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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kazakhstan was 20,592,571 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kazakhstan's population is 21,161,809 people compared to 141,906,741 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 6.71 times bigger than Kazakhstan's.
  • Kazakhstan is ranked the 65th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.97% of the world: 0.26% for Kazakhstan vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Kazakhstan has had an average growth rate of +1.46% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kazakhstan has increased from 16.1M people to 21.2M (31.4% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Kazakhstan vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kazakhstan Russia
2100 33,848,663 124,983,377
2099 33,772,741 125,086,144
2098 33,695,479 125,186,329
2097 33,615,447 125,264,415
2096 33,523,978 125,354,177
2095 33,424,720 125,422,006
2094 33,326,027 125,474,373
2093 33,224,553 125,529,632
2092 33,128,053 125,604,261
2091 33,024,570 125,652,742
2090 32,918,505 125,707,894
2089 32,809,364 125,760,026
2088 32,697,677 125,810,124
2087 32,574,802 125,858,116
2086 32,450,913 125,926,035
2085 32,326,215 126,001,913
2084 32,198,072 126,076,414
2083 32,062,485 126,151,046
2082 31,936,199 126,234,371
2081 31,798,193 126,317,768
2080 31,659,824 126,414,511
2079 31,525,030 126,534,688
2078 31,377,560 126,674,591
2077 31,230,620 126,830,956
2076 31,082,855 126,982,766
2075 30,934,158 127,165,304
2074 30,781,840 127,362,143
2073 30,635,989 127,576,856
2072 30,488,022 127,802,632
2071 30,336,588 128,080,998
2070 30,183,464 128,353,977
2069 30,024,249 128,642,208
2068 29,872,612 128,920,237
2067 29,722,383 129,203,483
2066 29,568,138 129,511,983
2065 29,406,227 129,842,007
2064 29,245,499 130,177,089
2063 29,081,885 130,522,107
2062 28,917,277 130,851,664
2061 28,748,398 131,200,160
2060 28,577,830 131,526,812
2059 28,401,552 131,884,461
2058 28,224,769 132,247,211
2057 28,046,842 132,584,941
2056 27,852,110 132,925,501
2055 27,652,544 133,271,436
2054 27,453,980 133,595,068
2053 27,243,894 133,914,243
2052 27,031,990 134,180,223
2051 26,818,727 134,443,510
2050 26,602,802 134,687,487
2049 26,385,294 134,909,323
2048 26,155,898 135,117,641
2047 25,920,222 135,311,492
2046 25,687,222 135,482,008
2045 25,451,058 135,664,379
2044 25,215,227 135,863,165
2043 24,979,701 136,085,277
2042 24,746,212 136,307,658
2041 24,516,106 136,557,818
2040 24,281,719 136,821,807
2039 24,055,361 137,122,219
2038 23,829,916 137,433,644
2037 23,608,263 137,770,811
2036 23,382,815 138,118,955
2035 23,159,205 138,478,809
2034 22,934,543 138,852,689
2033 22,708,727 139,237,595
2032 22,478,234 139,635,142
2031 22,254,688 140,058,187
2030 22,027,730 140,453,528
2029 21,799,495 140,840,370
2028 21,566,108 141,214,141
2027 21,333,660 141,580,416
2026 21,098,089 141,906,741
2025 20,850,907 142,772,403
2024 20,592,571 143,533,851
2023 20,330,104 143,826,130
2022 20,034,609 144,236,933
2021 19,743,603 144,746,762
2020 19,482,117 145,245,148
2019 19,209,555 145,453,291
2018 18,932,727 145,398,106
2017 18,651,931 145,293,260
2016 18,363,600 145,015,460
2015 18,084,169 144,640,716
2014 17,816,285 144,237,223
2013 17,556,502 143,805,638
2012 17,306,106 143,378,447
2011 17,066,002 143,018,195
2010 16,836,810 142,849,468
2009 16,619,846 142,785,348
2008 16,426,525 142,742,366
2007 16,257,214 142,805,114
2006 16,103,716 143,049,637
2005 15,968,117 143,518,814
2004 15,850,159 144,067,316
2003 15,747,380 144,648,618
2002 15,656,677 145,306,497
2001 15,575,550 145,976,482
2000 15,501,103 146,596,869
1999 15,455,874 147,214,776
1998 15,647,785 147,670,784
1997 16,043,251 147,915,361
1996 16,416,027 148,160,129
1995 16,730,536 148,375,787
1994 17,043,771 148,407,912
1993 17,274,487 148,458,777
1992 17,332,625 148,538,197
1991 17,278,600 148,394,216
1990 17,154,054 147,969,406
1989 16,997,013 147,721,000
1988 16,781,168 146,857,000
1987 16,527,715 145,908,000
1986 16,262,702 144,894,000
1985 16,031,090 143,858,000
1984 15,844,621 142,745,000
1983 15,665,551 141,668,000
1982 15,492,595 140,823,000
1981 15,323,082 139,941,000
1980 15,152,949 139,010,000
1979 14,978,696 138,027,000
1978 14,711,497 137,060,000
1977 14,353,265 136,100,000
1976 13,998,738 135,147,000
1975 13,700,843 134,200,000
1974 13,454,570 133,432,000
1973 13,208,121 132,669,000
1972 12,951,798 131,909,000
1971 12,684,813 131,155,000
1970 12,419,057 130,404,000
1969 12,156,212 129,664,000
1968 11,879,182 128,928,000
1967 11,584,428 128,196,000
1966 11,288,989 127,468,000
1965 10,993,183 126,745,000
1964 10,690,309 125,345,000
1963 10,377,466 123,960,000
1962 10,058,928 122,591,000
1961 9,742,085 121,236,000
1960 9,429,981 119,897,000

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/russia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kazakhstan increased by 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kazakhstan gained 2,798,209 people (a 15.2% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline).

Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd most populous country in 2006 and is 65th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.8M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kazakhstan Russia
2100 0.22% -0.08%
2099 0.23% -0.08%
2098 0.24% -0.06%
2097 0.27% -0.07%
2096 0.3% -0.05%
2095 0.3% -0.04%
2094 0.31% -0.04%
2093 0.29% -0.06%
2092 0.31% -0.04%
2091 0.32% -0.04%
2090 0.33% -0.04%
2089 0.34% -0.04%
2088 0.38% -0.04%
2087 0.38% -0.05%
2086 0.39% -0.06%
2085 0.4% -0.06%
2084 0.42% -0.06%
2083 0.4% -0.07%
2082 0.43% -0.07%
2081 0.44% -0.08%
2080 0.43% -0.09%
2079 0.47% -0.11%
2078 0.47% -0.12%
2077 0.48% -0.12%
2076 0.48% -0.14%
2075 0.49% -0.15%
2074 0.48% -0.17%
2073 0.49% -0.18%
2072 0.5% -0.22%
2071 0.51% -0.21%
2070 0.53% -0.22%
2069 0.51% -0.22%
2068 0.51% -0.22%
2067 0.52% -0.24%
2066 0.55% -0.25%
2065 0.55% -0.26%
2064 0.56% -0.26%
2063 0.57% -0.25%
2062 0.59% -0.27%
2061 0.6% -0.25%
2060 0.62% -0.27%
2059 0.63% -0.27%
2058 0.63% -0.25%
2057 0.7% -0.26%
2056 0.72% -0.26%
2055 0.72% -0.24%
2054 0.77% -0.24%
2053 0.78% -0.2%
2052 0.8% -0.2%
2051 0.81% -0.18%
2050 0.82% -0.16%
2049 0.88% -0.15%
2048 0.91% -0.14%
2047 0.91% -0.13%
2046 0.93% -0.13%
2045 0.94% -0.15%
2044 0.94% -0.16%
2043 0.94% -0.16%
2042 0.94% -0.18%
2041 0.97% -0.19%
2040 0.94% -0.22%
2039 0.95% -0.23%
2038 0.94% -0.24%
2037 0.96% -0.25%
2036 0.97% -0.26%
2035 0.98% -0.27%
2034 0.99% -0.28%
2033 1.03% -0.28%
2032 1% -0.3%
2031 1.03% -0.28%
2030 1.05% -0.27%
2029 1.08% -0.26%
2028 1.09% -0.26%
2027 1.12% -0.23%
2026 1.19% -0.61%
2025 1.25% -0.53%
2024 1.29% -0.2%
2023 1.47% -0.28%
2022 1.47% -0.35%
2021 1.34% -0.34%
2020 1.42% -0.14%
2019 1.46% 0.04%
2018 1.51% 0.07%
2017 1.57% 0.19%
2016 1.55% 0.26%
2015 1.5% 0.28%
2014 1.48% 0.3%
2013 1.45% 0.3%
2012 1.41% 0.25%
2011 1.36% 0.12%
2010 1.31% 0.04%
2009 1.18% 0.03%
2008 1.04% -0.04%
2007 0.95% -0.17%
2006 0.85% -0.33%
2005 0.74% -0.38%
2004 0.65% -0.4%
2003 0.58% -0.45%
2002 0.52% -0.46%
2001 0.48% -0.42%
2000 0.29% -0.42%
1999 -1.23% -0.31%
1998 -2.46% -0.17%
1997 -2.27% -0.17%
1996 -1.88% -0.15%
1995 -1.84% -0.02%
1994 -1.34% -0.03%
1993 -0.34% -0.05%
1992 0.31% 0.1%
1991 0.73% 0.29%
1990 0.92% 0.17%
1989 1.29% 0.59%
1988 1.53% 0.65%
1987 1.63% 0.7%
1986 1.44% 0.72%
1985 1.18% 0.78%
1984 1.14% 0.76%
1983 1.12% 0.6%
1982 1.11% 0.63%
1981 1.12% 0.67%
1980 1.16% 0.71%
1979 1.82% 0.71%
1978 2.5% 0.71%
1977 2.53% 0.71%
1976 2.17% 0.71%
1975 1.83% 0.58%
1974 1.87% 0.58%
1973 1.98% 0.58%
1972 2.1% 0.57%
1971 2.14% 0.58%
1970 2.16% 0.57%
1969 2.33% 0.57%
1968 2.54% 0.57%
1967 2.62% 0.57%
1966 2.69% 0.57%
1965 2.83% 1.12%
1964 3.01% 1.12%
1963 3.17% 1.12%
1962 3.25% 1.12%
1961 3.31% 1.12%

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/russia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Kazakhstan grew by 1.29%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Kazakhstan Russia
Current population
21161809
141906741
Population rank 65/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 1.71%
One net population change
2 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
1.28 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
3.85 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +719 -801
Annual growth/decline +262,467 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +1.29% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 82/197 177/197
One migration net change every
59.7 minutes
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change -8,834 -251,822
Net migration rank 130/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 2,089,797 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 36/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.1% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 66/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kazakhstan Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,834 - -251,822
2024 - -7,368 - -178,042
2023 273,013 -4,822 -503,392 27,807
2022 277,019 45,755 -576,948 765,629
2021 269,026 -9,804 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 272,458 -8,716 -697,177 334,094
2019 278,788 2,594 -319,997 336,494
2018 278,917 -6,644 -232,637 339,972
2017 268,066 21,248 -130,764 396,619
2016 277,878 9,478 0 447,645
2015 273,523 -2,011 43,392 384,756
2014 274,406 -10,170 28,848 264,698
2013 259,239 -3,925 28,761 289,872
2012 249,987 -4,512 0 285,977
2011 237,883 -3,160 -128,716 309,377
2010 230,479 -6,840 -242,844 307,555
2009 218,036 -7,758 -257,014 350,206
2008 214,169 -37,796 -356,856 360,840
2007 188,486 -26,237 -471,257 365,717
2006 166,480 -21,728 -686,638 308,370
2005 146,619 -20,171 -846,761 263,541
2004 132,286 -22,841 -792,370 261,519
2003 112,137 -16,027 -896,822 256,804
2002 93,564 -8,272 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 84,279 -7,333 -963,445 259,614
2000 80,699 -8,754 -967,540 550,401
1999 79,536 -61,031 -927,453 375,468
1998 85,735 -488,075 -694,053 528,135
1997 92,778 -481,380 -769,159 541,387
1996 112,384 -469,331 -785,248 587,171
1995 140,721 -412,775 -845,742 723,875
1994 165,631 -520,028 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 185,649 -292,682 -757,140 507,229
1992 204,785 -214,015 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 221,581 -104,271 103,876 125,505
1990 235,113 -103,336 325,533 299,863
1989 254,394 -72,096 576,112 89,400
1988 275,278 -25,892 778,343 269,862
1987 290,227 -32,724 977,583 275,611
1986 295,818 -23,297 985,279 283,553
1985 293,834 -103,115 762,447 280,614
1984 278,485 -96,266 756,548 247,026
1983 260,471 -84,566 906,676 200,159
1982 246,983 -76,976 830,855 107,520
1981 243,652 -74,624 713,700 36,686
1980 238,977 -67,731 681,149 10,440
1979 237,442 -60,198 690,135 -5,791
1978 225,895 131,248 812,766 108,882
1977 224,284 135,047 832,932 122,316
1976 221,992 127,735 852,237 113,851
1975 219,748 26,332 843,850 80,069
1974 217,668 28,807 883,186 -51,759
1973 215,940 30,467 846,561 -107,568
1972 212,319 53,914 872,050 -111,168
1971 202,450 65,291 854,999 -134,968
1970 191,775 72,000 785,554 -264,464
1969 184,118 77,805 753,088 -64,643
1968 186,254 105,890 787,621 -83,221
1967 191,536 105,830 854,554 -116,029
1966 191,506 101,999 989,279 -111,360
1965 194,470 103,626 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 208,899 98,761 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 223,105 94,932 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 228,177 90,842 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 228,686 85,981 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 226,027 83,525 1,962,834 -234,895

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

GeoRank.org/population/kazakhstan/russia | 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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 people).

As of 2024, 2,089,797 residents or 10.1% of the population were not native-born in Kazakhstan, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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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