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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kazakhstan was 20,592,571 in 2024 vs 4,515,577 people in Panama in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kazakhstan's population is 21,161,809 people compared to 4,642,198 in Panama.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 4.56 times bigger than Panama's.
  • Kazakhstan is ranked the 65th most populous country in the world, while Panama is the 128th.
  • The countries together account for 0.31% of the world: 0.26% for Kazakhstan vs 0.06% for Panama.
  • For the last 10 years, Kazakhstan has had an average growth rate of +1.46% per year vs +1.52% in Panama.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kazakhstan has increased from 16.1M people to 21.2M (31.4% growth), while Panama has grown from 3.38M to 4.64M (37.5% growth).

Kazakhstan vs Panama: population by year and forecast

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Panama
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kazakhstan Panama
2100 33,848,663 5,947,731
2099 33,772,741 5,958,919
2098 33,695,479 5,969,676
2097 33,615,447 5,979,860
2096 33,523,978 5,989,615
2095 33,424,720 5,998,960
2094 33,326,027 6,007,655
2093 33,224,553 6,015,893
2092 33,128,053 6,023,482
2091 33,024,570 6,030,584
2090 32,918,505 6,037,116
2089 32,809,364 6,043,194
2088 32,697,677 6,048,506
2087 32,574,802 6,053,252
2086 32,450,913 6,057,347
2085 32,326,215 6,060,940
2084 32,198,072 6,063,735
2083 32,062,485 6,065,863
2082 31,936,199 6,067,171
2081 31,798,193 6,067,635
2080 31,659,824 6,067,317
2079 31,525,030 6,066,164
2078 31,377,560 6,064,127
2077 31,230,620 6,061,297
2076 31,082,855 6,057,645
2075 30,934,158 6,053,134
2074 30,781,840 6,047,620
2073 30,635,989 6,041,318
2072 30,488,022 6,034,065
2071 30,336,588 6,026,051
2070 30,183,464 6,017,288
2069 30,024,249 6,007,621
2068 29,872,612 5,997,109
2067 29,722,383 5,985,932
2066 29,568,138 5,973,853
2065 29,406,227 5,961,039
2064 29,245,499 5,947,320
2063 29,081,885 5,932,822
2062 28,917,277 5,917,367
2061 28,748,398 5,900,972
2060 28,577,830 5,883,654
2059 28,401,552 5,865,433
2058 28,224,769 5,846,037
2057 28,046,842 5,825,696
2056 27,852,110 5,804,369
2055 27,652,544 5,781,900
2054 27,453,980 5,758,339
2053 27,243,894 5,733,538
2052 27,031,990 5,707,562
2051 26,818,727 5,680,231
2050 26,602,802 5,651,617
2049 26,385,294 5,621,841
2048 26,155,898 5,590,701
2047 25,920,222 5,558,382
2046 25,687,222 5,524,843
2045 25,451,058 5,490,228
2044 25,215,227 5,454,371
2043 24,979,701 5,417,316
2042 24,746,212 5,379,169
2041 24,516,106 5,339,872
2040 24,281,719 5,299,492
2039 24,055,361 5,257,983
2038 23,829,916 5,215,284
2037 23,608,263 5,171,497
2036 23,382,815 5,126,814
2035 23,159,205 5,081,210
2034 22,934,543 5,034,708
2033 22,708,727 4,987,247
2032 22,478,234 4,938,646
2031 22,254,688 4,889,260
2030 22,027,730 4,838,970
2029 21,799,495 4,787,654
2028 21,566,108 4,735,214
2027 21,333,660 4,681,847
2026 21,098,089 4,627,497
2025 20,850,907 4,572,106
2024 20,592,571 4,515,577
2023 20,330,104 4,458,759
2022 20,034,609 4,400,773
2021 19,743,603 4,345,405
2020 19,482,117 4,293,261
2019 19,209,555 4,234,700
2018 18,932,727 4,167,860
2017 18,651,931 4,098,707
2016 18,363,600 4,029,086
2015 18,084,169 3,960,035
2014 17,816,285 3,892,101
2013 17,556,502 3,825,329
2012 17,306,106 3,759,256
2011 17,066,002 3,693,505
2010 16,836,810 3,628,535
2009 16,619,846 3,564,381
2008 16,426,525 3,500,648
2007 16,257,214 3,437,490
2006 16,103,716 3,375,024
2005 15,968,117 3,313,026
2004 15,850,159 3,251,155
2003 15,747,380 3,189,807
2002 15,656,677 3,129,344
2001 15,575,550 3,069,537
2000 15,501,103 3,010,369
1999 15,455,874 2,951,822
1998 15,647,785 2,893,914
1997 16,043,251 2,836,695
1996 16,416,027 2,780,227
1995 16,730,536 2,724,557
1994 17,043,771 2,669,546
1993 17,274,487 2,615,099
1992 17,332,625 2,561,336
1991 17,278,600 2,508,265
1990 17,154,054 2,455,583
1989 16,997,013 2,403,820
1988 16,781,168 2,352,848
1987 16,527,715 2,301,970
1986 16,262,702 2,251,325
1985 16,031,090 2,200,915
1984 15,844,621 2,150,782
1983 15,665,551 2,101,106
1982 15,492,595 2,052,271
1981 15,323,082 2,004,418
1980 15,152,949 1,957,534
1979 14,978,696 1,911,552
1978 14,711,497 1,866,311
1977 14,353,265 1,821,543
1976 13,998,738 1,776,935
1975 13,700,843 1,732,389
1974 13,454,570 1,687,926
1973 13,208,121 1,643,690
1972 12,951,798 1,599,723
1971 12,684,813 1,556,081
1970 12,419,057 1,513,070
1969 12,156,212 1,470,886
1968 11,879,182 1,429,447
1967 11,584,428 1,388,628
1966 11,288,989 1,348,388
1965 10,993,183 1,308,835
1964 10,690,309 1,270,065
1963 10,377,466 1,232,124
1962 10,058,928 1,195,301
1961 9,742,085 1,159,870
1960 9,429,981 1,126,005

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

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kazakhstan increased by 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth), while Panama gained 654,062 people (a 19.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kazakhstan gained 2,798,209 people (a 15.2% growth), while Panama's population increased by 613,112 people (a 15.2% growth).

Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd most populous country in 2006 and is 65th in 2026. Panama was ranked 128th in 2006 and still ranked 128th 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 Panama will increase by 21.7% to 5,651,617 people and rank change from 128th to 124th.

Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.8M people compared to the peak of 6.07M people in 2081 for Panama.

Population growth rate by year

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Panama
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kazakhstan Panama
2100 0.22% -0.19%
2099 0.23% -0.18%
2098 0.24% -0.17%
2097 0.27% -0.16%
2096 0.3% -0.16%
2095 0.3% -0.14%
2094 0.31% -0.14%
2093 0.29% -0.13%
2092 0.31% -0.12%
2091 0.32% -0.11%
2090 0.33% -0.1%
2089 0.34% -0.09%
2088 0.38% -0.08%
2087 0.38% -0.07%
2086 0.39% -0.06%
2085 0.4% -0.05%
2084 0.42% -0.04%
2083 0.4% -0.02%
2082 0.43% -0.008%
2081 0.44% 0.005%
2080 0.43% 0.02%
2079 0.47% 0.03%
2078 0.47% 0.05%
2077 0.48% 0.06%
2076 0.48% 0.07%
2075 0.49% 0.09%
2074 0.48% 0.1%
2073 0.49% 0.12%
2072 0.5% 0.13%
2071 0.51% 0.15%
2070 0.53% 0.16%
2069 0.51% 0.18%
2068 0.51% 0.19%
2067 0.52% 0.2%
2066 0.55% 0.21%
2065 0.55% 0.23%
2064 0.56% 0.24%
2063 0.57% 0.26%
2062 0.59% 0.28%
2061 0.6% 0.29%
2060 0.62% 0.31%
2059 0.63% 0.33%
2058 0.63% 0.35%
2057 0.7% 0.37%
2056 0.72% 0.39%
2055 0.72% 0.41%
2054 0.77% 0.43%
2053 0.78% 0.46%
2052 0.8% 0.48%
2051 0.81% 0.51%
2050 0.82% 0.53%
2049 0.88% 0.56%
2048 0.91% 0.58%
2047 0.91% 0.61%
2046 0.93% 0.63%
2045 0.94% 0.66%
2044 0.94% 0.68%
2043 0.94% 0.71%
2042 0.94% 0.74%
2041 0.97% 0.76%
2040 0.94% 0.79%
2039 0.95% 0.82%
2038 0.94% 0.85%
2037 0.96% 0.87%
2036 0.97% 0.9%
2035 0.98% 0.92%
2034 0.99% 0.95%
2033 1.03% 0.98%
2032 1% 1.01%
2031 1.03% 1.04%
2030 1.05% 1.07%
2029 1.08% 1.11%
2028 1.09% 1.14%
2027 1.12% 1.17%
2026 1.19% 1.21%
2025 1.25% 1.25%
2024 1.29% 1.27%
2023 1.47% 1.32%
2022 1.47% 1.27%
2021 1.34% 1.21%
2020 1.42% 1.38%
2019 1.46% 1.6%
2018 1.51% 1.69%
2017 1.57% 1.73%
2016 1.55% 1.74%
2015 1.5% 1.75%
2014 1.48% 1.75%
2013 1.45% 1.76%
2012 1.41% 1.78%
2011 1.36% 1.79%
2010 1.31% 1.8%
2009 1.18% 1.82%
2008 1.04% 1.84%
2007 0.95% 1.85%
2006 0.85% 1.87%
2005 0.74% 1.9%
2004 0.65% 1.92%
2003 0.58% 1.93%
2002 0.52% 1.95%
2001 0.48% 1.97%
2000 0.29% 1.98%
1999 -1.23% 2%
1998 -2.46% 2.02%
1997 -2.27% 2.03%
1996 -1.88% 2.04%
1995 -1.84% 2.06%
1994 -1.34% 2.08%
1993 -0.34% 2.1%
1992 0.31% 2.12%
1991 0.73% 2.15%
1990 0.92% 2.15%
1989 1.29% 2.17%
1988 1.53% 2.21%
1987 1.63% 2.25%
1986 1.44% 2.29%
1985 1.18% 2.33%
1984 1.14% 2.36%
1983 1.12% 2.38%
1982 1.11% 2.39%
1981 1.12% 2.4%
1980 1.16% 2.41%
1979 1.82% 2.42%
1978 2.5% 2.46%
1977 2.53% 2.51%
1976 2.17% 2.57%
1975 1.83% 2.63%
1974 1.87% 2.69%
1973 1.98% 2.75%
1972 2.1% 2.8%
1971 2.14% 2.84%
1970 2.16% 2.87%
1969 2.33% 2.9%
1968 2.54% 2.94%
1967 2.62% 2.98%
1966 2.69% 3.02%
1965 2.83% 3.05%
1964 3.01% 3.08%
1963 3.17% 3.08%
1962 3.25% 3.05%
1961 3.31% 3.01%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Kazakhstan grew by 1.29%, while Panama's population grew by 1.27%.

Live population counters

Kazakhstan Panama
Current population
21161809
4642198
Population rank 65/197 128/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.06%
One net population change
2 minutes
9.25 minutes
One birth every
1.28 minutes
7.35 minutes
One death every
3.85 minutes
24.7 minutes
Daily growth/decline +719 +156
Annual growth/decline +262,467 +56,818
Annual growth/decline rate +1.29% +1.27%
Population growth rate rank 82/197 83/197
One migration net change every
59.7 minutes
1.43 hours
Annual migration change -8,834 +6,151
Net migration rank 130/196 49/196
Foreign-born residents 2,089,797 477,749
Foreign-born residents rank 36/195 81/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.1% 10.6%
Foreign-born share rank 66/195 63/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
Panama
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kazakhstan Panama
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,834 - 6,151
2024 - -7,368 - 6,706
2023 273,013 -4,822 50,197 7,262
2022 277,019 45,755 50,556 7,967
2021 269,026 -9,804 46,747 5,473
2020 272,458 -8,716 46,599 5,473
2019 278,788 2,594 54,420 10,623
2018 278,917 -6,644 57,508 11,130
2017 268,066 21,248 58,607 11,059
2016 277,878 9,478 59,454 10,109
2015 273,523 -2,011 59,896 8,648
2014 274,406 -10,170 60,227 7,105
2013 259,239 -3,925 60,295 5,926
2012 249,987 -4,512 60,471 5,447
2011 237,883 -3,160 60,411 5,167
2010 230,479 -6,840 59,418 4,953
2009 218,036 -7,758 59,168 4,765
2008 214,169 -37,796 58,961 4,568
2007 188,486 -26,237 58,454 4,330
2006 166,480 -21,728 58,067 4,087
2005 146,619 -20,171 58,014 3,843
2004 132,286 -22,841 58,281 3,596
2003 112,137 -16,027 57,458 3,352
2002 93,564 -8,272 57,011 3,099
2001 84,279 -7,333 56,654 2,856
2000 80,699 -8,754 56,236 2,602
1999 79,536 -61,031 55,911 2,341
1998 85,735 -488,075 55,482 2,084
1997 92,778 -481,380 55,060 1,820
1996 112,384 -469,331 54,512 1,533
1995 140,721 -412,775 54,069 1,221
1994 165,631 -520,028 53,845 899
1993 185,649 -292,682 53,591 560
1992 204,785 -214,015 53,186 182
1991 221,581 -104,271 53,079 -305
1990 235,113 -103,336 53,451 -854
1989 254,394 -72,096 52,295 -1,368
1988 275,278 -25,892 52,767 -1,750
1987 290,227 -32,724 52,690 -1,953
1986 295,818 -23,297 52,681 -2,136
1985 293,834 -103,115 52,573 -2,297
1984 278,485 -96,266 52,436 -2,435
1983 260,471 -84,566 51,880 -2,518
1982 246,983 -76,976 50,858 -2,554
1981 243,652 -74,624 50,018 -2,620
1980 238,977 -67,731 49,077 -2,701
1979 237,442 -60,198 48,362 -2,772
1978 225,895 131,248 47,694 -2,811
1977 224,284 135,047 47,438 -2,792
1976 221,992 127,735 47,307 -2,727
1975 219,748 26,332 47,149 -2,635
1974 217,668 28,807 46,932 -2,531
1973 215,940 30,467 46,540 -2,464
1972 212,319 53,914 46,311 -2,448
1971 202,450 65,291 45,867 -2,454
1970 191,775 72,000 45,075 -2,476
1969 184,118 77,805 44,278 -2,510
1968 186,254 105,890 43,641 -2,528
1967 191,536 105,830 43,054 -2,528
1966 191,506 101,999 42,457 -2,500
1965 194,470 103,626 41,604 -2,454
1964 208,899 98,761 40,806 -2,418
1963 223,105 94,932 39,872 -2,380
1962 228,177 90,842 38,537 -2,377
1961 228,686 85,981 37,100 -2,394
1960 226,027 83,525 35,431 -2,409

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 Panama 86.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 544,211 people) and 13.5% is from migration (a gain of 84,849 people).

As of 2024, 2,089,797 residents or 10.1% of the population were not native-born in Kazakhstan, compared to 477,749 people or 10.6% in Panama.

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
Panama
City Population
Panama 410K
Colon 242K
Santiago de Veraguas 110K
Tocumen 103K
David 82.9K
La Chorrera 68.9K
Pacora 52.5K
Penonome 21.7K
Balboa 10K
Chitre 9.02K

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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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