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

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The latest officially reported population of Kazakhstan was 20,843,754 in 2025 vs 219,306 people in Samoa in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kazakhstan's population is 21,211,812 people compared to 221,158 in Samoa.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 95.9 times bigger than Samoa's.
  • Kazakhstan is ranked the 65th most populous country in the world, while Samoa is the 177th.
  • The countries together account for 0.26% of the world: 0.26% for Kazakhstan vs 0.003% for Samoa.
  • For the last 10 years, Kazakhstan has had an average growth rate of +1.44% per year vs +0.84% in Samoa.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kazakhstan has increased from 16.1M people to 21.2M (31.7% growth), while Samoa has grown from 188K to 221K (17.8% growth).

Kazakhstan vs Samoa: population by year and forecast

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kazakhstan Samoa
2100 33,837,050 384,035
2099 33,761,154 382,728
2098 33,683,919 381,414
2097 33,603,915 380,066
2096 33,512,477 378,599
2095 33,413,253 377,074
2094 33,314,594 375,519
2093 33,213,155 373,888
2092 33,116,688 372,169
2091 33,013,240 370,373
2090 32,907,211 368,608
2089 32,798,108 366,755
2088 32,686,460 364,803
2087 32,563,627 362,850
2086 32,439,780 360,862
2085 32,315,125 358,840
2084 32,187,026 356,781
2083 32,051,485 354,649
2082 31,925,242 352,438
2081 31,787,284 350,145
2080 31,648,962 347,866
2079 31,514,214 345,496
2078 31,366,796 343,017
2077 31,219,906 340,475
2076 31,072,192 337,881
2075 30,923,546 335,254
2074 30,771,280 332,652
2073 30,625,478 329,962
2072 30,477,563 327,203
2071 30,326,181 324,322
2070 30,173,109 321,610
2069 30,013,948 318,855
2068 29,862,364 316,041
2067 29,712,186 313,344
2066 29,557,994 310,581
2065 29,396,139 307,946
2064 29,235,466 305,328
2063 29,071,908 302,731
2062 28,907,357 300,188
2061 28,738,535 297,795
2060 28,568,026 295,379
2059 28,391,809 292,975
2058 28,215,085 290,541
2057 28,037,220 288,249
2056 27,842,554 286,049
2055 27,643,057 283,835
2054 27,444,561 281,645
2053 27,234,548 279,406
2052 27,022,716 277,095
2051 26,809,526 274,684
2050 26,593,675 272,285
2049 26,376,242 269,817
2048 26,146,925 267,350
2047 25,911,330 264,875
2046 25,678,409 262,303
2045 25,442,326 259,670
2044 25,206,576 256,996
2043 24,971,131 254,462
2042 24,737,722 251,813
2041 24,507,695 249,169
2040 24,273,388 246,598
2039 24,047,108 244,088
2038 23,821,741 241,568
2037 23,600,163 239,227
2036 23,374,793 236,940
2035 23,151,259 234,725
2034 22,926,675 232,695
2033 22,700,937 230,809
2032 22,470,522 229,073
2031 22,247,053 227,359
2030 22,020,172 225,842
2029 21,792,016 224,425
2028 21,558,709 223,027
2027 21,326,341 221,755
2026 21,090,850 220,528
2025 20,843,754 219,306
2024 20,592,571 218,019
2023 20,330,104 216,663
2022 20,034,609 215,261
2021 19,743,603 213,779
2020 19,482,117 211,944
2019 19,209,555 209,780
2018 18,932,727 207,582
2017 18,651,931 205,415
2016 18,363,600 203,499
2015 18,084,169 201,782
2014 17,816,285 200,037
2013 17,556,502 198,268
2012 17,306,106 196,498
2011 17,066,002 194,713
2010 16,836,810 193,023
2009 16,619,846 191,513
2008 16,426,525 190,107
2007 16,257,214 188,753
2006 16,103,716 187,709
2005 15,968,117 186,978
2004 15,850,159 186,249
2003 15,747,380 185,430
2002 15,656,677 184,471
2001 15,575,550 183,166
2000 15,501,103 181,685
1999 15,455,874 180,275
1998 15,647,785 178,905
1997 16,043,251 177,547
1996 16,416,027 176,071
1995 16,730,536 174,571
1994 17,043,771 173,159
1993 17,274,487 171,774
1992 17,332,625 170,331
1991 17,278,600 169,368
1990 17,154,054 169,042
1989 16,997,013 168,768
1988 16,781,168 168,346
1987 16,527,715 167,661
1986 16,262,702 167,061
1985 16,031,090 166,849
1984 15,844,621 166,796
1983 15,665,551 166,714
1982 15,492,595 166,484
1981 15,323,082 165,678
1980 15,152,949 164,322
1979 14,978,696 162,882
1978 14,711,497 161,375
1977 14,353,265 159,753
1976 13,998,738 157,113
1975 13,700,843 153,344
1974 13,454,570 149,431
1973 13,208,121 146,516
1972 12,951,798 144,538
1971 12,684,813 142,503
1970 12,419,057 140,400
1969 12,156,212 138,233
1968 11,879,182 136,020
1967 11,584,428 133,764
1966 11,288,989 131,073
1965 10,993,183 127,978
1964 10,690,309 124,894
1963 10,377,466 121,764
1962 10,058,928 118,597
1961 9,742,085 115,496
1960 9,429,981 112,490

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/samoa | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kazakhstan increased by 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth), while Samoa gained 15,790 people (a 8.41% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kazakhstan gained 2,848,212 people (a 15.5% growth), while Samoa's population increased by 17,659 people (a 8.68% growth).

Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd most populous country in 2006 and is 65th in 2026. Samoa was ranked 176th in 2006 and ranked 177th 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 Samoa will increase by 23.1% to 272,285 people and rank change from 177th to 176th.

Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.8M people compared to the peak of 384K people in 2100 for Samoa.

Population growth rate by year

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Samoa
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kazakhstan Samoa
2100 0.22% 0.34%
2099 0.23% 0.34%
2098 0.24% 0.35%
2097 0.27% 0.39%
2096 0.3% 0.4%
2095 0.3% 0.41%
2094 0.31% 0.44%
2093 0.29% 0.46%
2092 0.31% 0.48%
2091 0.32% 0.48%
2090 0.33% 0.51%
2089 0.34% 0.54%
2088 0.38% 0.54%
2087 0.38% 0.55%
2086 0.39% 0.56%
2085 0.4% 0.58%
2084 0.42% 0.6%
2083 0.4% 0.63%
2082 0.43% 0.65%
2081 0.44% 0.66%
2080 0.43% 0.69%
2079 0.47% 0.72%
2078 0.47% 0.75%
2077 0.48% 0.77%
2076 0.48% 0.78%
2075 0.49% 0.78%
2074 0.48% 0.82%
2073 0.49% 0.84%
2072 0.5% 0.89%
2071 0.51% 0.84%
2070 0.53% 0.86%
2069 0.51% 0.89%
2068 0.51% 0.86%
2067 0.52% 0.89%
2066 0.55% 0.86%
2065 0.55% 0.86%
2064 0.56% 0.86%
2063 0.57% 0.85%
2062 0.59% 0.8%
2061 0.6% 0.82%
2060 0.62% 0.82%
2059 0.63% 0.84%
2058 0.63% 0.8%
2057 0.7% 0.77%
2056 0.72% 0.78%
2055 0.72% 0.78%
2054 0.77% 0.8%
2053 0.78% 0.83%
2052 0.8% 0.88%
2051 0.81% 0.88%
2050 0.82% 0.91%
2049 0.88% 0.92%
2048 0.91% 0.93%
2047 0.91% 0.98%
2046 0.93% 1.01%
2045 0.94% 1.04%
2044 0.94% 1%
2043 0.94% 1.05%
2042 0.94% 1.06%
2041 0.97% 1.04%
2040 0.94% 1.03%
2039 0.95% 1.04%
2038 0.94% 0.98%
2037 0.96% 0.96%
2036 0.97% 0.94%
2035 0.98% 0.87%
2034 0.99% 0.82%
2033 1.03% 0.76%
2032 1% 0.75%
2031 1.03% 0.67%
2030 1.05% 0.63%
2029 1.08% 0.63%
2028 1.09% 0.57%
2027 1.12% 0.56%
2026 1.19% 0.56%
2025 1.22% 0.59%
2024 1.29% 0.63%
2023 1.47% 0.65%
2022 1.47% 0.69%
2021 1.34% 0.87%
2020 1.42% 1.03%
2019 1.46% 1.06%
2018 1.51% 1.05%
2017 1.57% 0.94%
2016 1.55% 0.85%
2015 1.5% 0.87%
2014 1.48% 0.89%
2013 1.45% 0.9%
2012 1.41% 0.92%
2011 1.36% 0.88%
2010 1.31% 0.79%
2009 1.18% 0.74%
2008 1.04% 0.72%
2007 0.95% 0.56%
2006 0.85% 0.39%
2005 0.74% 0.39%
2004 0.65% 0.44%
2003 0.58% 0.52%
2002 0.52% 0.71%
2001 0.48% 0.82%
2000 0.29% 0.78%
1999 -1.23% 0.77%
1998 -2.46% 0.76%
1997 -2.27% 0.84%
1996 -1.88% 0.86%
1995 -1.84% 0.82%
1994 -1.34% 0.81%
1993 -0.34% 0.85%
1992 0.31% 0.57%
1991 0.73% 0.19%
1990 0.92% 0.16%
1989 1.29% 0.25%
1988 1.53% 0.41%
1987 1.63% 0.36%
1986 1.44% 0.13%
1985 1.18% 0.03%
1984 1.14% 0.05%
1983 1.12% 0.14%
1982 1.11% 0.49%
1981 1.12% 0.83%
1980 1.16% 0.88%
1979 1.82% 0.93%
1978 2.5% 1.02%
1977 2.53% 1.68%
1976 2.17% 2.46%
1975 1.83% 2.62%
1974 1.87% 1.99%
1973 1.98% 1.37%
1972 2.1% 1.43%
1971 2.14% 1.5%
1970 2.16% 1.57%
1969 2.33% 1.63%
1968 2.54% 1.69%
1967 2.62% 2.05%
1966 2.69% 2.42%
1965 2.83% 2.47%
1964 3.01% 2.57%
1963 3.17% 2.67%
1962 3.25% 2.68%
1961 3.31% 2.67%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Kazakhstan grew by 1.22%, while Samoa's population grew by 0.59%.

Live population counters

Kazakhstan Samoa
Current population
21211812
221158
Population rank 65/197 177/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.003%
One net population change
2.1 minutes
6.83 hours
One birth every
1.31 minutes
1.61 hours
One death every
3.81 minutes
6.53 hours
Daily growth/decline +688 +4
Annual growth/decline +251,183 +1,287
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.59%
Population growth rate rank 85/197 123/197
One migration net change every
59.7 minutes
3.12 hours
Annual migration change -8,834 -2,815
Net migration rank 130/196 105/196
Foreign-born residents 2,089,797 3,843
Foreign-born residents rank 36/195 186/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.1% 1.8%
Foreign-born share rank 66/195 137/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
Samoa
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kazakhstan Samoa
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,834 - -2,815
2024 264,079 -7,368 4,101 -2,754
2023 273,013 -4,822 4,170 -2,810
2022 277,019 45,755 4,288 -2,837
2021 269,026 -9,804 4,379 -2,860
2020 272,458 -8,716 4,442 -2,299
2019 278,788 2,594 4,495 -2,313
2018 278,917 -6,644 4,637 -2,425
2017 268,066 21,248 4,661 -2,539
2016 277,878 9,478 4,720 -3,008
2015 273,523 -2,011 4,795 -3,074
2014 274,406 -10,170 4,849 -3,081
2013 259,239 -3,925 4,875 -3,107
2012 249,987 -4,512 4,863 -3,089
2011 237,883 -3,160 4,860 -3,056
2010 230,479 -6,840 4,779 -3,197
2009 218,036 -7,758 4,525 -3,093
2008 214,169 -37,796 4,581 -3,194
2007 188,486 -26,237 4,480 -3,152
2006 166,480 -21,728 4,473 -3,714
2005 146,619 -20,171 4,503 -3,805
2004 132,286 -22,841 4,554 -3,796
2003 112,137 -16,027 4,622 -3,748
2002 93,564 -8,272 4,672 -3,624
2001 84,279 -7,333 4,759 -3,198
2000 80,699 -8,754 4,855 -3,453
1999 79,536 -61,031 4,937 -3,517
1998 85,735 -488,075 5,022 -3,702
1997 92,778 -481,380 5,053 -3,658
1996 112,384 -469,331 5,038 -3,476
1995 140,721 -412,775 4,976 -3,532
1994 165,631 -520,028 4,880 -3,505
1993 185,649 -292,682 4,769 -3,373
1992 204,785 -214,015 4,652 -3,161
1991 221,581 -104,271 4,655 -4,227
1990 235,113 -103,336 4,759 -4,533
1989 254,394 -72,096 4,845 -4,527
1988 275,278 -25,892 4,889 -4,366
1987 290,227 -32,724 4,909 -4,056
1986 295,818 -23,297 4,983 -4,637
1985 293,834 -103,115 4,998 -4,920
1984 278,485 -96,266 4,979 -4,944
1983 260,471 -84,566 4,914 -4,789
1982 246,983 -76,976 4,808 -4,479
1981 243,652 -74,624 4,720 -3,440
1980 238,977 -67,731 4,672 -3,240
1979 237,442 -60,198 4,624 -3,177
1978 225,895 131,248 4,587 -3,022
1977 224,284 135,047 4,555 -2,866
1976 221,992 127,735 4,519 -929
1975 219,748 26,332 4,465 -522
1974 217,668 28,807 4,411 -526
1973 215,940 30,467 4,446 -2,501
1972 212,319 53,914 4,487 -2,483
1971 202,450 65,291 4,534 -2,463
1970 191,775 72,000 4,567 -2,429
1969 184,118 77,805 4,592 -2,399
1968 186,254 105,890 4,605 -2,370
1967 191,536 105,830 4,621 -2,333
1966 191,506 101,999 4,593 -1,503
1965 194,470 103,626 4,605 -1,512
1964 208,899 98,761 4,326 -1,252
1963 223,105 94,932 4,544 -1,365
1962 228,177 90,842 4,498 -1,341
1961 228,686 85,981 4,399 -1,349
1960 226,027 83,525 4,298 -1,333

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/kazakhstan/samoa | 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 Samoa 62.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 44,688 people) and 37.6% is from migration (a loss of 26,919 people).

As of 2024, 2,089,797 residents or 10.1% of the population were not native-born in Kazakhstan, compared to 3,843 people or 1.8% in Samoa.

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
Samoa
City Population
Apia 37.7K
Manase 161

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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. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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