Kazakhstan Cities by Population 2025
5 Most Populated Kazakhstan Cities
23 cities
| City | 2025 Pop. ↓ |
|---|---|
| Almaty | 2,000,900 |
| Karagandy | 451,800 |
| Shymkent | 414,032 |
| Taraz | 358,153 |
| Astana | 345,604 |
| Pavlodar | 329,002 |
| Ust-Kamenogorsk | 319,067 |
| Kyzylorda | 300,000 |
| Kyzyl-Orda | 300,000 |
| Semey | 292,780 |
| Aktobe | 262,457 |
| Kostanay | 210,000 |
| Petropavl | 200,920 |
| Oral | 200,000 |
| Atyrau | 180,000 |
| Temirtau | 170,600 |
| Aktau | 147,443 |
| Kokshetau | 124,444 |
| Rudnyy | 124,000 |
| Ekibastuz | 121,470 |
| Taldykorgan | 116,558 |
| Zhezqazghan | 104,357 |
| Zhanaozen | 103,598 |
Kazakhstan Overview
Kazakhstan has 1 cities with more than a million people, 22 cities with between 100,000 and 1 million people, and 89 cities with between 10,000 and 100,000 people. The largest city in Kazakhstan is Almaty, with a population of 2,000,900 people.
Kazakhstan’s population is 18.78 million, making it the 64th-most populous country in the world. Kazakhstan is currently growing at a rate of 1.21% per year. The three largest cities all have populations over 1 million. Almaty is the most populous city with 1,854,656 people. Almaty is considered to be the country’s major commercial and cultural center. Kazakhstan’s capital, Nur-Sultan, is the second-most populous city with 1,136,000 people. Nur-Sultan is a planned city, home to the seat of government and many futuristic buildings and modern skyscrapers. Its high economic growth has attracted more people every year to move there. The third-most populous city is Shymkent, which has 1,042,000 people. Almaty, Nur-Sultan, and Shymkent are not part of the region they are surrounded by but are instead treated as regions themselves.
As of 2017, Kazakhstan’s urban population is 53% of its total population. Because of Kazakhstan’s modernization program, urbanization is expected to increase to 70% by the end of 2030.