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Population in Kazakhstan compared to Sri Lanka: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kazakhstan was 20,592,571 in 2024 vs 21,916,000 people in Sri Lanka in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kazakhstan's population is 21,161,809 people compared to 22,185,425 in Sri Lanka.

Population statistics:

  • Sri Lanka's population is 1.05 times bigger than Kazakhstan's.
  • Kazakhstan is ranked the 65th most populous country in the world, while Sri Lanka is the 63rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.52% of the world: 0.26% for Kazakhstan vs 0.27% for Sri Lanka.
  • For the last 10 years, Kazakhstan has had an average growth rate of +1.46% per year vs +0.57% in Sri Lanka.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kazakhstan has increased from 16.1M people to 21.2M (31.4% growth), while Sri Lanka has grown from 20.4M to 22.2M (9.01% growth).

Kazakhstan vs Sri Lanka: population by year and forecast

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kazakhstan Sri Lanka
2100 33,848,663 20,270,496
2099 33,772,741 20,383,669
2098 33,695,479 20,498,567
2097 33,615,447 20,611,123
2096 33,523,978 20,723,560
2095 33,424,720 20,834,629
2094 33,326,027 20,943,809
2093 33,224,553 21,052,131
2092 33,128,053 21,158,833
2091 33,024,570 21,263,961
2090 32,918,505 21,371,263
2089 32,809,364 21,475,426
2088 32,697,677 21,577,177
2087 32,574,802 21,677,510
2086 32,450,913 21,777,420
2085 32,326,215 21,876,464
2084 32,198,072 21,970,336
2083 32,062,485 22,062,801
2082 31,936,199 22,151,745
2081 31,798,193 22,240,834
2080 31,659,824 22,326,555
2079 31,525,030 22,411,438
2078 31,377,560 22,489,772
2077 31,230,620 22,565,028
2076 31,082,855 22,637,463
2075 30,934,158 22,707,112
2074 30,781,840 22,778,489
2073 30,635,989 22,844,703
2072 30,488,022 22,905,707
2071 30,336,588 22,964,866
2070 30,183,464 23,022,515
2069 30,024,249 23,076,310
2068 29,872,612 23,129,541
2067 29,722,383 23,184,596
2066 29,568,138 23,234,419
2065 29,406,227 23,285,901
2064 29,245,499 23,331,390
2063 29,081,885 23,372,184
2062 28,917,277 23,409,522
2061 28,748,398 23,441,893
2060 28,577,830 23,474,032
2059 28,401,552 23,502,132
2058 28,224,769 23,528,076
2057 28,046,842 23,550,580
2056 27,852,110 23,570,923
2055 27,652,544 23,582,432
2054 27,453,980 23,591,414
2053 27,243,894 23,601,371
2052 27,031,990 23,605,361
2051 26,818,727 23,606,194
2050 26,602,802 23,603,330
2049 26,385,294 23,597,604
2048 26,155,898 23,587,307
2047 25,920,222 23,570,881
2046 25,687,222 23,547,409
2045 25,451,058 23,515,133
2044 25,215,227 23,483,546
2043 24,979,701 23,446,242
2042 24,746,212 23,404,983
2041 24,516,106 23,357,358
2040 24,281,719 23,306,148
2039 24,055,361 23,248,341
2038 23,829,916 23,187,512
2037 23,608,263 23,120,775
2036 23,382,815 23,053,427
2035 23,159,205 22,981,808
2034 22,934,543 22,906,587
2033 22,708,727 22,826,414
2032 22,478,234 22,742,267
2031 22,254,688 22,655,907
2030 22,027,730 22,564,038
2029 21,799,495 22,470,759
2028 21,566,108 22,370,999
2027 21,333,660 22,266,017
2026 21,098,089 22,155,543
2025 20,850,907 22,039,908
2024 20,592,571 21,916,000
2023 20,330,104 22,037,000
2022 20,034,609 22,181,000
2021 19,743,603 22,156,000
2020 19,482,117 21,919,000
2019 19,209,555 21,803,000
2018 18,932,727 21,670,000
2017 18,651,931 21,453,000
2016 18,363,600 21,209,000
2015 18,084,169 20,970,000
2014 17,816,285 20,778,000
2013 17,556,502 20,585,000
2012 17,306,106 21,169,458
2011 17,066,002 21,009,048
2010 16,836,810 20,879,089
2009 16,619,846 20,756,435
2008 16,426,525 20,629,378
2007 16,257,214 20,492,545
2006 16,103,716 20,352,411
2005 15,968,117 20,216,524
2004 15,850,159 20,087,605
2003 15,747,380 19,951,521
2002 15,656,677 19,805,752
2001 15,575,550 19,600,362
2000 15,501,103 19,293,054
1999 15,455,874 18,944,731
1998 15,647,785 18,596,003
1997 16,043,251 18,248,200
1996 16,416,027 17,905,018
1995 16,730,536 17,564,068
1994 17,043,771 17,275,773
1993 17,274,487 17,025,918
1992 17,332,625 16,739,284
1991 17,278,600 16,475,354
1990 17,154,054 16,352,458
1989 16,997,013 16,248,557
1988 16,781,168 16,078,621
1987 16,527,715 15,916,576
1986 16,262,702 15,731,256
1985 16,031,090 15,544,154
1984 15,844,621 15,441,860
1983 15,665,551 15,388,794
1982 15,492,595 15,286,567
1981 15,323,082 15,099,414
1980 15,152,949 14,847,974
1979 14,978,696 14,579,614
1978 14,711,497 14,310,128
1977 14,353,265 14,049,371
1976 13,998,738 13,796,770
1975 13,700,843 13,548,984
1974 13,454,570 13,305,693
1973 13,208,121 13,060,916
1972 12,951,798 12,809,205
1971 12,684,813 12,551,910
1970 12,419,057 12,287,110
1969 12,156,212 12,013,858
1968 11,879,182 11,736,088
1967 11,584,428 11,457,328
1966 11,288,989 11,183,928
1965 10,993,183 10,916,965
1964 10,690,309 10,653,397
1963 10,377,466 10,395,040
1962 10,058,928 10,143,754
1961 9,742,085 9,899,372
1960 9,429,981 9,661,389

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/sri-lanka | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kazakhstan increased by 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth), while Sri Lanka gained 856,589 people (a 4.21% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kazakhstan gained 2,798,209 people (a 15.2% growth), while Sri Lanka's population increased by 976,425 people (a 4.6% growth).

Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd most populous country in 2006 and is 65th in 2026. Sri Lanka was ranked 55th in 2006 and ranked 63rd 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 Sri Lanka will increase by 6.39% to 23,603,330 people and rank change from 63rd to 70th.

Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.8M people compared to the peak of 23.6M people in 2051 for Sri Lanka.

Population growth rate by year

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Sri Lanka
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kazakhstan Sri Lanka
2100 0.22% -0.56%
2099 0.23% -0.56%
2098 0.24% -0.55%
2097 0.27% -0.54%
2096 0.3% -0.53%
2095 0.3% -0.52%
2094 0.31% -0.51%
2093 0.29% -0.5%
2092 0.31% -0.49%
2091 0.32% -0.5%
2090 0.33% -0.49%
2089 0.34% -0.47%
2088 0.38% -0.46%
2087 0.38% -0.46%
2086 0.39% -0.45%
2085 0.4% -0.43%
2084 0.42% -0.42%
2083 0.4% -0.4%
2082 0.43% -0.4%
2081 0.44% -0.38%
2080 0.43% -0.38%
2079 0.47% -0.35%
2078 0.47% -0.33%
2077 0.48% -0.32%
2076 0.48% -0.31%
2075 0.49% -0.31%
2074 0.48% -0.29%
2073 0.49% -0.27%
2072 0.5% -0.26%
2071 0.51% -0.25%
2070 0.53% -0.23%
2069 0.51% -0.23%
2068 0.51% -0.24%
2067 0.52% -0.21%
2066 0.55% -0.22%
2065 0.55% -0.19%
2064 0.56% -0.17%
2063 0.57% -0.16%
2062 0.59% -0.14%
2061 0.6% -0.14%
2060 0.62% -0.12%
2059 0.63% -0.11%
2058 0.63% -0.1%
2057 0.7% -0.09%
2056 0.72% -0.05%
2055 0.72% -0.04%
2054 0.77% -0.04%
2053 0.78% -0.02%
2052 0.8% -0.004%
2051 0.81% 0.01%
2050 0.82% 0.02%
2049 0.88% 0.04%
2048 0.91% 0.07%
2047 0.91% 0.1%
2046 0.93% 0.14%
2045 0.94% 0.13%
2044 0.94% 0.16%
2043 0.94% 0.18%
2042 0.94% 0.2%
2041 0.97% 0.22%
2040 0.94% 0.25%
2039 0.95% 0.26%
2038 0.94% 0.29%
2037 0.96% 0.29%
2036 0.97% 0.31%
2035 0.98% 0.33%
2034 0.99% 0.35%
2033 1.03% 0.37%
2032 1% 0.38%
2031 1.03% 0.41%
2030 1.05% 0.42%
2029 1.08% 0.45%
2028 1.09% 0.47%
2027 1.12% 0.5%
2026 1.19% 0.52%
2025 1.25% 0.57%
2024 1.29% -0.55%
2023 1.47% -0.65%
2022 1.47% 0.11%
2021 1.34% 1.08%
2020 1.42% 0.53%
2019 1.46% 0.61%
2018 1.51% 1.01%
2017 1.57% 1.15%
2016 1.55% 1.14%
2015 1.5% 0.92%
2014 1.48% 0.94%
2013 1.45% -2.76%
2012 1.41% 0.76%
2011 1.36% 0.62%
2010 1.31% 0.59%
2009 1.18% 0.62%
2008 1.04% 0.67%
2007 0.95% 0.69%
2006 0.85% 0.67%
2005 0.74% 0.64%
2004 0.65% 0.68%
2003 0.58% 0.74%
2002 0.52% 1.05%
2001 0.48% 1.59%
2000 0.29% 1.84%
1999 -1.23% 1.88%
1998 -2.46% 1.91%
1997 -2.27% 1.92%
1996 -1.88% 1.94%
1995 -1.84% 1.67%
1994 -1.34% 1.47%
1993 -0.34% 1.71%
1992 0.31% 1.6%
1991 0.73% 0.75%
1990 0.92% 0.64%
1989 1.29% 1.06%
1988 1.53% 1.02%
1987 1.63% 1.18%
1986 1.44% 1.2%
1985 1.18% 0.66%
1984 1.14% 0.34%
1983 1.12% 0.67%
1982 1.11% 1.24%
1981 1.12% 1.69%
1980 1.16% 1.84%
1979 1.82% 1.88%
1978 2.5% 1.86%
1977 2.53% 1.83%
1976 2.17% 1.83%
1975 1.83% 1.83%
1974 1.87% 1.87%
1973 1.98% 1.97%
1972 2.1% 2.05%
1971 2.14% 2.16%
1970 2.16% 2.27%
1969 2.33% 2.37%
1968 2.54% 2.43%
1967 2.62% 2.44%
1966 2.69% 2.45%
1965 2.83% 2.47%
1964 3.01% 2.49%
1963 3.17% 2.48%
1962 3.25% 2.47%
1961 3.31% 2.46%

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 Sri Lanka's population declined by 0.55%.

Live population counters

Kazakhstan Sri Lanka
Current population
21161809
22185425
Population rank 65/197 63/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.27%
One net population change
2 minutes
4.34 minutes
One birth every
1.28 minutes
2.13 minutes
One death every
3.85 minutes
2.91 minutes
Daily growth/decline +719 -332
Annual growth/decline +262,467 -121,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.29% -0.55%
Population growth rate rank 82/197 188/197
One migration net change every
59.7 minutes
17.2 minutes
Annual migration change -8,834 -30,724
Net migration rank 130/196 165/196
Foreign-born residents 2,089,797 40,698
Foreign-born residents rank 36/195 156/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.1% 0.2%
Foreign-born share rank 66/195 190/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
Sri Lanka
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kazakhstan Sri Lanka
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,834 - -30,724
2024 - -7,368 - -27,245
2023 273,013 -4,822 66,111 -28,011
2022 277,019 45,755 95,378 -27,435
2021 269,026 -9,804 121,858 -29,586
2020 272,458 -8,716 170,968 -29,875
2019 278,788 2,594 172,243 -28,426
2018 278,917 -6,644 183,610 -28,607
2017 268,066 21,248 187,993 -22,324
2016 277,878 9,478 194,232 -18,388
2015 273,523 -2,011 201,815 -29,797
2014 274,406 -10,170 211,541 -33,672
2013 259,239 -3,925 221,021 -37,754
2012 249,987 -4,512 229,138 -41,955
2011 237,883 -3,160 224,461 -90,839
2010 230,479 -6,840 224,325 -98,060
2009 218,036 -7,758 200,175 -81,130
2008 214,169 -37,796 232,225 -97,144
2007 188,486 -26,237 248,287 -109,695
2006 166,480 -21,728 248,706 -107,045
2005 146,619 -20,171 248,683 -118,594
2004 132,286 -22,841 212,527 -84,795
2003 112,137 -16,027 252,008 -107,573
2002 93,564 -8,272 252,840 -105,718
2001 84,279 -7,333 244,377 19,273
2000 80,699 -8,754 227,060 123,894
1999 79,536 -61,031 206,876 138,799
1998 85,735 -488,075 201,059 150,724
1997 92,778 -481,380 208,193 135,636
1996 112,384 -469,331 215,290 127,236
1995 140,721 -412,775 221,957 117,416
1994 165,631 -520,028 228,904 8,323
1993 185,649 -292,682 226,257 36,232
1992 204,785 -214,015 222,230 88,542
1991 221,581 -104,271 218,117 -1,047
1990 235,113 -103,336 224,454 -195,736
1989 254,394 -72,096 212,401 -33,305
1988 275,278 -25,892 219,184 -58,415
1987 290,227 -32,724 226,414 -63,105
1986 295,818 -23,297 233,782 -26,460
1985 293,834 -103,115 247,836 -80,950
1984 278,485 -96,266 263,175 -225,450
1983 260,471 -84,566 277,768 -209,362
1982 246,983 -76,976 300,030 -163,987
1981 243,652 -74,624 328,096 -89,824
1980 238,977 -67,731 328,155 -63,541
1979 237,442 -60,198 329,791 -57,683
1978 225,895 131,248 317,055 -50,189
1977 224,284 135,047 300,038 -45,383
1976 221,992 127,735 291,816 -41,258
1975 219,748 26,332 282,496 -37,475
1974 217,668 28,807 275,521 -33,979
1973 215,940 30,467 278,577 -30,582
1972 212,319 53,914 282,494 -27,071
1971 202,450 65,291 281,200 -22,021
1970 191,775 72,000 286,719 -16,299
1969 184,118 77,805 286,218 -10,152
1968 186,254 105,890 286,642 -7,163
1967 191,536 105,830 284,738 -6,696
1966 191,506 101,999 275,549 -6,794
1965 194,470 103,626 272,422 -7,249
1964 208,899 98,761 269,584 -7,614
1963 223,105 94,932 262,880 -8,118
1962 228,177 90,842 256,719 -8,909
1961 228,686 85,981 251,087 -10,144
1960 226,027 83,525 247,631 -12,610

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

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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 Sri Lanka 85.3% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,605,749 people) and 14.7% is from migration (a loss of 276,121 people).

As of 2024, 2,089,797 residents or 10.1% of the population were not native-born in Kazakhstan, compared to 40,698 people or 0.2% in Sri Lanka.

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
Sri Lanka
City Population
Colombo 648K
Gampaha 191K
Beruwala 165K
Negombo 142K
Kandy 120K
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte 116K
Trincomalee 99.1K
Galle 93.1K
Matara 68.2K
Anuradhapura 63.2K

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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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