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

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The latest officially reported population of Kazakhstan was 20,843,754 in 2025 vs 131,946,900 people in Mexico in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kazakhstan's population is 21,211,812 people compared to 133,551,566 in Mexico.

Population statistics:

  • Mexico's population is 6.3 times bigger than Kazakhstan's.
  • Kazakhstan is ranked the 65th most populous country in the world, while Mexico is the 11th.
  • The countries together account for 1.86% of the world: 0.26% for Kazakhstan vs 1.61% for Mexico.
  • For the last 10 years, Kazakhstan has had an average growth rate of +1.44% per year vs +0.88% in Mexico.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kazakhstan has increased from 16.1M people to 21.2M (31.7% growth), while Mexico has grown from 107M to 134M (24.5% growth).

Kazakhstan vs Mexico: population by year and forecast

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kazakhstan Mexico
2100 33,837,050 131,158,772
2099 33,761,154 131,919,278
2098 33,683,919 132,676,226
2097 33,603,915 133,430,730
2096 33,512,477 134,179,811
2095 33,413,253 134,924,667
2094 33,314,594 135,662,399
2093 33,213,155 136,390,414
2092 33,116,688 137,102,695
2091 33,013,240 137,808,909
2090 32,907,211 138,501,995
2089 32,798,108 139,183,536
2088 32,686,460 139,849,476
2087 32,563,627 140,504,916
2086 32,439,780 141,148,688
2085 32,315,125 141,779,696
2084 32,187,026 142,390,038
2083 32,051,485 142,983,168
2082 31,925,242 143,553,646
2081 31,787,284 144,112,618
2080 31,648,962 144,651,130
2079 31,514,214 145,168,756
2078 31,366,796 145,664,735
2077 31,219,906 146,138,472
2076 31,072,192 146,589,999
2075 30,923,546 147,020,176
2074 30,771,280 147,428,934
2073 30,625,478 147,814,398
2072 30,477,563 148,174,180
2071 30,326,181 148,507,034
2070 30,173,109 148,821,087
2069 30,013,948 149,107,578
2068 29,862,364 149,368,537
2067 29,712,186 149,603,163
2066 29,557,994 149,814,864
2065 29,396,139 150,001,973
2064 29,235,466 150,160,667
2063 29,071,908 150,292,498
2062 28,907,357 150,396,857
2061 28,738,535 150,474,868
2060 28,568,026 150,528,257
2059 28,391,809 150,549,825
2058 28,215,085 150,541,650
2057 28,037,220 150,507,950
2056 27,842,554 150,447,865
2055 27,643,057 150,356,976
2054 27,444,561 150,235,899
2053 27,234,548 150,083,305
2052 27,022,716 149,896,641
2051 26,809,526 149,677,830
2050 26,593,675 149,423,583
2049 26,376,242 149,138,900
2048 26,146,925 148,809,771
2047 25,911,330 148,451,951
2046 25,678,409 148,054,747
2045 25,442,326 147,620,456
2044 25,206,576 147,146,325
2043 24,971,131 146,641,077
2042 24,737,722 146,096,981
2041 24,507,695 145,517,171
2040 24,273,388 144,905,265
2039 24,047,108 144,260,027
2038 23,821,741 143,575,746
2037 23,600,163 142,857,009
2036 23,374,793 142,113,069
2035 23,151,259 141,334,167
2034 22,926,675 140,529,082
2033 22,700,937 139,687,630
2032 22,470,522 138,818,384
2031 22,247,053 137,922,237
2030 22,020,172 136,998,375
2029 21,792,016 136,046,964
2028 21,558,709 135,066,178
2027 21,326,341 134,056,943
2026 21,090,850 133,017,798
2025 20,843,754 131,946,900
2024 20,592,571 130,861,007
2023 20,330,104 129,739,759
2022 20,034,609 128,613,117
2021 19,743,603 127,648,148
2020 19,482,117 126,799,054
2019 19,209,555 125,762,982
2018 18,932,727 124,573,711
2017 18,651,931 123,400,057
2016 18,363,600 122,251,351
2015 18,084,169 121,072,306
2014 17,816,285 119,784,261
2013 17,556,502 118,343,573
2012 17,306,106 116,818,208
2011 17,066,002 115,243,504
2010 16,836,810 113,623,895
2009 16,619,846 111,999,721
2008 16,426,525 110,374,288
2007 16,257,214 108,774,360
2006 16,103,716 107,253,666
2005 15,968,117 105,811,504
2004 15,850,159 104,394,131
2003 15,747,380 102,978,515
2002 15,656,677 101,548,624
2001 15,575,550 100,099,099
2000 15,501,103 98,625,552
1999 15,455,874 97,115,707
1998 15,647,785 95,575,245
1997 16,043,251 94,021,207
1996 16,416,027 92,452,702
1995 16,730,536 90,862,455
1994 17,043,771 89,259,205
1993 17,274,487 87,653,807
1992 17,332,625 86,044,809
1991 17,278,600 84,430,572
1990 17,154,054 82,820,170
1989 16,997,013 81,247,182
1988 16,781,168 79,695,531
1987 16,527,715 78,136,651
1986 16,262,702 76,585,637
1985 16,031,090 75,043,414
1984 15,844,621 73,506,846
1983 15,665,551 71,971,240
1982 15,492,595 70,433,260
1981 15,323,082 68,892,108
1980 15,152,949 67,300,334
1979 14,978,696 65,648,865
1978 14,711,497 63,979,046
1977 14,353,265 62,308,493
1976 13,998,738 60,645,512
1975 13,700,843 58,982,400
1974 13,454,570 57,320,149
1973 13,208,121 55,667,284
1972 12,951,798 54,030,168
1971 12,684,813 52,412,558
1970 12,419,057 50,814,953
1969 12,156,212 49,233,194
1968 11,879,182 47,668,303
1967 11,584,428 46,129,608
1966 11,288,989 44,629,106
1965 10,993,183 43,174,477
1964 10,690,309 41,772,049
1963 10,377,466 40,424,065
1962 10,058,928 39,129,200
1961 9,742,085 37,890,118
1960 9,429,981 36,724,615

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kazakhstan increased by 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth), while Mexico gained 14,997,685 people (a 14% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kazakhstan gained 2,848,212 people (a 15.5% growth), while Mexico's population increased by 11,300,215 people (a 9.24% growth).

Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd most populous country in 2006 and is 65th in 2026. Mexico was ranked 11th in 2006 and still ranked 11th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Kazakhstan's population will grow by 25.4% to 26,593,675 people with a rank change from 65th to 64th. The population of Mexico will increase by 11.9% to 149,423,583 people and rank change from 11th to 12th.

Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.8M people compared to the peak of 151M people in 2059 for Mexico.

Population growth rate by year

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Mexico
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kazakhstan Mexico
2100 0.22% -0.58%
2099 0.23% -0.57%
2098 0.24% -0.57%
2097 0.27% -0.56%
2096 0.3% -0.55%
2095 0.3% -0.54%
2094 0.31% -0.53%
2093 0.29% -0.52%
2092 0.31% -0.51%
2091 0.32% -0.5%
2090 0.33% -0.49%
2089 0.34% -0.48%
2088 0.38% -0.47%
2087 0.38% -0.46%
2086 0.39% -0.45%
2085 0.4% -0.43%
2084 0.42% -0.41%
2083 0.4% -0.4%
2082 0.43% -0.39%
2081 0.44% -0.37%
2080 0.43% -0.36%
2079 0.47% -0.34%
2078 0.47% -0.32%
2077 0.48% -0.31%
2076 0.48% -0.29%
2075 0.49% -0.28%
2074 0.48% -0.26%
2073 0.49% -0.24%
2072 0.5% -0.22%
2071 0.51% -0.21%
2070 0.53% -0.19%
2069 0.51% -0.17%
2068 0.51% -0.16%
2067 0.52% -0.14%
2066 0.55% -0.12%
2065 0.55% -0.11%
2064 0.56% -0.09%
2063 0.57% -0.07%
2062 0.59% -0.05%
2061 0.6% -0.04%
2060 0.62% -0.01%
2059 0.63% 0.005%
2058 0.63% 0.02%
2057 0.7% 0.04%
2056 0.72% 0.06%
2055 0.72% 0.08%
2054 0.77% 0.1%
2053 0.78% 0.12%
2052 0.8% 0.15%
2051 0.81% 0.17%
2050 0.82% 0.19%
2049 0.88% 0.22%
2048 0.91% 0.24%
2047 0.91% 0.27%
2046 0.93% 0.29%
2045 0.94% 0.32%
2044 0.94% 0.34%
2043 0.94% 0.37%
2042 0.94% 0.4%
2041 0.97% 0.42%
2040 0.94% 0.45%
2039 0.95% 0.48%
2038 0.94% 0.5%
2037 0.96% 0.52%
2036 0.97% 0.55%
2035 0.98% 0.57%
2034 0.99% 0.6%
2033 1.03% 0.63%
2032 1% 0.65%
2031 1.03% 0.67%
2030 1.05% 0.7%
2029 1.08% 0.73%
2028 1.09% 0.75%
2027 1.12% 0.78%
2026 1.19% 0.81%
2025 1.22% 0.83%
2024 1.29% 0.86%
2023 1.47% 0.88%
2022 1.47% 0.76%
2021 1.34% 0.67%
2020 1.42% 0.82%
2019 1.46% 0.95%
2018 1.51% 0.95%
2017 1.57% 0.94%
2016 1.55% 0.97%
2015 1.5% 1.08%
2014 1.48% 1.22%
2013 1.45% 1.31%
2012 1.41% 1.37%
2011 1.36% 1.43%
2010 1.31% 1.45%
2009 1.18% 1.47%
2008 1.04% 1.47%
2007 0.95% 1.42%
2006 0.85% 1.36%
2005 0.74% 1.36%
2004 0.65% 1.37%
2003 0.58% 1.41%
2002 0.52% 1.45%
2001 0.48% 1.49%
2000 0.29% 1.55%
1999 -1.23% 1.61%
1998 -2.46% 1.65%
1997 -2.27% 1.7%
1996 -1.88% 1.75%
1995 -1.84% 1.8%
1994 -1.34% 1.83%
1993 -0.34% 1.87%
1992 0.31% 1.91%
1991 0.73% 1.94%
1990 0.92% 1.94%
1989 1.29% 1.95%
1988 1.53% 2%
1987 1.63% 2.03%
1986 1.44% 2.06%
1985 1.18% 2.09%
1984 1.14% 2.13%
1983 1.12% 2.18%
1982 1.11% 2.24%
1981 1.12% 2.37%
1980 1.16% 2.52%
1979 1.82% 2.61%
1978 2.5% 2.68%
1977 2.53% 2.74%
1976 2.17% 2.82%
1975 1.83% 2.9%
1974 1.87% 2.97%
1973 1.98% 3.03%
1972 2.1% 3.09%
1971 2.14% 3.14%
1970 2.16% 3.21%
1969 2.33% 3.28%
1968 2.54% 3.34%
1967 2.62% 3.36%
1966 2.69% 3.37%
1965 2.83% 3.36%
1964 3.01% 3.33%
1963 3.17% 3.31%
1962 3.25% 3.27%
1961 3.31% 3.17%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Kazakhstan grew by 1.22%, while Mexico's population grew by 0.83%.

Live population counters

Kazakhstan Mexico
Current population
21211812
133551566
Population rank 65/197 11/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 1.61%
One net population change
2.1 minutes
29.1 seconds
One birth every
1.31 minutes
15.6 seconds
One death every
3.81 minutes
38.8 seconds
Daily growth/decline +688 +2,975
Annual growth/decline +251,183 +1,085,893
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.83%
Population growth rate rank 85/197 109/197
One migration net change every
59.7 minutes
4.88 minutes
Annual migration change -8,834 -108,037
Net migration rank 130/196 181/196
Foreign-born residents 2,089,797 1,726,089
Foreign-born residents rank 36/195 42/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.1% 1.3%
Foreign-born share rank 66/195 149/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
Mexico
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kazakhstan Mexico
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,834 - -108,037
2024 264,079 -7,368 1,209,810 -104,581
2023 273,013 -4,822 1,238,366 -101,044
2022 277,019 45,755 1,224,397 -108,438
2021 269,026 -9,804 936,682 -122,791
2020 272,458 -8,716 1,031,637 -147,456
2019 278,788 2,594 1,357,485 -169,628
2018 278,917 -6,644 1,366,076 -175,356
2017 268,066 21,248 1,384,178 -227,499
2016 277,878 9,478 1,445,256 -304,472
2015 273,523 -2,011 1,508,439 -291,044
2014 274,406 -10,170 1,587,620 -228,816
2013 259,239 -3,925 1,642,609 -120,058
2012 249,987 -4,512 1,656,599 -128,485
2011 237,883 -3,160 1,659,161 -37,826
2010 230,479 -6,840 1,658,682 -40,845
2009 218,036 -7,758 1,661,180 -30,809
2008 214,169 -37,796 1,670,846 -50,347
2007 188,486 -26,237 1,684,915 -105,524
2006 166,480 -21,728 1,706,084 -244,140
2005 146,619 -20,171 1,732,663 -310,278
2004 132,286 -22,841 1,759,250 -346,912
2003 112,137 -16,027 1,788,016 -369,183
2002 93,564 -8,272 1,820,665 -379,812
2001 84,279 -7,333 1,836,418 -378,348
2000 80,699 -8,754 1,845,383 -356,433
1999 79,536 -61,031 1,859,475 -328,773
1998 85,735 -488,075 1,871,650 -321,385
1997 92,778 -481,380 1,898,383 -340,546
1996 112,384 -469,331 1,922,554 -343,399
1995 140,721 -412,775 1,941,458 -340,091
1994 165,631 -520,028 1,959,775 -354,573
1993 185,649 -292,682 1,963,708 -358,039
1992 204,785 -214,015 1,956,659 -344,313
1991 221,581 -104,271 1,942,832 -326,691
1990 235,113 -103,336 1,926,480 -321,764
1989 254,394 -72,096 1,927,752 -386,467
1988 275,278 -25,892 1,936,601 -374,544
1987 290,227 -32,724 1,971,231 -415,521
1986 295,818 -23,297 1,998,043 -451,756
1985 293,834 -103,115 1,983,622 -445,447
1984 278,485 -96,266 1,960,428 -425,467
1983 260,471 -84,566 1,939,193 -402,937
1982 246,983 -76,976 1,921,772 -382,048
1981 243,652 -74,624 1,904,384 -361,791
1980 238,977 -67,731 1,893,158 -252,177
1979 237,442 -60,198 1,908,018 -246,034
1978 225,895 131,248 1,921,419 -243,714
1977 224,284 135,047 1,902,964 -239,521
1976 221,992 127,735 1,891,958 -229,450
1975 219,748 26,332 1,880,241 -216,556
1974 217,668 28,807 1,868,809 -207,995
1973 215,940 30,467 1,845,593 -200,688
1972 212,319 53,914 1,823,302 -193,965
1971 202,450 65,291 1,790,990 -185,062
1970 191,775 72,000 1,753,370 -164,100
1969 184,118 77,805 1,711,297 -137,051
1968 186,254 105,890 1,671,918 -116,358
1967 191,536 105,830 1,620,534 -98,680
1966 191,506 101,999 1,566,170 -87,018
1965 194,470 103,626 1,508,344 -78,288
1964 208,899 98,761 1,447,360 -72,581
1963 223,105 94,932 1,387,678 -66,515
1962 228,177 90,842 1,328,319 -59,833
1961 228,686 85,981 1,265,833 -56,174
1960 226,027 83,525 1,206,955 -85,591

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 98.6% of the population change in Kazakhstan is from natural causes (a gain of 2,732,767 people) and 1.43% is from migration (a gain of 39,710 people). In Mexico 87.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 12,702,326 people) and 12.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,752,309 people).

As of 2024, 2,089,797 residents or 10.1% of the population were not native-born in Kazakhstan, compared to 1,726,089 people or 1.3% in Mexico.

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 323K
Mexico
City Population
Mexico 9.21M
Veracruz 8.06M
San Luis Potosi 2.82M
Tijuana 1.96M
Leon 1.58M
Puebla 1.43M
Guadalajara 1.39M
Ciudad Juarez 1.32M
Zapopan 1.26M
Monterrey 1.14M

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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