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Population in Kazakhstan compared to the Marshall Islands: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kazakhstan was 20,592,571 in 2024 vs 37,548 people in the Marshall Islands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kazakhstan's population is 21,161,809 people compared to 35,058 in the Marshall Islands.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 604 times bigger than the Marshall Islands'.
  • Kazakhstan is ranked the 65th most populous country in the world, while the Marshall Islands is the 192nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.26% for Kazakhstan vs 0.0004% for the Marshall Islands.
  • For the last 10 years, Kazakhstan has had an average growth rate of +1.46% per year vs -2.69% in the Marshall Islands.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kazakhstan has increased from 16.1M people to 21.2M (31.4% growth), while the Marshall Islands has declined from 52K to 35.1K (32.6% decline).

Kazakhstan vs Marshall Islands: population by year and forecast

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Marshall Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kazakhstan Marshall Islands
2100 33,848,663 23,457
2099 33,772,741 23,536
2098 33,695,479 23,626
2097 33,615,447 23,720
2096 33,523,978 23,797
2095 33,424,720 23,879
2094 33,326,027 23,947
2093 33,224,553 24,022
2092 33,128,053 24,092
2091 33,024,570 24,150
2090 32,918,505 24,198
2089 32,809,364 24,253
2088 32,697,677 24,284
2087 32,574,802 24,314
2086 32,450,913 24,329
2085 32,326,215 24,347
2084 32,198,072 24,355
2083 32,062,485 24,343
2082 31,936,199 24,328
2081 31,798,193 24,317
2080 31,659,824 24,290
2079 31,525,030 24,269
2078 31,377,560 24,226
2077 31,230,620 24,185
2076 31,082,855 24,151
2075 30,934,158 24,096
2074 30,781,840 24,061
2073 30,635,989 24,013
2072 30,488,022 23,982
2071 30,336,588 23,943
2070 30,183,464 23,902
2069 30,024,249 23,869
2068 29,872,612 23,827
2067 29,722,383 23,808
2066 29,568,138 23,775
2065 29,406,227 23,774
2064 29,245,499 23,778
2063 29,081,885 23,791
2062 28,917,277 23,830
2061 28,748,398 23,881
2060 28,577,830 23,929
2059 28,401,552 23,993
2058 28,224,769 24,041
2057 28,046,842 24,118
2056 27,852,110 24,207
2055 27,652,544 24,318
2054 27,453,980 24,424
2053 27,243,894 24,515
2052 27,031,990 24,615
2051 26,818,727 24,727
2050 26,602,802 24,824
2049 26,385,294 24,948
2048 26,155,898 25,060
2047 25,920,222 25,169
2046 25,687,222 25,281
2045 25,451,058 25,407
2044 25,215,227 25,544
2043 24,979,701 25,701
2042 24,746,212 25,860
2041 24,516,106 26,047
2040 24,281,719 26,263
2039 24,055,361 26,507
2038 23,829,916 26,773
2037 23,608,263 27,104
2036 23,382,815 27,461
2035 23,159,205 27,889
2034 22,934,543 28,379
2033 22,708,727 28,934
2032 22,478,234 29,558
2031 22,254,688 30,266
2030 22,027,730 31,070
2029 21,799,495 31,960
2028 21,566,108 32,896
2027 21,333,660 33,927
2026 21,098,089 35,058
2025 20,850,907 36,301
2024 20,592,571 37,548
2023 20,330,104 38,827
2022 20,034,609 40,077
2021 19,743,603 41,367
2020 19,482,117 42,706
2019 19,209,555 44,007
2018 18,932,727 45,285
2017 18,651,931 46,529
2016 18,363,600 47,709
2015 18,084,169 48,800
2014 17,816,285 49,796
2013 17,556,502 50,681
2012 17,306,106 51,419
2011 17,066,002 51,907
2010 16,836,810 52,044
2009 16,619,846 52,019
2008 16,426,525 52,030
2007 16,257,214 52,035
2006 16,103,716 51,992
2005 15,968,117 51,906
2004 15,850,159 51,791
2003 15,747,380 51,639
2002 15,656,677 51,425
2001 15,575,550 51,123
2000 15,501,103 50,706
1999 15,455,874 50,202
1998 15,647,785 49,717
1997 16,043,251 49,259
1996 16,416,027 48,775
1995 16,730,536 48,266
1994 17,043,771 47,712
1993 17,274,487 47,093
1992 17,332,625 46,388
1991 17,278,600 45,568
1990 17,154,054 44,629
1989 16,997,013 43,586
1988 16,781,168 42,321
1987 16,527,715 40,828
1986 16,262,702 39,286
1985 16,031,090 37,761
1984 15,844,621 36,264
1983 15,665,551 34,811
1982 15,492,595 33,397
1981 15,323,082 32,017
1980 15,152,949 30,774
1979 14,978,696 29,738
1978 14,711,497 28,809
1977 14,353,265 27,906
1976 13,998,738 27,021
1975 13,700,843 26,154
1974 13,454,570 25,296
1973 13,208,121 24,581
1972 12,951,798 23,992
1971 12,684,813 23,366
1970 12,419,057 22,530
1969 12,156,212 21,305
1968 11,879,182 19,862
1967 11,584,428 18,655
1966 11,288,989 17,927
1965 10,993,183 17,402
1964 10,690,309 16,852
1963 10,377,466 16,302
1962 10,058,928 15,755
1961 9,742,085 15,219
1960 9,429,981 14,703

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/marshall-islands | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kazakhstan increased by 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth), while the Marshall Islands lost 4,283 people (a 8.24% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kazakhstan gained 2,798,209 people (a 15.2% growth), while the Marshall Islands' population decreased by 12,651 people (a 26.5% decline).

Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd most populous country in 2006 and is 65th in 2026. The Marshall Islands was ranked 188th in 2006 and ranked 192nd 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 the Marshall Islands will decrease by 29.2% to 24,824 people and rank change from 192nd to 193rd.

Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.8M people, while the Marshall Islands' population already peaked in 2010 at 52K people and is projected to decrease to 23.5K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Marshall Islands
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kazakhstan Marshall Islands
2100 0.22% -0.33%
2099 0.23% -0.38%
2098 0.24% -0.4%
2097 0.27% -0.32%
2096 0.3% -0.35%
2095 0.3% -0.28%
2094 0.31% -0.31%
2093 0.29% -0.29%
2092 0.31% -0.24%
2091 0.32% -0.2%
2090 0.33% -0.23%
2089 0.34% -0.13%
2088 0.38% -0.12%
2087 0.38% -0.06%
2086 0.39% -0.08%
2085 0.4% -0.03%
2084 0.42% 0.05%
2083 0.4% 0.06%
2082 0.43% 0.04%
2081 0.44% 0.11%
2080 0.43% 0.09%
2079 0.47% 0.17%
2078 0.47% 0.17%
2077 0.48% 0.14%
2076 0.48% 0.23%
2075 0.49% 0.14%
2074 0.48% 0.2%
2073 0.49% 0.13%
2072 0.5% 0.16%
2071 0.51% 0.17%
2070 0.53% 0.14%
2069 0.51% 0.18%
2068 0.51% 0.08%
2067 0.52% 0.14%
2066 0.55% 0.004%
2065 0.55% -0.02%
2064 0.56% -0.05%
2063 0.57% -0.17%
2062 0.59% -0.21%
2061 0.6% -0.2%
2060 0.62% -0.27%
2059 0.63% -0.2%
2058 0.63% -0.32%
2057 0.7% -0.37%
2056 0.72% -0.46%
2055 0.72% -0.43%
2054 0.77% -0.37%
2053 0.78% -0.41%
2052 0.8% -0.45%
2051 0.81% -0.39%
2050 0.82% -0.5%
2049 0.88% -0.45%
2048 0.91% -0.43%
2047 0.91% -0.44%
2046 0.93% -0.5%
2045 0.94% -0.54%
2044 0.94% -0.61%
2043 0.94% -0.62%
2042 0.94% -0.72%
2041 0.97% -0.82%
2040 0.94% -0.92%
2039 0.95% -1%
2038 0.94% -1.22%
2037 0.96% -1.3%
2036 0.97% -1.53%
2035 0.98% -1.73%
2034 0.99% -1.92%
2033 1.03% -2.11%
2032 1% -2.34%
2031 1.03% -2.59%
2030 1.05% -2.78%
2029 1.08% -2.85%
2028 1.09% -3.04%
2027 1.12% -3.23%
2026 1.19% -3.42%
2025 1.25% -3.32%
2024 1.29% -3.29%
2023 1.47% -3.12%
2022 1.47% -3.12%
2021 1.34% -3.14%
2020 1.42% -2.96%
2019 1.46% -2.82%
2018 1.51% -2.67%
2017 1.57% -2.47%
2016 1.55% -2.24%
2015 1.5% -2%
2014 1.48% -1.75%
2013 1.45% -1.44%
2012 1.41% -0.94%
2011 1.36% -0.26%
2010 1.31% 0.05%
2009 1.18% -0.02%
2008 1.04% -0.01%
2007 0.95% 0.08%
2006 0.85% 0.17%
2005 0.74% 0.22%
2004 0.65% 0.29%
2003 0.58% 0.42%
2002 0.52% 0.59%
2001 0.48% 0.82%
2000 0.29% 1%
1999 -1.23% 0.98%
1998 -2.46% 0.93%
1997 -2.27% 0.99%
1996 -1.88% 1.05%
1995 -1.84% 1.16%
1994 -1.34% 1.31%
1993 -0.34% 1.52%
1992 0.31% 1.8%
1991 0.73% 2.1%
1990 0.92% 2.39%
1989 1.29% 2.99%
1988 1.53% 3.66%
1987 1.63% 3.93%
1986 1.44% 4.04%
1985 1.18% 4.13%
1984 1.14% 4.17%
1983 1.12% 4.23%
1982 1.11% 4.31%
1981 1.12% 4.04%
1980 1.16% 3.48%
1979 1.82% 3.22%
1978 2.5% 3.24%
1977 2.53% 3.28%
1976 2.17% 3.31%
1975 1.83% 3.39%
1974 1.87% 2.91%
1973 1.98% 2.45%
1972 2.1% 2.68%
1971 2.14% 3.71%
1970 2.16% 5.75%
1969 2.33% 7.27%
1968 2.54% 6.47%
1967 2.62% 4.06%
1966 2.69% 3.02%
1965 2.83% 3.26%
1964 3.01% 3.37%
1963 3.17% 3.47%
1962 3.25% 3.52%
1961 3.31% 3.51%

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/marshall-islands | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Kazakhstan grew by 1.29%, while the Marshall Islands' population declined by 3.29%.

Live population counters

Kazakhstan Marshall Islands
Current population
21161809
35058
Population rank 65/197 192/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.0004%
One net population change
2 minutes
6.85 hours
One birth every
1.28 minutes
10.7 hours
One death every
3.85 minutes
1.35 days
Daily growth/decline +719 -4
Annual growth/decline +262,467 -1,279
Annual growth/decline rate +1.29% -3.29%
Population growth rate rank 82/197 197/197
One migration net change every
59.7 minutes
5.17 hours
Annual migration change -8,834 -1,698
Net migration rank 130/196 97/196
Foreign-born residents 2,089,797 3,309
Foreign-born residents rank 36/195 189/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.1% 8.8%
Foreign-born share rank 66/195 71/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
Marshall Islands
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kazakhstan Marshall Islands
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,834 - -1,698
2024 - -7,368 - -1,765
2023 273,013 -4,822 550 -1,832
2022 277,019 45,755 606 -1,829
2021 269,026 -9,804 653 -2,016
2020 272,458 -8,716 689 -2,004
2019 278,788 2,594 746 -2,030
2018 278,917 -6,644 785 -2,058
2017 268,066 21,248 826 -2,040
2016 277,878 9,478 866 -2,003
2015 273,523 -2,011 912 -1,964
2014 274,406 -10,170 959 -1,906
2013 259,239 -3,925 1,014 -1,825
2012 249,987 -4,512 1,097 -1,759
2011 237,883 -3,160 1,185 -1,512
2010 230,479 -6,840 1,273 -1,221
2009 218,036 -7,758 1,365 -1,361
2008 214,169 -37,796 1,443 -1,467
2007 188,486 -26,237 1,507 -1,491
2006 166,480 -21,728 1,556 -1,491
2005 146,619 -20,171 1,586 -1,482
2004 132,286 -22,841 1,595 -1,466
2003 112,137 -16,027 1,600 -1,427
2002 93,564 -8,272 1,594 -1,345
2001 84,279 -7,333 1,596 -1,237
2000 80,699 -8,754 1,592 -1,110
1999 79,536 -61,031 1,590 -1,068
1998 85,735 -488,075 1,576 -1,124
1997 92,778 -481,380 1,564 -1,097
1996 112,384 -469,331 1,542 -1,050
1995 140,721 -412,775 1,522 -991
1994 165,631 -520,028 1,524 -942
1993 185,649 -292,682 1,524 -869
1992 204,785 -214,015 1,525 -769
1991 221,581 -104,271 1,540 -661
1990 235,113 -103,336 1,556 -562
1989 254,394 -72,096 1,574 -479
1988 275,278 -25,892 1,575 -140
1987 290,227 -32,724 1,566 -16
1986 295,818 -23,297 1,544 -8
1985 293,834 -103,115 1,511 -1
1984 278,485 -96,266 1,470 6
1983 260,471 -84,566 1,422 12
1982 246,983 -76,976 1,375 23
1981 243,652 -74,624 1,328 31
1980 238,977 -67,731 1,287 -155
1979 237,442 -60,198 1,250 -316
1978 225,895 131,248 1,207 -286
1977 224,284 135,047 1,160 -264
1976 221,992 127,735 1,109 -233
1975 219,748 26,332 1,055 -193
1974 217,668 28,807 1,000 -145
1973 215,940 30,467 954 -383
1972 212,319 53,914 913 -306
1971 202,450 65,291 877 -232
1970 191,775 72,000 819 201
1969 184,118 77,805 747 690
1968 186,254 105,890 685 769
1967 191,536 105,830 636 308
1966 191,506 101,999 603 -89
1965 194,470 103,626 566 -22
1964 208,899 98,761 536 16
1963 223,105 94,932 509 42
1962 228,177 90,842 488 54
1961 228,686 85,981 469 56
1960 226,027 83,525 452 63

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

GeoRank.org/population/kazakhstan/marshall-islands | 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 the Marshall Islands 27.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,592 people) and 72.2% is from migration (a loss of 19,682 people).

As of 2024, 2,089,797 residents or 10.1% of the population were not native-born in Kazakhstan, compared to 3,309 people or 8.8% in the Marshall Islands.

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
Marshall Islands
City Population
Majuro 30K
Djarrit 7.1K

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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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