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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kazakhstan was 20,592,571 in 2024 vs 68,560,157 people in Tanzania in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kazakhstan's population is 21,161,809 people compared to 73,145,892 in Tanzania.

Population statistics:

  • Tanzania's population is 3.46 times bigger than Kazakhstan's.
  • Kazakhstan is ranked the 65th most populous country in the world, while Tanzania is the 20th.
  • The countries together account for 1.14% of the world: 0.26% for Kazakhstan vs 0.88% for Tanzania.
  • For the last 10 years, Kazakhstan has had an average growth rate of +1.46% per year vs +3.13% in Tanzania.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kazakhstan has increased from 16.1M people to 21.2M (31.4% growth), while Tanzania has grown from 40.3M to 73.1M (81.5% growth).

Kazakhstan vs Tanzania: population by year and forecast

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kazakhstan Tanzania
2100 33,848,663 265,496,854
2099 33,772,741 263,162,785
2098 33,695,479 260,809,535
2097 33,615,447 258,412,520
2096 33,523,978 255,996,677
2095 33,424,720 253,567,416
2094 33,326,027 251,119,386
2093 33,224,553 248,628,881
2092 33,128,053 246,107,108
2091 33,024,570 243,557,182
2090 32,918,505 241,002,065
2089 32,809,364 238,416,591
2088 32,697,677 235,797,530
2087 32,574,802 233,167,455
2086 32,450,913 230,496,041
2085 32,326,215 227,800,292
2084 32,198,072 225,111,530
2083 32,062,485 222,421,279
2082 31,936,199 219,718,263
2081 31,798,193 216,995,478
2080 31,659,824 214,255,926
2079 31,525,030 211,486,253
2078 31,377,560 208,708,063
2077 31,230,620 205,918,120
2076 31,082,855 203,106,125
2075 30,934,158 200,297,474
2074 30,781,840 197,468,017
2073 30,635,989 194,642,633
2072 30,488,022 191,824,103
2071 30,336,588 188,992,017
2070 30,183,464 186,152,377
2069 30,024,249 183,311,218
2068 29,872,612 180,475,586
2067 29,722,383 177,639,469
2066 29,568,138 174,803,090
2065 29,406,227 171,913,445
2064 29,245,499 169,064,549
2063 29,081,885 166,217,933
2062 28,917,277 163,370,044
2061 28,748,398 160,537,159
2060 28,577,830 157,722,273
2059 28,401,552 154,920,005
2058 28,224,769 152,120,539
2057 28,046,842 149,325,489
2056 27,852,110 146,519,472
2055 27,652,544 143,736,540
2054 27,453,980 140,983,905
2053 27,243,894 138,262,668
2052 27,031,990 135,553,723
2051 26,818,727 132,851,383
2050 26,602,802 130,157,751
2049 26,385,294 127,495,278
2048 26,155,898 124,821,109
2047 25,920,222 122,158,290
2046 25,687,222 119,522,516
2045 25,451,058 116,914,785
2044 25,215,227 114,329,740
2043 24,979,701 111,776,234
2042 24,746,212 109,241,835
2041 24,516,106 106,748,632
2040 24,281,719 104,272,418
2039 24,055,361 101,814,304
2038 23,829,916 99,380,232
2037 23,608,263 96,983,729
2036 23,382,815 94,601,865
2035 23,159,205 92,257,269
2034 22,934,543 89,929,444
2033 22,708,727 87,654,982
2032 22,478,234 85,409,993
2031 22,254,688 83,180,507
2030 22,027,730 80,997,163
2029 21,799,495 78,838,461
2028 21,566,108 76,730,649
2027 21,333,660 74,647,063
2026 21,098,089 72,589,279
2025 20,850,907 70,552,589
2024 20,592,571 68,560,157
2023 20,330,104 66,617,606
2022 20,034,609 64,711,821
2021 19,743,603 62,830,412
2020 19,482,117 60,972,798
2019 19,209,555 59,174,891
2018 18,932,727 57,437,145
2017 18,651,931 55,652,890
2016 18,363,600 53,824,013
2015 18,084,169 52,020,962
2014 17,816,285 50,351,512
2013 17,556,502 48,824,128
2012 17,306,106 47,374,260
2011 17,066,002 46,029,367
2010 16,836,810 44,758,488
2009 16,619,846 43,633,982
2008 16,426,525 42,570,728
2007 16,257,214 41,435,512
2006 16,103,716 40,294,902
2005 15,968,117 39,182,076
2004 15,850,159 38,109,668
2003 15,747,380 37,089,555
2002 15,656,677 36,121,304
2001 15,575,550 35,198,299
2000 15,501,103 34,260,139
1999 15,455,874 33,300,330
1998 15,647,785 32,420,458
1997 16,043,251 31,578,089
1996 16,416,027 30,945,762
1995 16,730,536 30,383,497
1994 17,043,771 29,442,356
1993 17,274,487 28,332,692
1992 17,332,625 27,457,588
1991 17,278,600 26,780,436
1990 17,154,054 26,110,207
1989 16,997,013 25,438,759
1988 16,781,168 24,769,686
1987 16,527,715 24,030,378
1986 16,262,702 23,258,959
1985 16,031,090 22,501,693
1984 15,844,621 21,779,066
1983 15,665,551 21,079,874
1982 15,492,595 20,398,571
1981 15,323,082 19,784,703
1980 15,152,949 19,189,769
1979 14,978,696 18,592,038
1978 14,711,497 17,976,566
1977 14,353,265 17,352,929
1976 13,998,738 16,736,211
1975 13,700,843 16,138,361
1974 13,454,570 15,561,630
1973 13,208,121 15,010,101
1972 12,951,798 14,479,308
1971 12,684,813 13,971,451
1970 12,419,057 13,492,677
1969 12,156,212 13,036,700
1968 11,879,182 12,602,076
1967 11,584,428 12,200,109
1966 11,288,989 11,827,459
1965 10,993,183 11,470,728
1964 10,690,309 11,127,826
1963 10,377,466 10,799,528
1962 10,058,928 10,487,756
1961 9,742,085 10,187,886
1960 9,429,981 9,901,419

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/tanzania | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kazakhstan increased by 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth), while Tanzania gained 13,529,111 people (a 33.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kazakhstan gained 2,798,209 people (a 15.2% growth), while Tanzania's population increased by 19,321,879 people (a 35.9% growth).

Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd most populous country in 2006 and is 65th in 2026. Tanzania was ranked 30th in 2006 and ranked 20th 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 Tanzania will increase by 77.9% to 130,157,751 people and rank change from 20th to 15th.

Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.8M people compared to the peak of 265M people in 2100 for Tanzania.

Population growth rate by year

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Tanzania
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kazakhstan Tanzania
2100 0.22% 0.89%
2099 0.23% 0.9%
2098 0.24% 0.93%
2097 0.27% 0.94%
2096 0.3% 0.96%
2095 0.3% 0.97%
2094 0.31% 1%
2093 0.29% 1.02%
2092 0.31% 1.05%
2091 0.32% 1.06%
2090 0.33% 1.08%
2089 0.34% 1.11%
2088 0.38% 1.13%
2087 0.38% 1.16%
2086 0.39% 1.18%
2085 0.4% 1.19%
2084 0.42% 1.21%
2083 0.4% 1.23%
2082 0.43% 1.25%
2081 0.44% 1.28%
2080 0.43% 1.31%
2079 0.47% 1.33%
2078 0.47% 1.35%
2077 0.48% 1.38%
2076 0.48% 1.4%
2075 0.49% 1.43%
2074 0.48% 1.45%
2073 0.49% 1.47%
2072 0.5% 1.5%
2071 0.51% 1.53%
2070 0.53% 1.55%
2069 0.51% 1.57%
2068 0.51% 1.6%
2067 0.52% 1.62%
2066 0.55% 1.68%
2065 0.55% 1.69%
2064 0.56% 1.71%
2063 0.57% 1.74%
2062 0.59% 1.76%
2061 0.6% 1.78%
2060 0.62% 1.81%
2059 0.63% 1.84%
2058 0.63% 1.87%
2057 0.7% 1.92%
2056 0.72% 1.94%
2055 0.72% 1.95%
2054 0.77% 1.97%
2053 0.78% 2%
2052 0.8% 2.03%
2051 0.81% 2.07%
2050 0.82% 2.09%
2049 0.88% 2.14%
2048 0.91% 2.18%
2047 0.91% 2.21%
2046 0.93% 2.23%
2045 0.94% 2.26%
2044 0.94% 2.28%
2043 0.94% 2.32%
2042 0.94% 2.34%
2041 0.97% 2.37%
2040 0.94% 2.41%
2039 0.95% 2.45%
2038 0.94% 2.47%
2037 0.96% 2.52%
2036 0.97% 2.54%
2035 0.98% 2.59%
2034 0.99% 2.59%
2033 1.03% 2.63%
2032 1% 2.68%
2031 1.03% 2.7%
2030 1.05% 2.74%
2029 1.08% 2.75%
2028 1.09% 2.79%
2027 1.12% 2.83%
2026 1.19% 2.89%
2025 1.25% 2.91%
2024 1.29% 2.92%
2023 1.47% 2.95%
2022 1.47% 2.99%
2021 1.34% 3.05%
2020 1.42% 3.04%
2019 1.46% 3.03%
2018 1.51% 3.21%
2017 1.57% 3.4%
2016 1.55% 3.47%
2015 1.5% 3.32%
2014 1.48% 3.13%
2013 1.45% 3.06%
2012 1.41% 2.92%
2011 1.36% 2.84%
2010 1.31% 2.58%
2009 1.18% 2.5%
2008 1.04% 2.74%
2007 0.95% 2.83%
2006 0.85% 2.84%
2005 0.74% 2.81%
2004 0.65% 2.75%
2003 0.58% 2.68%
2002 0.52% 2.62%
2001 0.48% 2.74%
2000 0.29% 2.88%
1999 -1.23% 2.71%
1998 -2.46% 2.67%
1997 -2.27% 2.04%
1996 -1.88% 1.85%
1995 -1.84% 3.2%
1994 -1.34% 3.92%
1993 -0.34% 3.19%
1992 0.31% 2.53%
1991 0.73% 2.57%
1990 0.92% 2.64%
1989 1.29% 2.7%
1988 1.53% 3.08%
1987 1.63% 3.32%
1986 1.44% 3.37%
1985 1.18% 3.32%
1984 1.14% 3.32%
1983 1.12% 3.34%
1982 1.11% 3.1%
1981 1.12% 3.1%
1980 1.16% 3.21%
1979 1.82% 3.42%
1978 2.5% 3.59%
1977 2.53% 3.68%
1976 2.17% 3.7%
1975 1.83% 3.71%
1974 1.87% 3.67%
1973 1.98% 3.67%
1972 2.1% 3.63%
1971 2.14% 3.55%
1970 2.16% 3.5%
1969 2.33% 3.45%
1968 2.54% 3.29%
1967 2.62% 3.15%
1966 2.69% 3.11%
1965 2.83% 3.08%
1964 3.01% 3.04%
1963 3.17% 2.97%
1962 3.25% 2.94%
1961 3.31% 2.89%

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/tanzania | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Kazakhstan grew by 1.29%, while Tanzania's population grew by 2.92%.

Live population counters

Kazakhstan Tanzania
Current population
21161809
73145892
Population rank 65/197 20/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.88%
One net population change
2 minutes
16.2 seconds
One birth every
1.28 minutes
13.4 seconds
One death every
3.85 minutes
1.36 minutes
Daily growth/decline +719 +5,322
Annual growth/decline +262,467 +1,942,551
Annual growth/decline rate +1.29% +2.92%
Population growth rate rank 82/197 18/197
One migration net change every
59.7 minutes
41.4 minutes
Annual migration change -8,834 -12,730
Net migration rank 130/196 139/196
Foreign-born residents 2,089,797 462,371
Foreign-born residents rank 36/195 83/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.1% 0.7%
Foreign-born share rank 66/195 167/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
Tanzania
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kazakhstan Tanzania
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,834 - -12,730
2024 - -7,368 - -29,865
2023 273,013 -4,822 1,960,623 -39,388
2022 277,019 45,755 1,927,960 -37,557
2021 269,026 -9,804 1,880,137 -7,704
2020 272,458 -8,716 1,861,377 -18,587
2019 278,788 2,594 1,816,669 -63,602
2018 278,917 -6,644 1,777,852 -55,444
2017 268,066 21,248 1,726,909 119,142
2016 277,878 9,478 1,659,502 152,194
2015 273,523 -2,011 1,592,882 201,495
2014 274,406 -10,170 1,565,630 -21,083
2013 259,239 -3,925 1,509,008 1,241
2012 249,987 -4,512 1,439,325 -49,875
2011 237,883 -3,160 1,384,886 -84,546
2010 230,479 -6,840 1,363,477 -122,020
2009 218,036 -7,758 1,332,015 -324,478
2008 214,169 -37,796 1,303,728 -184,816
2007 188,486 -26,237 1,278,285 -126,793
2006 166,480 -21,728 1,257,927 -128,231
2005 146,619 -20,171 1,224,165 -128,251
2004 132,286 -22,841 1,175,379 -126,490
2003 112,137 -16,027 1,118,435 -127,101
2002 93,564 -8,272 1,063,195 -118,047
2001 84,279 -7,333 1,026,242 -125,375
2000 80,699 -8,754 985,185 -9,701
1999 79,536 -61,031 948,659 -4,489
1998 85,735 -488,075 920,806 -105,184
1997 92,778 -481,380 882,544 -13,400
1996 112,384 -469,331 868,524 -473,007
1995 140,721 -412,775 838,980 -109,971
1994 165,631 -520,028 803,953 349,348
1993 185,649 -292,682 778,044 288,004
1992 204,785 -214,015 767,961 -83,825
1991 221,581 -104,271 762,011 -91,851
1990 235,113 -103,336 750,825 -80,529
1989 254,394 -72,096 743,854 -71,268
1988 275,278 -25,892 736,551 -71,012
1987 290,227 -32,724 718,580 94,498
1986 295,818 -23,297 705,677 24,101
1985 293,834 -103,115 697,867 86,864
1984 278,485 -96,266 687,435 -26,938
1983 260,471 -84,566 679,720 58,161
1982 246,983 -76,976 662,627 -37,883
1981 243,652 -74,624 645,496 -42,485
1980 238,977 -67,731 629,444 -42,588
1979 237,442 -60,198 613,388 -4,792
1978 225,895 131,248 595,024 27,307
1977 224,284 135,047 574,938 49,997
1976 221,992 127,735 553,617 54,875
1975 219,748 26,332 533,906 53,290
1974 217,668 28,807 515,152 51,127
1973 215,940 30,467 488,429 48,363
1972 212,319 53,914 467,305 57,489
1971 202,450 65,291 449,014 41,900
1970 191,775 72,000 427,988 38,635
1969 184,118 77,805 408,322 37,006
1968 186,254 105,890 389,467 34,455
1967 191,536 105,830 374,763 5,265
1966 191,506 101,999 360,229 5,049
1965 194,470 103,626 343,456 4,742
1964 208,899 98,761 328,527 9,090
1963 223,105 94,932 314,644 4,333
1962 228,177 90,842 300,663 3,916
1961 228,686 85,981 286,839 8,338
1960 226,027 83,525 275,814 1,946

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

GeoRank.org/population/kazakhstan/tanzania | 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 Tanzania 98.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 17,769,541 people) and 1.27% is from migration (a gain of 229,466 people).

As of 2024, 2,089,797 residents or 10.1% of the population were not native-born in Kazakhstan, compared to 462,371 people or 0.7% in Tanzania.

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
Tanzania
City Population
Dar es Salaam 4.72M
Zanzibar 710K
Mwanza 706K
Mbeya 542K
Arusha 416K
Tanga 221K
Dodoma 214K
Morogoro 207K
Moshi 145K
Stone Town 18K

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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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