The latest officially reported population of Kazakhstan was 20,592,571 in 2024 vs 17,993,485 people in the Netherlands in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kazakhstan's population is 21,086,160 people compared to 18,211,637 in the Netherlands.
Population statistics:
- Kazakhstan's population is 1.16 times bigger than the Netherlands'.
- Kazakhstan is ranked the 65th most populous country in the world, while the Netherlands is the 72nd.
- The countries together account for 0.47% of the world: 0.25% for Kazakhstan vs 0.22% for the Netherlands.
- For the last 10 years, Kazakhstan has had an average growth rate of +1.46% per year vs +0.62% in the Netherlands.
- Since 2006, the population of Kazakhstan has increased from 16.1M people to 21.1M (30.9% growth), while the Netherlands has grown from 16.3M to 18.2M (11.4% growth).
- Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.7M people compared to the peak of 18.8M people in 2041 for the Netherlands.
Kazakhstan vs Netherlands: live population counter
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| Current population |
21086160
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18211637
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| Population rank | 65/197 | 72/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.25% | 0.22% |
| One net population change |
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4.52 minutes
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| One birth every |
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3.2 minutes
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| One death every |
3.85 minutes
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3.09 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.19 hours
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| Annual migration change | -7,368 | +121,628 |
| Daily growth/decline | +719 | +319 |
| Annual growth/decline | +262,467 | +116,368 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.29% | +0.65% |
| Population growth rate rank | 83/197 | 122/197 |
Kazakhstan and the Netherlands: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,429,981 | 11,486,631 | - | - |
| 1961 | 9,742,085 | 11,638,712 | 3.31% | 1.32% |
| 1962 | 10,058,928 | 11,805,689 | 3.25% | 1.43% |
| 1963 | 10,377,466 | 11,965,966 | 3.17% | 1.36% |
| 1964 | 10,690,309 | 12,127,120 | 3.01% | 1.35% |
| 1965 | 10,993,183 | 12,294,732 | 2.83% | 1.38% |
| 1966 | 11,288,989 | 12,456,251 | 2.69% | 1.31% |
| 1967 | 11,584,428 | 12,598,201 | 2.62% | 1.14% |
| 1968 | 11,879,182 | 12,729,721 | 2.54% | 1.04% |
| 1969 | 12,156,212 | 12,877,984 | 2.33% | 1.16% |
| 1970 | 12,419,057 | 13,038,526 | 2.16% | 1.25% |
| 1971 | 12,684,813 | 13,194,497 | 2.14% | 1.2% |
| 1972 | 12,951,798 | 13,328,593 | 2.1% | 1.02% |
| 1973 | 13,208,121 | 13,439,322 | 1.98% | 0.83% |
| 1974 | 13,454,570 | 13,545,056 | 1.87% | 0.79% |
| 1975 | 13,700,843 | 13,666,335 | 1.83% | 0.9% |
| 1976 | 13,998,738 | 13,774,037 | 2.17% | 0.79% |
| 1977 | 14,353,265 | 13,856,185 | 2.53% | 0.6% |
| 1978 | 14,711,497 | 13,941,700 | 2.5% | 0.62% |
| 1979 | 14,978,696 | 14,038,270 | 1.82% | 0.69% |
| 1980 | 15,152,949 | 14,149,800 | 1.16% | 0.79% |
| 1981 | 15,323,082 | 14,247,208 | 1.12% | 0.69% |
| 1982 | 15,492,595 | 14,312,690 | 1.11% | 0.46% |
| 1983 | 15,665,551 | 14,367,070 | 1.12% | 0.38% |
| 1984 | 15,844,621 | 14,424,211 | 1.14% | 0.4% |
| 1985 | 16,031,090 | 14,491,632 | 1.18% | 0.47% |
| 1986 | 16,262,702 | 14,572,278 | 1.44% | 0.56% |
| 1987 | 16,527,715 | 14,665,037 | 1.63% | 0.64% |
| 1988 | 16,781,168 | 14,760,094 | 1.53% | 0.65% |
| 1989 | 16,997,013 | 14,848,907 | 1.29% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 17,154,054 | 14,951,510 | 0.92% | 0.69% |
| 1991 | 17,278,600 | 15,069,798 | 0.73% | 0.79% |
| 1992 | 17,332,625 | 15,184,166 | 0.31% | 0.76% |
| 1993 | 17,274,487 | 15,290,368 | -0.34% | 0.7% |
| 1994 | 17,043,771 | 15,382,838 | -1.34% | 0.6% |
| 1995 | 16,730,536 | 15,459,006 | -1.84% | 0.5% |
| 1996 | 16,416,027 | 15,530,498 | -1.88% | 0.46% |
| 1997 | 16,043,251 | 15,610,650 | -2.27% | 0.52% |
| 1998 | 15,647,785 | 15,707,209 | -2.46% | 0.62% |
| 1999 | 15,455,874 | 15,812,088 | -1.23% | 0.67% |
| 2000 | 15,501,103 | 15,925,513 | 0.29% | 0.72% |
| 2001 | 15,575,550 | 16,046,180 | 0.48% | 0.76% |
| 2002 | 15,656,677 | 16,148,929 | 0.52% | 0.64% |
| 2003 | 15,747,380 | 16,225,302 | 0.58% | 0.47% |
| 2004 | 15,850,159 | 16,281,779 | 0.65% | 0.35% |
| 2005 | 15,968,117 | 16,319,868 | 0.74% | 0.23% |
| 2006 | 16,103,716 | 16,346,101 | 0.85% | 0.16% |
| 2007 | 16,257,214 | 16,381,696 | 0.95% | 0.22% |
| 2008 | 16,426,525 | 16,445,593 | 1.04% | 0.39% |
| 2009 | 16,619,846 | 16,530,388 | 1.18% | 0.52% |
| 2010 | 16,836,810 | 16,615,394 | 1.31% | 0.51% |
| 2011 | 17,066,002 | 16,693,074 | 1.36% | 0.47% |
| 2012 | 17,306,106 | 16,754,962 | 1.41% | 0.37% |
| 2013 | 17,556,502 | 16,804,432 | 1.45% | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 17,816,285 | 16,865,008 | 1.48% | 0.36% |
| 2015 | 18,084,169 | 16,939,923 | 1.5% | 0.44% |
| 2016 | 18,363,600 | 17,030,314 | 1.55% | 0.53% |
| 2017 | 18,651,931 | 17,131,296 | 1.57% | 0.59% |
| 2018 | 18,932,727 | 17,231,624 | 1.51% | 0.59% |
| 2019 | 19,209,555 | 17,344,874 | 1.46% | 0.66% |
| 2020 | 19,482,117 | 17,441,500 | 1.42% | 0.56% |
| 2021 | 19,743,603 | 17,533,044 | 1.34% | 0.52% |
| 2022 | 20,034,609 | 17,700,982 | 1.47% | 0.96% |
| 2023 | 20,330,104 | 17,877,117 | 1.47% | 1% |
| 2024 | 20,592,571 | 17,993,485 | 1.29% | 0.65% |
| 2025 | 20,843,753 | 18,110,044 | 1.22% | 0.65% |
| 2026 | 21,083,619 | 18,210,675 | 1.15% | 0.56% |
| 2027 | 21,316,177 | 18,298,766 | 1.1% | 0.48% |
| 2028 | 21,547,638 | 18,378,805 | 1.09% | 0.44% |
| 2029 | 21,777,008 | 18,451,273 | 1.06% | 0.39% |
| 2030 | 22,003,192 | 18,515,139 | 1.04% | 0.35% |
| 2031 | 22,227,045 | 18,571,158 | 1.02% | 0.3% |
| 2032 | 22,452,639 | 18,620,309 | 1.01% | 0.26% |
| 2033 | 22,679,377 | 18,664,195 | 1.01% | 0.24% |
| 2034 | 22,903,209 | 18,701,674 | 0.99% | 0.2% |
| 2035 | 23,125,951 | 18,732,440 | 0.97% | 0.16% |
| 2036 | 23,349,072 | 18,759,270 | 0.96% | 0.14% |
| 2037 | 23,571,233 | 18,781,008 | 0.95% | 0.12% |
| 2038 | 23,793,387 | 18,797,497 | 0.94% | 0.09% |
| 2039 | 24,017,887 | 18,809,490 | 0.94% | 0.06% |
| 2040 | 24,246,822 | 18,816,959 | 0.95% | 0.04% |
| 2041 | 24,477,612 | 18,820,083 | 0.95% | 0.02% |
| 2042 | 24,707,974 | 18,818,821 | 0.94% | -0.007% |
| 2043 | 24,941,020 | 18,814,475 | 0.94% | -0.02% |
| 2044 | 25,175,225 | 18,806,778 | 0.94% | -0.04% |
| 2045 | 25,409,749 | 18,796,219 | 0.93% | -0.06% |
| 2046 | 25,642,870 | 18,784,939 | 0.92% | -0.06% |
| 2047 | 25,875,743 | 18,770,867 | 0.91% | -0.07% |
| 2048 | 26,106,834 | 18,753,541 | 0.89% | -0.09% |
| 2049 | 26,328,898 | 18,734,516 | 0.85% | -0.1% |
| 2050 | 26,544,261 | 18,713,797 | 0.82% | -0.11% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kazakhstan increased by 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth), while the Netherlands gained 684,213 people (a 4.19% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kazakhstan gained 2,722,560 (a 14.8% growth), while the Netherlands' population increased by 1,181,323 (a 6.94% growth).
Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd most populous country in 2006 and is 65th in 2026. The Netherlands was ranked 61st in 2006 and ranked 72nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Kazakhstan's population will grow by 25.9% to 26,544,261 people with a rank change from 65th to 64th. The population of the Netherlands will increase by 2.76% to 18,713,797 people and rank change from 72nd to 77th.
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Population differences between Kazakhstan and the Netherlands
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| Life expectancy | 74.8 years | 82.6 years |
| Average age | 32 years | 42.5 years |
| Median age | 30.5 years | 42.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.7:51.3 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 3.01 births per woman | 1.43 births per woman |
| Population density | 19.8 ppl/mi² | 1,384 ppl/mi² |
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