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

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The latest officially reported population of Kazakhstan was 20,843,754 in 2025 vs 5,610,870 people in Norway in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kazakhstan's population is 21,211,812 people compared to 5,660,666 in Norway.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 3.75 times bigger than Norway's.
  • Kazakhstan is ranked the 65th most populous country in the world, while Norway is the 119th.
  • The countries together account for 0.32% of the world: 0.26% for Kazakhstan vs 0.07% for Norway.
  • For the last 10 years, Kazakhstan has had an average growth rate of +1.44% per year vs +0.81% in Norway.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kazakhstan has increased from 16.1M people to 21.2M (31.7% growth), while Norway has grown from 4.66M to 5.66M (21.5% growth).

Kazakhstan vs Norway: population by year and forecast

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kazakhstan Norway
2100 33,837,050 5,426,970
2099 33,761,154 5,439,664
2098 33,683,919 5,451,717
2097 33,603,915 5,463,190
2096 33,512,477 5,474,994
2095 33,413,253 5,487,368
2094 33,314,594 5,499,514
2093 33,213,155 5,512,056
2092 33,116,688 5,524,021
2091 33,013,240 5,535,989
2090 32,907,211 5,548,825
2089 32,798,108 5,561,462
2088 32,686,460 5,574,757
2087 32,563,627 5,588,831
2086 32,439,780 5,602,569
2085 32,315,125 5,616,010
2084 32,187,026 5,629,675
2083 32,051,485 5,642,568
2082 31,925,242 5,654,975
2081 31,787,284 5,666,885
2080 31,648,962 5,678,624
2079 31,514,214 5,689,711
2078 31,366,796 5,700,349
2077 31,219,906 5,710,483
2076 31,072,192 5,720,209
2075 30,923,546 5,729,904
2074 30,771,280 5,739,940
2073 30,625,478 5,749,872
2072 30,477,563 5,759,499
2071 30,326,181 5,768,298
2070 30,173,109 5,777,747
2069 30,013,948 5,786,471
2068 29,862,364 5,795,734
2067 29,712,186 5,805,627
2066 29,557,994 5,815,585
2065 29,396,139 5,825,356
2064 29,235,466 5,835,081
2063 29,071,908 5,844,519
2062 28,907,357 5,853,646
2061 28,738,535 5,861,677
2060 28,568,026 5,869,390
2059 28,391,809 5,875,920
2058 28,215,085 5,881,790
2057 28,037,220 5,888,181
2056 27,842,554 5,894,125
2055 27,643,057 5,899,106
2054 27,444,561 5,903,121
2053 27,234,548 5,906,126
2052 27,022,716 5,907,281
2051 26,809,526 5,907,735
2050 26,593,675 5,907,355
2049 26,376,242 5,905,940
2048 26,146,925 5,903,025
2047 25,911,330 5,899,964
2046 25,678,409 5,896,254
2045 25,442,326 5,891,177
2044 25,206,576 5,886,031
2043 24,971,131 5,880,486
2042 24,737,722 5,873,632
2041 24,507,695 5,865,604
2040 24,273,388 5,857,447
2039 24,047,108 5,848,023
2038 23,821,741 5,837,628
2037 23,600,163 5,826,752
2036 23,374,793 5,815,042
2035 23,151,259 5,802,966
2034 22,926,675 5,790,086
2033 22,700,937 5,776,187
2032 22,470,522 5,761,261
2031 22,247,053 5,745,071
2030 22,020,172 5,728,104
2029 21,792,016 5,710,229
2028 21,558,709 5,691,155
2027 21,326,341 5,670,783
2026 21,090,850 5,649,981
2025 20,843,754 5,610,870
2024 20,592,571 5,572,279
2023 20,330,104 5,519,601
2022 20,034,609 5,457,127
2021 19,743,603 5,408,320
2020 19,482,117 5,379,475
2019 19,209,555 5,347,896
2018 18,932,727 5,311,916
2017 18,651,931 5,276,968
2016 18,363,600 5,234,519
2015 18,084,169 5,188,607
2014 17,816,285 5,137,232
2013 17,556,502 5,079,623
2012 17,306,106 5,018,573
2011 17,066,002 4,953,088
2010 16,836,810 4,889,252
2009 16,619,846 4,828,726
2008 16,426,525 4,768,212
2007 16,257,214 4,709,153
2006 16,103,716 4,660,677
2005 15,968,117 4,623,291
2004 15,850,159 4,591,910
2003 15,747,380 4,564,855
2002 15,656,677 4,538,159
2001 15,575,550 4,513,751
2000 15,501,103 4,490,967
1999 15,455,874 4,461,913
1998 15,647,785 4,431,464
1997 16,043,251 4,405,157
1996 16,416,027 4,381,336
1995 16,730,536 4,359,184
1994 17,043,771 4,336,613
1993 17,274,487 4,311,991
1992 17,332,625 4,286,401
1991 17,278,600 4,261,732
1990 17,154,054 4,241,473
1989 16,997,013 4,226,901
1988 16,781,168 4,209,488
1987 16,527,715 4,186,905
1986 16,262,702 4,167,354
1985 16,031,090 4,152,516
1984 15,844,621 4,140,099
1983 15,665,551 4,128,432
1982 15,492,595 4,114,787
1981 15,323,082 4,099,702
1980 15,152,949 4,085,620
1979 14,978,696 4,072,517
1978 14,711,497 4,058,671
1977 14,353,265 4,043,205
1976 13,998,738 4,026,152
1975 13,700,843 4,007,313
1974 13,454,570 3,985,258
1973 13,208,121 3,960,612
1972 12,951,798 3,933,004
1971 12,684,813 3,903,039
1970 12,419,057 3,875,763
1969 12,156,212 3,847,707
1968 11,879,182 3,816,486
1967 11,584,428 3,784,539
1966 11,288,989 3,753,012
1965 10,993,183 3,723,168
1964 10,690,309 3,694,339
1963 10,377,466 3,666,537
1962 10,058,928 3,638,918
1961 9,742,085 3,609,800
1960 9,429,981 3,581,239

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/norway | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kazakhstan increased by 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth), while Norway gained 573,842 people (a 12.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kazakhstan gained 2,848,212 people (a 15.5% growth), while Norway's population increased by 426,147 people (a 8.14% growth).

Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd most populous country in 2006 and is 65th in 2026. Norway was ranked 116th in 2006 and ranked 119th 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 Norway will increase by 4.36% to 5,907,355 people and rank change from 119th to 121st.

Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.8M people compared to the peak of 5.91M people in 2051 for Norway.

Population growth rate by year

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Norway
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kazakhstan Norway
2100 0.22% -0.23%
2099 0.23% -0.22%
2098 0.24% -0.21%
2097 0.27% -0.22%
2096 0.3% -0.23%
2095 0.3% -0.22%
2094 0.31% -0.23%
2093 0.29% -0.22%
2092 0.31% -0.22%
2091 0.32% -0.23%
2090 0.33% -0.23%
2089 0.34% -0.24%
2088 0.38% -0.25%
2087 0.38% -0.25%
2086 0.39% -0.24%
2085 0.4% -0.24%
2084 0.42% -0.23%
2083 0.4% -0.22%
2082 0.43% -0.21%
2081 0.44% -0.21%
2080 0.43% -0.19%
2079 0.47% -0.19%
2078 0.47% -0.18%
2077 0.48% -0.17%
2076 0.48% -0.17%
2075 0.49% -0.17%
2074 0.48% -0.17%
2073 0.49% -0.17%
2072 0.5% -0.15%
2071 0.51% -0.16%
2070 0.53% -0.15%
2069 0.51% -0.16%
2068 0.51% -0.17%
2067 0.52% -0.17%
2066 0.55% -0.17%
2065 0.55% -0.17%
2064 0.56% -0.16%
2063 0.57% -0.16%
2062 0.59% -0.14%
2061 0.6% -0.13%
2060 0.62% -0.11%
2059 0.63% -0.1%
2058 0.63% -0.11%
2057 0.7% -0.1%
2056 0.72% -0.08%
2055 0.72% -0.07%
2054 0.77% -0.05%
2053 0.78% -0.02%
2052 0.8% -0.008%
2051 0.81% 0.006%
2050 0.82% 0.02%
2049 0.88% 0.05%
2048 0.91% 0.05%
2047 0.91% 0.06%
2046 0.93% 0.09%
2045 0.94% 0.09%
2044 0.94% 0.09%
2043 0.94% 0.12%
2042 0.94% 0.14%
2041 0.97% 0.14%
2040 0.94% 0.16%
2039 0.95% 0.18%
2038 0.94% 0.19%
2037 0.96% 0.2%
2036 0.97% 0.21%
2035 0.98% 0.22%
2034 0.99% 0.24%
2033 1.03% 0.26%
2032 1% 0.28%
2031 1.03% 0.3%
2030 1.05% 0.31%
2029 1.08% 0.34%
2028 1.09% 0.36%
2027 1.12% 0.37%
2026 1.19% 0.7%
2025 1.22% 0.69%
2024 1.29% 0.95%
2023 1.47% 1.14%
2022 1.47% 0.9%
2021 1.34% 0.54%
2020 1.42% 0.59%
2019 1.46% 0.68%
2018 1.51% 0.66%
2017 1.57% 0.81%
2016 1.55% 0.88%
2015 1.5% 1%
2014 1.48% 1.13%
2013 1.45% 1.22%
2012 1.41% 1.32%
2011 1.36% 1.31%
2010 1.31% 1.25%
2009 1.18% 1.27%
2008 1.04% 1.25%
2007 0.95% 1.04%
2006 0.85% 0.81%
2005 0.74% 0.68%
2004 0.65% 0.59%
2003 0.58% 0.59%
2002 0.52% 0.54%
2001 0.48% 0.51%
2000 0.29% 0.65%
1999 -1.23% 0.69%
1998 -2.46% 0.6%
1997 -2.27% 0.54%
1996 -1.88% 0.51%
1995 -1.84% 0.52%
1994 -1.34% 0.57%
1993 -0.34% 0.6%
1992 0.31% 0.58%
1991 0.73% 0.48%
1990 0.92% 0.34%
1989 1.29% 0.41%
1988 1.53% 0.54%
1987 1.63% 0.47%
1986 1.44% 0.36%
1985 1.18% 0.3%
1984 1.14% 0.28%
1983 1.12% 0.33%
1982 1.11% 0.37%
1981 1.12% 0.34%
1980 1.16% 0.32%
1979 1.82% 0.34%
1978 2.5% 0.38%
1977 2.53% 0.42%
1976 2.17% 0.47%
1975 1.83% 0.55%
1974 1.87% 0.62%
1973 1.98% 0.7%
1972 2.1% 0.77%
1971 2.14% 0.7%
1970 2.16% 0.73%
1969 2.33% 0.82%
1968 2.54% 0.84%
1967 2.62% 0.84%
1966 2.69% 0.8%
1965 2.83% 0.78%
1964 3.01% 0.76%
1963 3.17% 0.76%
1962 3.25% 0.81%
1961 3.31% 0.8%

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

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

In 2025, the population of Kazakhstan grew by 1.22%, while Norway's population grew by 0.69%.

Live population counters

Kazakhstan Norway
Current population
21211812
5660666
Population rank 65/197 119/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.07%
One net population change
2.1 minutes
13.7 minutes
One birth every
1.31 minutes
9.72 minutes
One death every
3.81 minutes
11.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +688 +106
Annual growth/decline +251,183 +38,591
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.69%
Population growth rate rank 85/197 117/197
One migration net change every
59.7 minutes
17.7 minutes
Annual migration change -8,834 +29,798
Net migration rank 130/196 29/196
Foreign-born residents 2,089,797 1,012,404
Foreign-born residents rank 36/195 60/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.1% 18.2%
Foreign-born share rank 66/195 33/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
Norway
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kazakhstan Norway
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,834 - 29,798
2024 264,079 -7,368 10,030 44,356
2023 273,013 -4,822 8,280 53,806
2022 277,019 45,755 5,457 58,040
2021 269,026 -9,804 14,062 19,804
2020 272,458 -8,716 12,372 11,277
2019 278,788 2,594 13,904 25,707
2018 278,917 -6,644 14,342 18,473
2017 268,066 21,248 15,831 21,657
2016 277,878 9,478 17,797 26,417
2015 273,523 -2,011 18,160 30,242
2014 274,406 -10,170 18,494 38,522
2013 259,239 -3,925 17,779 40,690
2012 249,987 -4,512 18,066 47,883
2011 237,883 -3,160 18,822 47,454
2010 230,479 -6,840 20,046 42,865
2009 218,036 -7,758 20,280 39,316
2008 214,169 -37,796 19,073 44,002
2007 188,486 -26,237 16,482 40,111
2006 166,480 -21,728 17,244 24,054
2005 146,619 -20,171 15,719 18,588
2004 132,286 -22,841 15,612 13,412
2003 112,137 -16,027 14,151 11,389
2002 93,564 -8,272 10,892 17,279
2001 84,279 -7,333 13,090 7,906
2000 80,699 -8,754 15,269 9,805
1999 79,536 -61,031 14,278 19,147
1998 85,735 -488,075 14,181 13,519
1997 92,778 -481,380 15,418 9,744
1996 112,384 -469,331 17,087 5,671
1995 140,721 -412,775 14,821 6,343
1994 165,631 -520,028 16,045 7,580
1993 185,649 -292,682 12,936 12,567
1992 204,785 -214,015 15,431 10,218
1991 221,581 -104,271 16,194 7,949
1990 235,113 -103,336 14,845 1,818
1989 254,394 -72,096 13,949 -1,730
1988 275,278 -25,892 12,207 10,380
1987 290,227 -32,724 9,212 13,907
1986 295,818 -23,297 8,751 7,616
1985 293,834 -103,115 6,644 6,725
1984 278,485 -96,266 7,452 3,856
1983 260,471 -84,566 7,844 4,120
1982 246,983 -76,976 9,875 5,749
1981 243,652 -74,624 9,020 6,010
1980 238,977 -67,731 9,806 3,763
1979 237,442 -60,198 10,181 2,839
1978 225,895 131,248 11,364 3,823
1977 224,284 135,047 11,321 4,845
1976 221,992 127,735 13,286 4,779
1975 219,748 26,332 16,430 3,312
1974 217,668 28,807 20,324 4,425
1973 215,940 30,467 21,387 3,414
1972 212,319 53,914 24,777 5,603
1971 202,450 65,291 26,541 3,031
1970 191,775 72,000 25,968 -1,034
1969 184,118 77,805 28,858 2,230
1968 186,254 105,890 29,387 1,761
1967 191,536 105,830 30,276 2,460
1966 191,506 101,999 31,150 -888
1965 194,470 103,626 31,275 -1,525
1964 208,899 98,761 30,293 -1,571
1963 223,105 94,932 26,766 1,061
1962 228,177 90,842 28,020 655
1961 228,686 85,981 29,239 1,437
1960 226,027 83,525 29,366 -1,427

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

GeoRank.org/population/kazakhstan/norway | 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 Norway 29.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 130,235 people) and 70.4% is from migration (a gain of 309,779 people).

As of 2024, 2,089,797 residents or 10.1% of the population were not native-born in Kazakhstan, compared to 1,012,404 people or 18.2% in Norway.

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
Norway
City Population
Oslo 718K
Bergen 291K
Trondheim 199K
Stavanger 152K
Baerum 133K
Drammen 106K
Asker 102K
Lillestrom 96.8K
Fredrikstad 86.2K
Sandnes 85.8K

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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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