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Rank #97 by World Population

🇰🇿Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan has a population of 20,330,104, ranking #97 in the world. The capital is Astana. Located in Europe & Central Asia.

World Bank: Upper middle income

20,330,104

Population

#97

World Rank

74.4

Life Expectancy

$12,879

GDP Per Capita

Kazakhstan, #97 by world population

Kazakhstan Population History (1960-2024)

The country of Kazakhstan had a population of 9,429,981 in 1960 and 20,592,571 in 2024, a 2.2× growth over 64 years. The peak was 20,592,571 in 2024. Average annual growth rate: 1.24%.

2024 · 21M19602024

20,592,571

Population (2024)

9,429,981

Population (1960)

20,592,571

Peak (2024)

1.24%

Avg Annual Growth

YearPopulation
19609,429,981
19619,742,085
196210,058,928
196310,377,466
196410,690,309
196510,993,183
196611,288,989
196711,584,428
196811,879,182
196912,156,212
197012,419,057
197112,684,813
197212,951,798
197313,208,121
197413,454,570
197513,700,843
197613,998,738
197714,353,265
197814,711,497
197914,978,696
198015,152,949
198115,323,082
198215,492,595
198315,665,551
198415,844,621
198516,031,090
198616,262,702
198716,527,715
198816,781,168
198916,997,013
199017,154,054
199117,278,600
199217,332,625
199317,274,487
199417,043,771
199516,730,536
199616,416,027
199716,043,251
199815,647,785
199915,455,874
200015,501,103
200115,575,550
200215,656,677
200315,747,380
200415,850,159
200515,968,117
200616,103,716
200716,257,214
200816,426,525
200916,619,846
201016,836,810
201117,066,002
201217,306,106
201317,556,502
201417,816,285
201518,084,169
201618,363,600
201718,651,931
201818,932,727
201919,209,555
202019,482,117
202119,743,603
202220,034,609
202320,330,104
202420,592,571

Demographics

Population20,330,104
Population Growth Rate1.46%
Urban Population61.8%
Fertility Rate3.01 births/woman
Life Expectancy74.4 years
Infant Mortality Rate7.6 per 1,000
Literacy Rate-

Economy & Trade

$12,879

GDP Per Capita

4.8%

Unemployment Rate

Upper middle income

Income Level

28.7

Gini Index (inequality)

62.3%

Trade (% of GDP)

2,035,000

Tourism Arrivals

Health & Education

3.8%

Health Expenditure (% GDP)

3.75

Physicians per 1,000

4.9%

Education Expenditure (% GDP)

7.6

Infant Mortality (per 1,000)

Development & Connectivity

100.0%

Electricity Access

92.3%

Internet Users

124

Mobile Subs per 100

7.5

People per km2

-4,822

Net Migration

Environment

1.3%

Forest Area

Other Countries in Europe & Central Asia

AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustriaAzerbaijan

Kazakhstan in global context

Kazakhstan is one of 212 countries tracked. See how it ranks globally, regional shares of world population, and projections to 2050 / 2100.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Kazakhstan has a population of 20,330,104, ranking #97 in the world. The annual population growth rate is 1.46%.

Life expectancy in Kazakhstan is 74.4 years. The infant mortality rate is 7.6 per 1,000 live births.

Kazakhstan's GDP per capita is $12,879. It is classified as a upper middle income country by the World Bank.

61.8% of Kazakhstan's population lives in urban areas. The overall population density is 7.5 people per square kilometer.

Literacy data for Kazakhstan is available from the World Bank.

Sources: World Bank Open Data

International data from the World Bank Open Data API. Population figures are latest available estimates. GDP per capita in current US dollars.

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

Every number on this page links back to the U.S. Census Bureau ACS and decennial files; the methodology page describes the inputs, refresh cadence, and known limitations of the underlying data product.

Practical use of this page is in combination with the comparison and ranking pages elsewhere on the site, which surface the same data for this entity’s peers within U.S. states, metros, cities, and ZIPs. A single-entity reading without peer context can be misleading when an entity is an outlier on one axis but typical on another.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS, 2026.