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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kazakhstan was 20,592,571 in 2024 vs 5,169,395 people in Mauritania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kazakhstan's population is 21,161,809 people compared to 5,505,206 in Mauritania.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 3.84 times bigger than Mauritania's.
  • Kazakhstan is ranked the 65th most populous country in the world, while Mauritania is the 122nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.32% of the world: 0.26% for Kazakhstan vs 0.07% for Mauritania.
  • For the last 10 years, Kazakhstan has had an average growth rate of +1.46% per year vs +3% in Mauritania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kazakhstan has increased from 16.1M people to 21.2M (31.4% growth), while Mauritania has grown from 3.01M to 5.51M (82.7% growth).

Kazakhstan vs Mauritania: population by year and forecast

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Mauritania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kazakhstan Mauritania
2100 33,848,663 17,309,980
2099 33,772,741 17,202,690
2098 33,695,479 17,090,030
2097 33,615,447 16,975,270
2096 33,523,978 16,857,252
2095 33,424,720 16,739,240
2094 33,326,027 16,617,272
2093 33,224,553 16,492,589
2092 33,128,053 16,366,098
2091 33,024,570 16,235,771
2090 32,918,505 16,103,700
2089 32,809,364 15,969,059
2088 32,697,677 15,831,339
2087 32,574,802 15,690,143
2086 32,450,913 15,547,605
2085 32,326,215 15,403,967
2084 32,198,072 15,257,740
2083 32,062,485 15,108,271
2082 31,936,199 14,958,279
2081 31,798,193 14,805,332
2080 31,659,824 14,651,508
2079 31,525,030 14,496,397
2078 31,377,560 14,337,117
2077 31,230,620 14,175,812
2076 31,082,855 14,013,255
2075 30,934,158 13,849,027
2074 30,781,840 13,684,146
2073 30,635,989 13,517,681
2072 30,488,022 13,349,376
2071 30,336,588 13,178,237
2070 30,183,464 13,007,812
2069 30,024,249 12,835,311
2068 29,872,612 12,662,862
2067 29,722,383 12,487,379
2066 29,568,138 12,311,503
2065 29,406,227 12,136,616
2064 29,245,499 11,958,955
2063 29,081,885 11,783,144
2062 28,917,277 11,606,044
2061 28,748,398 11,428,738
2060 28,577,830 11,251,427
2059 28,401,552 11,072,236
2058 28,224,769 10,892,076
2057 28,046,842 10,713,858
2056 27,852,110 10,536,935
2055 27,652,544 10,358,532
2054 27,453,980 10,179,658
2053 27,243,894 9,999,712
2052 27,031,990 9,819,098
2051 26,818,727 9,639,209
2050 26,602,802 9,461,249
2049 26,385,294 9,283,353
2048 26,155,898 9,104,299
2047 25,920,222 8,926,851
2046 25,687,222 8,748,845
2045 25,451,058 8,572,397
2044 25,215,227 8,397,189
2043 24,979,701 8,222,194
2042 24,746,212 8,048,139
2041 24,516,106 7,876,803
2040 24,281,719 7,706,696
2039 24,055,361 7,537,689
2038 23,829,916 7,369,184
2037 23,608,263 7,202,472
2036 23,382,815 7,036,729
2035 23,159,205 6,871,981
2034 22,934,543 6,708,364
2033 22,708,727 6,546,168
2032 22,478,234 6,385,827
2031 22,254,688 6,227,564
2030 22,027,730 6,070,865
2029 21,799,495 5,916,516
2028 21,566,108 5,764,060
2027 21,333,660 5,613,919
2026 21,098,089 5,464,898
2025 20,850,907 5,317,228
2024 20,592,571 5,169,395
2023 20,330,104 5,022,441
2022 20,034,609 4,875,637
2021 19,743,603 4,734,874
2020 19,482,117 4,600,131
2019 19,209,555 4,467,708
2018 18,932,727 4,337,685
2017 18,651,931 4,210,600
2016 18,363,600 4,086,657
2015 18,084,169 3,965,959
2014 17,816,285 3,848,514
2013 17,556,502 3,734,318
2012 17,306,106 3,619,034
2011 17,066,002 3,502,811
2010 16,836,810 3,390,965
2009 16,619,846 3,284,448
2008 16,426,525 3,183,269
2007 16,257,214 3,093,059
2006 16,103,716 3,013,660
2005 15,968,117 2,939,059
2004 15,850,159 2,868,664
2003 15,747,380 2,802,046
2002 15,656,677 2,738,655
2001 15,575,550 2,678,760
2000 15,501,103 2,613,441
1999 15,455,874 2,541,698
1998 15,647,785 2,474,651
1997 16,043,251 2,411,306
1996 16,416,027 2,358,188
1995 16,730,536 2,312,017
1994 17,043,771 2,249,454
1993 17,274,487 2,174,328
1992 17,332,625 2,088,135
1991 17,278,600 2,009,738
1990 17,154,054 1,951,878
1989 16,997,013 1,903,048
1988 16,781,168 1,855,859
1987 16,527,715 1,803,014
1986 16,262,702 1,751,835
1985 16,031,090 1,702,107
1984 15,844,621 1,653,693
1983 15,665,551 1,606,746
1982 15,492,595 1,561,176
1981 15,323,082 1,516,877
1980 15,152,949 1,474,043
1979 14,978,696 1,432,758
1978 14,711,497 1,392,713
1977 14,353,265 1,353,768
1976 13,998,738 1,315,336
1975 13,700,843 1,277,330
1974 13,454,570 1,240,188
1973 13,208,121 1,203,838
1972 12,951,798 1,168,355
1971 12,684,813 1,133,702
1970 12,419,057 1,099,806
1969 12,156,212 1,066,754
1968 11,879,182 1,034,739
1967 11,584,428 1,003,843
1966 11,288,989 974,157
1965 10,993,183 945,838
1964 10,690,309 918,955
1963 10,377,466 893,423
1962 10,058,928 869,184
1961 9,742,085 846,167
1960 9,429,981 824,298

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/mauritania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kazakhstan increased by 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth), while Mauritania gained 1,072,997 people (a 35.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kazakhstan gained 2,798,209 people (a 15.2% growth), while Mauritania's population increased by 1,418,549 people (a 34.7% growth).

Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd most populous country in 2006 and is 65th in 2026. Mauritania was ranked 132nd in 2006 and ranked 122nd 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 Mauritania will increase by 71.9% to 9,461,249 people and rank change from 122nd to 102nd.

Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.8M people compared to the peak of 17.3M people in 2100 for Mauritania.

Population growth rate by year

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Mauritania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kazakhstan Mauritania
2100 0.22% 0.62%
2099 0.23% 0.66%
2098 0.24% 0.68%
2097 0.27% 0.7%
2096 0.3% 0.7%
2095 0.3% 0.73%
2094 0.31% 0.76%
2093 0.29% 0.77%
2092 0.31% 0.8%
2091 0.32% 0.82%
2090 0.33% 0.84%
2089 0.34% 0.87%
2088 0.38% 0.9%
2087 0.38% 0.92%
2086 0.39% 0.93%
2085 0.4% 0.96%
2084 0.42% 0.99%
2083 0.4% 1%
2082 0.43% 1.03%
2081 0.44% 1.05%
2080 0.43% 1.07%
2079 0.47% 1.11%
2078 0.47% 1.14%
2077 0.48% 1.16%
2076 0.48% 1.19%
2075 0.49% 1.2%
2074 0.48% 1.23%
2073 0.49% 1.26%
2072 0.5% 1.3%
2071 0.51% 1.31%
2070 0.53% 1.34%
2069 0.51% 1.36%
2068 0.51% 1.41%
2067 0.52% 1.43%
2066 0.55% 1.44%
2065 0.55% 1.49%
2064 0.56% 1.49%
2063 0.57% 1.53%
2062 0.59% 1.55%
2061 0.6% 1.58%
2060 0.62% 1.62%
2059 0.63% 1.65%
2058 0.63% 1.66%
2057 0.7% 1.68%
2056 0.72% 1.72%
2055 0.72% 1.76%
2054 0.77% 1.8%
2053 0.78% 1.84%
2052 0.8% 1.87%
2051 0.81% 1.88%
2050 0.82% 1.92%
2049 0.88% 1.97%
2048 0.91% 1.99%
2047 0.91% 2.03%
2046 0.93% 2.06%
2045 0.94% 2.09%
2044 0.94% 2.13%
2043 0.94% 2.16%
2042 0.94% 2.18%
2041 0.97% 2.21%
2040 0.94% 2.24%
2039 0.95% 2.29%
2038 0.94% 2.31%
2037 0.96% 2.36%
2036 0.97% 2.4%
2035 0.98% 2.44%
2034 0.99% 2.48%
2033 1.03% 2.51%
2032 1% 2.54%
2031 1.03% 2.58%
2030 1.05% 2.61%
2029 1.08% 2.64%
2028 1.09% 2.67%
2027 1.12% 2.73%
2026 1.19% 2.78%
2025 1.25% 2.86%
2024 1.29% 2.93%
2023 1.47% 3.01%
2022 1.47% 2.97%
2021 1.34% 2.93%
2020 1.42% 2.96%
2019 1.46% 3%
2018 1.51% 3.02%
2017 1.57% 3.03%
2016 1.55% 3.04%
2015 1.5% 3.05%
2014 1.48% 3.06%
2013 1.45% 3.19%
2012 1.41% 3.32%
2011 1.36% 3.3%
2010 1.31% 3.24%
2009 1.18% 3.18%
2008 1.04% 2.92%
2007 0.95% 2.63%
2006 0.85% 2.54%
2005 0.74% 2.45%
2004 0.65% 2.38%
2003 0.58% 2.31%
2002 0.52% 2.24%
2001 0.48% 2.5%
2000 0.29% 2.82%
1999 -1.23% 2.71%
1998 -2.46% 2.63%
1997 -2.27% 2.25%
1996 -1.88% 2%
1995 -1.84% 2.78%
1994 -1.34% 3.46%
1993 -0.34% 4.13%
1992 0.31% 3.9%
1991 0.73% 2.96%
1990 0.92% 2.57%
1989 1.29% 2.54%
1988 1.53% 2.93%
1987 1.63% 2.92%
1986 1.44% 2.92%
1985 1.18% 2.93%
1984 1.14% 2.92%
1983 1.12% 2.92%
1982 1.11% 2.92%
1981 1.12% 2.91%
1980 1.16% 2.88%
1979 1.82% 2.88%
1978 2.5% 2.88%
1977 2.53% 2.92%
1976 2.17% 2.98%
1975 1.83% 2.99%
1974 1.87% 3.02%
1973 1.98% 3.04%
1972 2.1% 3.06%
1971 2.14% 3.08%
1970 2.16% 3.1%
1969 2.33% 3.09%
1968 2.54% 3.08%
1967 2.62% 3.05%
1966 2.69% 2.99%
1965 2.83% 2.93%
1964 3.01% 2.86%
1963 3.17% 2.79%
1962 3.25% 2.72%
1961 3.31% 2.65%

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 Mauritania's population grew by 2.93%.

Live population counters

Kazakhstan Mauritania
Current population
21161809
5505206
Population rank 65/197 122/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.07%
One net population change
2 minutes
3.58 minutes
One birth every
1.28 minutes
3.04 minutes
One death every
3.85 minutes
19 minutes
Daily growth/decline +719 +403
Annual growth/decline +262,467 +146,954
Annual growth/decline rate +1.29% +2.93%
Population growth rate rank 82/197 17/197
One migration net change every
59.7 minutes
1.74 hours
Annual migration change -8,834 -5,044
Net migration rank 130/196 115/196
Foreign-born residents 2,089,797 195,937
Foreign-born residents rank 36/195 113/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.1% 3.8%
Foreign-born share rank 66/195 107/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
Mauritania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kazakhstan Mauritania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,834 - -5,044
2024 - -7,368 - -2,185
2023 273,013 -4,822 145,164 2,999
2022 277,019 45,755 142,451 2,999
2021 269,026 -9,804 137,557 -1,483
2020 272,458 -8,716 134,899 -1,483
2019 278,788 2,594 134,460 -3,019
2018 278,917 -6,644 131,584 -2,987
2017 268,066 21,248 128,562 -3,001
2016 277,878 9,478 125,342 -3,008
2015 273,523 -2,011 122,092 -3,019
2014 274,406 -10,170 118,792 -2,980
2013 259,239 -3,925 115,558 -2,987
2012 249,987 -4,512 113,489 4,515
2011 237,883 -3,160 111,165 3,272
2010 230,479 -6,840 108,121 1,128
2009 218,036 -7,758 105,273 -1,481
2008 214,169 -37,796 102,432 -3,860
2007 188,486 -26,237 98,895 -17,048
2006 166,480 -21,728 94,991 -18,033
2005 146,619 -20,171 90,940 -18,693
2004 132,286 -22,841 87,578 -19,042
2003 112,137 -16,027 83,804 -19,104
2002 93,564 -8,272 80,993 -18,903
2001 84,279 -7,333 78,769 -21,067
2000 80,699 -8,754 75,929 -2,997
1999 79,536 -61,031 73,554 -2,999
1998 85,735 -488,075 72,045 -8,504
1997 92,778 -481,380 71,327 -8,187
1996 112,384 -469,331 71,939 -28,840
1995 140,721 -412,775 72,244 -22,997
1994 165,631 -520,028 70,570 5,304
1993 185,649 -292,682 68,167 6,217
1992 204,785 -214,015 63,501 34,505
1991 221,581 -104,271 61,782 -2,997
1990 235,113 -103,336 59,934 -3,000
1989 254,394 -72,096 58,666 -17,941
1988 275,278 -25,892 56,654 -2,997
1987 290,227 -32,724 55,037 -2,998
1986 295,818 -23,297 53,313 -2,998
1985 293,834 -103,115 52,125 -2,998
1984 278,485 -96,266 50,705 -2,998
1983 260,471 -84,566 49,187 -2,998
1982 246,983 -76,976 47,947 -2,998
1981 243,652 -74,624 46,641 -2,998
1980 238,977 -67,731 45,026 -2,997
1979 237,442 -60,198 43,537 -2,997
1978 225,895 131,248 42,539 -2,998
1977 224,284 135,047 41,352 -2,999
1976 221,992 127,735 40,149 -1,645
1975 219,748 26,332 38,975 -1,472
1974 217,668 28,807 38,106 -1,321
1973 215,940 30,467 37,122 -1,201
1972 212,319 53,914 36,184 -1,139
1971 202,450 65,291 35,279 -1,014
1970 191,775 72,000 34,382 -855
1969 184,118 77,805 33,252 -688
1968 186,254 105,890 32,029 -565
1967 191,536 105,830 30,853 -514
1966 191,506 101,999 29,502 -466
1965 194,470 103,626 28,028 -434
1964 208,899 98,761 26,565 -390
1963 223,105 94,932 25,250 -362
1962 228,177 90,842 23,927 -342
1961 228,686 85,981 22,781 -332
1960 226,027 83,525 21,604 -318

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 Mauritania 98.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,320,903 people) and 1.12% is from migration (a loss of 14,982 people).

As of 2024, 2,089,797 residents or 10.1% of the population were not native-born in Kazakhstan, compared to 195,937 people or 3.8% in Mauritania.

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
Mauritania
City Population
Nouakchott 1.45M
Rosso 61.2K

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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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