 11.6 times bigger than Latvia's.
  • Kazakhstan is ranked the 65th most populous country in the world, while Latvia is the 149th.
  • The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.26% for Kazakhstan vs 0.02% for Latvia.
  • For the last 10 years, Kazakhstan has had an average growth rate of +1.46% per year vs -0.68% in Latvia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kazakhstan has increased from 16.1M people to 21.2M (31.4% growth), while Latvia has declined from 2.22M to 1.83M (17.5% decline).

Kazakhstan vs Latvia: population by year and forecast

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Latvia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kazakhstan Latvia
2100 33,848,663 923,408
2099 33,772,741 932,882
2098 33,695,479 942,357
2097 33,615,447 951,702
2096 33,523,978 961,114
2095 33,424,720 970,470
2094 33,326,027 979,811
2093 33,224,553 989,107
2092 33,128,053 998,497
2091 33,024,570 1,007,961
2090 32,918,505 1,017,465
2089 32,809,364 1,026,994
2088 32,697,677 1,036,657
2087 32,574,802 1,046,527
2086 32,450,913 1,056,483
2085 32,326,215 1,066,499
2084 32,198,072 1,076,818
2083 32,062,485 1,087,423
2082 31,936,199 1,098,154
2081 31,798,193 1,109,075
2080 31,659,824 1,120,211
2079 31,525,030 1,131,602
2078 31,377,560 1,143,002
2077 31,230,620 1,154,458
2076 31,082,855 1,166,122
2075 30,934,158 1,177,964
2074 30,781,840 1,189,889
2073 30,635,989 1,201,798
2072 30,488,022 1,213,804
2071 30,336,588 1,226,159
2070 30,183,464 1,238,635
2069 30,024,249 1,251,199
2068 29,872,612 1,264,197
2067 29,722,383 1,277,382
2066 29,568,138 1,290,492
2065 29,406,227 1,304,082
2064 29,245,499 1,317,729
2063 29,081,885 1,331,316
2062 28,917,277 1,344,939
2061 28,748,398 1,358,659
2060 28,577,830 1,372,730
2059 28,401,552 1,386,684
2058 28,224,769 1,400,736
2057 28,046,842 1,414,911
2056 27,852,110 1,429,035
2055 27,652,544 1,442,863
2054 27,453,980 1,456,686
2053 27,243,894 1,470,334
2052 27,031,990 1,483,843
2051 26,818,727 1,496,515
2050 26,602,802 1,509,248
2049 26,385,294 1,521,989
2048 26,155,898 1,534,656
2047 25,920,222 1,547,203
2046 25,687,222 1,559,641
2045 25,451,058 1,572,396
2044 25,215,227 1,584,822
2043 24,979,701 1,597,317
2042 24,746,212 1,609,668
2041 24,516,106 1,622,468
2040 24,281,719 1,635,132
2039 24,055,361 1,648,215
2038 23,829,916 1,661,175
2037 23,608,263 1,674,137
2036 23,382,815 1,687,461
2035 23,159,205 1,700,759
2034 22,934,543 1,714,411
2033 22,708,727 1,728,562
2032 22,478,234 1,742,976
2031 22,254,688 1,757,310
2030 22,027,730 1,772,264
2029 21,799,495 1,786,824
2028 21,566,108 1,801,228
2027 21,333,660 1,815,599
2026 21,098,089 1,829,763
2025 20,850,907 1,850,593
2024 20,592,571 1,866,124
2023 20,330,104 1,883,710
2022 20,034,609 1,879,383
2021 19,743,603 1,884,490
2020 19,482,117 1,900,449
2019 19,209,555 1,913,822
2018 18,932,727 1,927,174
2017 18,651,931 1,942,248
2016 18,363,600 1,959,537
2015 18,084,169 1,977,527
2014 17,816,285 1,993,782
2013 17,556,502 2,012,647
2012 17,306,106 2,034,319
2011 17,066,002 2,059,709
2010 16,836,810 2,097,555
2009 16,619,846 2,141,669
2008 16,426,525 2,177,322
2007 16,257,214 2,200,325
2006 16,103,716 2,218,357
2005 15,968,117 2,238,799
2004 15,850,159 2,263,122
2003 15,747,380 2,287,955
2002 15,656,677 2,310,173
2001 15,575,550 2,337,170
2000 15,501,103 2,367,550
1999 15,455,874 2,390,482
1998 15,647,785 2,410,019
1997 16,043,251 2,432,851
1996 16,416,027 2,457,222
1995 16,730,536 2,485,056
1994 17,043,771 2,520,742
1993 17,274,487 2,563,290
1992 17,332,625 2,614,338
1991 17,278,600 2,650,581
1990 17,154,054 2,663,151
1989 16,997,013 2,666,955
1988 16,781,168 2,653,434
1987 16,527,715 2,626,583
1986 16,262,702 2,599,892
1985 16,031,090 2,578,873
1984 15,844,621 2,562,047
1983 15,665,551 2,546,011
1982 15,492,595 2,531,080
1981 15,323,082 2,519,421
1980 15,152,949 2,511,701
1979 14,978,696 2,505,953
1978 14,711,497 2,497,921
1977 14,353,265 2,485,073
1976 13,998,738 2,470,989
1975 13,700,843 2,456,130
1974 13,454,570 2,437,186
1973 13,208,121 2,415,819
1972 12,951,798 2,395,674
1971 12,684,813 2,376,389
1970 12,419,057 2,359,164
1969 12,156,212 2,343,173
1968 11,879,182 2,323,619
1967 11,584,428 2,301,220
1966 11,288,989 2,283,217
1965 10,993,183 2,265,919
1964 10,690,309 2,240,623
1963 10,377,466 2,210,919
1962 10,058,928 2,181,586
1961 9,742,085 2,152,681
1960 9,429,981 2,120,979

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

GeoRank.org/population/kazakhstan/latvia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kazakhstan increased by 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth), while Latvia lost 258,820 people (a 11.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kazakhstan gained 2,798,209 people (a 15.2% growth), while Latvia's population decreased by 129,774 people (a 6.62% decline).

Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd most populous country in 2006 and is 65th in 2026. Latvia was ranked 140th in 2006 and ranked 149th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Kazakhstan's population will grow by 25.7% to 26,602,802 people with a rank change from 65th to 64th. The population of Latvia will decrease by 17.5% to 1,509,248 people and rank change from 149th to 155th.

Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.8M people, while Latvia's population already peaked in 1989 at 2.67M people and is projected to decrease to 923K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Latvia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kazakhstan Latvia
2100 0.22% -1.02%
2099 0.23% -1.01%
2098 0.24% -0.98%
2097 0.27% -0.98%
2096 0.3% -0.96%
2095 0.3% -0.95%
2094 0.31% -0.94%
2093 0.29% -0.94%
2092 0.31% -0.94%
2091 0.32% -0.93%
2090 0.33% -0.93%
2089 0.34% -0.93%
2088 0.38% -0.94%
2087 0.38% -0.94%
2086 0.39% -0.94%
2085 0.4% -0.96%
2084 0.42% -0.98%
2083 0.4% -0.98%
2082 0.43% -0.98%
2081 0.44% -0.99%
2080 0.43% -1.01%
2079 0.47% -1%
2078 0.47% -0.99%
2077 0.48% -1%
2076 0.48% -1.01%
2075 0.49% -1%
2074 0.48% -0.99%
2073 0.49% -0.99%
2072 0.5% -1.01%
2071 0.51% -1.01%
2070 0.53% -1%
2069 0.51% -1.03%
2068 0.51% -1.03%
2067 0.52% -1.02%
2066 0.55% -1.04%
2065 0.55% -1.04%
2064 0.56% -1.02%
2063 0.57% -1.01%
2062 0.59% -1.01%
2061 0.6% -1.03%
2060 0.62% -1.01%
2059 0.63% -1%
2058 0.63% -1%
2057 0.7% -0.99%
2056 0.72% -0.96%
2055 0.72% -0.95%
2054 0.77% -0.93%
2053 0.78% -0.91%
2052 0.8% -0.85%
2051 0.81% -0.84%
2050 0.82% -0.84%
2049 0.88% -0.83%
2048 0.91% -0.81%
2047 0.91% -0.8%
2046 0.93% -0.81%
2045 0.94% -0.78%
2044 0.94% -0.78%
2043 0.94% -0.77%
2042 0.94% -0.79%
2041 0.97% -0.77%
2040 0.94% -0.79%
2039 0.95% -0.78%
2038 0.94% -0.77%
2037 0.96% -0.79%
2036 0.97% -0.78%
2035 0.98% -0.8%
2034 0.99% -0.82%
2033 1.03% -0.83%
2032 1% -0.82%
2031 1.03% -0.84%
2030 1.05% -0.81%
2029 1.08% -0.8%
2028 1.09% -0.79%
2027 1.12% -0.77%
2026 1.19% -1.13%
2025 1.25% -0.83%
2024 1.29% -0.93%
2023 1.47% 0.23%
2022 1.47% -0.27%
2021 1.34% -0.84%
2020 1.42% -0.7%
2019 1.46% -0.69%
2018 1.51% -0.78%
2017 1.57% -0.88%
2016 1.55% -0.91%
2015 1.5% -0.82%
2014 1.48% -0.94%
2013 1.45% -1.07%
2012 1.41% -1.23%
2011 1.36% -1.8%
2010 1.31% -2.06%
2009 1.18% -1.64%
2008 1.04% -1.05%
2007 0.95% -0.81%
2006 0.85% -0.91%
2005 0.74% -1.07%
2004 0.65% -1.09%
2003 0.58% -0.96%
2002 0.52% -1.16%
2001 0.48% -1.28%
2000 0.29% -0.96%
1999 -1.23% -0.81%
1998 -2.46% -0.94%
1997 -2.27% -0.99%
1996 -1.88% -1.12%
1995 -1.84% -1.42%
1994 -1.34% -1.66%
1993 -0.34% -1.95%
1992 0.31% -1.37%
1991 0.73% -0.47%
1990 0.92% -0.14%
1989 1.29% 0.51%
1988 1.53% 1.02%
1987 1.63% 1.03%
1986 1.44% 0.82%
1985 1.18% 0.66%
1984 1.14% 0.63%
1983 1.12% 0.59%
1982 1.11% 0.46%
1981 1.12% 0.31%
1980 1.16% 0.23%
1979 1.82% 0.32%
1978 2.5% 0.52%
1977 2.53% 0.57%
1976 2.17% 0.6%
1975 1.83% 0.78%
1974 1.87% 0.88%
1973 1.98% 0.84%
1972 2.1% 0.81%
1971 2.14% 0.73%
1970 2.16% 0.68%
1969 2.33% 0.84%
1968 2.54% 0.97%
1967 2.62% 0.79%
1966 2.69% 0.76%
1965 2.83% 1.13%
1964 3.01% 1.34%
1963 3.17% 1.34%
1962 3.25% 1.34%
1961 3.31% 1.49%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Kazakhstan grew by 1.29%, while Latvia's population declined by 0.93%.

Live population counters

Kazakhstan Latvia
Current population
21161809
1829763
Population rank 65/197 149/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.02%
One net population change
2 minutes
29.9 minutes
One birth every
1.28 minutes
36.2 minutes
One death every
3.85 minutes
18.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +719 -48
Annual growth/decline +262,467 -17,586
Annual growth/decline rate +1.29% -0.93%
Population growth rate rank 82/197 193/197
One migration net change every
59.7 minutes
1.2 hours
Annual migration change -8,834 -7,330
Net migration rank 130/196 125/196
Foreign-born residents 2,089,797 220,471
Foreign-born residents rank 36/195 108/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.1% 11.8%
Foreign-born share rank 66/195 57/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
Latvia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kazakhstan Latvia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,834 - -7,330
2024 - -7,368 - -2,225
2023 273,013 -4,822 -13,563 7,966
2022 277,019 45,755 -14,847 22,027
2021 269,026 -9,804 -17,337 -280
2020 272,458 -8,716 -11,402 -3,147
2019 278,788 2,594 -8,995 -3,416
2018 278,917 -6,644 -9,636 -4,972
2017 268,066 21,248 -7,963 -7,867
2016 277,878 9,478 -6,663 -12,327
2015 273,523 -2,011 -6,526 -10,826
2014 274,406 -10,170 -6,779 -8,799
2013 259,239 -3,925 -8,252 -14,386
2012 249,987 -4,512 -9,154 -11,914
2011 237,883 -3,160 -9,886 -20,202
2010 230,479 -6,840 -10,278 -36,128
2009 218,036 -7,758 -7,924 -34,807
2008 214,169 -37,796 -6,531 -22,445
2007 188,486 -26,237 -9,021 -8,027
2006 166,480 -21,728 -10,204 -9,211
2005 146,619 -20,171 -10,746 -11,134
2004 132,286 -22,841 -11,542 -15,136
2003 112,137 -16,027 -11,439 -11,422
2002 93,564 -8,272 -12,475 -9,160
2001 84,279 -7,333 -13,322 -18,634
2000 80,699 -8,754 -11,838 -15,679
1999 79,536 -61,031 -13,387 -3,229
1998 85,735 -488,075 -15,906 -5,504
1997 92,778 -481,380 -14,841 -9,183
1996 112,384 -469,331 -14,498 -9,888
1995 140,721 -412,775 -17,396 -13,288
1994 165,631 -520,028 -17,645 -21,446
1993 185,649 -292,682 -12,560 -32,914
1992 204,785 -214,015 -3,660 -52,180
1991 221,581 -104,271 0 -12,020
1990 235,113 -103,336 2,929 -13,196
1989 254,394 -72,096 6,401 -4,960
1988 275,278 -25,892 9,022 15,784
1987 290,227 -32,724 9,981 19,249
1986 295,818 -23,297 10,660 13,972
1985 293,834 -103,115 5,673 12,037
1984 278,485 -96,266 7,430 8,847
1983 260,471 -84,566 8,147 8,115
1982 246,983 -76,976 6,327 8,116
1981 243,652 -74,624 3,779 6,536
1980 238,977 -67,731 3,265 3,099
1979 237,442 -60,198 2,506 3,661
1978 225,895 131,248 2,997 7,399
1977 224,284 135,047 3,480 11,992
1976 221,992 127,735 4,200 8,870
1975 219,748 26,332 4,913 12,166
1974 217,668 28,807 6,824 14,420
1973 215,940 30,467 6,040 15,997
1972 212,319 53,914 7,666 11,077
1971 202,450 65,291 8,793 10,846
1970 191,775 72,000 7,785 12,494
1969 184,118 77,805 6,561 13,718
1968 186,254 105,890 7,668 13,465
1967 191,536 105,830 7,825 14,177
1966 191,506 101,999 8,677 13,465
1965 194,470 103,626 8,384 13,218
1964 208,899 98,761 12,100 13,010
1963 223,105 94,932 11,055 12,308
1962 228,177 90,842 11,562 12,344
1961 228,686 85,981 14,207 12,364
1960 226,027 83,525 14,211 11,420

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). In Latvia 82.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 103,711 people) and 17.3% is from migration (a loss of 21,641 people).

As of 2024, 2,089,797 residents or 10.1% of the population were not native-born in Kazakhstan, compared to 220,471 people or 11.8% in Latvia.

Biggest 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
Latvia
City Population
Riga 595K
Daugavpils 78.1K
Liepaja 67.4K
Jelgava 54.8K
Jurmala 52K
Ventspils 32.7K
Rezekne 26.4K
Valmiera 22.8K
Ogre 22.8K
Jekabpils 21K

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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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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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