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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kazakhstan was 20,592,571 in 2024 vs 10,694,681 people in Portugal in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kazakhstan's population is 21,161,809 people compared to 10,667,081 in Portugal.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 1.98 times bigger than Portugal's.
  • Kazakhstan is ranked the 65th most populous country in the world, while Portugal is the 92nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.38% of the world: 0.26% for Kazakhstan vs 0.13% for Portugal.
  • For the last 10 years, Kazakhstan has had an average growth rate of +1.46% per year vs +0.21% in Portugal.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kazakhstan has increased from 16.1M people to 21.2M (31.4% growth), while Portugal has grown from 10.5M to 10.7M (1.38% growth).

Kazakhstan vs Portugal: population by year and forecast

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kazakhstan Portugal
2100 33,848,663 8,977,781
2099 33,772,741 8,983,042
2098 33,695,479 8,987,129
2097 33,615,447 8,992,549
2096 33,523,978 8,998,689
2095 33,424,720 9,006,394
2094 33,326,027 9,011,158
2093 33,224,553 9,016,023
2092 33,128,053 9,021,257
2091 33,024,570 9,025,345
2090 32,918,505 9,029,722
2089 32,809,364 9,034,399
2088 32,697,677 9,039,122
2087 32,574,802 9,045,400
2086 32,450,913 9,050,153
2085 32,326,215 9,055,552
2084 32,198,072 9,062,369
2083 32,062,485 9,068,714
2082 31,936,199 9,077,003
2081 31,798,193 9,087,394
2080 31,659,824 9,098,423
2079 31,525,030 9,111,057
2078 31,377,560 9,125,056
2077 31,230,620 9,140,039
2076 31,082,855 9,158,661
2075 30,934,158 9,178,289
2074 30,781,840 9,201,245
2073 30,635,989 9,225,478
2072 30,488,022 9,248,867
2071 30,336,588 9,275,782
2070 30,183,464 9,304,137
2069 30,024,249 9,334,425
2068 29,872,612 9,367,211
2067 29,722,383 9,399,389
2066 29,568,138 9,432,609
2065 29,406,227 9,466,860
2064 29,245,499 9,503,941
2063 29,081,885 9,540,829
2062 28,917,277 9,578,098
2061 28,748,398 9,614,549
2060 28,577,830 9,652,893
2059 28,401,552 9,691,151
2058 28,224,769 9,731,557
2057 28,046,842 9,769,285
2056 27,852,110 9,807,403
2055 27,652,544 9,847,280
2054 27,453,980 9,885,446
2053 27,243,894 9,924,814
2052 27,031,990 9,963,090
2051 26,818,727 9,999,372
2050 26,602,802 10,035,796
2049 26,385,294 10,072,922
2048 26,155,898 10,106,403
2047 25,920,222 10,140,325
2046 25,687,222 10,173,871
2045 25,451,058 10,206,046
2044 25,215,227 10,237,224
2043 24,979,701 10,268,090
2042 24,746,212 10,296,167
2041 24,516,106 10,322,968
2040 24,281,719 10,351,965
2039 24,055,361 10,379,824
2038 23,829,916 10,405,843
2037 23,608,263 10,430,143
2036 23,382,815 10,454,779
2035 23,159,205 10,478,501
2034 22,934,543 10,502,828
2033 22,708,727 10,525,638
2032 22,478,234 10,548,736
2031 22,254,688 10,569,489
2030 22,027,730 10,588,717
2029 21,799,495 10,609,556
2028 21,566,108 10,631,437
2027 21,333,660 10,649,916
2026 21,098,089 10,667,081
2025 20,850,907 10,683,692
2024 20,592,571 10,694,681
2023 20,330,104 10,578,174
2022 20,034,609 10,434,332
2021 19,743,603 10,361,831
2020 19,482,117 10,297,081
2019 19,209,555 10,286,263
2018 18,932,727 10,283,822
2017 18,651,931 10,300,300
2016 18,363,600 10,325,452
2015 18,084,169 10,358,076
2014 17,816,285 10,401,062
2013 17,556,502 10,457,295
2012 17,306,106 10,514,844
2011 17,066,002 10,557,560
2010 16,836,810 10,573,100
2009 16,619,846 10,568,247
2008 16,426,525 10,558,177
2007 16,257,214 10,542,964
2006 16,103,716 10,522,288
2005 15,968,117 10,503,330
2004 15,850,159 10,483,861
2003 15,747,380 10,458,821
2002 15,656,677 10,419,631
2001 15,575,550 10,362,722
2000 15,501,103 10,289,898
1999 15,455,874 10,217,828
1998 15,647,785 10,160,196
1997 16,043,251 10,108,977
1996 16,416,027 10,063,945
1995 16,730,536 10,026,176
1994 17,043,771 9,991,525
1993 17,274,487 9,964,675
1992 17,332,625 9,952,494
1991 17,278,600 9,960,235
1990 17,154,054 9,983,218
1989 16,997,013 10,005,000
1988 16,781,168 10,019,610
1987 16,527,715 10,030,031
1986 16,262,702 10,032,734
1985 16,031,090 10,023,613
1984 15,844,621 9,996,232
1983 15,665,551 9,957,865
1982 15,492,595 9,911,771
1981 15,323,082 9,851,362
1980 15,152,949 9,766,312
1979 14,978,696 9,661,265
1978 14,711,497 9,558,250
1977 14,353,265 9,455,675
1976 13,998,738 9,355,810
1975 13,700,843 9,093,470
1974 13,454,570 8,754,365
1973 13,208,121 8,633,100
1972 12,951,798 8,630,430
1971 12,684,813 8,643,756
1970 12,419,057 8,680,431
1969 12,156,212 8,757,705
1968 11,879,182 8,836,650
1967 11,584,428 8,874,520
1966 11,288,989 8,930,990
1965 10,993,183 8,998,595
1964 10,690,309 9,035,365
1963 10,377,466 9,030,355
1962 10,058,928 8,993,985
1961 9,742,085 8,929,316
1960 9,429,981 8,857,716

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/portugal | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kazakhstan increased by 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth), while Portugal lost 196,836 people (a 1.87% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kazakhstan gained 2,798,209 people (a 15.2% growth), while Portugal's population increased by 341,629 people (a 3.31% growth).

Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd most populous country in 2006 and is 65th in 2026. Portugal was ranked 78th in 2006 and ranked 92nd 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 Portugal will decrease by 5.92% to 10,035,796 people and rank change from 92nd to 97th.

Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.8M people, while Portugal's population already peaked in 2024 at 10.7M people and is projected to decrease to 8.98M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Portugal
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kazakhstan Portugal
2100 0.22% -0.06%
2099 0.23% -0.05%
2098 0.24% -0.06%
2097 0.27% -0.07%
2096 0.3% -0.09%
2095 0.3% -0.05%
2094 0.31% -0.05%
2093 0.29% -0.06%
2092 0.31% -0.05%
2091 0.32% -0.05%
2090 0.33% -0.05%
2089 0.34% -0.05%
2088 0.38% -0.07%
2087 0.38% -0.05%
2086 0.39% -0.06%
2085 0.4% -0.08%
2084 0.42% -0.07%
2083 0.4% -0.09%
2082 0.43% -0.11%
2081 0.44% -0.12%
2080 0.43% -0.14%
2079 0.47% -0.15%
2078 0.47% -0.16%
2077 0.48% -0.2%
2076 0.48% -0.21%
2075 0.49% -0.25%
2074 0.48% -0.26%
2073 0.49% -0.25%
2072 0.5% -0.29%
2071 0.51% -0.3%
2070 0.53% -0.32%
2069 0.51% -0.35%
2068 0.51% -0.34%
2067 0.52% -0.35%
2066 0.55% -0.36%
2065 0.55% -0.39%
2064 0.56% -0.39%
2063 0.57% -0.39%
2062 0.59% -0.38%
2061 0.6% -0.4%
2060 0.62% -0.39%
2059 0.63% -0.42%
2058 0.63% -0.39%
2057 0.7% -0.39%
2056 0.72% -0.4%
2055 0.72% -0.39%
2054 0.77% -0.4%
2053 0.78% -0.38%
2052 0.8% -0.36%
2051 0.81% -0.36%
2050 0.82% -0.37%
2049 0.88% -0.33%
2048 0.91% -0.33%
2047 0.91% -0.33%
2046 0.93% -0.32%
2045 0.94% -0.3%
2044 0.94% -0.3%
2043 0.94% -0.27%
2042 0.94% -0.26%
2041 0.97% -0.28%
2040 0.94% -0.27%
2039 0.95% -0.25%
2038 0.94% -0.23%
2037 0.96% -0.24%
2036 0.97% -0.23%
2035 0.98% -0.23%
2034 0.99% -0.22%
2033 1.03% -0.22%
2032 1% -0.2%
2031 1.03% -0.18%
2030 1.05% -0.2%
2029 1.08% -0.21%
2028 1.09% -0.17%
2027 1.12% -0.16%
2026 1.19% -0.16%
2025 1.25% -0.1%
2024 1.29% 1.1%
2023 1.47% 1.38%
2022 1.47% 0.7%
2021 1.34% 0.63%
2020 1.42% 0.11%
2019 1.46% 0.02%
2018 1.51% -0.16%
2017 1.57% -0.24%
2016 1.55% -0.31%
2015 1.5% -0.41%
2014 1.48% -0.54%
2013 1.45% -0.55%
2012 1.41% -0.4%
2011 1.36% -0.15%
2010 1.31% 0.05%
2009 1.18% 0.1%
2008 1.04% 0.14%
2007 0.95% 0.2%
2006 0.85% 0.18%
2005 0.74% 0.19%
2004 0.65% 0.24%
2003 0.58% 0.38%
2002 0.52% 0.55%
2001 0.48% 0.71%
2000 0.29% 0.71%
1999 -1.23% 0.57%
1998 -2.46% 0.51%
1997 -2.27% 0.45%
1996 -1.88% 0.38%
1995 -1.84% 0.35%
1994 -1.34% 0.27%
1993 -0.34% 0.12%
1992 0.31% -0.08%
1991 0.73% -0.23%
1990 0.92% -0.22%
1989 1.29% -0.15%
1988 1.53% -0.1%
1987 1.63% -0.03%
1986 1.44% 0.09%
1985 1.18% 0.27%
1984 1.14% 0.39%
1983 1.12% 0.47%
1982 1.11% 0.61%
1981 1.12% 0.87%
1980 1.16% 1.09%
1979 1.82% 1.08%
1978 2.5% 1.08%
1977 2.53% 1.07%
1976 2.17% 2.88%
1975 1.83% 3.87%
1974 1.87% 1.4%
1973 1.98% 0.03%
1972 2.1% -0.15%
1971 2.14% -0.42%
1970 2.16% -0.88%
1969 2.33% -0.89%
1968 2.54% -0.43%
1967 2.62% -0.63%
1966 2.69% -0.75%
1965 2.83% -0.41%
1964 3.01% 0.06%
1963 3.17% 0.4%
1962 3.25% 0.72%
1961 3.31% 0.81%

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

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In 2024, the population of Kazakhstan grew by 1.29%, while Portugal's population grew by 1.1%.

Live population counters

Kazakhstan Portugal
Current population
21161809
10667081
Population rank 65/197 92/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.13%
One net population change
2 minutes
4.51 minutes
One birth every
1.28 minutes
6.13 minutes
One death every
3.85 minutes
4.44 minutes
Daily growth/decline +719 +319
Annual growth/decline +262,467 +116,507
Annual growth/decline rate +1.29% +1.1%
Population growth rate rank 82/197 94/197
One migration net change every
59.7 minutes
32 minutes
Annual migration change -8,834 +16,472
Net migration rank 130/196 38/196
Foreign-born residents 2,089,797 1,127,184
Foreign-born residents rank 36/195 56/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.1% 10.8%
Foreign-born share rank 66/195 61/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
Portugal
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kazakhstan Portugal
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,834 - 16,472
2024 - -7,368 - 20,648
2023 273,013 -4,822 -32,792 29,102
2022 277,019 45,755 -40,694 68,696
2021 269,026 -9,804 -45,592 69,606
2020 272,458 -8,716 -39,129 54,076
2019 278,788 2,594 -24,687 63,031
2018 278,917 -6,644 -25,709 22,495
2017 268,066 21,248 -23,691 13,979
2016 277,878 9,478 -23,749 -775
2015 273,523 -2,011 -23,823 -3,209
2014 274,406 -10,170 -22,882 -26,447
2013 259,239 -3,925 -24,052 -36,342
2012 249,987 -4,512 -17,875 -37,083
2011 237,883 -3,160 -5,279 -31,513
2010 230,479 -6,840 -4,230 -5,627
2009 218,036 -7,758 -5,284 14,532
2008 214,169 -37,796 0 9,478
2007 188,486 -26,237 -1,055 21,064
2006 166,480 -21,728 3,156 16,754
2005 146,619 -20,171 2,101 15,537
2004 132,286 -22,841 7,339 13,928
2003 112,137 -16,027 4,184 24,740
2002 93,564 -8,272 8,335 42,169
2001 84,279 -7,333 8,290 55,565
2000 80,699 -8,754 15,435 60,586
1999 79,536 -61,031 8,175 49,572
1998 85,735 -488,075 7,112 40,931
1997 92,778 -481,380 8,087 36,922
1996 112,384 -469,331 4,026 32,640
1995 140,721 -412,775 4,011 26,971
1994 165,631 -520,028 9,991 20,761
1993 185,649 -292,682 7,972 8,561
1992 204,785 -214,015 13,933 -11,847
1991 221,581 -104,271 12,948 -37,914
1990 235,113 -103,336 13,976 -34,855
1989 254,394 -72,096 22,011 -30,615
1988 275,278 -25,892 24,047 -26,595
1987 290,227 -32,724 28,084 -23,142
1986 295,818 -23,297 31,102 -20,000
1985 293,834 -103,115 33,077 -19,183
1984 278,485 -96,266 45,983 -16,658
1983 260,471 -84,566 47,798 -16,568
1982 246,983 -76,976 58,479 -15,006
1981 243,652 -74,624 56,152 -7,938
1980 238,977 -67,731 63,481 29,881
1979 237,442 -60,198 67,628 32,434
1978 225,895 131,248 70,731 34,345
1977 224,284 135,047 84,156 37,779
1976 221,992 127,735 85,138 40,490
1975 219,748 26,332 81,841 42,262
1974 217,668 28,807 74,412 41,254
1973 215,940 30,467 76,835 39,748
1972 212,319 53,914 83,715 39,058
1971 202,450 65,291 82,980 48,944
1970 191,775 72,000 87,672 -191,862
1969 184,118 77,805 89,329 -161,114
1968 186,254 105,890 100,737 -145,200
1967 191,536 105,830 106,495 -136,232
1966 191,506 101,999 107,171 -129,233
1965 194,470 103,626 115,182 -123,855
1964 208,899 98,761 120,170 -118,763
1963 223,105 94,932 113,783 -116,874
1962 228,177 90,842 123,217 -113,947
1961 228,686 85,981 117,867 -112,768
1960 226,027 83,525 118,693 -95,886

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

GeoRank.org/population/kazakhstan/portugal | 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 Portugal 51% is from natural causes (a loss of 302,748 people) and 49% is from migration (a gain of 290,554 people).

As of 2024, 2,089,797 residents or 10.1% of the population were not native-born in Kazakhstan, compared to 1,127,184 people or 10.8% in Portugal.

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
Portugal
City Population
Lisbon 546K
Sintra 386K
Vila Nova de Gaia 304K
Porto 232K
Cascais 214K
Loures 202K
Braga 193K
Almada 177K
Matosinhos 173K
Oeiras 172K

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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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