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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kazakhstan was 20,592,571 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kazakhstan's population is 21,161,809 people compared to 22,697,916 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • Zambia's population is 1.07 times bigger than Kazakhstan's.
  • Kazakhstan is ranked the 65th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.53% of the world: 0.26% for Kazakhstan vs 0.27% for Zambia.
  • For the last 10 years, Kazakhstan has had an average growth rate of +1.46% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kazakhstan has increased from 16.1M people to 21.2M (31.4% growth), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.7M (87.1% growth).

Kazakhstan vs Zambia: population by year and forecast

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kazakhstan Zambia
2100 33,848,663 65,217,429
2099 33,772,741 64,871,545
2098 33,695,479 64,515,891
2097 33,615,447 64,148,736
2096 33,523,978 63,777,313
2095 33,424,720 63,393,169
2094 33,326,027 62,992,652
2093 33,224,553 62,590,327
2092 33,128,053 62,175,930
2091 33,024,570 61,750,591
2090 32,918,505 61,321,399
2089 32,809,364 60,880,148
2088 32,697,677 60,434,676
2087 32,574,802 59,970,107
2086 32,450,913 59,499,234
2085 32,326,215 59,023,040
2084 32,198,072 58,535,857
2083 32,062,485 58,040,512
2082 31,936,199 57,538,672
2081 31,798,193 57,027,491
2080 31,659,824 56,506,421
2079 31,525,030 55,983,242
2078 31,377,560 55,449,777
2077 31,230,620 54,906,771
2076 31,082,855 54,361,075
2075 30,934,158 53,806,856
2074 30,781,840 53,246,777
2073 30,635,989 52,677,348
2072 30,488,022 52,101,139
2071 30,336,588 51,519,691
2070 30,183,464 50,931,614
2069 30,024,249 50,334,700
2068 29,872,612 49,737,479
2067 29,722,383 49,135,488
2066 29,568,138 48,530,443
2065 29,406,227 47,918,592
2064 29,245,499 47,299,740
2063 29,081,885 46,677,439
2062 28,917,277 46,048,819
2061 28,748,398 45,416,657
2060 28,577,830 44,777,347
2059 28,401,552 44,137,306
2058 28,224,769 43,494,451
2057 28,046,842 42,851,923
2056 27,852,110 42,206,898
2055 27,652,544 41,558,284
2054 27,453,980 40,906,492
2053 27,243,894 40,255,629
2052 27,031,990 39,603,888
2051 26,818,727 38,949,958
2050 26,602,802 38,294,607
2049 26,385,294 37,634,194
2048 26,155,898 36,971,309
2047 25,920,222 36,309,749
2046 25,687,222 35,645,868
2045 25,451,058 34,981,812
2044 25,215,227 34,316,981
2043 24,979,701 33,652,420
2042 24,746,212 32,990,657
2041 24,516,106 32,329,447
2040 24,281,719 31,664,262
2039 24,055,361 31,001,305
2038 23,829,916 30,335,662
2037 23,608,263 29,668,561
2036 23,382,815 29,000,264
2035 23,159,205 28,333,498
2034 22,934,543 27,671,195
2033 22,708,727 27,011,974
2032 22,478,234 26,356,580
2031 22,254,688 25,702,812
2030 22,027,730 25,055,216
2029 21,799,495 24,414,405
2028 21,566,108 23,780,809
2027 21,333,660 23,151,479
2026 21,098,089 22,529,742
2025 20,850,907 21,918,187
2024 20,592,571 21,314,956
2023 20,330,104 20,723,965
2022 20,034,609 20,152,938
2021 19,743,603 19,603,607
2020 19,482,117 19,059,395
2019 19,209,555 18,513,839
2018 18,932,727 17,973,569
2017 18,651,931 17,441,320
2016 18,363,600 16,914,423
2015 18,084,169 16,399,089
2014 17,816,285 15,895,315
2013 17,556,502 15,398,997
2012 17,306,106 14,913,629
2011 17,066,002 14,437,796
2010 16,836,810 13,965,594
2009 16,619,846 13,490,389
2008 16,426,525 13,021,324
2007 16,257,214 12,565,085
2006 16,103,716 12,129,553
2005 15,968,117 11,718,819
2004 15,850,159 11,338,198
2003 15,747,380 10,983,595
2002 15,656,677 10,647,949
2001 15,575,550 10,325,185
2000 15,501,103 10,017,631
1999 15,455,874 9,740,005
1998 15,647,785 9,482,408
1997 16,043,251 9,237,063
1996 16,416,027 9,004,053
1995 16,730,536 8,785,763
1994 17,043,771 8,576,269
1993 17,274,487 8,373,921
1992 17,332,625 8,176,680
1991 17,278,600 7,981,650
1990 17,154,054 7,786,169
1989 16,997,013 7,589,216
1988 16,781,168 7,391,440
1987 16,527,715 7,191,282
1986 16,262,702 6,986,471
1985 16,031,090 6,780,953
1984 15,844,621 6,580,490
1983 15,665,551 6,381,038
1982 15,492,595 6,178,637
1981 15,323,082 5,983,289
1980 15,152,949 5,802,833
1979 14,978,696 5,631,728
1978 14,711,497 5,465,374
1977 14,353,265 5,302,480
1976 13,998,738 5,143,842
1975 13,700,843 4,990,086
1974 13,454,570 4,842,746
1973 13,208,121 4,702,693
1972 12,951,798 4,569,309
1971 12,684,813 4,442,525
1970 12,419,057 4,321,718
1969 12,156,212 4,197,116
1968 11,879,182 4,065,593
1967 11,584,428 3,936,343
1966 11,288,989 3,812,003
1965 10,993,183 3,692,086
1964 10,690,309 3,577,017
1963 10,377,466 3,465,907
1962 10,058,928 3,358,099
1961 9,742,085 3,254,086
1960 9,429,981 3,153,729

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/zambia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kazakhstan increased by 2,259,884 people (a 14% growth), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kazakhstan gained 2,798,209 people (a 15.2% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,783,493 people (a 34.2% growth).

Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd most populous country in 2006 and is 65th in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 68.7% to 38,294,607 people and rank change from 62nd to 54th.

Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.8M people compared to the peak of 65.2M people in 2100 for Zambia.

Population growth rate by year

Kazakhstan
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kazakhstan Zambia
2100 0.22% 0.53%
2099 0.23% 0.55%
2098 0.24% 0.57%
2097 0.27% 0.58%
2096 0.3% 0.61%
2095 0.3% 0.64%
2094 0.31% 0.64%
2093 0.29% 0.67%
2092 0.31% 0.69%
2091 0.32% 0.7%
2090 0.33% 0.72%
2089 0.34% 0.74%
2088 0.38% 0.77%
2087 0.38% 0.79%
2086 0.39% 0.81%
2085 0.4% 0.83%
2084 0.42% 0.85%
2083 0.4% 0.87%
2082 0.43% 0.9%
2081 0.44% 0.92%
2080 0.43% 0.93%
2079 0.47% 0.96%
2078 0.47% 0.99%
2077 0.48% 1%
2076 0.48% 1.03%
2075 0.49% 1.05%
2074 0.48% 1.08%
2073 0.49% 1.11%
2072 0.5% 1.13%
2071 0.51% 1.15%
2070 0.53% 1.19%
2069 0.51% 1.2%
2068 0.51% 1.23%
2067 0.52% 1.25%
2066 0.55% 1.28%
2065 0.55% 1.31%
2064 0.56% 1.33%
2063 0.57% 1.37%
2062 0.59% 1.39%
2061 0.6% 1.43%
2060 0.62% 1.45%
2059 0.63% 1.48%
2058 0.63% 1.5%
2057 0.7% 1.53%
2056 0.72% 1.56%
2055 0.72% 1.59%
2054 0.77% 1.62%
2053 0.78% 1.65%
2052 0.8% 1.68%
2051 0.81% 1.71%
2050 0.82% 1.75%
2049 0.88% 1.79%
2048 0.91% 1.82%
2047 0.91% 1.86%
2046 0.93% 1.9%
2045 0.94% 1.94%
2044 0.94% 1.97%
2043 0.94% 2.01%
2042 0.94% 2.05%
2041 0.97% 2.1%
2040 0.94% 2.14%
2039 0.95% 2.19%
2038 0.94% 2.25%
2037 0.96% 2.3%
2036 0.97% 2.35%
2035 0.98% 2.39%
2034 0.99% 2.44%
2033 1.03% 2.49%
2032 1% 2.54%
2031 1.03% 2.58%
2030 1.05% 2.62%
2029 1.08% 2.66%
2028 1.09% 2.72%
2027 1.12% 2.76%
2026 1.19% 2.79%
2025 1.25% 2.83%
2024 1.29% 2.85%
2023 1.47% 2.83%
2022 1.47% 2.8%
2021 1.34% 2.86%
2020 1.42% 2.95%
2019 1.46% 3.01%
2018 1.51% 3.05%
2017 1.57% 3.12%
2016 1.55% 3.14%
2015 1.5% 3.17%
2014 1.48% 3.22%
2013 1.45% 3.25%
2012 1.41% 3.3%
2011 1.36% 3.38%
2010 1.31% 3.52%
2009 1.18% 3.6%
2008 1.04% 3.63%
2007 0.95% 3.59%
2006 0.85% 3.5%
2005 0.74% 3.36%
2004 0.65% 3.23%
2003 0.58% 3.15%
2002 0.52% 3.13%
2001 0.48% 3.07%
2000 0.29% 2.85%
1999 -1.23% 2.72%
1998 -2.46% 2.66%
1997 -2.27% 2.59%
1996 -1.88% 2.48%
1995 -1.84% 2.44%
1994 -1.34% 2.42%
1993 -0.34% 2.41%
1992 0.31% 2.44%
1991 0.73% 2.51%
1990 0.92% 2.6%
1989 1.29% 2.68%
1988 1.53% 2.78%
1987 1.63% 2.93%
1986 1.44% 3.03%
1985 1.18% 3.05%
1984 1.14% 3.13%
1983 1.12% 3.28%
1982 1.11% 3.26%
1981 1.12% 3.11%
1980 1.16% 3.04%
1979 1.82% 3.04%
1978 2.5% 3.07%
1977 2.53% 3.08%
1976 2.17% 3.08%
1975 1.83% 3.04%
1974 1.87% 2.98%
1973 1.98% 2.92%
1972 2.1% 2.85%
1971 2.14% 2.8%
1970 2.16% 2.97%
1969 2.33% 3.24%
1968 2.54% 3.28%
1967 2.62% 3.26%
1966 2.69% 3.25%
1965 2.83% 3.22%
1964 3.01% 3.21%
1963 3.17% 3.21%
1962 3.25% 3.2%
1961 3.31% 3.18%

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/zambia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Kazakhstan grew by 1.29%, while Zambia's population grew by 2.85%.

Live population counters

Kazakhstan Zambia
Current population
21161809
22697916
Population rank 65/197 62/197
Percent of world population 0.26% 0.27%
One net population change
2 minutes
53.4 seconds
One birth every
1.28 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
3.85 minutes
4.87 minutes
Daily growth/decline +719 +1,619
Annual growth/decline +262,467 +590,991
Annual growth/decline rate +1.29% +2.85%
Population growth rate rank 82/197 21/197
One migration net change every
59.7 minutes
1.34 hours
Annual migration change -8,834 +6,562
Net migration rank 130/196 47/196
Foreign-born residents 2,089,797 249,205
Foreign-born residents rank 36/195 105/195
Foreign-born share of population 10.1% 1.2%
Foreign-born share rank 66/195 150/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kazakhstan
Natural

Migration
Zambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kazakhstan Zambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -8,834 - 6,562
2024 - -7,368 - 7,381
2023 273,013 -4,822 577,660 9,521
2022 277,019 45,755 563,456 -8,566
2021 269,026 -9,804 535,629 8,143
2020 272,458 -8,716 536,484 8,156
2019 278,788 2,594 528,089 18,385
2018 278,917 -6,644 515,644 18,431
2017 268,066 21,248 504,630 25,789
2016 277,878 9,478 497,521 25,860
2015 273,523 -2,011 491,021 16,261
2014 274,406 -10,170 483,663 16,574
2013 259,239 -3,925 476,846 15,542
2012 249,987 -4,512 469,406 8,958
2011 237,883 -3,160 459,743 13,569
2010 230,479 -6,840 448,337 22,761
2009 218,036 -7,758 434,458 44,867
2008 214,169 -37,796 419,560 39,249
2007 188,486 -26,237 403,729 49,945
2006 166,480 -21,728 387,891 29,517
2005 146,619 -20,171 368,756 35,316
2004 132,286 -22,841 349,352 7,819
2003 112,137 -16,027 331,189 20,845
2002 93,564 -8,272 316,041 3,206
2001 84,279 -7,333 302,682 23,582
2000 80,699 -8,754 293,186 -4,338
1999 79,536 -61,031 283,297 -16,888
1998 85,735 -488,075 275,568 -26,796
1997 92,778 -481,380 268,198 -26,276
1996 112,384 -469,331 262,468 -38,358
1995 140,721 -412,775 257,897 -45,423
1994 165,631 -520,028 252,023 -45,504
1993 185,649 -292,682 245,917 -47,739
1992 204,785 -214,015 239,953 -43,656
1991 221,581 -104,271 237,957 -44,203
1990 235,113 -103,336 235,835 -38,619
1989 254,394 -72,096 233,429 -36,736
1988 275,278 -25,892 230,118 -31,270
1987 290,227 -32,724 227,813 -26,338
1986 295,818 -23,297 224,768 -16,610
1985 293,834 -103,115 221,351 -18,474
1984 278,485 -96,266 216,695 -18,652
1983 260,471 -84,566 212,712 -11,849
1982 246,983 -76,976 207,621 -3,676
1981 243,652 -74,624 202,822 -16,072
1980 238,977 -67,731 198,817 -24,664
1979 237,442 -60,198 197,578 -29,515
1978 225,895 131,248 194,933 -30,284
1977 224,284 135,047 191,557 -30,423
1976 221,992 127,735 186,762 -30,612
1975 219,748 26,332 182,258 -30,886
1974 217,668 28,807 174,484 -31,178
1973 215,940 30,467 168,258 -31,472
1972 212,319 53,914 161,648 -31,672
1971 202,450 65,291 155,249 -31,651
1970 191,775 72,000 149,380 -31,370
1969 184,118 77,805 142,660 -11,469
1968 186,254 105,890 137,315 -5,447
1967 191,536 105,830 131,938 -5,298
1966 191,506 101,999 127,164 -5,129
1965 194,470 103,626 122,814 -5,023
1964 208,899 98,761 117,197 -4,851
1963 223,105 94,932 114,555 -4,676
1962 228,177 90,842 110,173 -4,428
1961 228,686 85,981 106,318 -4,043
1960 226,027 83,525 102,335 -3,898

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

GeoRank.org/population/kazakhstan/zambia | 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 Zambia 97.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,233,797 people) and 2.58% is from migration (a gain of 138,554 people).

As of 2024, 2,089,797 residents or 10.1% of the population were not native-born in Kazakhstan, compared to 249,205 people or 1.2% in Zambia.

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
Zambia
City Population
Lusaka 2.47M
Kitwe 625K
Ndola 528K
Chingola 255K
Mufulira 182K
Livingstone 177K
Kasama 158K
Kapiri Mposhi 65.2K
Choma 51.8K
Mansa 45.4K

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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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