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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kazakhstan was 20,592,571 in 2024 vs 85,518,661 people in Turkey in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kazakhstan's population is 21,161,809 people compared to 86,002,379 in Turkey.

Population statistics:

  • Turkey's population is 4.06 times bigger than Kazakhstan's.
  • Kazakhstan is ranked the 65th most populous country in the world, while Turkey is the 18th.
  • The countries together account for 1.29% of the world: 0.26% for Kazakhstan vs 1.04% for Turkey.
  • For the last 10 years, Kazakhstan has had an average growth rate of +1.46% per year vs +1.06% in Turkey.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kazakhstan has increased from 16.1M people to 21.2M (31.4% growth), while Turkey has grown from 70M to 86M (22.8% growth).

Kazakhstan vs Turkey: population by year and forecast

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kazakhstan Turkey
2100 33,848,663 64,274,243
2099 33,772,741 64,924,706
2098 33,695,479 65,567,989
2097 33,615,447 66,219,045
2096 33,523,978 66,865,890
2095 33,424,720 67,516,190
2094 33,326,027 68,169,346
2093 33,224,553 68,835,313
2092 33,128,053 69,496,264
2091 33,024,570 70,159,325
2090 32,918,505 70,828,304
2089 32,809,364 71,490,133
2088 32,697,677 72,146,464
2087 32,574,802 72,792,552
2086 32,450,913 73,439,558
2085 32,326,215 74,085,313
2084 32,198,072 74,713,882
2083 32,062,485 75,342,464
2082 31,936,199 75,969,760
2081 31,798,193 76,583,769
2080 31,659,824 77,195,480
2079 31,525,030 77,793,711
2078 31,377,560 78,386,293
2077 31,230,620 78,973,194
2076 31,082,855 79,556,991
2075 30,934,158 80,128,010
2074 30,781,840 80,697,544
2073 30,635,989 81,244,619
2072 30,488,022 81,785,452
2071 30,336,588 82,311,503
2070 30,183,464 82,827,402
2069 30,024,249 83,324,862
2068 29,872,612 83,806,741
2067 29,722,383 84,270,976
2066 29,568,138 84,728,547
2065 29,406,227 85,177,268
2064 29,245,499 85,611,517
2063 29,081,885 86,026,471
2062 28,917,277 86,425,827
2061 28,748,398 86,800,591
2060 28,577,830 87,156,663
2059 28,401,552 87,500,101
2058 28,224,769 87,809,920
2057 28,046,842 88,100,397
2056 27,852,110 88,369,840
2055 27,652,544 88,598,739
2054 27,453,980 88,806,632
2053 27,243,894 88,985,609
2052 27,031,990 89,144,425
2051 26,818,727 89,270,515
2050 26,602,802 89,374,730
2049 26,385,294 89,447,182
2048 26,155,898 89,484,074
2047 25,920,222 89,492,406
2046 25,687,222 89,467,391
2045 25,451,058 89,441,098
2044 25,215,227 89,390,601
2043 24,979,701 89,326,342
2042 24,746,212 89,237,658
2041 24,516,106 89,137,199
2040 24,281,719 89,021,820
2039 24,055,361 88,885,792
2038 23,829,916 88,736,121
2037 23,608,263 88,562,197
2036 23,382,815 88,373,007
2035 23,159,205 88,178,595
2034 22,934,543 87,975,336
2033 22,708,727 87,754,631
2032 22,478,234 87,524,158
2031 22,254,688 87,274,280
2030 22,027,730 87,004,538
2029 21,799,495 86,741,614
2028 21,566,108 86,466,107
2027 21,333,660 86,189,693
2026 21,098,089 85,932,926
2025 20,850,907 85,718,588
2024 20,592,571 85,518,661
2023 20,330,104 85,325,965
2022 20,034,609 84,979,913
2021 19,743,603 84,147,318
2020 19,482,117 83,384,680
2019 19,209,555 82,579,440
2018 18,932,727 81,407,204
2017 18,651,931 80,312,698
2016 18,363,600 79,277,962
2015 18,084,169 78,218,479
2014 17,816,285 77,181,884
2013 17,556,502 76,147,624
2012 17,306,106 75,175,827
2011 17,066,002 74,223,629
2010 16,836,810 73,142,150
2009 16,619,846 72,039,206
2008 16,426,525 71,051,678
2007 16,257,214 70,158,112
2006 16,103,716 70,045,349
2005 15,968,117 69,329,557
2004 15,850,159 68,592,617
2003 15,747,380 67,831,730
2002 15,656,677 67,048,795
2001 15,575,550 66,245,128
2000 15,501,103 65,425,961
1999 15,455,874 64,591,923
1998 15,647,785 63,734,383
1997 16,043,251 62,852,966
1996 16,416,027 61,951,134
1995 16,730,536 61,024,503
1994 17,043,771 60,033,836
1993 17,274,487 58,999,167
1992 17,332,625 57,990,118
1991 17,278,600 57,009,887
1990 17,154,054 56,015,628
1989 16,997,013 54,976,723
1988 16,781,168 53,909,626
1987 16,527,715 52,843,670
1986 16,262,702 51,777,772
1985 16,031,090 50,687,115
1984 15,844,621 49,574,069
1983 15,665,551 48,447,410
1982 15,492,595 47,322,096
1981 15,323,082 46,321,190
1980 15,152,949 45,408,815
1979 14,978,696 44,510,429
1978 14,711,497 43,645,306
1977 14,353,265 42,773,298
1976 13,998,738 41,899,984
1975 13,700,843 41,053,126
1974 13,454,570 40,210,234
1973 13,208,121 39,329,533
1972 12,951,798 38,430,221
1971 12,684,813 37,518,611
1970 12,419,057 36,638,465
1969 12,156,212 35,787,774
1968 11,879,182 34,921,684
1967 11,584,428 34,050,421
1966 11,288,989 33,177,672
1965 10,993,183 32,345,220
1964 10,690,309 31,543,072
1963 10,377,466 30,726,841
1962 10,058,928 29,916,147
1961 9,742,085 29,119,238
1960 9,429,981 28,329,898

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kazakhstan increased by 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth), while Turkey gained 9,232,613 people (a 13.2% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kazakhstan gained 2,798,209 people (a 15.2% growth), while Turkey's population increased by 6,724,417 people (a 8.48% growth).

Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd most populous country in 2006 and is 65th in 2026. Turkey was ranked 18th in 2006 and still ranked 18th 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 Turkey will increase by 3.92% to 89,374,730 people and rank change from 18th to 19th.

Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.8M people compared to the peak of 89.5M people in 2047 for Turkey.

Population growth rate by year

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Turkey
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kazakhstan Turkey
2100 0.22% -1%
2099 0.23% -0.98%
2098 0.24% -0.98%
2097 0.27% -0.97%
2096 0.3% -0.96%
2095 0.3% -0.96%
2094 0.31% -0.97%
2093 0.29% -0.95%
2092 0.31% -0.95%
2091 0.32% -0.94%
2090 0.33% -0.93%
2089 0.34% -0.91%
2088 0.38% -0.89%
2087 0.38% -0.88%
2086 0.39% -0.87%
2085 0.4% -0.84%
2084 0.42% -0.83%
2083 0.4% -0.83%
2082 0.43% -0.8%
2081 0.44% -0.79%
2080 0.43% -0.77%
2079 0.47% -0.76%
2078 0.47% -0.74%
2077 0.48% -0.73%
2076 0.48% -0.71%
2075 0.49% -0.71%
2074 0.48% -0.67%
2073 0.49% -0.66%
2072 0.5% -0.64%
2071 0.51% -0.62%
2070 0.53% -0.6%
2069 0.51% -0.57%
2068 0.51% -0.55%
2067 0.52% -0.54%
2066 0.55% -0.53%
2065 0.55% -0.51%
2064 0.56% -0.48%
2063 0.57% -0.46%
2062 0.59% -0.43%
2061 0.6% -0.41%
2060 0.62% -0.39%
2059 0.63% -0.35%
2058 0.63% -0.33%
2057 0.7% -0.3%
2056 0.72% -0.26%
2055 0.72% -0.23%
2054 0.77% -0.2%
2053 0.78% -0.18%
2052 0.8% -0.14%
2051 0.81% -0.12%
2050 0.82% -0.08%
2049 0.88% -0.04%
2048 0.91% -0.009%
2047 0.91% 0.03%
2046 0.93% 0.03%
2045 0.94% 0.06%
2044 0.94% 0.07%
2043 0.94% 0.1%
2042 0.94% 0.11%
2041 0.97% 0.13%
2040 0.94% 0.15%
2039 0.95% 0.17%
2038 0.94% 0.2%
2037 0.96% 0.21%
2036 0.97% 0.22%
2035 0.98% 0.23%
2034 0.99% 0.25%
2033 1.03% 0.26%
2032 1% 0.29%
2031 1.03% 0.31%
2030 1.05% 0.3%
2029 1.08% 0.32%
2028 1.09% 0.32%
2027 1.12% 0.3%
2026 1.19% 0.25%
2025 1.25% 0.23%
2024 1.29% 0.23%
2023 1.47% 0.41%
2022 1.47% 0.99%
2021 1.34% 0.91%
2020 1.42% 0.98%
2019 1.46% 1.44%
2018 1.51% 1.36%
2017 1.57% 1.31%
2016 1.55% 1.35%
2015 1.5% 1.34%
2014 1.48% 1.36%
2013 1.45% 1.29%
2012 1.41% 1.28%
2011 1.36% 1.48%
2010 1.31% 1.53%
2009 1.18% 1.39%
2008 1.04% 1.27%
2007 0.95% 0.16%
2006 0.85% 1.03%
2005 0.74% 1.07%
2004 0.65% 1.12%
2003 0.58% 1.17%
2002 0.52% 1.21%
2001 0.48% 1.25%
2000 0.29% 1.29%
1999 -1.23% 1.35%
1998 -2.46% 1.4%
1997 -2.27% 1.46%
1996 -1.88% 1.52%
1995 -1.84% 1.65%
1994 -1.34% 1.75%
1993 -0.34% 1.74%
1992 0.31% 1.72%
1991 0.73% 1.77%
1990 0.92% 1.89%
1989 1.29% 1.98%
1988 1.53% 2.02%
1987 1.63% 2.06%
1986 1.44% 2.15%
1985 1.18% 2.25%
1984 1.14% 2.33%
1983 1.12% 2.38%
1982 1.11% 2.16%
1981 1.12% 2.01%
1980 1.16% 2.02%
1979 1.82% 1.98%
1978 2.5% 2.04%
1977 2.53% 2.08%
1976 2.17% 2.06%
1975 1.83% 2.1%
1974 1.87% 2.24%
1973 1.98% 2.34%
1972 2.1% 2.43%
1971 2.14% 2.4%
1970 2.16% 2.38%
1969 2.33% 2.48%
1968 2.54% 2.56%
1967 2.62% 2.63%
1966 2.69% 2.57%
1965 2.83% 2.54%
1964 3.01% 2.66%
1963 3.17% 2.71%
1962 3.25% 2.74%
1961 3.31% 2.79%

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 Turkey's population grew by 0.23%.

Live population counters

Kazakhstan Turkey
Current population
21161809
86002379
Population rank 65/197 18/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 1.04%
One net population change
2 minutes
2.73 minutes
One birth every
1.28 minutes
33 seconds
One death every
3.85 minutes
59.6 seconds
Daily growth/decline +719 +528
Annual growth/decline +262,467 +192,696
Annual growth/decline rate +1.29% +0.23%
Population growth rate rank 82/197 154/197
One migration net change every
59.7 minutes
2.04 minutes
Annual migration change -8,834 -258,205
Net migration rank 130/196 188/196
Foreign-born residents 2,089,797 7,083,501
Foreign-born residents rank 36/195 11/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.1% 8.1%
Foreign-born share rank 66/195 75/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
Turkey
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kazakhstan Turkey
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,834 - -258,205
2024 - -7,368 - -275,952
2023 273,013 -4,822 426,630 -318,070
2022 277,019 45,755 535,373 -301,544
2021 269,026 -9,804 521,713 20,283
2020 272,458 -8,716 608,708 37,934
2019 278,788 2,594 751,472 -15,690
2018 278,917 -6,644 830,353 187,570
2017 268,066 21,248 875,408 659,846
2016 277,878 9,478 895,841 352,063
2015 273,523 -2,011 930,799 1,063,140
2014 274,406 -10,170 957,055 1,033,384
2013 259,239 -3,925 921,386 438,618
2012 249,987 -4,512 917,145 258,623
2011 237,883 -3,160 875,839 68,849
2010 230,479 -6,840 892,334 55,532
2009 218,036 -7,758 900,491 24,276
2008 214,169 -37,796 868,749 47,915
2007 188,486 -26,237 876,626 -186,402
2006 166,480 -21,728 897,351 -190,194
2005 146,619 -20,171 898,650 -174,177
2004 132,286 -22,841 896,025 -146,574
2003 112,137 -16,027 893,683 -121,383
2002 93,564 -8,272 922,927 -129,444
2001 84,279 -7,333 980,560 -166,759
2000 80,699 -8,754 1,020,515 -195,996
1999 79,536 -61,031 1,063,312 -219,778
1998 85,735 -488,075 1,103,242 -231,744
1997 92,778 -481,380 1,099,738 -208,465
1996 112,384 -469,331 1,091,827 -179,423
1995 140,721 -412,775 1,090,630 -149,737
1994 165,631 -520,028 1,078,208 -37,762
1993 185,649 -292,682 1,064,168 -35,245
1992 204,785 -214,015 1,039,125 -49,923
1991 221,581 -104,271 1,041,229 -69,982
1990 235,113 -103,336 1,044,467 -27,193
1989 254,394 -72,096 1,094,036 -33,519
1988 275,278 -25,892 1,101,266 -27,659
1987 290,227 -32,724 1,099,042 -40,772
1986 295,818 -23,297 1,102,660 -29,134
1985 293,834 -103,115 1,098,846 8,960
1984 278,485 -96,266 1,096,529 21,787
1983 260,471 -84,566 1,095,106 39,871
1982 246,983 -76,976 1,091,863 23,728
1981 243,652 -74,624 1,100,082 -213,889
1980 238,977 -67,731 1,090,538 -151,969
1979 237,442 -60,198 1,076,707 -218,509
1978 225,895 131,248 1,054,863 -182,818
1977 224,284 135,047 1,023,779 -151,825
1976 221,992 127,735 1,009,999 -135,377
1975 219,748 26,332 1,012,904 -193,829
1974 217,668 28,807 1,020,053 -153,311
1973 215,940 30,467 1,025,675 -130,985
1972 212,319 53,914 1,023,781 -119,850
1971 202,450 65,291 1,014,165 -94,891
1970 191,775 72,000 991,950 -150,924
1969 184,118 77,805 970,958 -110,578
1968 186,254 105,890 950,778 -78,973
1967 191,536 105,830 936,727 -65,993
1966 191,506 101,999 925,790 -50,999
1965 194,470 103,626 904,016 -113,911
1964 208,899 98,761 884,152 -69,978
1963 223,105 94,932 862,626 -44,317
1962 228,177 90,842 837,473 -34,353
1961 228,686 85,981 816,911 -26,187
1960 226,027 83,525 773,009 14,948

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 Turkey 73% is from natural causes (a gain of 7,333,352 people) and 27% is from migration (a gain of 2,718,916 people).

As of 2024, 2,089,797 residents or 10.1% of the population were not native-born in Kazakhstan, compared to 7,083,501 people or 8.1% in Turkey.

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
Turkey
City Population
Istanbul 15.7M
Ankara 5.8M
Izmir 4.49M
Bursa 2.9M
Antalya 2.43M
Konya 2.23M
Urfa 1.99M
Kocaeli 1.85M
Adana 1.77M
Diyarbakir 1.73M

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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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