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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kazakhstan was 20,592,571 in 2024 vs 21,655,286 people in Malawi in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kazakhstan's population is 21,161,809 people compared to 22,949,294 in Malawi.

Population statistics:

  • Malawi's population is 1.08 times bigger than Kazakhstan's.
  • Kazakhstan is ranked the 65th most populous country in the world, while Malawi is the 61st.
  • The countries together account for 0.53% of the world: 0.26% for Kazakhstan vs 0.28% for Malawi.
  • For the last 10 years, Kazakhstan has had an average growth rate of +1.46% per year vs +2.7% in Malawi.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kazakhstan has increased from 16.1M people to 21.2M (31.4% growth), while Malawi has grown from 13.2M to 22.9M (73.9% growth).

Kazakhstan vs Malawi: population by year and forecast

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kazakhstan Malawi
2100 33,848,663 59,786,744
2099 33,772,741 59,528,389
2098 33,695,479 59,275,876
2097 33,615,447 59,028,312
2096 33,523,978 58,761,888
2095 33,424,720 58,508,246
2094 33,326,027 58,240,422
2093 33,224,553 57,966,788
2092 33,128,053 57,672,738
2091 33,024,570 57,377,090
2090 32,918,505 57,060,476
2089 32,809,364 56,739,410
2088 32,697,677 56,397,330
2087 32,574,802 56,053,671
2086 32,450,913 55,706,928
2085 32,326,215 55,348,708
2084 32,198,072 54,997,097
2083 32,062,485 54,605,058
2082 31,936,199 54,206,477
2081 31,798,193 53,795,317
2080 31,659,824 53,372,779
2079 31,525,030 52,948,243
2078 31,377,560 52,521,908
2077 31,230,620 52,063,931
2076 31,082,855 51,600,404
2075 30,934,158 51,141,728
2074 30,781,840 50,684,368
2073 30,635,989 50,229,762
2072 30,488,022 49,769,904
2071 30,336,588 49,287,139
2070 30,183,464 48,797,935
2069 30,024,249 48,301,644
2068 29,872,612 47,792,308
2067 29,722,383 47,277,473
2066 29,568,138 46,752,024
2065 29,406,227 46,228,139
2064 29,245,499 45,701,844
2063 29,081,885 45,179,322
2062 28,917,277 44,638,764
2061 28,748,398 44,076,711
2060 28,577,830 43,508,702
2059 28,401,552 42,916,694
2058 28,224,769 42,344,863
2057 28,046,842 41,762,060
2056 27,852,110 41,184,161
2055 27,652,544 40,584,950
2054 27,453,980 39,994,696
2053 27,243,894 39,377,622
2052 27,031,990 38,766,890
2051 26,818,727 38,153,322
2050 26,602,802 37,545,865
2049 26,385,294 36,936,275
2048 26,155,898 36,339,833
2047 25,920,222 35,725,127
2046 25,687,222 35,107,179
2045 25,451,058 34,491,916
2044 25,215,227 33,862,279
2043 24,979,701 33,247,804
2042 24,746,212 32,636,511
2041 24,516,106 32,019,447
2040 24,281,719 31,402,305
2039 24,055,361 30,782,479
2038 23,829,916 30,166,708
2037 23,608,263 29,527,821
2036 23,382,815 28,896,515
2035 23,159,205 28,267,970
2034 22,934,543 27,643,367
2033 22,708,727 27,018,105
2032 22,478,234 26,404,071
2031 22,254,688 25,795,897
2030 22,027,730 25,181,820
2029 21,799,495 24,566,478
2028 21,566,108 23,968,071
2027 21,333,660 23,374,588
2026 21,098,089 22,791,601
2025 20,850,907 22,220,885
2024 20,592,571 21,655,286
2023 20,330,104 21,104,482
2022 20,034,609 20,568,728
2021 19,743,603 20,047,258
2020 19,482,117 19,533,888
2019 19,209,555 19,025,752
2018 18,932,727 18,528,081
2017 18,651,931 18,039,715
2016 18,363,600 17,557,739
2015 18,084,169 17,085,587
2014 17,816,285 16,621,538
2013 17,556,502 16,161,816
2012 17,306,106 15,709,577
2011 17,066,002 15,265,022
2010 16,836,810 14,826,463
2009 16,619,846 14,395,788
2008 16,426,525 13,976,417
2007 16,257,214 13,576,343
2006 16,103,716 13,198,701
2005 15,968,117 12,840,031
2004 15,850,159 12,500,737
2003 15,747,380 12,181,574
2002 15,656,677 11,880,440
2001 15,575,550 11,593,058
2000 15,501,103 11,315,942
1999 15,455,874 11,047,804
1998 15,647,785 10,792,876
1997 16,043,251 10,562,035
1996 16,416,027 10,352,228
1995 16,730,536 10,150,117
1994 17,043,771 10,164,894
1993 17,274,487 10,284,024
1992 17,332,625 10,135,079
1991 17,278,600 9,844,227
1990 17,154,054 9,545,852
1989 16,997,013 9,176,220
1988 16,781,168 8,753,262
1987 16,527,715 8,293,174
1986 16,262,702 7,906,480
1985 16,031,090 7,620,508
1984 15,844,621 7,332,810
1983 15,665,551 7,051,709
1982 15,492,595 6,778,879
1981 15,323,082 6,516,454
1980 15,152,949 6,265,529
1979 14,978,696 6,028,749
1978 14,711,497 5,810,132
1977 14,353,265 5,614,983
1976 13,998,738 5,443,384
1975 13,700,843 5,287,367
1974 13,454,570 5,141,337
1973 13,208,121 5,003,938
1972 12,951,798 4,874,475
1971 12,684,813 4,751,434
1970 12,419,057 4,633,944
1969 12,156,212 4,521,184
1968 11,879,182 4,411,054
1967 11,584,428 4,303,012
1966 11,288,989 4,197,926
1965 10,993,183 4,096,157
1964 10,690,309 3,997,305
1963 10,377,466 3,900,506
1962 10,058,928 3,806,307
1961 9,742,085 3,715,534
1960 9,429,981 3,628,134

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/malawi | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kazakhstan increased by 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth), while Malawi gained 4,359,038 people (a 33% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kazakhstan gained 2,798,209 people (a 15.2% growth), while Malawi's population increased by 5,391,555 people (a 30.7% growth).

Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd most populous country in 2006 and is 65th in 2026. Malawi was ranked 69th in 2006 and ranked 61st 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 Malawi will increase by 63.6% to 37,545,865 people and rank change from 61st to 55th.

Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.8M people compared to the peak of 59.8M people in 2100 for Malawi.

Population growth rate by year

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Malawi
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kazakhstan Malawi
2100 0.22% 0.43%
2099 0.23% 0.43%
2098 0.24% 0.42%
2097 0.27% 0.45%
2096 0.3% 0.43%
2095 0.3% 0.46%
2094 0.31% 0.47%
2093 0.29% 0.51%
2092 0.31% 0.52%
2091 0.32% 0.55%
2090 0.33% 0.57%
2089 0.34% 0.61%
2088 0.38% 0.61%
2087 0.38% 0.62%
2086 0.39% 0.65%
2085 0.4% 0.64%
2084 0.42% 0.72%
2083 0.4% 0.74%
2082 0.43% 0.76%
2081 0.44% 0.79%
2080 0.43% 0.8%
2079 0.47% 0.81%
2078 0.47% 0.88%
2077 0.48% 0.9%
2076 0.48% 0.9%
2075 0.49% 0.9%
2074 0.48% 0.91%
2073 0.49% 0.92%
2072 0.5% 0.98%
2071 0.51% 1%
2070 0.53% 1.03%
2069 0.51% 1.07%
2068 0.51% 1.09%
2067 0.52% 1.12%
2066 0.55% 1.13%
2065 0.55% 1.15%
2064 0.56% 1.16%
2063 0.57% 1.21%
2062 0.59% 1.28%
2061 0.6% 1.31%
2060 0.62% 1.38%
2059 0.63% 1.35%
2058 0.63% 1.4%
2057 0.7% 1.4%
2056 0.72% 1.48%
2055 0.72% 1.48%
2054 0.77% 1.57%
2053 0.78% 1.58%
2052 0.8% 1.61%
2051 0.81% 1.62%
2050 0.82% 1.65%
2049 0.88% 1.64%
2048 0.91% 1.72%
2047 0.91% 1.76%
2046 0.93% 1.78%
2045 0.94% 1.86%
2044 0.94% 1.85%
2043 0.94% 1.87%
2042 0.94% 1.93%
2041 0.97% 1.97%
2040 0.94% 2.01%
2039 0.95% 2.04%
2038 0.94% 2.16%
2037 0.96% 2.18%
2036 0.97% 2.22%
2035 0.98% 2.26%
2034 0.99% 2.31%
2033 1.03% 2.33%
2032 1% 2.36%
2031 1.03% 2.44%
2030 1.05% 2.5%
2029 1.08% 2.5%
2028 1.09% 2.54%
2027 1.12% 2.56%
2026 1.19% 2.57%
2025 1.25% 2.61%
2024 1.29% 2.61%
2023 1.47% 2.6%
2022 1.47% 2.6%
2021 1.34% 2.63%
2020 1.42% 2.67%
2019 1.46% 2.69%
2018 1.51% 2.71%
2017 1.57% 2.75%
2016 1.55% 2.76%
2015 1.5% 2.79%
2014 1.48% 2.84%
2013 1.45% 2.88%
2012 1.41% 2.91%
2011 1.36% 2.96%
2010 1.31% 2.99%
2009 1.18% 3%
2008 1.04% 2.95%
2007 0.95% 2.86%
2006 0.85% 2.79%
2005 0.74% 2.71%
2004 0.65% 2.62%
2003 0.58% 2.53%
2002 0.52% 2.48%
2001 0.48% 2.45%
2000 0.29% 2.43%
1999 -1.23% 2.36%
1998 -2.46% 2.19%
1997 -2.27% 2.03%
1996 -1.88% 1.99%
1995 -1.84% -0.15%
1994 -1.34% -1.16%
1993 -0.34% 1.47%
1992 0.31% 2.95%
1991 0.73% 3.13%
1990 0.92% 4.03%
1989 1.29% 4.83%
1988 1.53% 5.55%
1987 1.63% 4.89%
1986 1.44% 3.75%
1985 1.18% 3.92%
1984 1.14% 3.99%
1983 1.12% 4.02%
1982 1.11% 4.03%
1981 1.12% 4%
1980 1.16% 3.93%
1979 1.82% 3.76%
1978 2.5% 3.48%
1977 2.53% 3.15%
1976 2.17% 2.95%
1975 1.83% 2.84%
1974 1.87% 2.75%
1973 1.98% 2.66%
1972 2.1% 2.59%
1971 2.14% 2.54%
1970 2.16% 2.49%
1969 2.33% 2.5%
1968 2.54% 2.51%
1967 2.62% 2.5%
1966 2.69% 2.48%
1965 2.83% 2.47%
1964 3.01% 2.48%
1963 3.17% 2.47%
1962 3.25% 2.44%
1961 3.31% 2.41%

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

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

In 2024, the population of Kazakhstan grew by 1.29%, while Malawi's population grew by 2.61%.

Live population counters

Kazakhstan Malawi
Current population
21161809
22949294
Population rank 65/197 61/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.28%
One net population change
2 minutes
57.3 seconds
One birth every
1.28 minutes
47.6 seconds
One death every
3.85 minutes
4.64 minutes
Daily growth/decline +719 +1,509
Annual growth/decline +262,467 +550,804
Annual growth/decline rate +1.29% +2.61%
Population growth rate rank 82/197 26/197
One migration net change every
59.7 minutes
1.56 hours
Annual migration change -8,834 -5,628
Net migration rank 130/196 118/196
Foreign-born residents 2,089,797 186,719
Foreign-born residents rank 36/195 117/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.1% 0.9%
Foreign-born share rank 66/195 158/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
Malawi
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kazakhstan Malawi
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,834 - -5,628
2024 - -7,368 - -1,507
2023 273,013 -4,822 549,096 -5,811
2022 277,019 45,755 533,450 -5,231
2021 269,026 -9,804 517,400 -2,666
2020 272,458 -8,716 514,659 -2,655
2019 278,788 2,594 506,104 -1,837
2018 278,917 -6,644 494,348 -3,267
2017 268,066 21,248 484,655 982
2016 277,878 9,478 474,779 3,505
2015 273,523 -2,011 472,484 -6,471
2014 274,406 -10,170 472,418 -10,317
2013 259,239 -3,925 470,293 -12,934
2012 249,987 -4,512 460,684 -13,561
2011 237,883 -3,160 454,149 -12,170
2010 230,479 -6,840 444,468 -9,327
2009 218,036 -7,758 434,811 -8,590
2008 214,169 -37,796 421,781 -9,264
2007 188,486 -26,237 410,290 -22,680
2006 166,480 -21,728 397,123 -29,450
2005 146,619 -20,171 381,130 -31,462
2004 132,286 -22,841 361,133 -32,221
2003 112,137 -16,027 341,133 -31,729
2002 93,564 -8,272 322,863 -30,013
2001 84,279 -7,333 310,833 -28,933
2000 80,699 -8,754 300,439 -28,098
1999 79,536 -61,031 295,629 -31,686
1998 85,735 -488,075 285,407 -39,491
1997 92,778 -481,380 277,433 -61,646
1996 112,384 -469,331 270,048 -66,212
1995 140,721 -412,775 266,745 -66,366
1994 165,631 -520,028 275,439 -505,365
1993 185,649 -292,682 276,538 -284,867
1992 204,785 -214,015 269,066 37,142
1991 221,581 -104,271 260,193 15,291
1990 235,113 -103,336 250,159 71,111
1989 254,394 -72,096 237,967 180,031
1988 275,278 -25,892 226,911 201,011
1987 290,227 -32,724 220,566 271,693
1986 295,818 -23,297 218,519 62,615
1985 293,834 -103,115 216,179 74,625
1984 278,485 -96,266 212,146 72,435
1983 260,471 -84,566 209,422 68,197
1982 246,983 -76,976 205,386 62,661
1981 243,652 -74,624 199,436 57,376
1980 238,977 -67,731 192,746 52,294
1979 237,442 -60,198 182,123 46,388
1978 225,895 131,248 172,503 36,225
1977 224,284 135,047 161,930 19,638
1976 221,992 127,735 153,422 8,206
1975 219,748 26,332 145,254 5,162
1974 217,668 28,807 137,819 3,833
1973 215,940 30,467 131,529 1,623
1972 212,319 53,914 125,728 48
1971 202,450 65,291 121,015 -710
1970 191,775 72,000 116,822 -2,147
1969 184,118 77,805 113,120 -2,266
1968 186,254 105,890 110,329 -924
1967 191,536 105,830 106,668 0
1966 191,506 101,999 103,512 0
1965 194,470 103,626 100,040 0
1964 208,899 98,761 97,658 0
1963 223,105 94,932 95,933 0
1962 228,177 90,842 92,463 0
1961 228,686 85,981 89,091 0
1960 226,027 83,525 85,718 0

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

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

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 Malawi 99.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,019,393 people) and 0.67% is from migration (a loss of 33,768 people).

As of 2024, 2,089,797 residents or 10.1% of the population were not native-born in Kazakhstan, compared to 186,719 people or 0.9% in Malawi.

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
Malawi
City Population
Lilongwe 989K
Blantyre 800K
Mzuzu 150K
Zomba 101K
Mangochi 53.5K
Mzimba 26.1K
Mulanje 14.8K
Ntcheu 14.6K
Monkey Bay 14.6K

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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