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

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The latest officially reported population of Kazakhstan was 20,843,754 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kazakhstan's population is 21,211,812 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 6.72 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 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Kazakhstan has had an average growth rate of +1.44% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kazakhstan has increased from 16.1M people to 21.2M (31.7% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Kazakhstan vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kazakhstan Russia
2100 33,837,050 125,631,984
2099 33,761,154 125,735,285
2098 33,683,919 125,835,990
2097 33,603,915 125,914,480
2096 33,512,477 126,004,709
2095 33,413,253 126,072,890
2094 33,314,594 126,125,529
2093 33,213,155 126,181,074
2092 33,116,688 126,256,091
2091 33,013,240 126,304,823
2090 32,907,211 126,360,262
2089 32,798,108 126,412,664
2088 32,686,460 126,463,022
2087 32,563,627 126,511,263
2086 32,439,780 126,579,534
2085 32,315,125 126,655,806
2084 32,187,026 126,730,694
2083 32,051,485 126,805,713
2082 31,925,242 126,889,471
2081 31,787,284 126,973,300
2080 31,648,962 127,070,546
2079 31,514,214 127,191,346
2078 31,366,796 127,331,975
2077 31,219,906 127,489,152
2076 31,072,192 127,641,749
2075 30,923,546 127,825,235
2074 30,771,280 128,023,096
2073 30,625,478 128,238,922
2072 30,477,563 128,465,870
2071 30,326,181 128,745,681
2070 30,173,109 129,020,076
2069 30,013,948 129,309,803
2068 29,862,364 129,589,275
2067 29,712,186 129,873,991
2066 29,557,994 130,184,092
2065 29,396,139 130,515,828
2064 29,235,466 130,852,649
2063 29,071,908 131,199,458
2062 28,907,357 131,530,725
2061 28,738,535 131,881,030
2060 28,568,026 132,209,377
2059 28,391,809 132,568,882
2058 28,215,085 132,933,515
2057 28,037,220 133,272,997
2056 27,842,554 133,615,325
2055 27,643,057 133,963,055
2054 27,444,561 134,288,366
2053 27,234,548 134,609,198
2052 27,022,716 134,876,558
2051 26,809,526 135,141,211
2050 26,593,675 135,386,454
2049 26,376,242 135,609,441
2048 26,146,925 135,818,840
2047 25,911,330 136,013,698
2046 25,678,409 136,185,098
2045 25,442,326 136,368,416
2044 25,206,576 136,568,234
2043 24,971,131 136,791,498
2042 24,737,722 137,015,033
2041 24,507,695 137,266,491
2040 24,273,388 137,531,851
2039 24,047,108 137,833,822
2038 23,821,741 138,146,863
2037 23,600,163 138,485,780
2036 23,374,793 138,835,731
2035 23,151,259 139,197,452
2034 22,926,675 139,573,272
2033 22,700,937 139,960,175
2032 22,470,522 140,359,785
2031 22,247,053 140,785,026
2030 22,020,172 141,182,418
2029 21,792,016 141,571,268
2028 21,558,709 141,946,979
2027 21,326,341 142,315,155
2026 21,090,850 142,643,173
2025 20,843,754 143,513,328
2024 20,592,571 143,669,648
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 2,848,212 people (a 15.5% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% 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 25.4% to 26,593,675 people with a rank change from 65th to 64th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

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 126M 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 1.22% -0.11%
2024 1.29% -0.11%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Kazakhstan grew by 1.22%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Kazakhstan Russia
Current population
21211812
142643173
Population rank 65/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 1.72%
One net population change
2.1 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
1.31 minutes
26.1 seconds
One death every
3.81 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +688 -428
Annual growth/decline +251,183 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 85/197 166/197
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 264,079 -7,368 -574,678 -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 2026-07-08).

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

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 Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 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 323K
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 (1960–2025, 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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