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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kazakhstan was 20,592,571 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kazakhstan's population is 21,161,809 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Kazakhstan's population is 6.26 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Kazakhstan is ranked the 65th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.26% for Kazakhstan vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Kazakhstan has had an average growth rate of +1.46% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kazakhstan has increased from 16.1M people to 21.2M (31.4% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Kazakhstan vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kazakhstan Uruguay
2100 33,848,663 2,256,741
2099 33,772,741 2,279,899
2098 33,695,479 2,303,351
2097 33,615,447 2,326,987
2096 33,523,978 2,350,799
2095 33,424,720 2,374,835
2094 33,326,027 2,398,960
2093 33,224,553 2,423,269
2092 33,128,053 2,447,646
2091 33,024,570 2,472,126
2090 32,918,505 2,496,514
2089 32,809,364 2,520,852
2088 32,697,677 2,545,052
2087 32,574,802 2,569,100
2086 32,450,913 2,592,974
2085 32,326,215 2,616,629
2084 32,198,072 2,640,001
2083 32,062,485 2,663,150
2082 31,936,199 2,686,021
2081 31,798,193 2,708,594
2080 31,659,824 2,730,883
2079 31,525,030 2,752,831
2078 31,377,560 2,774,432
2077 31,230,620 2,795,709
2076 31,082,855 2,816,677
2075 30,934,158 2,837,308
2074 30,781,840 2,857,709
2073 30,635,989 2,877,721
2072 30,488,022 2,897,543
2071 30,336,588 2,917,097
2070 30,183,464 2,936,478
2069 30,024,249 2,955,616
2068 29,872,612 2,974,445
2067 29,722,383 2,992,987
2066 29,568,138 3,011,309
2065 29,406,227 3,029,441
2064 29,245,499 3,047,343
2063 29,081,885 3,065,064
2062 28,917,277 3,082,642
2061 28,748,398 3,100,006
2060 28,577,830 3,117,149
2059 28,401,552 3,133,952
2058 28,224,769 3,150,250
2057 28,046,842 3,166,055
2056 27,852,110 3,181,373
2055 27,652,544 3,196,072
2054 27,453,980 3,210,110
2053 27,243,894 3,223,395
2052 27,031,990 3,235,973
2051 26,818,727 3,247,888
2050 26,602,802 3,259,108
2049 26,385,294 3,269,675
2048 26,155,898 3,279,610
2047 25,920,222 3,288,969
2046 25,687,222 3,297,696
2045 25,451,058 3,305,917
2044 25,215,227 3,313,556
2043 24,979,701 3,320,565
2042 24,746,212 3,326,955
2041 24,516,106 3,332,884
2040 24,281,719 3,338,277
2039 24,055,361 3,343,295
2038 23,829,916 3,347,790
2037 23,608,263 3,351,911
2036 23,382,815 3,355,671
2035 23,159,205 3,359,126
2034 22,934,543 3,362,276
2033 22,708,727 3,365,250
2032 22,478,234 3,368,057
2031 22,254,688 3,370,727
2030 22,027,730 3,373,273
2029 21,799,495 3,375,805
2028 21,566,108 3,378,198
2027 21,333,660 3,380,504
2026 21,098,089 3,382,789
2025 20,850,907 3,384,805
2024 20,592,571 3,386,588
2023 20,330,104 3,388,081
2022 20,034,609 3,390,913
2021 19,743,603 3,396,695
2020 19,482,117 3,398,968
2019 19,209,555 3,397,206
2018 18,932,727 3,394,534
2017 18,651,931 3,388,438
2016 18,363,600 3,379,283
2015 18,084,169 3,368,017
2014 17,816,285 3,356,334
2013 17,556,502 3,345,337
2012 17,306,106 3,335,401
2011 17,066,002 3,326,825
2010 16,836,810 3,318,580
2009 16,619,846 3,310,091
2008 16,426,525 3,302,177
2007 16,257,214 3,295,153
2006 16,103,716 3,289,506
2005 15,968,117 3,285,771
2004 15,850,159 3,283,148
2003 15,747,380 3,281,186
2002 15,656,677 3,278,867
2001 15,575,550 3,274,251
2000 15,501,103 3,266,206
1999 15,455,874 3,254,015
1998 15,647,785 3,239,280
1997 16,043,251 3,223,345
1996 16,416,027 3,206,324
1995 16,730,536 3,189,440
1994 17,043,771 3,172,834
1993 17,274,487 3,156,345
1992 17,332,625 3,139,702
1991 17,278,600 3,122,354
1990 17,154,054 3,104,403
1989 16,997,013 3,086,255
1988 16,781,168 3,067,961
1987 16,527,715 3,049,896
1986 16,262,702 3,032,845
1985 16,031,090 3,017,037
1984 15,844,621 3,002,488
1983 15,665,551 2,988,778
1982 15,492,595 2,975,492
1981 15,323,082 2,963,246
1980 15,152,949 2,951,953
1979 14,978,696 2,939,903
1978 14,711,497 2,925,715
1977 14,353,265 2,909,461
1976 13,998,738 2,891,392
1975 13,700,843 2,872,320
1974 13,454,570 2,853,944
1973 13,208,121 2,837,133
1972 12,951,798 2,821,644
1971 12,684,813 2,806,462
1970 12,419,057 2,790,807
1969 12,156,212 2,773,974
1968 11,879,182 2,754,606
1967 11,584,428 2,732,277
1966 11,288,989 2,707,646
1965 10,993,183 2,681,169
1964 10,690,309 2,653,180
1963 10,377,466 2,623,766
1962 10,058,928 2,593,298
1961 9,742,085 2,562,044
1960 9,429,981 2,529,957

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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kazakhstan gained 2,798,209 people (a 15.2% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd most populous country in 2006 and is 65th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.8M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kazakhstan Uruguay
2100 0.22% -1.02%
2099 0.23% -1.02%
2098 0.24% -1.02%
2097 0.27% -1.01%
2096 0.3% -1.01%
2095 0.3% -1.01%
2094 0.31% -1%
2093 0.29% -1%
2092 0.31% -0.99%
2091 0.32% -0.98%
2090 0.33% -0.97%
2089 0.34% -0.95%
2088 0.38% -0.94%
2087 0.38% -0.92%
2086 0.39% -0.9%
2085 0.4% -0.89%
2084 0.42% -0.87%
2083 0.4% -0.85%
2082 0.43% -0.83%
2081 0.44% -0.82%
2080 0.43% -0.8%
2079 0.47% -0.78%
2078 0.47% -0.76%
2077 0.48% -0.74%
2076 0.48% -0.73%
2075 0.49% -0.71%
2074 0.48% -0.7%
2073 0.49% -0.68%
2072 0.5% -0.67%
2071 0.51% -0.66%
2070 0.53% -0.65%
2069 0.51% -0.63%
2068 0.51% -0.62%
2067 0.52% -0.61%
2066 0.55% -0.6%
2065 0.55% -0.59%
2064 0.56% -0.58%
2063 0.57% -0.57%
2062 0.59% -0.56%
2061 0.6% -0.55%
2060 0.62% -0.54%
2059 0.63% -0.52%
2058 0.63% -0.5%
2057 0.7% -0.48%
2056 0.72% -0.46%
2055 0.72% -0.44%
2054 0.77% -0.41%
2053 0.78% -0.39%
2052 0.8% -0.37%
2051 0.81% -0.34%
2050 0.82% -0.32%
2049 0.88% -0.3%
2048 0.91% -0.28%
2047 0.91% -0.26%
2046 0.93% -0.25%
2045 0.94% -0.23%
2044 0.94% -0.21%
2043 0.94% -0.19%
2042 0.94% -0.18%
2041 0.97% -0.16%
2040 0.94% -0.15%
2039 0.95% -0.13%
2038 0.94% -0.12%
2037 0.96% -0.11%
2036 0.97% -0.1%
2035 0.98% -0.09%
2034 0.99% -0.09%
2033 1.03% -0.08%
2032 1% -0.08%
2031 1.03% -0.08%
2030 1.05% -0.08%
2029 1.08% -0.07%
2028 1.09% -0.07%
2027 1.12% -0.07%
2026 1.19% -0.06%
2025 1.25% -0.05%
2024 1.29% -0.04%
2023 1.47% -0.08%
2022 1.47% -0.17%
2021 1.34% -0.07%
2020 1.42% 0.05%
2019 1.46% 0.08%
2018 1.51% 0.18%
2017 1.57% 0.27%
2016 1.55% 0.33%
2015 1.5% 0.35%
2014 1.48% 0.33%
2013 1.45% 0.3%
2012 1.41% 0.26%
2011 1.36% 0.25%
2010 1.31% 0.26%
2009 1.18% 0.24%
2008 1.04% 0.21%
2007 0.95% 0.17%
2006 0.85% 0.11%
2005 0.74% 0.08%
2004 0.65% 0.06%
2003 0.58% 0.07%
2002 0.52% 0.14%
2001 0.48% 0.25%
2000 0.29% 0.37%
1999 -1.23% 0.45%
1998 -2.46% 0.49%
1997 -2.27% 0.53%
1996 -1.88% 0.53%
1995 -1.84% 0.52%
1994 -1.34% 0.52%
1993 -0.34% 0.53%
1992 0.31% 0.56%
1991 0.73% 0.58%
1990 0.92% 0.59%
1989 1.29% 0.6%
1988 1.53% 0.59%
1987 1.63% 0.56%
1986 1.44% 0.52%
1985 1.18% 0.48%
1984 1.14% 0.46%
1983 1.12% 0.45%
1982 1.11% 0.41%
1981 1.12% 0.38%
1980 1.16% 0.41%
1979 1.82% 0.48%
1978 2.5% 0.56%
1977 2.53% 0.62%
1976 2.17% 0.66%
1975 1.83% 0.64%
1974 1.87% 0.59%
1973 1.98% 0.55%
1972 2.1% 0.54%
1971 2.14% 0.56%
1970 2.16% 0.61%
1969 2.33% 0.7%
1968 2.54% 0.82%
1967 2.62% 0.91%
1966 2.69% 0.99%
1965 2.83% 1.05%
1964 3.01% 1.12%
1963 3.17% 1.17%
1962 3.25% 1.22%
1961 3.31% 1.27%

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 Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Kazakhstan Uruguay
Current population
21161809
3382789
Population rank 65/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.04%
One net population change
2 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
1.28 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
3.85 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +719 -4
Annual growth/decline +262,467 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +1.29% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 82/197 167/197
One migration net change every
59.7 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change -8,834 -1,338
Net migration rank 130/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 2,089,797 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 36/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.1% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 66/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kazakhstan Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,834 - -1,338
2024 - -7,368 - -1,348
2023 273,013 -4,822 298 -1,501
2022 277,019 45,755 -2,964 -1,501
2021 269,026 -9,804 -5,621 -1,482
2020 272,458 -8,716 4,048 -1,482
2019 278,788 2,594 3,873 -2,899
2018 278,917 -6,644 7,322 -2,963
2017 268,066 21,248 10,907 -3,091
2016 277,878 9,478 14,008 -3,506
2015 273,523 -2,011 16,194 -4,157
2014 274,406 -10,170 16,238 -4,919
2013 259,239 -3,925 16,318 -5,647
2012 249,987 -4,512 15,520 -6,317
2011 237,883 -3,160 14,934 -6,982
2010 230,479 -6,840 16,231 -7,696
2009 218,036 -7,758 16,947 -8,510
2008 214,169 -37,796 16,838 -9,458
2007 188,486 -26,237 17,422 -10,750
2006 166,480 -21,728 17,783 -13,161
2005 146,619 -20,171 18,926 -16,086
2004 132,286 -22,841 18,067 -15,668
2003 112,137 -16,027 18,628 -17,105
2002 93,564 -8,272 20,073 -16,957
2001 84,279 -7,333 20,729 -14,620
2000 80,699 -8,754 21,060 -11,076
1999 79,536 -61,031 21,844 -7,441
1998 85,735 -488,075 22,114 -7,048
1997 92,778 -481,380 23,737 -6,938
1996 112,384 -469,331 24,635 -7,397
1995 140,721 -412,775 24,872 -8,339
1994 165,631 -520,028 24,637 -7,955
1993 185,649 -292,682 24,212 -7,922
1992 204,785 -214,015 24,847 -7,850
1991 221,581 -104,271 25,422 -7,714
1990 235,113 -103,336 25,699 -7,499
1989 254,394 -72,096 25,322 -7,229
1988 275,278 -25,892 25,071 -6,582
1987 290,227 -32,724 24,469 -6,833
1986 295,818 -23,297 24,505 -8,046
1985 293,834 -103,115 23,988 -8,832
1984 278,485 -96,266 23,684 -9,730
1983 260,471 -84,566 24,146 -10,671
1982 246,983 -76,976 25,224 -12,131
1981 243,652 -74,624 24,968 -13,577
1980 238,977 -67,731 25,451 -14,252
1979 237,442 -60,198 27,456 -14,552
1978 225,895 131,248 30,076 -14,611
1977 224,284 135,047 31,321 -14,280
1976 221,992 127,735 33,199 -14,096
1975 219,748 26,332 33,393 -14,350
1974 217,668 28,807 32,221 -14,512
1973 215,940 30,467 30,213 -14,312
1972 212,319 53,914 28,896 -13,817
1971 202,450 65,291 28,584 -13,288
1970 191,775 72,000 28,737 -12,727
1969 184,118 77,805 28,805 -11,149
1968 186,254 105,890 29,103 -8,028
1967 191,536 105,830 29,514 -5,938
1966 191,506 101,999 30,293 -4,599
1965 194,470 103,626 30,807 -3,542
1964 208,899 98,761 31,340 -2,623
1963 223,105 94,932 31,824 -1,707
1962 228,177 90,842 31,441 -623
1961 228,686 85,981 30,975 703
1960 226,027 83,525 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 2,089,797 residents or 10.1% of the population were not native-born in Kazakhstan, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

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
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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