Shimkent's 2024 population is now estimated at 1,181,020. In 1950, the population of Shimkent was 112,775. Shimkent has grown by 25,947 in the last year, which represents a 2.25% annual change.These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Shimkent, which typically includes Shimkent's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas.
Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2035 | 1,373,941 |
| 2034 | 1,356,617 |
| 2033 | 1,339,805 |
| 2032 | 1,323,419 |
| 2031 | 1,307,353 |
| 2030 | 1,291,466 |
| 2029 | 1,275,588 |
| 2028 | 1,259,405 |
| 2027 | 1,242,457 |
| 2026 | 1,224,162 |
| 2025 | 1,203,889 |
| 2024 | 1,181,020 |
| 2023 | 1,155,073 |
| 2022 | 1,125,804 |
| 2021 | 1,093,289 |
| 2020 | 1,057,936 |
| 2019 | 1,020,604 |
| 2018 | 982,240 |
| 2017 | 932,415 |
| 2016 | 885,117 |
| 2015 | 840,098 |
| 2014 | 797,426 |
| 2013 | 756,921 |
| 2012 | 718,525 |
| 2011 | 681,979 |
| 2010 | 647,339 |
| 2009 | 614,458 |
| 2008 | 589,729 |
| 2007 | 569,233 |
| 2006 | 549,476 |
| 2005 | 530,405 |
| 2004 | 512,020 |
| 2003 | 494,226 |
| 2002 | 477,073 |
| 2001 | 460,515 |
| 2000 | 444,553 |
| 1999 | 429,103 |
| 1998 | 420,921 |
| 1997 | 416,409 |
| 1996 | 411,952 |
| 1995 | 407,530 |
| 1994 | 403,162 |
| 1993 | 398,840 |
| 1992 | 394,571 |
| 1991 | 390,336 |
| 1990 | 386,152 |
| 1989 | 382,013 |
| 1988 | 376,524 |
| 1987 | 369,896 |
| 1986 | 363,393 |
| 1985 | 357,004 |
| 1984 | 350,737 |
| 1983 | 344,562 |
| 1982 | 338,504 |
| 1981 | 332,553 |
| 1980 | 326,715 |
| 1979 | 320,963 |
| 1978 | 313,519 |
| 1977 | 304,802 |
| 1976 | 296,339 |
| 1975 | 288,089 |
| 1974 | 280,080 |
| 1973 | 272,293 |
| 1972 | 264,733 |
| 1971 | 257,362 |
| 1970 | 250,207 |
| 1969 | 241,296 |
| 1968 | 231,139 |
| 1967 | 221,383 |
| 1966 | 212,051 |
| 1965 | 203,112 |
| 1964 | 194,562 |
| 1963 | 186,350 |
| 1962 | 178,495 |
| 1961 | 170,971 |
| 1960 | 163,773 |
| 1959 | 156,861 |
| 1958 | 150,799 |
| 1957 | 145,421 |
| 1956 | 140,241 |
| 1955 | 135,232 |
| 1954 | 130,407 |
| 1953 | 125,757 |
| 1952 | 121,278 |
| 1951 | 116,946 |
| 1950 | 112,775 |
Year | Population | Growth Rate | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 112,775 | 0% | 0 |
| 1951 | 116,946 | 3.7% | 4,171 |
| 1952 | 121,278 | 3.7% | 4,332 |
| 1953 | 125,757 | 3.69% | 4,479 |
| 1954 | 130,407 | 3.7% | 4,650 |
| 1955 | 135,232 | 3.7% | 4,825 |
| 1956 | 140,241 | 3.7% | 5,009 |
| 1957 | 145,421 | 3.69% | 5,180 |
| 1958 | 150,799 | 3.7% | 5,378 |
| 1959 | 156,861 | 4.02% | 6,062 |
| 1960 | 163,773 | 4.41% | 6,912 |
| 1961 | 170,971 | 4.4% | 7,198 |
| 1962 | 178,495 | 4.4% | 7,524 |
| 1963 | 186,350 | 4.4% | 7,855 |
| 1964 | 194,562 | 4.41% | 8,212 |
| 1965 | 203,112 | 4.39% | 8,550 |
| 1966 | 212,051 | 4.4% | 8,939 |
| 1967 | 221,383 | 4.4% | 9,332 |
| 1968 | 231,139 | 4.41% | 9,756 |
| 1969 | 241,296 | 4.39% | 10,157 |
| 1970 | 250,207 | 3.69% | 8,911 |
| 1971 | 257,362 | 2.86% | 7,155 |
| 1972 | 264,733 | 2.86% | 7,371 |
| 1973 | 272,293 | 2.86% | 7,560 |
| 1974 | 280,080 | 2.86% | 7,787 |
| 1975 | 288,089 | 2.86% | 8,009 |
| 1976 | 296,339 | 2.86% | 8,250 |
| 1977 | 304,802 | 2.86% | 8,463 |
| 1978 | 313,519 | 2.86% | 8,717 |
| 1979 | 320,963 | 2.37% | 7,444 |
| 1980 | 326,715 | 1.79% | 5,752 |
| 1981 | 332,553 | 1.79% | 5,838 |
| 1982 | 338,504 | 1.79% | 5,951 |
| 1983 | 344,562 | 1.79% | 6,058 |
| 1984 | 350,737 | 1.79% | 6,175 |
| 1985 | 357,004 | 1.79% | 6,267 |
| 1986 | 363,393 | 1.79% | 6,389 |
| 1987 | 369,896 | 1.79% | 6,503 |
| 1988 | 376,524 | 1.79% | 6,628 |
| 1989 | 382,013 | 1.46% | 5,489 |
| 1990 | 386,152 | 1.08% | 4,139 |
| 1991 | 390,336 | 1.08% | 4,184 |
| 1992 | 394,571 | 1.08% | 4,235 |
| 1993 | 398,840 | 1.08% | 4,269 |
| 1994 | 403,162 | 1.08% | 4,322 |
| 1995 | 407,530 | 1.08% | 4,368 |
| 1996 | 411,952 | 1.09% | 4,422 |
| 1997 | 416,409 | 1.08% | 4,457 |
| 1998 | 420,921 | 1.08% | 4,512 |
| 1999 | 429,103 | 1.94% | 8,182 |
| 2000 | 444,553 | 3.6% | 15,450 |
| 2001 | 460,515 | 3.59% | 15,962 |
| 2002 | 477,073 | 3.6% | 16,558 |
| 2003 | 494,226 | 3.6% | 17,153 |
| 2004 | 512,020 | 3.6% | 17,794 |
| 2005 | 530,405 | 3.59% | 18,385 |
| 2006 | 549,476 | 3.6% | 19,071 |
| 2007 | 569,233 | 3.6% | 19,757 |
| 2008 | 589,729 | 3.6% | 20,496 |
| 2009 | 614,458 | 4.19% | 24,729 |
| 2010 | 647,339 | 5.35% | 32,881 |
| 2011 | 681,979 | 5.35% | 34,640 |
| 2012 | 718,525 | 5.36% | 36,546 |
| 2013 | 756,921 | 5.34% | 38,396 |
| 2014 | 797,426 | 5.35% | 40,505 |
| 2015 | 840,098 | 5.35% | 42,672 |
| 2016 | 885,117 | 5.36% | 45,019 |
| 2017 | 932,415 | 5.34% | 47,298 |
| 2018 | 982,240 | 5.34% | 49,825 |
| 2019 | 1,020,604 | 3.91% | 38,364 |
| 2020 | 1,057,936 | 3.66% | 37,332 |
| 2021 | 1,093,289 | 3.34% | 35,353 |
| 2022 | 1,125,804 | 2.97% | 32,515 |
| 2023 | 1,155,073 | 2.6% | 29,269 |
| 2024 | 1,181,020 | 2.25% | 25,947 |
| 2025 | 1,203,889 | 1.94% | 22,869 |
| 2026 | 1,224,162 | 1.68% | 20,273 |
| 2027 | 1,242,457 | 1.49% | 18,295 |
| 2028 | 1,259,405 | 1.36% | 16,948 |
| 2029 | 1,275,588 | 1.28% | 16,183 |
| 2030 | 1,291,466 | 1.24% | 15,878 |
| 2031 | 1,307,353 | 1.23% | 15,887 |
| 2032 | 1,323,419 | 1.23% | 16,066 |
| 2033 | 1,339,805 | 1.24% | 16,386 |
| 2034 | 1,356,617 | 1.25% | 16,812 |
| 2035 | 1,373,941 | 1.28% | 17,324 |
Name | 2024 Population | 2024 Growth |
|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 2,015,209 | 1.4% |
| Astana | 1,324,111 | 2.54% |
| Shimkent | 1,181,020 | 2.25% |
| Karaganda | 511,026 | 0.57% |
| Aktyubinsk | 448,525 | 1.02% |
| Taraz | 373,898 | 0.71% |
| Pavlodar | 336,713 | 0.43% |
| Ust Kamenogorsk | 331,026 | 0.51% |
| Semipalatinsk | 323,689 | 0.49% |