The latest officially reported population of Kazakhstan was 20,592,571 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kazakhstan's population is 21,036,432 people compared to 3,384,690 in Uruguay.
Population statistics:
- Kazakhstan's population is 6.22 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: 0.25% 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 2005, the population of Kazakhstan has increased from 16M people to 21M (31.7% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (3.01% growth).
- Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.7M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.25M people by 2100.
Kazakhstan vs Uruguay: live population counter
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| Current population |
21036432
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3384690
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| Population rank | 65/197 | 133/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.25% | 0.04% |
| One net population change |
2 minutes
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5.87 hours
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| One birth every |
1.28 minutes
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15.7 minutes
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| One death every |
3.85 minutes
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15.9 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.19 hours
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6.5 hours
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| Annual migration change | -7,368 | -1,348 |
| Daily growth/decline | +719 | -4 |
| Annual growth/decline | +262,467 | -1,493 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.29% | -0.04% |
| Population growth rate rank | 84/197 | 169/197 |
Kazakhstan and Uruguay: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,429,981 | 2,529,957 | - | - |
| 1961 | 9,742,085 | 2,562,044 | 3.31% | 1.27% |
| 1962 | 10,058,928 | 2,593,298 | 3.25% | 1.22% |
| 1963 | 10,377,466 | 2,623,766 | 3.17% | 1.17% |
| 1964 | 10,690,309 | 2,653,180 | 3.01% | 1.12% |
| 1965 | 10,993,183 | 2,681,169 | 2.83% | 1.05% |
| 1966 | 11,288,989 | 2,707,646 | 2.69% | 0.99% |
| 1967 | 11,584,428 | 2,732,277 | 2.62% | 0.91% |
| 1968 | 11,879,182 | 2,754,606 | 2.54% | 0.82% |
| 1969 | 12,156,212 | 2,773,974 | 2.33% | 0.7% |
| 1970 | 12,419,057 | 2,790,807 | 2.16% | 0.61% |
| 1971 | 12,684,813 | 2,806,462 | 2.14% | 0.56% |
| 1972 | 12,951,798 | 2,821,644 | 2.1% | 0.54% |
| 1973 | 13,208,121 | 2,837,133 | 1.98% | 0.55% |
| 1974 | 13,454,570 | 2,853,944 | 1.87% | 0.59% |
| 1975 | 13,700,843 | 2,872,320 | 1.83% | 0.64% |
| 1976 | 13,998,738 | 2,891,392 | 2.17% | 0.66% |
| 1977 | 14,353,265 | 2,909,461 | 2.53% | 0.62% |
| 1978 | 14,711,497 | 2,925,715 | 2.5% | 0.56% |
| 1979 | 14,978,696 | 2,939,903 | 1.82% | 0.48% |
| 1980 | 15,152,949 | 2,951,953 | 1.16% | 0.41% |
| 1981 | 15,323,082 | 2,963,246 | 1.12% | 0.38% |
| 1982 | 15,492,595 | 2,975,492 | 1.11% | 0.41% |
| 1983 | 15,665,551 | 2,988,778 | 1.12% | 0.45% |
| 1984 | 15,844,621 | 3,002,488 | 1.14% | 0.46% |
| 1985 | 16,031,090 | 3,017,037 | 1.18% | 0.48% |
| 1986 | 16,262,702 | 3,032,845 | 1.44% | 0.52% |
| 1987 | 16,527,715 | 3,049,896 | 1.63% | 0.56% |
| 1988 | 16,781,168 | 3,067,961 | 1.53% | 0.59% |
| 1989 | 16,997,013 | 3,086,255 | 1.29% | 0.6% |
| 1990 | 17,154,054 | 3,104,403 | 0.92% | 0.59% |
| 1991 | 17,278,600 | 3,122,354 | 0.73% | 0.58% |
| 1992 | 17,332,625 | 3,139,702 | 0.31% | 0.56% |
| 1993 | 17,274,487 | 3,156,345 | -0.34% | 0.53% |
| 1994 | 17,043,771 | 3,172,834 | -1.34% | 0.52% |
| 1995 | 16,730,536 | 3,189,440 | -1.84% | 0.52% |
| 1996 | 16,416,027 | 3,206,324 | -1.88% | 0.53% |
| 1997 | 16,043,251 | 3,223,345 | -2.27% | 0.53% |
| 1998 | 15,647,785 | 3,239,280 | -2.46% | 0.49% |
| 1999 | 15,455,874 | 3,254,015 | -1.23% | 0.45% |
| 2000 | 15,501,103 | 3,266,206 | 0.29% | 0.37% |
| 2001 | 15,575,550 | 3,274,251 | 0.48% | 0.25% |
| 2002 | 15,656,677 | 3,278,867 | 0.52% | 0.14% |
| 2003 | 15,747,380 | 3,281,186 | 0.58% | 0.07% |
| 2004 | 15,850,159 | 3,283,148 | 0.65% | 0.06% |
| 2005 | 15,968,117 | 3,285,771 | 0.74% | 0.08% |
| 2006 | 16,103,716 | 3,289,506 | 0.85% | 0.11% |
| 2007 | 16,257,214 | 3,295,153 | 0.95% | 0.17% |
| 2008 | 16,426,525 | 3,302,177 | 1.04% | 0.21% |
| 2009 | 16,619,846 | 3,310,091 | 1.18% | 0.24% |
| 2010 | 16,836,810 | 3,318,580 | 1.31% | 0.26% |
| 2011 | 17,066,002 | 3,326,825 | 1.36% | 0.25% |
| 2012 | 17,306,106 | 3,335,401 | 1.41% | 0.26% |
| 2013 | 17,556,502 | 3,345,337 | 1.45% | 0.3% |
| 2014 | 17,816,285 | 3,356,334 | 1.48% | 0.33% |
| 2015 | 18,084,169 | 3,368,017 | 1.5% | 0.35% |
| 2016 | 18,363,600 | 3,379,283 | 1.55% | 0.33% |
| 2017 | 18,651,931 | 3,388,438 | 1.57% | 0.27% |
| 2018 | 18,932,727 | 3,394,534 | 1.51% | 0.18% |
| 2019 | 19,209,555 | 3,397,206 | 1.46% | 0.08% |
| 2020 | 19,482,117 | 3,398,968 | 1.42% | 0.05% |
| 2021 | 19,743,603 | 3,396,695 | 1.34% | -0.07% |
| 2022 | 20,034,609 | 3,390,913 | 1.47% | -0.17% |
| 2023 | 20,330,104 | 3,388,081 | 1.47% | -0.08% |
| 2024 | 20,592,571 | 3,386,588 | 1.29% | -0.04% |
| 2025 | 20,843,753 | 3,384,690 | 1.22% | -0.06% |
| 2026 | 21,083,619 | 3,382,543 | 1.15% | -0.06% |
| 2027 | 21,316,177 | 3,380,245 | 1.1% | -0.07% |
| 2028 | 21,547,638 | 3,377,893 | 1.09% | -0.07% |
| 2029 | 21,777,008 | 3,375,428 | 1.06% | -0.07% |
| 2030 | 22,003,192 | 3,372,892 | 1.04% | -0.08% |
| 2031 | 22,227,045 | 3,370,285 | 1.02% | -0.08% |
| 2032 | 22,452,639 | 3,367,544 | 1.01% | -0.08% |
| 2033 | 22,679,377 | 3,364,654 | 1.01% | -0.09% |
| 2034 | 22,903,209 | 3,361,591 | 0.99% | -0.09% |
| 2035 | 23,125,951 | 3,358,284 | 0.97% | -0.1% |
| 2036 | 23,349,072 | 3,354,682 | 0.96% | -0.11% |
| 2037 | 23,571,233 | 3,350,735 | 0.95% | -0.12% |
| 2038 | 23,793,387 | 3,346,431 | 0.94% | -0.13% |
| 2039 | 24,017,887 | 3,341,676 | 0.94% | -0.14% |
| 2040 | 24,246,822 | 3,336,469 | 0.95% | -0.16% |
| 2041 | 24,477,612 | 3,330,804 | 0.95% | -0.17% |
| 2042 | 24,707,974 | 3,324,643 | 0.94% | -0.18% |
| 2043 | 24,941,020 | 3,317,939 | 0.94% | -0.2% |
| 2044 | 25,175,225 | 3,310,611 | 0.94% | -0.22% |
| 2045 | 25,409,749 | 3,302,680 | 0.93% | -0.24% |
| 2046 | 25,642,870 | 3,294,196 | 0.92% | -0.26% |
| 2047 | 25,875,743 | 3,285,160 | 0.91% | -0.27% |
| 2048 | 26,106,834 | 3,275,507 | 0.89% | -0.29% |
| 2049 | 26,328,898 | 3,265,260 | 0.85% | -0.31% |
| 2050 | 26,544,261 | 3,254,361 | 0.82% | -0.33% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Kazakhstan increased by 2,116,052 people (a 13.3% growth), while Uruguay gained 82,246 people (a 2.5% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Kazakhstan gained 2,952,263 (a 16.3% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 16,673 (a 0.5% growth).
Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd most populous country in 2005 and is 65th in 2025. Uruguay was ranked 130th in 2005 and ranked 133rd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Kazakhstan's population will grow by 26.2% to 26,544,261 people with a rank change from 65th to 64th. The population of Uruguay will decrease by 3.85% to 3,254,361 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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| City | Population |
| Montevideo | 1.3M |
| Salto | 125K |
| Ciudad de la Costa | 112K |
| Rivera | 103K |
| Maldonado | 86.8K |
| Paysandu | 76.4K |
| Tacuarembo | 54.8K |
| Melo | 51.8K |
| Mercedes | 42K |
| Artigas | 40.7K |
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Population differences between Kazakhstan and Uruguay
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| Life expectancy | 74.7 years | 78.5 years |
| Average age | 32 years | 38.9 years |
| Median age | 30.5 years | 37.2 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.7:51.3 | 48.5:51.5 |
| Fertility rate | 3.01 births per woman | 1.41 births per woman |
| Population density | 19.8 ppl/mi² | 50.1 ppl/mi² |
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