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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kazakhstan was 20,592,571 in 2024 vs 2,402,306 people in Moldova in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kazakhstan's population is 21,161,809 people compared to 2,341,166 in Moldova.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 9.04 times bigger than Moldova's.
  • Kazakhstan is ranked the 65th most populous country in the world, while Moldova is the 145th.
  • The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.26% for Kazakhstan vs 0.03% for Moldova.
  • For the last 10 years, Kazakhstan has had an average growth rate of +1.46% per year vs -1.57% in Moldova.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kazakhstan has increased from 16.1M people to 21.2M (31.4% growth), while Moldova has declined from 2.88M to 2.34M (18.7% decline).

Kazakhstan vs Moldova: population by year and forecast

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kazakhstan Moldova
2100 33,848,663 1,175,882
2099 33,772,741 1,186,641
2098 33,695,479 1,197,541
2097 33,615,447 1,208,458
2096 33,523,978 1,219,478
2095 33,424,720 1,230,573
2094 33,326,027 1,241,540
2093 33,224,553 1,252,531
2092 33,128,053 1,263,471
2091 33,024,570 1,274,372
2090 32,918,505 1,285,020
2089 32,809,364 1,295,696
2088 32,697,677 1,306,424
2087 32,574,802 1,317,064
2086 32,450,913 1,327,799
2085 32,326,215 1,338,702
2084 32,198,072 1,349,432
2083 32,062,485 1,360,333
2082 31,936,199 1,371,322
2081 31,798,193 1,382,447
2080 31,659,824 1,393,733
2079 31,525,030 1,405,298
2078 31,377,560 1,417,062
2077 31,230,620 1,429,240
2076 31,082,855 1,441,240
2075 30,934,158 1,453,677
2074 30,781,840 1,466,568
2073 30,635,989 1,479,672
2072 30,488,022 1,493,311
2071 30,336,588 1,507,315
2070 30,183,464 1,522,149
2069 30,024,249 1,537,091
2068 29,872,612 1,552,724
2067 29,722,383 1,568,676
2066 29,568,138 1,584,782
2065 29,406,227 1,601,356
2064 29,245,499 1,618,317
2063 29,081,885 1,635,288
2062 28,917,277 1,652,720
2061 28,748,398 1,670,255
2060 28,577,830 1,688,120
2059 28,401,552 1,705,595
2058 28,224,769 1,722,942
2057 28,046,842 1,740,252
2056 27,852,110 1,757,829
2055 27,652,544 1,775,082
2054 27,453,980 1,792,262
2053 27,243,894 1,809,221
2052 27,031,990 1,825,831
2051 26,818,727 1,842,337
2050 26,602,802 1,858,281
2049 26,385,294 1,874,666
2048 26,155,898 1,890,586
2047 25,920,222 1,906,615
2046 25,687,222 1,922,962
2045 25,451,058 1,939,938
2044 25,215,227 1,956,858
2043 24,979,701 1,974,616
2042 24,746,212 1,992,765
2041 24,516,106 2,011,342
2040 24,281,719 2,030,732
2039 24,055,361 2,051,163
2038 23,829,916 2,071,871
2037 23,608,263 2,093,068
2036 23,382,815 2,114,669
2035 23,159,205 2,136,998
2034 22,934,543 2,159,450
2033 22,708,727 2,182,023
2032 22,478,234 2,204,431
2031 22,254,688 2,227,006
2030 22,027,730 2,250,038
2029 21,799,495 2,272,963
2028 21,566,108 2,295,739
2027 21,333,660 2,318,425
2026 21,098,089 2,341,166
2025 20,850,907 2,373,265
2024 20,592,571 2,402,306
2023 20,330,104 2,457,783
2022 20,034,609 2,528,654
2021 19,743,603 2,595,809
2020 19,482,117 2,635,130
2019 19,209,555 2,664,224
2018 18,932,727 2,707,203
2017 18,651,931 2,755,189
2016 18,363,600 2,803,186
2015 18,084,169 2,835,978
2014 17,816,285 2,857,815
2013 17,556,502 2,859,558
2012 17,306,106 2,860,324
2011 17,066,002 2,860,699
2010 16,836,810 2,862,354
2009 16,619,846 2,865,213
2008 16,426,525 2,868,833
2007 16,257,214 2,874,299
2006 16,103,716 2,880,967
2005 15,968,117 2,888,985
2004 15,850,159 2,896,023
2003 15,747,380 2,903,198
2002 15,656,677 2,911,385
2001 15,575,550 2,918,135
2000 15,501,103 2,924,668
1999 15,455,874 2,930,622
1998 15,647,785 2,935,227
1997 16,043,251 2,936,413
1996 16,416,027 2,947,293
1995 16,730,536 2,953,200
1994 17,043,771 2,966,745
1993 17,274,487 2,975,966
1992 17,332,625 2,980,965
1991 17,278,600 2,981,566
1990 17,154,054 2,977,912
1989 16,997,013 2,970,039
1988 16,781,168 2,948,891
1987 16,527,715 2,916,306
1986 16,262,702 2,883,057
1985 16,031,090 2,850,787
1984 15,844,621 2,820,518
1983 15,665,551 2,791,207
1982 15,492,595 2,763,101
1981 15,323,082 2,735,987
1980 15,152,949 2,708,675
1979 14,978,696 2,683,035
1978 14,711,497 2,656,211
1977 14,353,265 2,626,298
1976 13,998,738 2,596,491
1975 13,700,843 2,566,998
1974 13,454,570 2,538,164
1973 13,208,121 2,510,584
1972 12,951,798 2,484,742
1971 12,684,813 2,460,611
1970 12,419,057 2,437,590
1969 12,156,212 2,408,469
1968 11,879,182 2,373,073
1967 11,584,428 2,337,695
1966 11,288,989 2,301,871
1965 10,993,183 2,265,287
1964 10,690,309 2,228,000
1963 10,377,466 2,188,895
1962 10,058,928 2,147,227
1961 9,742,085 2,103,327
1960 9,429,981 2,058,020

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kazakhstan increased by 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth), while Moldova lost 77,781 people (a 2.7% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kazakhstan gained 2,798,209 people (a 15.2% growth), while Moldova's population decreased by 462,020 people (a 16.5% decline).

Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd most populous country in 2006 and is 65th in 2026. Moldova was ranked 134th in 2006 and ranked 145th 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 Moldova will decrease by 20.6% to 1,858,281 people and rank change from 145th to 150th.

Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.8M people, while Moldova's population already peaked in 1991 at 2.98M people and is projected to decrease to 1.18M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Moldova
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kazakhstan Moldova
2100 0.22% -0.91%
2099 0.23% -0.91%
2098 0.24% -0.9%
2097 0.27% -0.9%
2096 0.3% -0.9%
2095 0.3% -0.88%
2094 0.31% -0.88%
2093 0.29% -0.87%
2092 0.31% -0.86%
2091 0.32% -0.83%
2090 0.33% -0.82%
2089 0.34% -0.82%
2088 0.38% -0.81%
2087 0.38% -0.81%
2086 0.39% -0.81%
2085 0.4% -0.8%
2084 0.42% -0.8%
2083 0.4% -0.8%
2082 0.43% -0.8%
2081 0.44% -0.81%
2080 0.43% -0.82%
2079 0.47% -0.83%
2078 0.47% -0.85%
2077 0.48% -0.83%
2076 0.48% -0.86%
2075 0.49% -0.88%
2074 0.48% -0.89%
2073 0.49% -0.91%
2072 0.5% -0.93%
2071 0.51% -0.97%
2070 0.53% -0.97%
2069 0.51% -1.01%
2068 0.51% -1.02%
2067 0.52% -1.02%
2066 0.55% -1.03%
2065 0.55% -1.05%
2064 0.56% -1.04%
2063 0.57% -1.05%
2062 0.59% -1.05%
2061 0.6% -1.06%
2060 0.62% -1.02%
2059 0.63% -1.01%
2058 0.63% -0.99%
2057 0.7% -1%
2056 0.72% -0.97%
2055 0.72% -0.96%
2054 0.77% -0.94%
2053 0.78% -0.91%
2052 0.8% -0.9%
2051 0.81% -0.86%
2050 0.82% -0.87%
2049 0.88% -0.84%
2048 0.91% -0.84%
2047 0.91% -0.85%
2046 0.93% -0.88%
2045 0.94% -0.86%
2044 0.94% -0.9%
2043 0.94% -0.91%
2042 0.94% -0.92%
2041 0.97% -0.95%
2040 0.94% -1%
2039 0.95% -1%
2038 0.94% -1.01%
2037 0.96% -1.02%
2036 0.97% -1.04%
2035 0.98% -1.04%
2034 0.99% -1.03%
2033 1.03% -1.02%
2032 1% -1.01%
2031 1.03% -1.02%
2030 1.05% -1.01%
2029 1.08% -0.99%
2028 1.09% -0.98%
2027 1.12% -0.97%
2026 1.19% -1.35%
2025 1.25% -1.21%
2024 1.29% -2.26%
2023 1.47% -2.8%
2022 1.47% -2.59%
2021 1.34% -1.49%
2020 1.42% -1.09%
2019 1.46% -1.59%
2018 1.51% -1.74%
2017 1.57% -1.71%
2016 1.55% -1.16%
2015 1.5% -0.76%
2014 1.48% -0.06%
2013 1.45% -0.03%
2012 1.41% -0.01%
2011 1.36% -0.06%
2010 1.31% -0.1%
2009 1.18% -0.13%
2008 1.04% -0.19%
2007 0.95% -0.23%
2006 0.85% -0.28%
2005 0.74% -0.24%
2004 0.65% -0.25%
2003 0.58% -0.28%
2002 0.52% -0.23%
2001 0.48% -0.22%
2000 0.29% -0.2%
1999 -1.23% -0.16%
1998 -2.46% -0.04%
1997 -2.27% -0.37%
1996 -1.88% -0.2%
1995 -1.84% -0.46%
1994 -1.34% -0.31%
1993 -0.34% -0.17%
1992 0.31% -0.02%
1991 0.73% 0.12%
1990 0.92% 0.27%
1989 1.29% 0.72%
1988 1.53% 1.12%
1987 1.63% 1.15%
1986 1.44% 1.13%
1985 1.18% 1.07%
1984 1.14% 1.05%
1983 1.12% 1.02%
1982 1.11% 0.99%
1981 1.12% 1.01%
1980 1.16% 0.96%
1979 1.82% 1.01%
1978 2.5% 1.14%
1977 2.53% 1.15%
1976 2.17% 1.15%
1975 1.83% 1.14%
1974 1.87% 1.1%
1973 1.98% 1.04%
1972 2.1% 0.98%
1971 2.14% 0.94%
1970 2.16% 1.21%
1969 2.33% 1.49%
1968 2.54% 1.51%
1967 2.62% 1.56%
1966 2.69% 1.61%
1965 2.83% 1.67%
1964 3.01% 1.79%
1963 3.17% 1.94%
1962 3.25% 2.09%
1961 3.31% 2.2%

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 Moldova's population declined by 2.26%.

Live population counters

Kazakhstan Moldova
Current population
21161809
2341166
Population rank 65/197 145/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.03%
One net population change
2 minutes
9.47 minutes
One birth every
1.28 minutes
19.9 minutes
One death every
3.85 minutes
15.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +719 -152
Annual growth/decline +262,467 -55,477
Annual growth/decline rate +1.29% -2.26%
Population growth rate rank 82/197 196/197
One migration net change every
59.7 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -8,834 -29,766
Net migration rank 130/196 164/196
Foreign-born residents 2,089,797 188,207
Foreign-born residents rank 36/195 116/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.1% 6.2%
Foreign-born share rank 66/195 85/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
Moldova
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kazakhstan Moldova
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,834 - -29,766
2024 - -7,368 - -27,088
2023 273,013 -4,822 -7,007 -18,570
2022 277,019 45,755 -6,385 89,154
2021 269,026 -9,804 -13,444 -33,405
2020 272,458 -8,716 -7,067 -33,405
2019 278,788 2,594 -3,416 -41,233
2018 278,917 -6,644 -961 -36,085
2017 268,066 21,248 1,402 -43,871
2016 277,878 9,478 4,580 -51,642
2015 273,523 -2,011 6,049 -59,399
2014 274,406 -10,170 7,248 -67,175
2013 259,239 -3,925 3,537 -77,571
2012 249,987 -4,512 5,581 -81,215
2011 237,883 -3,160 5,948 -82,271
2010 230,479 -6,840 7,456 -84,039
2009 218,036 -7,758 7,492 -83,546
2008 214,169 -37,796 5,210 -79,593
2007 188,486 -26,237 3,490 -75,734
2006 166,480 -21,728 2,406 -72,061
2005 146,619 -20,171 2,005 -68,681
2004 132,286 -22,841 1,714 -52,491
2003 112,137 -16,027 -322 -46,947
2002 93,564 -8,272 -1,249 -45,833
2001 84,279 -7,333 -718 -45,043
2000 80,699 -8,754 -324 -43,854
1999 79,536 -61,031 642 -43,111
1998 85,735 -488,075 2,140 -41,975
1997 92,778 -481,380 4,669 -41,743
1996 112,384 -469,331 2,655 -33,369
1995 140,721 -412,775 5,534 -31,975
1994 165,631 -520,028 9,921 -31,616
1993 185,649 -292,682 13,886 -31,526
1992 204,785 -214,015 17,373 -30,136
1991 221,581 -104,271 21,127 -29,204
1990 235,113 -103,336 25,824 -30,053
1989 254,394 -72,096 29,638 -29,307
1988 275,278 -25,892 35,608 -4,989
1987 290,227 -32,724 40,122 -10,796
1986 295,818 -23,297 39,463 -8,769
1985 293,834 -103,115 38,060 -10,627
1984 278,485 -96,266 38,108 -12,732
1983 260,471 -84,566 36,076 -10,543
1982 246,983 -76,976 32,814 -8,412
1981 243,652 -74,624 31,360 -6,452
1980 238,977 -67,731 30,053 -3,693
1979 237,442 -60,198 28,322 -6,912
1978 225,895 131,248 27,622 3,483
1977 224,284 135,047 27,707 3,245
1976 221,992 127,735 27,801 2,885
1975 219,748 26,332 27,677 2,355
1974 217,668 28,807 27,219 1,785
1973 215,940 30,467 25,967 1,156
1972 212,319 53,914 24,626 481
1971 202,450 65,291 23,359 -61
1970 191,775 72,000 22,314 606
1969 184,118 77,805 21,768 20,561
1968 186,254 105,890 22,005 19,830
1967 191,536 105,830 22,654 19,175
1966 191,506 101,999 23,720 18,601
1965 194,470 103,626 24,916 18,066
1964 208,899 98,761 25,860 17,509
1963 223,105 94,932 29,382 16,816
1962 228,177 90,842 32,082 15,884
1961 228,686 85,981 35,180 14,818
1960 226,027 83,525 36,352 13,697

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 Moldova 6.04% is from natural causes (a loss of 19,001 people) and 94% is from migration (a loss of 295,631 people).

As of 2024, 2,089,797 residents or 10.1% of the population were not native-born in Kazakhstan, compared to 188,207 people or 6.2% in Moldova.

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
Moldova
City Population
Chisinau 567K
Tiraspol 134K
Balti 91K
Bender 76.2K
Dubasari 28.5K
Ungheni 26.5K
Cahul 22.2K
Orhei 22.2K
Soroca 21.1K
Comrat 19.1K

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

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