The latest officially reported population of Kazakhstan was 20,592,571 in 2024 vs 1,792,179 people in North Macedonia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kazakhstan's population is 21,036,432 people compared to 1,783,115 in North Macedonia.
Population statistics:
- Kazakhstan's population is 11.8 times bigger than North Macedonia's.
- Kazakhstan is ranked the 65th most populous country in the world, while North Macedonia is the 150th.
- The countries together account for 0.28% of the world: 0.25% for Kazakhstan vs 0.02% for North Macedonia.
- For the last 10 years, Kazakhstan has had an average growth rate of +1.46% per year vs -0.64% in North Macedonia.
- Since 2005, the population of Kazakhstan has increased from 16M people to 21M (31.7% growth), while North Macedonia has declined from 2.01M to 1.78M (11.1% decline).
- Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.7M people, while North Macedonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 2.06M people and is projected to decrease to 848K people by 2100.
Kazakhstan vs North Macedonia: live population counter
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| Current population |
21036432
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1783115
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| Population rank | 65/197 | 150/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.25% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
2 minutes
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14.7 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.28 minutes
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31.3 minutes
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| One death every |
3.85 minutes
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26.1 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.19 hours
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1.53 hours
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| Annual migration change | -7,368 | -5,728 |
| Daily growth/decline | +719 | -98 |
| Annual growth/decline | +262,467 | -35,637 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.29% | -1.95% |
| Population growth rate rank | 84/197 | 195/197 |
Kazakhstan and North Macedonia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,429,981 | 1,435,059 | - | - |
| 1961 | 9,742,085 | 1,455,171 | 3.31% | 1.4% |
| 1962 | 10,058,928 | 1,471,745 | 3.25% | 1.14% |
| 1963 | 10,377,466 | 1,488,737 | 3.17% | 1.15% |
| 1964 | 10,690,309 | 1,510,900 | 3.01% | 1.49% |
| 1965 | 10,993,183 | 1,533,466 | 2.83% | 1.49% |
| 1966 | 11,288,989 | 1,557,349 | 2.69% | 1.56% |
| 1967 | 11,584,428 | 1,582,492 | 2.62% | 1.61% |
| 1968 | 11,879,182 | 1,608,930 | 2.54% | 1.67% |
| 1969 | 12,156,212 | 1,636,345 | 2.33% | 1.7% |
| 1970 | 12,419,057 | 1,664,208 | 2.16% | 1.7% |
| 1971 | 12,684,813 | 1,691,216 | 2.14% | 1.62% |
| 1972 | 12,951,798 | 1,717,395 | 2.1% | 1.55% |
| 1973 | 13,208,121 | 1,743,816 | 1.98% | 1.54% |
| 1974 | 13,454,570 | 1,770,545 | 1.87% | 1.53% |
| 1975 | 13,700,843 | 1,797,972 | 1.83% | 1.55% |
| 1976 | 13,998,738 | 1,825,830 | 2.17% | 1.55% |
| 1977 | 14,353,265 | 1,853,138 | 2.53% | 1.5% |
| 1978 | 14,711,497 | 1,879,847 | 2.5% | 1.44% |
| 1979 | 14,978,696 | 1,906,523 | 1.82% | 1.42% |
| 1980 | 15,152,949 | 1,933,038 | 1.16% | 1.39% |
| 1981 | 15,323,082 | 1,959,065 | 1.12% | 1.35% |
| 1982 | 15,492,595 | 1,978,956 | 1.11% | 1.02% |
| 1983 | 15,665,551 | 1,991,901 | 1.12% | 0.65% |
| 1984 | 15,844,621 | 2,003,399 | 1.14% | 0.58% |
| 1985 | 16,031,090 | 2,014,331 | 1.18% | 0.55% |
| 1986 | 16,262,702 | 2,024,732 | 1.44% | 0.52% |
| 1987 | 16,527,715 | 2,035,157 | 1.63% | 0.51% |
| 1988 | 16,781,168 | 2,045,737 | 1.53% | 0.52% |
| 1989 | 16,997,013 | 2,055,649 | 1.29% | 0.48% |
| 1990 | 17,154,054 | 2,063,689 | 0.92% | 0.39% |
| 1991 | 17,278,600 | 2,055,994 | 0.73% | -0.37% |
| 1992 | 17,332,625 | 2,032,523 | 0.31% | -1.14% |
| 1993 | 17,274,487 | 2,006,854 | -0.34% | -1.26% |
| 1994 | 17,043,771 | 1,992,666 | -1.34% | -0.71% |
| 1995 | 16,730,536 | 1,998,534 | -1.84% | 0.29% |
| 1996 | 16,416,027 | 2,012,553 | -1.88% | 0.7% |
| 1997 | 16,043,251 | 1,996,869 | -2.27% | -0.78% |
| 1998 | 15,647,785 | 2,007,523 | -2.46% | 0.53% |
| 1999 | 15,455,874 | 2,017,142 | -1.23% | 0.48% |
| 2000 | 15,501,103 | 2,026,350 | 0.29% | 0.46% |
| 2001 | 15,575,550 | 2,034,882 | 0.48% | 0.42% |
| 2002 | 15,656,677 | 2,020,157 | 0.52% | -0.72% |
| 2003 | 15,747,380 | 2,022,725 | 0.58% | 0.13% |
| 2004 | 15,850,159 | 2,016,186 | 0.65% | -0.32% |
| 2005 | 15,968,117 | 2,005,330 | 0.74% | -0.54% |
| 2006 | 16,103,716 | 1,994,287 | 0.85% | -0.55% |
| 2007 | 16,257,214 | 1,982,933 | 0.95% | -0.57% |
| 2008 | 16,426,525 | 1,971,493 | 1.04% | -0.58% |
| 2009 | 16,619,846 | 1,958,782 | 1.18% | -0.64% |
| 2010 | 16,836,810 | 1,946,298 | 1.31% | -0.64% |
| 2011 | 17,066,002 | 1,937,398 | 1.36% | -0.46% |
| 2012 | 17,306,106 | 1,929,821 | 1.41% | -0.39% |
| 2013 | 17,556,502 | 1,922,716 | 1.45% | -0.37% |
| 2014 | 17,816,285 | 1,917,557 | 1.48% | -0.27% |
| 2015 | 18,084,169 | 1,912,430 | 1.5% | -0.27% |
| 2016 | 18,363,600 | 1,906,313 | 1.55% | -0.32% |
| 2017 | 18,651,931 | 1,898,657 | 1.57% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 18,932,727 | 1,889,051 | 1.51% | -0.51% |
| 2019 | 19,209,555 | 1,876,262 | 1.46% | -0.68% |
| 2020 | 19,482,117 | 1,856,124 | 1.42% | -1.07% |
| 2021 | 19,743,603 | 1,837,114 | 1.34% | -1.02% |
| 2022 | 20,034,609 | 1,831,712 | 1.47% | -0.29% |
| 2023 | 20,330,104 | 1,827,816 | 1.47% | -0.21% |
| 2024 | 20,592,571 | 1,792,179 | 1.29% | -1.95% |
| 2025 | 20,843,753 | 1,783,115 | 1.22% | -0.51% |
| 2026 | 21,083,619 | 1,773,550 | 1.15% | -0.54% |
| 2027 | 21,316,177 | 1,763,753 | 1.1% | -0.55% |
| 2028 | 21,547,638 | 1,753,839 | 1.09% | -0.56% |
| 2029 | 21,777,008 | 1,743,553 | 1.06% | -0.59% |
| 2030 | 22,003,192 | 1,732,679 | 1.04% | -0.62% |
| 2031 | 22,227,045 | 1,721,421 | 1.02% | -0.65% |
| 2032 | 22,452,639 | 1,710,089 | 1.01% | -0.66% |
| 2033 | 22,679,377 | 1,698,723 | 1.01% | -0.66% |
| 2034 | 22,903,209 | 1,687,185 | 0.99% | -0.68% |
| 2035 | 23,125,951 | 1,675,373 | 0.97% | -0.7% |
| 2036 | 23,349,072 | 1,663,329 | 0.96% | -0.72% |
| 2037 | 23,571,233 | 1,651,095 | 0.95% | -0.74% |
| 2038 | 23,793,387 | 1,638,881 | 0.94% | -0.74% |
| 2039 | 24,017,887 | 1,626,617 | 0.94% | -0.75% |
| 2040 | 24,246,822 | 1,614,140 | 0.95% | -0.77% |
| 2041 | 24,477,612 | 1,601,579 | 0.95% | -0.78% |
| 2042 | 24,707,974 | 1,588,898 | 0.94% | -0.79% |
| 2043 | 24,941,020 | 1,576,060 | 0.94% | -0.81% |
| 2044 | 25,175,225 | 1,563,352 | 0.94% | -0.81% |
| 2045 | 25,409,749 | 1,550,675 | 0.93% | -0.81% |
| 2046 | 25,642,870 | 1,537,866 | 0.92% | -0.83% |
| 2047 | 25,875,743 | 1,525,180 | 0.91% | -0.82% |
| 2048 | 26,106,834 | 1,512,637 | 0.89% | -0.82% |
| 2049 | 26,328,898 | 1,499,950 | 0.85% | -0.84% |
| 2050 | 26,544,261 | 1,487,102 | 0.82% | -0.86% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Kazakhstan increased by 2,116,052 people (a 13.3% growth), while North Macedonia lost 92,900 people (a 4.63% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Kazakhstan gained 2,952,263 (a 16.3% growth), while North Macedonia's population decreased by -129,315 (a 6.76% decline).
Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd most populous country in 2005 and is 65th in 2025. North Macedonia was ranked 141st in 2005 and ranked 150th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Kazakhstan's population will grow by 26.2% to 26,544,261 people with a rank change from 65th to 64th. The population of North Macedonia will decrease by 16.6% to 1,487,102 people and rank change from 150th to 155th.
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Population differences between Kazakhstan and North Macedonia
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| Life expectancy | 74.7 years | 77.7 years |
| Average age | 32 years | 41.2 years |
| Median age | 30.5 years | 41.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.7:51.3 | 48.6:51.4 |
| Fertility rate | 3.01 births per woman | 1.5 births per woman |
| Population density | 19.8 ppl/mi² | 184 ppl/mi² |
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