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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kazakhstan was 20,592,571 in 2024 vs 9,005,582 people in Switzerland in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kazakhstan's population is 21,161,809 people compared to 9,107,866 in Switzerland.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 2.32 times bigger than Switzerland's.
  • Kazakhstan is ranked the 65th most populous country in the world, while Switzerland is the 100th.
  • The countries together account for 0.37% of the world: 0.26% for Kazakhstan vs 0.11% for Switzerland.
  • For the last 10 years, Kazakhstan has had an average growth rate of +1.46% per year vs +0.98% in Switzerland.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kazakhstan has increased from 16.1M people to 21.2M (31.4% growth), while Switzerland has grown from 7.48M to 9.11M (21.7% growth).

Kazakhstan vs Switzerland: population by year and forecast

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Switzerland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kazakhstan Switzerland
2100 33,848,663 9,234,296
2099 33,772,741 9,226,472
2098 33,695,479 9,220,109
2097 33,615,447 9,212,728
2096 33,523,978 9,208,997
2095 33,424,720 9,203,477
2094 33,326,027 9,199,095
2093 33,224,553 9,196,672
2092 33,128,053 9,194,082
2091 33,024,570 9,191,145
2090 32,918,505 9,189,122
2089 32,809,364 9,188,754
2088 32,697,677 9,190,102
2087 32,574,802 9,189,763
2086 32,450,913 9,191,494
2085 32,326,215 9,195,728
2084 32,198,072 9,199,983
2083 32,062,485 9,204,908
2082 31,936,199 9,210,695
2081 31,798,193 9,217,065
2080 31,659,824 9,223,475
2079 31,525,030 9,230,920
2078 31,377,560 9,237,649
2077 31,230,620 9,245,300
2076 31,082,855 9,250,248
2075 30,934,158 9,255,753
2074 30,781,840 9,266,455
2073 30,635,989 9,275,439
2072 30,488,022 9,283,185
2071 30,336,588 9,292,913
2070 30,183,464 9,303,843
2069 30,024,249 9,311,935
2068 29,872,612 9,320,335
2067 29,722,383 9,327,741
2066 29,568,138 9,339,455
2065 29,406,227 9,351,481
2064 29,245,499 9,362,413
2063 29,081,885 9,372,441
2062 28,917,277 9,383,258
2061 28,748,398 9,395,036
2060 28,577,830 9,403,920
2059 28,401,552 9,414,241
2058 28,224,769 9,422,560
2057 28,046,842 9,428,212
2056 27,852,110 9,435,441
2055 27,652,544 9,443,890
2054 27,453,980 9,451,268
2053 27,243,894 9,456,389
2052 27,031,990 9,456,418
2051 26,818,727 9,456,395
2050 26,602,802 9,454,544
2049 26,385,294 9,451,083
2048 26,155,898 9,444,091
2047 25,920,222 9,437,061
2046 25,687,222 9,430,954
2045 25,451,058 9,425,155
2044 25,215,227 9,418,152
2043 24,979,701 9,410,763
2042 24,746,212 9,400,808
2041 24,516,106 9,393,857
2040 24,281,719 9,382,662
2039 24,055,361 9,373,984
2038 23,829,916 9,365,030
2037 23,608,263 9,354,254
2036 23,382,815 9,342,450
2035 23,159,205 9,328,907
2034 22,934,543 9,312,054
2033 22,708,727 9,294,881
2032 22,478,234 9,276,221
2031 22,254,688 9,253,034
2030 22,027,730 9,228,188
2029 21,799,495 9,201,743
2028 21,566,108 9,170,620
2027 21,333,660 9,135,740
2026 21,098,089 9,097,532
2025 20,850,907 9,053,983
2024 20,592,571 9,005,582
2023 20,330,104 8,888,822
2022 20,034,609 8,777,088
2021 19,743,603 8,704,546
2020 19,482,117 8,638,167
2019 19,209,555 8,575,280
2018 18,932,727 8,514,329
2017 18,651,931 8,451,840
2016 18,363,600 8,373,338
2015 18,084,169 8,282,396
2014 17,816,285 8,188,649
2013 17,556,502 8,089,346
2012 17,306,106 7,996,861
2011 17,066,002 7,912,398
2010 16,836,810 7,824,909
2009 16,619,846 7,743,831
2008 16,426,525 7,647,675
2007 16,257,214 7,551,117
2006 16,103,716 7,483,934
2005 15,968,117 7,437,115
2004 15,850,159 7,389,625
2003 15,747,380 7,339,001
2002 15,656,677 7,284,753
2001 15,575,550 7,229,854
2000 15,501,103 7,184,250
1999 15,455,874 7,143,991
1998 15,647,785 7,110,001
1997 16,043,251 7,088,906
1996 16,416,027 7,071,850
1995 16,730,536 7,040,687
1994 17,043,771 6,993,795
1993 17,274,487 6,938,265
1992 17,332,625 6,875,364
1991 17,278,600 6,799,978
1990 17,154,054 6,715,519
1989 16,997,013 6,646,912
1988 16,781,168 6,593,386
1987 16,527,715 6,545,106
1986 16,262,702 6,504,124
1985 16,031,090 6,470,365
1984 15,844,621 6,441,865
1983 15,665,551 6,418,773
1982 15,492,595 6,391,309
1981 15,323,082 6,354,074
1980 15,152,949 6,319,408
1979 14,978,696 6,294,365
1978 14,711,497 6,281,738
1977 14,353,265 6,281,174
1976 13,998,738 6,302,504
1975 13,700,843 6,338,632
1974 13,454,570 6,341,405
1973 13,208,121 6,307,347
1972 12,951,798 6,260,956
1971 12,684,813 6,213,399
1970 12,419,057 6,180,877
1969 12,156,212 6,136,387
1968 11,879,182 6,067,714
1967 11,584,428 5,991,785
1966 11,288,989 5,918,002
1965 10,993,183 5,856,472
1964 10,690,309 5,789,228
1963 10,377,466 5,694,247
1962 10,058,928 5,573,815
1961 9,742,085 5,434,294
1960 9,429,981 5,327,827

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/switzerland | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kazakhstan increased by 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth), while Switzerland gained 889,404 people (a 11.9% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kazakhstan gained 2,798,209 people (a 15.2% growth), while Switzerland's population increased by 734,528 people (a 8.77% growth).

Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd most populous country in 2006 and is 65th in 2026. Switzerland was ranked 96th in 2006 and ranked 100th 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 Switzerland will increase by 3.81% to 9,454,544 people and rank change from 100th to 103rd.

Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.8M people compared to the peak of 9.46M people in 2052 for Switzerland.

Population growth rate by year

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Switzerland
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kazakhstan Switzerland
2100 0.22% 0.08%
2099 0.23% 0.07%
2098 0.24% 0.08%
2097 0.27% 0.04%
2096 0.3% 0.06%
2095 0.3% 0.05%
2094 0.31% 0.03%
2093 0.29% 0.03%
2092 0.31% 0.03%
2091 0.32% 0.02%
2090 0.33% 0.004%
2089 0.34% -0.01%
2088 0.38% 0.004%
2087 0.38% -0.02%
2086 0.39% -0.05%
2085 0.4% -0.05%
2084 0.42% -0.05%
2083 0.4% -0.06%
2082 0.43% -0.07%
2081 0.44% -0.07%
2080 0.43% -0.08%
2079 0.47% -0.07%
2078 0.47% -0.08%
2077 0.48% -0.05%
2076 0.48% -0.06%
2075 0.49% -0.12%
2074 0.48% -0.1%
2073 0.49% -0.08%
2072 0.5% -0.1%
2071 0.51% -0.12%
2070 0.53% -0.09%
2069 0.51% -0.09%
2068 0.51% -0.08%
2067 0.52% -0.13%
2066 0.55% -0.13%
2065 0.55% -0.12%
2064 0.56% -0.11%
2063 0.57% -0.12%
2062 0.59% -0.13%
2061 0.6% -0.09%
2060 0.62% -0.11%
2059 0.63% -0.09%
2058 0.63% -0.06%
2057 0.7% -0.08%
2056 0.72% -0.09%
2055 0.72% -0.08%
2054 0.77% -0.05%
2053 0.78% -0%
2052 0.8% 0%
2051 0.81% 0.02%
2050 0.82% 0.04%
2049 0.88% 0.07%
2048 0.91% 0.07%
2047 0.91% 0.06%
2046 0.93% 0.06%
2045 0.94% 0.07%
2044 0.94% 0.08%
2043 0.94% 0.11%
2042 0.94% 0.07%
2041 0.97% 0.12%
2040 0.94% 0.09%
2039 0.95% 0.1%
2038 0.94% 0.12%
2037 0.96% 0.13%
2036 0.97% 0.15%
2035 0.98% 0.18%
2034 0.99% 0.18%
2033 1.03% 0.2%
2032 1% 0.25%
2031 1.03% 0.27%
2030 1.05% 0.29%
2029 1.08% 0.34%
2028 1.09% 0.38%
2027 1.12% 0.42%
2026 1.19% 0.48%
2025 1.25% 0.54%
2024 1.29% 1.31%
2023 1.47% 1.27%
2022 1.47% 0.83%
2021 1.34% 0.77%
2020 1.42% 0.73%
2019 1.46% 0.72%
2018 1.51% 0.74%
2017 1.57% 0.94%
2016 1.55% 1.1%
2015 1.5% 1.14%
2014 1.48% 1.23%
2013 1.45% 1.16%
2012 1.41% 1.07%
2011 1.36% 1.12%
2010 1.31% 1.05%
2009 1.18% 1.26%
2008 1.04% 1.28%
2007 0.95% 0.9%
2006 0.85% 0.63%
2005 0.74% 0.64%
2004 0.65% 0.69%
2003 0.58% 0.74%
2002 0.52% 0.76%
2001 0.48% 0.63%
2000 0.29% 0.56%
1999 -1.23% 0.48%
1998 -2.46% 0.3%
1997 -2.27% 0.24%
1996 -1.88% 0.44%
1995 -1.84% 0.67%
1994 -1.34% 0.8%
1993 -0.34% 0.91%
1992 0.31% 1.11%
1991 0.73% 1.26%
1990 0.92% 1.03%
1989 1.29% 0.81%
1988 1.53% 0.74%
1987 1.63% 0.63%
1986 1.44% 0.52%
1985 1.18% 0.44%
1984 1.14% 0.36%
1983 1.12% 0.43%
1982 1.11% 0.59%
1981 1.12% 0.55%
1980 1.16% 0.4%
1979 1.82% 0.2%
1978 2.5% 0.009%
1977 2.53% -0.34%
1976 2.17% -0.57%
1975 1.83% -0.04%
1974 1.87% 0.54%
1973 1.98% 0.74%
1972 2.1% 0.77%
1971 2.14% 0.53%
1970 2.16% 0.73%
1969 2.33% 1.13%
1968 2.54% 1.27%
1967 2.62% 1.25%
1966 2.69% 1.05%
1965 2.83% 1.16%
1964 3.01% 1.67%
1963 3.17% 2.16%
1962 3.25% 2.57%
1961 3.31% 2%

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/switzerland | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Kazakhstan grew by 1.29%, while Switzerland's population grew by 1.31%.

Live population counters

Kazakhstan Switzerland
Current population
21161809
9107866
Population rank 65/197 100/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.11%
One net population change
2 minutes
4.5 minutes
One birth every
1.28 minutes
6.57 minutes
One death every
3.85 minutes
7.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +719 +320
Annual growth/decline +262,467 +116,760
Annual growth/decline rate +1.29% +1.31%
Population growth rate rank 82/197 81/197
One migration net change every
59.7 minutes
14.1 minutes
Annual migration change -8,834 +37,253
Net migration rank 130/196 25/196
Foreign-born residents 2,089,797 2,773,840
Foreign-born residents rank 36/195 27/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.1% 31.1%
Foreign-born share rank 66/195 17/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
Switzerland
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kazakhstan Switzerland
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,834 - 37,253
2024 - -7,368 - 40,099
2023 273,013 -4,822 8,000 45,098
2022 277,019 45,755 7,899 96,424
2021 269,026 -9,804 18,279 50,665
2020 272,458 -8,716 9,502 55,523
2019 278,788 2,594 18,008 44,517
2018 278,917 -6,644 20,434 41,253
2017 268,066 21,248 20,284 45,658
2016 277,878 9,478 22,608 71,009
2015 273,523 -2,011 19,050 71,876
2014 274,406 -10,170 21,290 78,122
2013 259,239 -3,925 17,797 83,823
2012 249,987 -4,512 18,393 67,840
2011 237,883 -3,160 18,990 67,194
2010 230,479 -6,840 17,997 76,388
2009 218,036 -7,758 15,487 69,324
2008 214,169 -37,796 15,295 94,430
2007 188,486 -26,237 13,592 72,475
2006 166,480 -21,728 12,723 37,308
2005 146,619 -20,171 11,899 33,203
2004 132,286 -22,841 13,302 39,484
2003 112,137 -16,027 8,807 42,567
2002 93,564 -8,272 10,199 49,650
2001 84,279 -7,333 10,845 35,420
2000 80,699 -8,754 15,806 24,463
1999 79,536 -61,031 16,431 25,599
1998 85,735 -488,075 16,353 11,325
1997 92,778 -481,380 17,722 -1,939
1996 112,384 -469,331 19,801 -131
1995 140,721 -412,775 19,010 25,343
1994 165,631 -520,028 20,982 30,274
1993 185,649 -292,682 21,509 40,267
1992 204,785 -214,015 24,064 42,014
1991 221,581 -104,271 23,800 69,738
1990 235,113 -103,336 20,146 58,428
1989 254,394 -72,096 19,941 34,432
1988 275,278 -25,892 21,099 34,602
1987 290,227 -32,724 15,708 27,081
1986 295,818 -23,297 16,261 23,242
1985 293,834 -103,115 14,882 14,402
1984 278,485 -96,266 16,105 12,532
1983 260,471 -84,566 12,837 5,663
1982 246,983 -76,976 15,339 21,929
1981 243,652 -74,624 13,979 24,229
1980 238,977 -67,731 14,535 17,841
1979 237,442 -60,198 14,477 4,262
1978 225,895 131,248 13,820 -6,552
1977 224,284 135,047 16,959 -22,516
1976 221,992 127,735 17,017 -54,255
1975 219,748 26,332 22,820 -58,187
1974 217,668 28,807 27,902 2,008
1973 215,940 30,467 30,906 8,158
1972 212,319 53,914 35,061 19,991
1971 202,450 65,291 38,523 2,636
1970 191,775 72,000 42,648 -18,326
1969 184,118 77,805 44,182 20,754
1968 186,254 105,890 47,328 25,828
1967 191,536 105,830 52,128 27,697
1966 191,506 101,999 53,854 14,979
1965 194,470 103,626 56,222 -1,351
1964 208,899 98,761 59,050 21,455
1963 223,105 94,932 52,956 58,415
1962 228,177 90,842 49,050 82,798
1961 228,686 85,981 48,365 101,278
1960 226,027 83,525 42,090 22,313

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

GeoRank.org/population/kazakhstan/switzerland | 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 Switzerland 21.6% is from natural causes (a gain of 165,354 people) and 78.4% is from migration (a gain of 600,145 people).

As of 2024, 2,089,797 residents or 10.1% of the population were not native-born in Kazakhstan, compared to 2,773,840 people or 31.1% in Switzerland.

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
Switzerland
City Population
Zurich 449K
Geneva 209K
Basel 176K
Bern 146K
Lausanne 145K
Winterthur 110K
Lucerne 86.2K
St. Gallen 78.9K
Lugano 63.5K
Biel/Bienne 55.9K

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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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