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Population in Kazakhstan compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Kazakhstan was 20,843,754 in 2025 vs 69,487,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kazakhstan's population is 21,211,812 people compared to 70,071,289 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 3.3 times bigger than Kazakhstan's.
  • Kazakhstan is ranked the 65th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 1.1% of the world: 0.26% for Kazakhstan vs 0.84% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Kazakhstan has had an average growth rate of +1.44% per year vs +0.66% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kazakhstan has increased from 16.1M people to 21.2M (31.7% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.1M (15.2% growth).

Kazakhstan vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kazakhstan United Kingdom
2100 33,837,050 74,517,005
2099 33,761,154 74,647,273
2098 33,683,919 74,766,073
2097 33,603,915 74,879,923
2096 33,512,477 74,991,940
2095 33,413,253 75,102,041
2094 33,314,594 75,198,597
2093 33,213,155 75,296,704
2092 33,116,688 75,390,038
2091 33,013,240 75,480,137
2090 32,907,211 75,566,962
2089 32,798,108 75,649,353
2088 32,686,460 75,721,067
2087 32,563,627 75,791,990
2086 32,439,780 75,859,854
2085 32,315,125 75,918,647
2084 32,187,026 75,969,065
2083 32,051,485 76,018,614
2082 31,925,242 76,059,464
2081 31,787,284 76,086,593
2080 31,648,962 76,118,679
2079 31,514,214 76,147,352
2078 31,366,796 76,165,841
2077 31,219,906 76,183,437
2076 31,072,192 76,185,828
2075 30,923,546 76,198,349
2074 30,771,280 76,209,676
2073 30,625,478 76,218,781
2072 30,477,563 76,211,187
2071 30,326,181 76,200,495
2070 30,173,109 76,190,801
2069 30,013,948 76,184,140
2068 29,862,364 76,183,288
2067 29,712,186 76,175,881
2066 29,557,994 76,168,987
2065 29,396,139 76,168,193
2064 29,235,466 76,165,129
2063 29,071,908 76,165,534
2062 28,907,357 76,158,910
2061 28,738,535 76,156,587
2060 28,568,026 76,157,104
2059 28,391,809 76,157,593
2058 28,215,085 76,139,384
2057 28,037,220 76,119,478
2056 27,842,554 76,086,799
2055 27,643,057 76,047,952
2054 27,444,561 75,980,524
2053 27,234,548 75,907,047
2052 27,022,716 75,815,200
2051 26,809,526 75,709,173
2050 26,593,675 75,591,218
2049 26,376,242 75,460,140
2048 26,146,925 75,313,837
2047 25,911,330 75,153,802
2046 25,678,409 74,986,563
2045 25,442,326 74,808,886
2044 25,206,576 74,623,687
2043 24,971,131 74,424,133
2042 24,737,722 74,224,922
2041 24,507,695 74,020,934
2040 24,273,388 73,812,680
2039 24,047,108 73,600,788
2038 23,821,741 73,378,310
2037 23,600,163 73,155,497
2036 23,374,793 72,921,995
2035 23,151,259 72,671,687
2034 22,926,675 72,418,766
2033 22,700,937 72,145,065
2032 22,470,522 71,869,259
2031 22,247,053 71,581,519
2030 22,020,172 71,267,237
2029 21,792,016 70,948,992
2028 21,558,709 70,609,246
2027 21,326,341 70,248,858
2026 21,090,850 69,883,746
2025 20,843,754 69,487,000
2024 20,592,571 69,281,000
2023 20,330,104 68,526,000
2022 20,034,609 67,636,000
2021 19,743,603 66,978,000
2020 19,482,117 66,740,000
2019 19,209,555 66,628,000
2018 18,932,727 66,287,000
2017 18,651,931 65,964,000
2016 18,363,600 65,606,000
2015 18,084,169 65,087,000
2014 17,816,285 64,619,000
2013 17,556,502 64,138,000
2012 17,306,106 63,711,000
2011 17,066,002 63,258,810
2010 16,836,810 62,766,365
2009 16,619,846 62,276,270
2008 16,426,525 61,806,995
2007 16,257,214 61,322,463
2006 16,103,716 60,846,820
2005 15,968,117 60,401,206
2004 15,850,159 59,987,905
2003 15,747,380 59,647,577
2002 15,656,677 59,370,479
2001 15,575,550 59,119,673
2000 15,501,103 58,892,514
1999 15,455,874 58,682,466
1998 15,647,785 58,487,141
1997 16,043,251 58,316,954
1996 16,416,027 58,166,950
1995 16,730,536 58,019,030
1994 17,043,771 57,865,745
1993 17,274,487 57,718,614
1992 17,332,625 57,580,402
1991 17,278,600 57,424,897
1990 17,154,054 57,247,586
1989 16,997,013 57,076,711
1988 16,781,168 56,928,327
1987 16,527,715 56,802,050
1986 16,262,702 56,681,396
1985 16,031,090 56,550,268
1984 15,844,621 56,422,072
1983 15,665,551 56,332,848
1982 15,492,595 56,313,641
1981 15,323,082 56,333,829
1980 15,152,949 56,314,216
1979 14,978,696 56,246,951
1978 14,711,497 56,196,504
1977 14,353,265 56,193,492
1976 13,998,738 56,211,968
1975 13,700,843 56,225,800
1974 13,454,570 56,229,974
1973 13,208,121 56,194,527
1972 12,951,798 56,086,065
1971 12,684,813 55,896,223
1970 12,419,057 55,663,250
1969 12,156,212 55,441,750
1968 11,879,182 55,211,700
1967 11,584,428 54,943,600
1966 11,288,989 54,648,500
1965 10,993,183 54,348,050
1964 10,690,309 54,000,000
1963 10,377,466 53,650,000
1962 10,058,928 53,250,000
1961 9,742,085 52,800,000
1960 9,429,981 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kazakhstan increased by 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,759,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kazakhstan gained 2,848,212 people (a 15.5% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,465,289 people (a 6.81% growth).

Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd most populous country in 2006 and is 65th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 7.88% to 75,591,218 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.8M people compared to the peak of 76.2M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kazakhstan United Kingdom
2100 0.22% -0.17%
2099 0.23% -0.16%
2098 0.24% -0.15%
2097 0.27% -0.15%
2096 0.3% -0.15%
2095 0.3% -0.13%
2094 0.31% -0.13%
2093 0.29% -0.12%
2092 0.31% -0.12%
2091 0.32% -0.11%
2090 0.33% -0.11%
2089 0.34% -0.09%
2088 0.38% -0.09%
2087 0.38% -0.09%
2086 0.39% -0.08%
2085 0.4% -0.07%
2084 0.42% -0.07%
2083 0.4% -0.05%
2082 0.43% -0.04%
2081 0.44% -0.04%
2080 0.43% -0.04%
2079 0.47% -0.02%
2078 0.47% -0.02%
2077 0.48% -0.003%
2076 0.48% -0.02%
2075 0.49% -0.01%
2074 0.48% -0.01%
2073 0.49% 0.01%
2072 0.5% 0.01%
2071 0.51% 0.01%
2070 0.53% 0.009%
2069 0.51% 0.001%
2068 0.51% 0.01%
2067 0.52% 0.009%
2066 0.55% 0.001%
2065 0.55% 0.004%
2064 0.56% -0%
2063 0.57% 0.009%
2062 0.59% 0.003%
2061 0.6% -0.001%
2060 0.62% -0.001%
2059 0.63% 0.02%
2058 0.63% 0.03%
2057 0.7% 0.04%
2056 0.72% 0.05%
2055 0.72% 0.09%
2054 0.77% 0.1%
2053 0.78% 0.12%
2052 0.8% 0.14%
2051 0.81% 0.16%
2050 0.82% 0.17%
2049 0.88% 0.19%
2048 0.91% 0.21%
2047 0.91% 0.22%
2046 0.93% 0.24%
2045 0.94% 0.25%
2044 0.94% 0.27%
2043 0.94% 0.27%
2042 0.94% 0.28%
2041 0.97% 0.28%
2040 0.94% 0.29%
2039 0.95% 0.3%
2038 0.94% 0.3%
2037 0.96% 0.32%
2036 0.97% 0.34%
2035 0.98% 0.35%
2034 0.99% 0.38%
2033 1.03% 0.38%
2032 1% 0.4%
2031 1.03% 0.44%
2030 1.05% 0.45%
2029 1.08% 0.48%
2028 1.09% 0.51%
2027 1.12% 0.52%
2026 1.19% 0.57%
2025 1.22% 0.3%
2024 1.29% 1.1%
2023 1.47% 1.32%
2022 1.47% 0.98%
2021 1.34% 0.36%
2020 1.42% 0.17%
2019 1.46% 0.51%
2018 1.51% 0.49%
2017 1.57% 0.55%
2016 1.55% 0.8%
2015 1.5% 0.72%
2014 1.48% 0.75%
2013 1.45% 0.67%
2012 1.41% 0.71%
2011 1.36% 0.78%
2010 1.31% 0.79%
2009 1.18% 0.76%
2008 1.04% 0.79%
2007 0.95% 0.78%
2006 0.85% 0.74%
2005 0.74% 0.69%
2004 0.65% 0.57%
2003 0.58% 0.47%
2002 0.52% 0.42%
2001 0.48% 0.39%
2000 0.29% 0.36%
1999 -1.23% 0.33%
1998 -2.46% 0.29%
1997 -2.27% 0.26%
1996 -1.88% 0.25%
1995 -1.84% 0.26%
1994 -1.34% 0.25%
1993 -0.34% 0.24%
1992 0.31% 0.27%
1991 0.73% 0.31%
1990 0.92% 0.3%
1989 1.29% 0.26%
1988 1.53% 0.22%
1987 1.63% 0.21%
1986 1.44% 0.23%
1985 1.18% 0.23%
1984 1.14% 0.16%
1983 1.12% 0.03%
1982 1.11% -0.04%
1981 1.12% 0.03%
1980 1.16% 0.12%
1979 1.82% 0.09%
1978 2.5% 0.005%
1977 2.53% -0.03%
1976 2.17% -0.02%
1975 1.83% -0.007%
1974 1.87% 0.06%
1973 1.98% 0.19%
1972 2.1% 0.34%
1971 2.14% 0.42%
1970 2.16% 0.4%
1969 2.33% 0.42%
1968 2.54% 0.49%
1967 2.62% 0.54%
1966 2.69% 0.55%
1965 2.83% 0.64%
1964 3.01% 0.65%
1963 3.17% 0.75%
1962 3.25% 0.85%
1961 3.31% 0.76%

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 the United Kingdom's population grew by 0.3%.

Live population counters

Kazakhstan United Kingdom
Current population
21211812
70071289
Population rank 65/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.84%
One net population change
2.1 minutes
2.56 minutes
One birth every
1.31 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
3.81 minutes
46.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +688 +564
Annual growth/decline +251,183 +206,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.22% +0.3%
Population growth rate rank 85/197 145/197
One migration net change every
59.7 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change -8,834 +389,911
Net migration rank 130/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 2,089,797 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 36/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.1% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 66/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kazakhstan United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,834 - 389,911
2024 264,079 -7,368 13,233 417,114
2023 273,013 -4,822 34,606 445,523
2022 277,019 45,755 39,770 487,029
2021 269,026 -9,804 30,609 462,967
2020 272,458 -8,716 -4,272 144,221
2019 278,788 2,594 108,338 232,727
2018 278,917 -6,644 119,317 259,744
2017 268,066 21,248 145,121 272,311
2016 277,878 9,478 177,136 324,649
2015 273,523 -2,011 175,735 347,839
2014 274,406 -10,170 206,781 306,091
2013 259,239 -3,925 198,827 237,272
2012 249,987 -4,512 248,473 172,088
2011 237,883 -3,160 259,361 228,773
2010 230,479 -6,840 251,066 274,811
2009 218,036 -7,758 230,422 249,639
2008 214,169 -37,796 216,325 263,390
2007 188,486 -26,237 196,232 309,385
2006 166,480 -21,728 176,455 288,923
2005 146,619 -20,171 144,963 308,279
2004 132,286 -22,841 131,974 276,077
2003 112,137 -16,027 89,471 211,846
2002 93,564 -8,272 65,308 203,577
2001 84,279 -7,333 65,032 175,133
2000 80,699 -8,754 70,671 153,917
1999 79,536 -61,031 64,551 152,653
1998 85,735 -488,075 87,730 125,541
1997 92,778 -481,380 99,138 59,723
1996 112,384 -469,331 98,884 54,964
1995 140,721 -412,775 87,028 61,385
1994 165,631 -520,028 127,304 45,339
1993 185,649 -292,682 103,893 27,403
1992 204,785 -214,015 149,709 17,846
1991 221,581 -104,271 143,562 27,601
1990 235,113 -103,336 154,569 57,132
1989 254,394 -72,096 119,861 49,586
1988 275,278 -25,892 136,628 13,952
1987 290,227 -32,724 136,325 8,266
1986 295,818 -23,297 90,690 41,836
1985 293,834 -103,115 79,170 83,164
1984 278,485 -96,266 84,633 71,107
1983 260,471 -84,566 61,966 27,063
1982 246,983 -76,976 56,314 -61,152
1981 243,652 -74,624 73,234 -83,876
1980 238,977 -67,731 95,734 -25,187
1979 237,442 -60,198 61,872 11,255
1978 225,895 131,248 16,859 3,783
1977 224,284 135,047 0 -21,636
1976 221,992 127,735 -5,621 -19,135
1975 219,748 26,332 33,735 -40,241
1974 217,668 28,807 67,476 -65,710
1973 215,940 30,467 112,389 -33,840
1972 212,319 53,914 162,650 -1,406
1971 202,450 65,291 257,123 1,175
1970 191,775 72,000 244,918 -15,254
1969 184,118 77,805 260,577 -60,655
1968 186,254 105,890 292,622 -38,852
1967 191,536 105,830 346,145 -39,659
1966 191,506 101,999 333,356 -27,935
1965 194,470 103,626 364,132 -24,955
1964 208,899 98,761 405,000 -23,885
1963 223,105 94,932 337,995 8,271
1962 228,177 90,842 340,800 76,443
1961 228,686 85,981 311,519 52,295
1960 226,027 83,525 314,400 19,953

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

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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 the United Kingdom 19.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 839,593 people) and 80.2% is from migration (a gain of 3,394,124 people).

As of 2024, 2,089,797 residents or 10.1% of the population were not native-born in Kazakhstan, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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

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