Kazakhstan Flag

Kazakhstan

Population

21,156,059

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
65th
Share of world
0.25%
Annual change
+239,8721.32%

Population of Kazakhstan

20M40M60M80M100M120M202621.2M2050 projection26.5M↑ 25% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

95% prediction interval

Current population estimate: 21,156,059. 2050 projection: 26,544,264.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Kazakhstan. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
202621,083,6261.32%65
202520,843,7541.36%65
202019,482,1171.42%63
201919,209,5551.46%63
201818,932,7271.51%63
201718,651,9311.57%63
201518,084,1691.44%63
201016,836,8101.07%61
200515,968,1170.60%62
200015,501,1031.52%61

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Almaty is home to 2,185,094 people, 10.36% of Kazakhstan's population.

City population2M900K300K
Almaty 2.2MAstana 1.6MShymkent 1.3MAktobe 590.4KKaragandy 526.0KTaraz 441.2KOskemen 358.1KPavlodar 335.5KAtyrau 332.0KSemey 315.7K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Almaty2.2M10.36%
2Astana1.6M7.39%
3Shymkent1.3M6.27%
4Aktobe590.4K2.80%
5Karagandy526.0K2.49%
6Taraz441.2K2.09%
7Oskemen358.1K1.70%
8Pavlodar335.5K1.59%
9Atyrau332.0K1.57%
10Semey315.7K1.50%

Kazakhstan by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Kazakhstan is home to an estimated 21,156,059 people, the 65th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Kazakhstan has a net population change of approximately 641 people per day, driven by 1,068 births, 392 deaths, and net emigration of 35 people.
Share of world
Kazakhstan makes up 0.25% of the world's population and 0.42% of Asia's.
Density
7.8 people per km² of land (20.2 per mi²), ranking 220th among countries and territories.
Urban living
62.39% of people live in urban areas.

Kazakhstan Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 64100+ years, female: 50995–99 years, male: 96995–99 years, female: 5,06690–94 years, male: 5,31090–94 years, female: 21,48485–89 years, male: 24,10985–89 years, female: 82,55580–84 years, male: 33,07980–84 years, female: 85,99575–79 years, male: 111,18675–79 years, female: 218,95770–74 years, male: 213,19670–74 years, female: 347,60765–69 years, male: 345,06665–69 years, female: 474,38560–64 years, male: 421,63060–64 years, female: 515,93155–59 years, male: 459,79655–59 years, female: 539,82550–54 years, male: 528,12550–54 years, female: 588,72845–49 years, male: 598,67545–49 years, female: 632,20440–44 years, male: 714,83240–44 years, female: 721,82935–39 years, male: 807,33435–39 years, female: 798,38130–34 years, male: 727,44930–34 years, female: 710,53825–29 years, male: 602,86125–29 years, female: 582,25920–24 years, male: 674,72820–24 years, female: 647,91215–19 years, male: 899,20815–19 years, female: 858,70510–14 years, male: 998,08410–14 years, female: 962,7395–9 years, male: 1,065,8455–9 years, female: 1,025,3590–4 years, male: 1,046,2030–4 years, female: 984,915100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4500K500K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

30.7 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

74.8 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

48.75%

Female

51.25%

Life expectancy 70.6Life expectancy 78.8

Ethnicity

69.6%

Kazakh

  • Kazakh69.6%
  • Russian17.9%
  • Other4.4%
  • Uzbek3.3%
  • Ukrainian1.5%
  • Uyghur1.4%
  • Tatar1%
  • German0.9%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2023 est.

Religion

70.2%

Muslim, the largest religion

  • Muslim70.2%
  • Christian26.2%
  • Atheist2.8%
  • Unspecified0.5%
  • Other0.2%
  • Buddhist0.1%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2009 est.

Christian: Russian Orthodox 23.9%, Other Christian 2.3%

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Kazakhstan United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Department of Statistics (DoS) of Jordan.