Kazakhstan
Population 2026
21,083,624
Overview
- Yearly change
- +1.15%
- Density
- 8 per km²
- Land area
- 2,699,700 km²
- Capital
- Nur-Sultan
- Currency
- Tenge (KZT)
- Official languages
- KK, RU
- Urban population
- 62.4%
- Continent
- AS
Demographics
- Births
- 390,2472026
- Deaths
- 143,3252026
- Birth rate
- 19.5per 1,000
- Death rate
- 6.7per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 2.98
- Life expectancy
- 74.5At birth, years
- Median age
- 29.7
- Net migration
- -8,834
Age distribution
- 0–1429.1%
- 15–6461.9%
- 65+9.0%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $306B
- GDP per capita
- $14.7K
- GDP growth
- +6.5%
- Inflation
- 11.4%
- Unemployment
- 4.8%
- Exports
- $92.1B
- Imports
- $74.5B
- Tourism receipts
- 1.2%% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture3.7%
- Industry32.3%
- Manufacturing12.7%
- Services57.7%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture11.3%
- Industry19.9%
- Services68.8%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AlmatyAlmaty | 1,977,0112026 |
| 2 | AstanaAstana | 1,544,1422026 |
| 3 | ShymkentShymkent | 1,200,0002026 |
| 4 | AktobeAktobe | 500,7572026 |
| 5 | KaragandyKaraganda | 497,7772026 |
| 6 | TarazZhambyl | 358,1532026 |
| 7 | KyzylordaKyzylorda | 354,8002026 |
| 8 | OralWest Kazakhstan | 330,0002026 |
| 9 | PavlodarPavlodar Region | 329,0022026 |
| 10 | Ust-KamenogorskEast Kazakhstan | 319,0672026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 21,083,624 | 390K | 143K |
| 2020 | 19,482,116 | 440K | 167K |
| 2010 | 16,836,808 | 381K | 150K |
| 2000 | 15,501,108 | 245K | 165K |
| 1990 | 17,154,060 | 394K | 159K |
| 1980 | 15,152,953 | 404K | 165K |
| 1970 | 12,419,056 | 319K | 128K |
| 1960 | 9,429,982 | 347K | 121K |
| 1950 | 6,787,149 | 239K | 101K |