Kazakhstan Urban Population 1960-2023

Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.
  • Kazakhstan urban population for 2021 was 10,986,561, a 1.57% increase from 2020.
  • Kazakhstan urban population for 2020 was 10,816,580, a 1.54% increase from 2019.
  • Kazakhstan urban population for 2019 was 10,652,767, a 1.5% increase from 2018.
  • Kazakhstan urban population for 2018 was 10,495,801, a 1.49% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Urban Population
China 882,894,483
Brazil 187,143,228
Russia 107,492,288
Mexico 102,651,435
Iran 67,125,144
Turkey 64,911,679
Colombia 42,109,638
South Africa 40,295,863
Thailand 37,349,283
Algeria 32,807,002
Iraq 30,960,655
Peru 26,466,645
Malaysia 26,085,557
Venezuela 24,907,533
Ecuador 11,454,802
Kazakhstan 10,986,561
Romania 10,387,640
Jordan 10,214,721
Dominican Republic 9,251,516
Guatemala 8,938,987
Cuba 8,700,275
Belarus 7,463,845
Azerbaijan 5,755,809
Libya 5,455,170
Bulgaria 5,228,804
Lebanon 4,982,643
Costa Rica 4,196,609
Paraguay 4,189,606
Serbia 3,871,714
Turkmenistan 3,361,056
Gabon 2,116,964
Botswana 1,852,275
Albania 1,770,478
Armenia 1,770,343
Bosnia 1,616,664
Jamaica 1,601,946
Namibia 1,341,107
North Macedonia 1,213,985
Equatorial Guinea 1,202,330
Fiji 533,870
Mauritius 516,236
Montenegro 419,986
Suriname 405,913
Guyana 216,404
Maldives 214,329
Belize 184,818
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 55,768
Dominica 51,699
Grenada 45,724
American Samoa 39,257
Samoa 38,813
St. Lucia 34,026
Marshall Islands 32,867
Tonga 24,494
Nauru 12,511
Tuvalu 7,259
Kazakhstan Urban Population - Historical Data
Year Population % of Total Change
2021 10,986,561 57.82 1.56%
2020 10,816,580 57.67 1.53%
2019 10,652,767 57.54 1.48%
2018 10,495,801 57.43 1.47%
2017 10,342,139 57.34 1.49%
2016 10,189,588 57.26 1.55%
2015 10,032,906 57.19 1.59%
2014 9,874,723 57.12 1.60%
2013 9,718,100 57.05 1.57%
2012 9,566,957 56.97 1.54%
2011 9,421,048 56.90 1.56%
2010 9,275,230 56.83 1.54%
2009 9,133,481 56.76 2.11%
2008 8,942,684 56.68 2.00%
2007 8,765,446 56.61 1.27%
2006 8,654,579 56.54 1.19%
2005 8,552,467 56.46 1.02%
2004 8,465,822 56.39 0.82%
2003 8,396,312 56.32 0.47%
2002 8,357,267 56.24 0.13%
2001 8,346,075 56.17 -0.04%
2000 8,349,417 56.10 -0.17%
1999 8,363,622 56.03 -0.89%
1998 8,438,008 55.99 -1.69%
1997 8,581,746 55.96 -1.54%
1996 8,714,928 55.94 -1.48%
1995 8,844,601 55.92 -2.02%
1994 9,025,483 55.90 -1.61%
1993 9,171,866 55.99 -0.52%
1992 9,219,538 56.08 -0.24%
1991 9,241,749 56.18 0.47%
1990 9,198,366 56.27 0.44%
1989 9,157,731 56.36 -1.08%
1988 9,257,159 56.34 2.40%
1987 9,037,715 56.23 2.41%
1986 8,822,945 56.12 2.18%
1985 8,632,998 56.01 1.94%
1984 8,467,503 55.90 2.53%
1983 8,255,906 55.46 2.50%
1982 8,052,018 55.02 2.43%
1981 7,858,384 54.58 2.38%
1980 7,673,389 54.14 2.35%
1979 7,495,336 53.70 2.14%
1978 7,336,605 53.36 2.01%
1977 7,190,526 53.09 1.97%
1976 7,050,516 52.83 1.91%
1975 6,916,866 52.56 1.93%
1974 6,784,616 52.30 2.41%
1973 6,623,294 51.79 2.40%
1972 6,466,045 51.27 2.35%
1971 6,315,875 50.75 2.47%
1970 6,161,599 50.24 3.01%
1969 5,978,729 49.65 3.54%
1968 5,770,793 49.00 3.80%
1967 5,555,549 48.35 3.94%
1966 5,340,792 47.70 4.09%
1965 5,127,015 47.05 4.24%
1964 4,914,193 46.40 4.20%
1963 4,712,058 45.85 4.36%
1962 4,511,216 45.30 4.49%
1961 4,313,202 44.75 4.61%
1960 4,118,937 44.20 %