The latest officially reported population of Kazakhstan was 20,592,571 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kazakhstan's population is 21,036,432 people compared to 22,402,291 in Zambia.
Population statistics:
- Zambia's population is 1.06 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: 0.25% 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 2005, the population of Kazakhstan has increased from 16M people to 21M (31.7% growth), while Zambia has grown from 11.7M to 22.4M (91.2% growth).
- Kazakhstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 33.7M people compared to the peak of 64.5M people in 2100 for Zambia.
Kazakhstan vs Zambia: live population counter
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| Current population |
21036432
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22402291
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| Population rank | 65/197 | 62/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.25% | 0.27% |
| One net population change |
2 minutes
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53.4 seconds
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| One birth every |
1.28 minutes
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46 seconds
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| One death every |
3.85 minutes
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4.87 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.19 hours
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1.19 hours
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| Annual migration change | -7,368 | +7,381 |
| 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 | 84/197 | 22/197 |
Kazakhstan and Zambia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 9,429,981 | 3,153,729 | - | - |
| 1961 | 9,742,085 | 3,254,086 | 3.31% | 3.18% |
| 1962 | 10,058,928 | 3,358,099 | 3.25% | 3.2% |
| 1963 | 10,377,466 | 3,465,907 | 3.17% | 3.21% |
| 1964 | 10,690,309 | 3,577,017 | 3.01% | 3.21% |
| 1965 | 10,993,183 | 3,692,086 | 2.83% | 3.22% |
| 1966 | 11,288,989 | 3,812,003 | 2.69% | 3.25% |
| 1967 | 11,584,428 | 3,936,343 | 2.62% | 3.26% |
| 1968 | 11,879,182 | 4,065,593 | 2.54% | 3.28% |
| 1969 | 12,156,212 | 4,197,116 | 2.33% | 3.24% |
| 1970 | 12,419,057 | 4,321,718 | 2.16% | 2.97% |
| 1971 | 12,684,813 | 4,442,525 | 2.14% | 2.8% |
| 1972 | 12,951,798 | 4,569,309 | 2.1% | 2.85% |
| 1973 | 13,208,121 | 4,702,693 | 1.98% | 2.92% |
| 1974 | 13,454,570 | 4,842,746 | 1.87% | 2.98% |
| 1975 | 13,700,843 | 4,990,086 | 1.83% | 3.04% |
| 1976 | 13,998,738 | 5,143,842 | 2.17% | 3.08% |
| 1977 | 14,353,265 | 5,302,480 | 2.53% | 3.08% |
| 1978 | 14,711,497 | 5,465,374 | 2.5% | 3.07% |
| 1979 | 14,978,696 | 5,631,728 | 1.82% | 3.04% |
| 1980 | 15,152,949 | 5,802,833 | 1.16% | 3.04% |
| 1981 | 15,323,082 | 5,983,289 | 1.12% | 3.11% |
| 1982 | 15,492,595 | 6,178,637 | 1.11% | 3.26% |
| 1983 | 15,665,551 | 6,381,038 | 1.12% | 3.28% |
| 1984 | 15,844,621 | 6,580,490 | 1.14% | 3.13% |
| 1985 | 16,031,090 | 6,780,953 | 1.18% | 3.05% |
| 1986 | 16,262,702 | 6,986,471 | 1.44% | 3.03% |
| 1987 | 16,527,715 | 7,191,282 | 1.63% | 2.93% |
| 1988 | 16,781,168 | 7,391,440 | 1.53% | 2.78% |
| 1989 | 16,997,013 | 7,589,216 | 1.29% | 2.68% |
| 1990 | 17,154,054 | 7,786,169 | 0.92% | 2.6% |
| 1991 | 17,278,600 | 7,981,650 | 0.73% | 2.51% |
| 1992 | 17,332,625 | 8,176,680 | 0.31% | 2.44% |
| 1993 | 17,274,487 | 8,373,921 | -0.34% | 2.41% |
| 1994 | 17,043,771 | 8,576,269 | -1.34% | 2.42% |
| 1995 | 16,730,536 | 8,785,763 | -1.84% | 2.44% |
| 1996 | 16,416,027 | 9,004,053 | -1.88% | 2.48% |
| 1997 | 16,043,251 | 9,237,063 | -2.27% | 2.59% |
| 1998 | 15,647,785 | 9,482,408 | -2.46% | 2.66% |
| 1999 | 15,455,874 | 9,740,005 | -1.23% | 2.72% |
| 2000 | 15,501,103 | 10,017,631 | 0.29% | 2.85% |
| 2001 | 15,575,550 | 10,325,185 | 0.48% | 3.07% |
| 2002 | 15,656,677 | 10,647,949 | 0.52% | 3.13% |
| 2003 | 15,747,380 | 10,983,595 | 0.58% | 3.15% |
| 2004 | 15,850,159 | 11,338,198 | 0.65% | 3.23% |
| 2005 | 15,968,117 | 11,718,819 | 0.74% | 3.36% |
| 2006 | 16,103,716 | 12,129,553 | 0.85% | 3.5% |
| 2007 | 16,257,214 | 12,565,085 | 0.95% | 3.59% |
| 2008 | 16,426,525 | 13,021,324 | 1.04% | 3.63% |
| 2009 | 16,619,846 | 13,490,389 | 1.18% | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 16,836,810 | 13,965,594 | 1.31% | 3.52% |
| 2011 | 17,066,002 | 14,437,796 | 1.36% | 3.38% |
| 2012 | 17,306,106 | 14,913,629 | 1.41% | 3.3% |
| 2013 | 17,556,502 | 15,398,997 | 1.45% | 3.25% |
| 2014 | 17,816,285 | 15,895,315 | 1.48% | 3.22% |
| 2015 | 18,084,169 | 16,399,089 | 1.5% | 3.17% |
| 2016 | 18,363,600 | 16,914,423 | 1.55% | 3.14% |
| 2017 | 18,651,931 | 17,441,320 | 1.57% | 3.12% |
| 2018 | 18,932,727 | 17,973,569 | 1.51% | 3.05% |
| 2019 | 19,209,555 | 18,513,839 | 1.46% | 3.01% |
| 2020 | 19,482,117 | 19,059,395 | 1.42% | 2.95% |
| 2021 | 19,743,603 | 19,603,607 | 1.34% | 2.86% |
| 2022 | 20,034,609 | 20,152,938 | 1.47% | 2.8% |
| 2023 | 20,330,104 | 20,723,965 | 1.47% | 2.83% |
| 2024 | 20,592,571 | 21,314,956 | 1.29% | 2.85% |
| 2025 | 20,843,753 | 21,913,869 | 1.22% | 2.81% |
| 2026 | 21,083,619 | 22,521,905 | 1.15% | 2.77% |
| 2027 | 21,316,177 | 23,138,716 | 1.1% | 2.74% |
| 2028 | 21,547,638 | 23,761,368 | 1.09% | 2.69% |
| 2029 | 21,777,008 | 24,389,681 | 1.06% | 2.64% |
| 2030 | 22,003,192 | 25,024,887 | 1.04% | 2.6% |
| 2031 | 22,227,045 | 25,666,496 | 1.02% | 2.56% |
| 2032 | 22,452,639 | 26,311,946 | 1.01% | 2.51% |
| 2033 | 22,679,377 | 26,960,073 | 1.01% | 2.46% |
| 2034 | 22,903,209 | 27,611,621 | 0.99% | 2.42% |
| 2035 | 23,125,951 | 28,266,887 | 0.97% | 2.37% |
| 2036 | 23,349,072 | 28,925,103 | 0.96% | 2.33% |
| 2037 | 23,571,233 | 29,583,482 | 0.95% | 2.28% |
| 2038 | 23,793,387 | 30,240,549 | 0.94% | 2.22% |
| 2039 | 24,017,887 | 30,895,586 | 0.94% | 2.17% |
| 2040 | 24,246,822 | 31,550,394 | 0.95% | 2.12% |
| 2041 | 24,477,612 | 32,204,340 | 0.95% | 2.07% |
| 2042 | 24,707,974 | 32,856,596 | 0.94% | 2.03% |
| 2043 | 24,941,020 | 33,510,500 | 0.94% | 1.99% |
| 2044 | 25,175,225 | 34,165,920 | 0.94% | 1.96% |
| 2045 | 25,409,749 | 34,821,101 | 0.93% | 1.92% |
| 2046 | 25,642,870 | 35,475,795 | 0.92% | 1.88% |
| 2047 | 25,875,743 | 36,129,270 | 0.91% | 1.84% |
| 2048 | 26,106,834 | 36,782,260 | 0.89% | 1.81% |
| 2049 | 26,328,898 | 37,434,667 | 0.85% | 1.77% |
| 2050 | 26,544,261 | 38,083,369 | 0.82% | 1.73% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Kazakhstan increased by 2,116,052 people (a 13.3% growth), while Zambia gained 4,680,270 people (a 39.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Kazakhstan gained 2,952,263 (a 16.3% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 6,003,202 (a 36.6% growth).
Kazakhstan was ranked 62nd most populous country in 2005 and is 65th in 2025. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2005 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 70% to 38,083,369 people and rank change from 62nd to 53rd.
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Population differences between Kazakhstan and Zambia
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| Life expectancy | 74.7 years | 66.7 years |
| Average age | 32 years | 22.6 years |
| Median age | 30.5 years | 18.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 48.7:51.3 | 49.5:50.5 |
| Fertility rate | 3.01 births per woman | 4.1 births per woman |
| Population density | 19.8 ppl/mi² | 74.3 ppl/mi² |
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