Australia vs Kazakhstan: Annual change in population

Australia
250,139 people
in 2023
Kazakhstan
295,497 people
in 2023
Australia rank
60th
Kazakhstan rank
57th

Annual change in population over time

  • Australia
  • Kazakhstan
-400.0k-200.0k0200.0k400.0k195119872023

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 295,497 people against 250,139 people in Australia, a difference of 45,358 people.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 60th and Kazakhstan ranks 57th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Kazakhstan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Kazakhstan Difference Ahead
1950s 209,254 people 259,447 people 50,194 people Kazakhstan
1960s 221,235 people 303,404 people 82,169 people Kazakhstan
1970s 226,065 people 282,248 people 56,184 people Kazakhstan
1980s 233,633 people 201,831 people 31,802 people Australia
1990s 204,062 people -154,114 people 358,175 people Australia
2000s 287,303 people 116,397 people 170,906 people Australia
2010s 369,970 people 258,970 people 111,000 people Australia
2020s 242,103 people 280,138 people 38,035 people Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in population, Australia or Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan, at 295,497 people against 250,139 people in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual change in population between Australia and Kazakhstan?
45,358 people, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Kazakhstan?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Australia and Kazakhstan rank globally for annual change in population?
Australia ranks 60th and Kazakhstan ranks 57th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change in population
Unit
people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,228 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed

Annual change in population, calculated as the difference between population on 1 July of consecutive years.