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

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The latest officially reported population of Kazakhstan was 20,843,754 in 2025 vs 255,219,554 people in Pakistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kazakhstan's population is 21,211,812 people compared to 261,421,997 in Pakistan.

Population statistics:

  • Pakistan's population is 12.3 times bigger than Kazakhstan's.
  • Kazakhstan is ranked the 65th most populous country in the world, while Pakistan is the 5th.
  • The countries together account for 3.4% of the world: 0.26% for Kazakhstan vs 3.15% for Pakistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Kazakhstan has had an average growth rate of +1.44% per year vs +1.6% in Pakistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kazakhstan has increased from 16.1M people to 21.2M (31.7% growth), while Pakistan has grown from 180M to 261M (45.5% growth).

Kazakhstan vs Pakistan: population by year and forecast

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kazakhstan Pakistan
2100 33,837,050 514,639,086
2099 33,761,154 513,762,873
2098 33,683,919 512,834,641
2097 33,603,915 511,842,588
2096 33,512,477 510,743,323
2095 33,413,253 509,544,194
2094 33,314,594 508,236,117
2093 33,213,155 506,871,405
2092 33,116,688 505,433,117
2091 33,013,240 503,929,591
2090 32,907,211 502,369,089
2089 32,798,108 500,764,988
2088 32,686,460 499,040,109
2087 32,563,627 497,294,229
2086 32,439,780 495,416,407
2085 32,315,125 493,469,269
2084 32,187,026 491,457,322
2083 32,051,485 489,327,293
2082 31,925,242 487,086,584
2081 31,787,284 484,774,651
2080 31,648,962 482,358,125
2079 31,514,214 479,913,540
2078 31,366,796 477,377,443
2077 31,219,906 474,692,907
2076 31,072,192 471,877,807
2075 30,923,546 468,953,317
2074 30,771,280 465,972,364
2073 30,625,478 462,907,667
2072 30,477,563 459,752,452
2071 30,326,181 456,518,761
2070 30,173,109 453,190,545
2069 30,013,948 449,749,441
2068 29,862,364 446,219,879
2067 29,712,186 442,632,987
2066 29,557,994 438,970,919
2065 29,396,139 435,260,675
2064 29,235,466 431,484,424
2063 29,071,908 427,665,121
2062 28,907,357 423,724,764
2061 28,738,535 419,759,602
2060 28,568,026 415,724,868
2059 28,391,809 411,662,239
2058 28,215,085 407,514,159
2057 28,037,220 403,318,028
2056 27,842,554 399,031,614
2055 27,643,057 394,728,055
2054 27,444,561 390,385,410
2053 27,234,548 386,003,289
2052 27,022,716 381,568,312
2051 26,809,526 377,096,921
2050 26,593,675 372,554,619
2049 26,376,242 367,986,189
2048 26,146,925 363,386,382
2047 25,911,330 358,734,325
2046 25,678,409 354,003,639
2045 25,442,326 349,228,953
2044 25,206,576 344,443,561
2043 24,971,131 339,631,894
2042 24,737,722 334,801,403
2041 24,507,695 329,944,530
2040 24,273,388 325,107,264
2039 24,047,108 320,203,920
2038 23,821,741 315,273,196
2037 23,600,163 310,377,446
2036 23,374,793 305,472,156
2035 23,151,259 300,604,245
2034 22,926,675 295,748,602
2033 22,700,937 290,911,874
2032 22,470,522 286,130,352
2031 22,247,053 281,410,647
2030 22,020,172 276,766,735
2029 21,792,016 272,246,760
2028 21,558,709 267,784,548
2027 21,326,341 263,445,027
2026 21,090,850 259,285,315
2025 20,843,754 255,219,554
2024 20,592,571 251,269,164
2023 20,330,104 247,504,495
2022 20,034,609 243,700,667
2021 19,743,603 239,477,801
2020 19,482,117 235,001,746
2019 19,209,555 230,800,899
2018 18,932,727 226,928,892
2017 18,651,931 223,273,967
2016 18,363,600 220,138,869
2015 18,084,169 217,290,883
2014 17,816,285 214,264,647
2013 17,556,502 211,073,978
2012 17,306,106 207,667,125
2011 17,066,002 203,746,065
2010 16,836,810 199,239,047
2009 16,619,846 194,376,534
2008 16,426,525 189,499,113
2007 16,257,214 184,493,231
2006 16,103,716 179,682,690
2005 15,968,117 175,453,212
2004 15,850,159 171,286,000
2003 15,747,380 167,110,248
2002 15,656,677 163,222,549
2001 15,575,550 159,270,907
2000 15,501,103 154,879,127
1999 15,455,874 150,565,377
1998 15,647,785 146,522,356
1997 16,043,251 142,531,804
1996 16,416,027 138,557,092
1995 16,730,536 134,582,253
1994 17,043,771 130,748,083
1993 17,274,487 127,020,117
1992 17,332,625 123,546,848
1991 17,278,600 120,060,406
1990 17,154,054 116,155,576
1989 16,997,013 112,336,629
1988 16,781,168 108,724,739
1987 16,527,715 105,130,717
1986 16,262,702 101,606,764
1985 16,031,090 98,229,285
1984 15,844,621 95,164,936
1983 15,665,551 92,227,711
1982 15,492,595 89,089,246
1981 15,323,082 85,802,049
1980 15,152,949 82,291,010
1979 14,978,696 78,997,039
1978 14,711,497 76,307,379
1977 14,353,265 73,901,827
1976 13,998,738 71,620,254
1975 13,700,843 69,461,175
1974 13,454,570 67,415,487
1973 13,208,121 65,461,912
1972 12,951,798 63,583,194
1971 12,684,813 61,847,899
1970 12,419,057 60,166,719
1969 12,156,212 58,460,939
1968 11,879,182 56,810,507
1967 11,584,428 55,214,768
1966 11,288,989 53,678,667
1965 10,993,183 52,209,010
1964 10,690,309 50,799,999
1963 10,377,466 49,447,776
1962 10,058,928 48,156,128
1961 9,742,085 46,921,277
1960 9,429,981 45,709,310

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kazakhstan increased by 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth), while Pakistan gained 40,456,179 people (a 22.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kazakhstan gained 2,848,212 people (a 15.5% growth), while Pakistan's population increased by 41,283,128 people (a 18.8% growth).

Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd most populous country in 2006 and is 65th in 2026. Pakistan was ranked 6th in 2006 and ranked 5th 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 Pakistan will increase by 42.5% to 372,554,619 people and rank change from 5th to 4th.

Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.8M people compared to the peak of 515M people in 2100 for Pakistan.

Population growth rate by year

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Pakistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kazakhstan Pakistan
2100 0.22% 0.17%
2099 0.23% 0.18%
2098 0.24% 0.19%
2097 0.27% 0.22%
2096 0.3% 0.24%
2095 0.3% 0.26%
2094 0.31% 0.27%
2093 0.29% 0.28%
2092 0.31% 0.3%
2091 0.32% 0.31%
2090 0.33% 0.32%
2089 0.34% 0.35%
2088 0.38% 0.35%
2087 0.38% 0.38%
2086 0.39% 0.39%
2085 0.4% 0.41%
2084 0.42% 0.44%
2083 0.4% 0.46%
2082 0.43% 0.48%
2081 0.44% 0.5%
2080 0.43% 0.51%
2079 0.47% 0.53%
2078 0.47% 0.57%
2077 0.48% 0.6%
2076 0.48% 0.62%
2075 0.49% 0.64%
2074 0.48% 0.66%
2073 0.49% 0.69%
2072 0.5% 0.71%
2071 0.51% 0.73%
2070 0.53% 0.77%
2069 0.51% 0.79%
2068 0.51% 0.81%
2067 0.52% 0.83%
2066 0.55% 0.85%
2065 0.55% 0.88%
2064 0.56% 0.89%
2063 0.57% 0.93%
2062 0.59% 0.94%
2061 0.6% 0.97%
2060 0.62% 0.99%
2059 0.63% 1.02%
2058 0.63% 1.04%
2057 0.7% 1.07%
2056 0.72% 1.09%
2055 0.72% 1.11%
2054 0.77% 1.14%
2053 0.78% 1.16%
2052 0.8% 1.19%
2051 0.81% 1.22%
2050 0.82% 1.24%
2049 0.88% 1.27%
2048 0.91% 1.3%
2047 0.91% 1.34%
2046 0.93% 1.37%
2045 0.94% 1.39%
2044 0.94% 1.42%
2043 0.94% 1.44%
2042 0.94% 1.47%
2041 0.97% 1.49%
2040 0.94% 1.53%
2039 0.95% 1.56%
2038 0.94% 1.58%
2037 0.96% 1.61%
2036 0.97% 1.62%
2035 0.98% 1.64%
2034 0.99% 1.66%
2033 1.03% 1.67%
2032 1% 1.68%
2031 1.03% 1.68%
2030 1.05% 1.66%
2029 1.08% 1.67%
2028 1.09% 1.65%
2027 1.12% 1.6%
2026 1.19% 1.59%
2025 1.22% 1.57%
2024 1.29% 1.52%
2023 1.47% 1.56%
2022 1.47% 1.76%
2021 1.34% 1.9%
2020 1.42% 1.82%
2019 1.46% 1.71%
2018 1.51% 1.64%
2017 1.57% 1.42%
2016 1.55% 1.31%
2015 1.5% 1.41%
2014 1.48% 1.51%
2013 1.45% 1.64%
2012 1.41% 1.92%
2011 1.36% 2.26%
2010 1.31% 2.5%
2009 1.18% 2.57%
2008 1.04% 2.71%
2007 0.95% 2.68%
2006 0.85% 2.41%
2005 0.74% 2.43%
2004 0.65% 2.5%
2003 0.58% 2.38%
2002 0.52% 2.48%
2001 0.48% 2.84%
2000 0.29% 2.87%
1999 -1.23% 2.76%
1998 -2.46% 2.8%
1997 -2.27% 2.87%
1996 -1.88% 2.95%
1995 -1.84% 2.93%
1994 -1.34% 2.93%
1993 -0.34% 2.81%
1992 0.31% 2.9%
1991 0.73% 3.36%
1990 0.92% 3.4%
1989 1.29% 3.32%
1988 1.53% 3.42%
1987 1.63% 3.47%
1986 1.44% 3.44%
1985 1.18% 3.22%
1984 1.14% 3.18%
1983 1.12% 3.52%
1982 1.11% 3.83%
1981 1.12% 4.27%
1980 1.16% 4.17%
1979 1.82% 3.52%
1978 2.5% 3.26%
1977 2.53% 3.19%
1976 2.17% 3.11%
1975 1.83% 3.03%
1974 1.87% 2.98%
1973 1.98% 2.95%
1972 2.1% 2.81%
1971 2.14% 2.79%
1970 2.16% 2.92%
1969 2.33% 2.91%
1968 2.54% 2.89%
1967 2.62% 2.86%
1966 2.69% 2.81%
1965 2.83% 2.77%
1964 3.01% 2.73%
1963 3.17% 2.68%
1962 3.25% 2.63%
1961 3.31% 2.65%

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 Pakistan's population grew by 1.57%.

Live population counters

Kazakhstan Pakistan
Current population
21211812
261421997
Population rank 65/197 5/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 3.15%
One net population change
2.1 minutes
8.01 seconds
One birth every
1.31 minutes
4.58 seconds
One death every
3.81 minutes
19.5 seconds
Daily growth/decline +688 +10,823
Annual growth/decline +251,183 +3,950,390
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +1.57%
Population growth rate rank 85/197 66/197
One migration net change every
59.7 minutes
25.6 seconds
Annual migration change -8,834 -1,235,336
Net migration rank 130/196 196/196
Foreign-born residents 2,089,797 4,175,958
Foreign-born residents rank 36/195 16/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.1% 1.7%
Foreign-born share rank 66/195 141/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
Pakistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kazakhstan Pakistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,834 - -1,235,336
2024 264,079 -7,368 5,268,361 -1,401,173
2023 273,013 -4,822 5,281,745 -1,619,557
2022 277,019 45,755 5,268,077 -1,322,625
2021 269,026 -9,804 5,065,913 -565,673
2020 272,458 -8,716 5,011,177 -559,291
2019 278,788 2,594 5,127,011 -1,177,220
2018 278,917 -6,644 5,103,858 -1,309,611
2017 268,066 21,248 5,090,200 -1,574,585
2016 277,878 9,478 5,044,922 -2,290,411
2015 273,523 -2,011 5,113,507 -2,172,162
2014 274,406 -10,170 5,148,994 -2,037,920
2013 259,239 -3,925 5,176,590 -1,906,319
2012 249,987 -4,512 5,191,263 -1,647,989
2011 237,883 -3,160 5,189,412 -890,633
2010 230,479 -6,840 5,147,142 -431,902
2009 218,036 -7,758 5,028,132 -18,298
2008 214,169 -37,796 4,885,855 -140,746
2007 188,486 -26,237 4,690,187 576,349
2006 166,480 -21,728 4,538,426 -183,933
2005 146,619 -20,171 4,294,393 -189,899
2004 132,286 -22,841 4,294,654 -64,669
2003 112,137 -16,027 4,340,688 -219,118
2002 93,564 -8,272 4,307,607 -653,758
2001 84,279 -7,333 4,304,297 -54,727
2000 80,699 -8,754 4,281,169 252,869
1999 79,536 -61,031 4,228,026 -134,510
1998 85,735 -488,075 4,104,824 -112,191
1997 92,778 -481,380 4,043,912 -55,539
1996 112,384 -469,331 4,021,758 -60,855
1995 140,721 -412,775 3,977,175 11,534
1994 165,631 -520,028 3,956,699 -277,100
1993 185,649 -292,682 3,915,776 -139,493
1992 204,785 -214,015 3,888,637 -718,387
1991 221,581 -104,271 3,822,363 -19,668
1990 235,113 -103,336 3,731,730 275,242
1989 254,394 -72,096 3,648,132 -17,164
1988 275,278 -25,892 3,554,755 38,139
1987 290,227 -32,724 3,448,813 146,364
1986 295,818 -23,297 3,341,643 111,045
1985 293,834 -103,115 3,233,315 68,860
1984 278,485 -96,266 3,145,772 -319,242
1983 260,471 -84,566 3,052,738 -4,753
1982 246,983 -76,976 2,934,689 294,252
1981 243,652 -74,624 2,790,454 555,032
1980 238,977 -67,731 2,598,421 1,078,229
1979 237,442 -60,198 2,461,311 450,003
1978 225,895 131,248 2,356,601 111,386
1977 224,284 135,047 2,257,849 85,250
1976 221,992 127,735 2,171,812 48,238
1975 219,748 26,332 2,099,811 -1,710
1974 217,668 28,807 2,028,061 -34,785
1973 215,940 30,467 1,971,909 -58,012
1972 212,319 53,914 1,912,774 -69,209
1971 202,450 65,291 1,695,374 -68,357
1970 191,775 72,000 1,793,570 -58,281
1969 184,118 77,805 1,733,601 -57,406
1968 186,254 105,890 1,683,296 -58,721
1967 191,536 105,830 1,626,737 -59,932
1966 191,506 101,999 1,566,343 -61,025
1965 194,470 103,626 1,496,050 -62,070
1964 208,899 98,761 1,447,394 -63,298
1963 223,105 94,932 1,384,934 -64,552
1962 228,177 90,842 1,328,675 -65,780
1961 228,686 85,981 1,273,772 -66,991
1960 226,027 83,525 1,217,147 0

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

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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 Pakistan 78.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 51,374,771 people) and 21.4% is from migration (a loss of 13,992,308 people).

As of 2024, 2,089,797 residents or 10.1% of the population were not native-born in Kazakhstan, compared to 4,175,958 people or 1.7% in Pakistan.

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
Pakistan
City Population
Karachi 14.9M
Lahore 11.1M
Faisalabad 3.2M
Rawalpindi 2.1M
Gujranwala 2.03M
Peshawar 1.97M
Multan 1.87M
Hyderabad 1.73M
Islamabad 1.01M
Quetta 1M

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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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