The latest officially reported population of Kazakhstan was 20,592,571 in 2024 vs 19,051,804 people in Romania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kazakhstan's population is 21,086,160 people compared to 18,836,893 in Romania.
Population statistics:
- Kazakhstan's population is 1.12 times bigger than Romania's.
- Kazakhstan is ranked the 65th most populous country in the world, while Romania is the 70th.
- The countries together account for 0.48% of the world: 0.25% for Kazakhstan vs 0.23% for Romania.
- For the last 10 years, Kazakhstan has had an average growth rate of +1.46% per year vs -0.43% in Romania.
- Since 2006, the population of Kazakhstan has increased from 16.1M people to 21.1M (30.9% growth), while Romania has declined from 21.2M to 18.8M (11.1% decline).
- Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.7M people, while Romania's population already peaked in 1990 at 23.2M people and is projected to decrease to 10.8M people by 2100.
Kazakhstan vs Romania: live population counter
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| Current population |
21086160
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18836893
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| Population rank | 65/197 | 70/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.25% | 0.23% |
| One net population change |
2 minutes
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56.8 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.28 minutes
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3.45 minutes
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| One death every |
3.85 minutes
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2.17 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.19 hours
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18.5 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -7,368 | -28,466 |
| Daily growth/decline | +719 | -25 |
| Annual growth/decline | +262,467 | -9,258 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.29% | -0.05% |
| Population growth rate rank | 83/197 | 170/197 |
Kazakhstan and Romania: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,429,981 | 18,406,905 | - | - |
| 1961 | 9,742,085 | 18,555,250 | 3.31% | 0.81% |
| 1962 | 10,058,928 | 18,676,550 | 3.25% | 0.65% |
| 1963 | 10,377,466 | 18,797,850 | 3.17% | 0.65% |
| 1964 | 10,690,309 | 18,919,126 | 3.01% | 0.65% |
| 1965 | 10,993,183 | 19,031,576 | 2.83% | 0.59% |
| 1966 | 11,288,989 | 19,215,450 | 2.69% | 0.97% |
| 1967 | 11,584,428 | 19,534,242 | 2.62% | 1.66% |
| 1968 | 11,879,182 | 19,799,831 | 2.54% | 1.36% |
| 1969 | 12,156,212 | 20,009,141 | 2.33% | 1.06% |
| 1970 | 12,419,057 | 20,250,398 | 2.16% | 1.21% |
| 1971 | 12,684,813 | 20,461,567 | 2.14% | 1.04% |
| 1972 | 12,951,798 | 20,657,957 | 2.1% | 0.96% |
| 1973 | 13,208,121 | 20,835,681 | 1.98% | 0.86% |
| 1974 | 13,454,570 | 21,029,429 | 1.87% | 0.93% |
| 1975 | 13,700,843 | 21,293,583 | 1.83% | 1.26% |
| 1976 | 13,998,738 | 21,551,634 | 2.17% | 1.21% |
| 1977 | 14,353,265 | 21,756,096 | 2.53% | 0.95% |
| 1978 | 14,711,497 | 21,951,464 | 2.5% | 0.9% |
| 1979 | 14,978,696 | 22,090,488 | 1.82% | 0.63% |
| 1980 | 15,152,949 | 22,207,282 | 1.16% | 0.53% |
| 1981 | 15,323,082 | 22,353,070 | 1.12% | 0.66% |
| 1982 | 15,492,595 | 22,475,741 | 1.11% | 0.55% |
| 1983 | 15,665,551 | 22,560,478 | 1.12% | 0.38% |
| 1984 | 15,844,621 | 22,640,547 | 1.14% | 0.35% |
| 1985 | 16,031,090 | 22,732,999 | 1.18% | 0.41% |
| 1986 | 16,262,702 | 22,836,841 | 1.44% | 0.46% |
| 1987 | 16,527,715 | 22,949,430 | 1.63% | 0.49% |
| 1988 | 16,781,168 | 23,057,662 | 1.53% | 0.47% |
| 1989 | 16,997,013 | 23,161,458 | 1.29% | 0.45% |
| 1990 | 17,154,054 | 23,201,835 | 0.92% | 0.17% |
| 1991 | 17,278,600 | 23,001,155 | 0.73% | -0.86% |
| 1992 | 17,332,625 | 22,794,284 | 0.31% | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 17,274,487 | 22,763,280 | -0.34% | -0.14% |
| 1994 | 17,043,771 | 22,730,211 | -1.34% | -0.15% |
| 1995 | 16,730,536 | 22,684,270 | -1.84% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 16,416,027 | 22,619,004 | -1.88% | -0.29% |
| 1997 | 16,043,251 | 22,553,978 | -2.27% | -0.29% |
| 1998 | 15,647,785 | 22,507,344 | -2.46% | -0.21% |
| 1999 | 15,455,874 | 22,472,040 | -1.23% | -0.16% |
| 2000 | 15,501,103 | 22,442,971 | 0.29% | -0.13% |
| 2001 | 15,575,550 | 22,131,970 | 0.48% | -1.39% |
| 2002 | 15,656,677 | 21,730,496 | 0.52% | -1.81% |
| 2003 | 15,747,380 | 21,574,326 | 0.58% | -0.72% |
| 2004 | 15,850,159 | 21,451,748 | 0.65% | -0.57% |
| 2005 | 15,968,117 | 21,319,685 | 0.74% | -0.62% |
| 2006 | 16,103,716 | 21,193,760 | 0.85% | -0.59% |
| 2007 | 16,257,214 | 20,882,982 | 0.95% | -1.47% |
| 2008 | 16,426,525 | 20,537,875 | 1.04% | -1.65% |
| 2009 | 16,619,846 | 20,367,487 | 1.18% | -0.83% |
| 2010 | 16,836,810 | 20,246,871 | 1.31% | -0.59% |
| 2011 | 17,066,002 | 20,147,528 | 1.36% | -0.49% |
| 2012 | 17,306,106 | 20,058,035 | 1.41% | -0.44% |
| 2013 | 17,556,502 | 19,983,693 | 1.45% | -0.37% |
| 2014 | 17,816,285 | 19,908,979 | 1.48% | -0.37% |
| 2015 | 18,084,169 | 19,815,616 | 1.5% | -0.47% |
| 2016 | 18,363,600 | 19,702,267 | 1.55% | -0.57% |
| 2017 | 18,651,931 | 19,588,715 | 1.57% | -0.58% |
| 2018 | 18,932,727 | 19,473,970 | 1.51% | -0.59% |
| 2019 | 19,209,555 | 19,371,648 | 1.46% | -0.53% |
| 2020 | 19,482,117 | 19,265,250 | 1.42% | -0.55% |
| 2021 | 19,743,603 | 19,122,059 | 1.34% | -0.74% |
| 2022 | 20,034,609 | 19,048,502 | 1.47% | -0.38% |
| 2023 | 20,330,104 | 19,061,062 | 1.47% | 0.07% |
| 2024 | 20,592,571 | 19,051,804 | 1.29% | -0.05% |
| 2025 | 20,843,753 | 18,945,157 | 1.22% | -0.56% |
| 2026 | 21,083,619 | 18,836,893 | 1.15% | -0.57% |
| 2027 | 21,316,177 | 18,727,645 | 1.1% | -0.58% |
| 2028 | 21,547,638 | 18,617,757 | 1.09% | -0.59% |
| 2029 | 21,777,008 | 18,506,702 | 1.06% | -0.6% |
| 2030 | 22,003,192 | 18,394,947 | 1.04% | -0.6% |
| 2031 | 22,227,045 | 18,282,991 | 1.02% | -0.61% |
| 2032 | 22,452,639 | 18,170,681 | 1.01% | -0.61% |
| 2033 | 22,679,377 | 18,057,661 | 1.01% | -0.62% |
| 2034 | 22,903,209 | 17,943,814 | 0.99% | -0.63% |
| 2035 | 23,125,951 | 17,828,772 | 0.97% | -0.64% |
| 2036 | 23,349,072 | 17,712,177 | 0.96% | -0.65% |
| 2037 | 23,571,233 | 17,595,189 | 0.95% | -0.66% |
| 2038 | 23,793,387 | 17,477,597 | 0.94% | -0.67% |
| 2039 | 24,017,887 | 17,360,012 | 0.94% | -0.67% |
| 2040 | 24,246,822 | 17,242,939 | 0.95% | -0.67% |
| 2041 | 24,477,612 | 17,124,773 | 0.95% | -0.69% |
| 2042 | 24,707,974 | 17,006,515 | 0.94% | -0.69% |
| 2043 | 24,941,020 | 16,888,882 | 0.94% | -0.69% |
| 2044 | 25,175,225 | 16,770,593 | 0.94% | -0.7% |
| 2045 | 25,409,749 | 16,652,406 | 0.93% | -0.7% |
| 2046 | 25,642,870 | 16,534,847 | 0.92% | -0.71% |
| 2047 | 25,875,743 | 16,416,456 | 0.91% | -0.72% |
| 2048 | 26,106,834 | 16,297,099 | 0.89% | -0.73% |
| 2049 | 26,328,898 | 16,177,534 | 0.85% | -0.73% |
| 2050 | 26,544,261 | 16,058,209 | 0.82% | -0.74% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kazakhstan increased by 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth), while Romania lost 1,491,493 people (a 7.04% decline).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kazakhstan gained 2,722,560 (a 14.8% growth), while Romania's population decreased by -865,374 (a 4.39% decline).
Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd most populous country in 2006 and is 65th in 2026. Romania was ranked 51st in 2006 and ranked 70th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Kazakhstan's population will grow by 25.9% to 26,544,261 people with a rank change from 65th to 64th. The population of Romania will decrease by 14.8% to 16,058,209 people and rank change from 70th to 81st.
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Population differences between Kazakhstan and Romania
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| Life expectancy | 74.8 years | 76.4 years |
| Average age | 32 years | 42.5 years |
| Median age | 30.5 years | 43.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.7:51.3 | 48.4:51.6 |
| Fertility rate | 3.01 births per woman | 1.71 births per woman |
| Population density | 19.8 ppl/mi² | 214.5 ppl/mi² |
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