Kazakhstan vs Zimbabwe: Annual change in population

Kazakhstan
295,497 people
in 2023
Zimbabwe
271,768 people
in 2023
Kazakhstan rank
57th
Zimbabwe rank
59th

Annual change in population over time

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

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 295,497 people against 271,768 people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 23,729 people.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Kazakhstan ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 57th and Zimbabwe ranks 59th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1950s 259,447 people 100,211 people 159,236 people Kazakhstan
1960s 303,404 people 136,538 people 166,867 people Kazakhstan
1970s 282,248 people 158,937 people 123,311 people Kazakhstan
1980s 201,831 people 321,724 people 119,893 people Zimbabwe
1990s -154,114 people 191,866 people 345,979 people Zimbabwe
2000s 116,397 people 135,934 people 19,536 people Zimbabwe
2010s 258,970 people 212,859 people 46,112 people Kazakhstan
2020s 280,138 people 267,363 people 12,775 people Kazakhstan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change in population, Kazakhstan or Zimbabwe?
Kazakhstan, at 295,497 people against 271,768 people in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual change in population between Kazakhstan and Zimbabwe?
23,729 people, with Kazakhstan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Zimbabwe?
73 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2023.
How do Kazakhstan and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual change in population?
Kazakhstan ranks 57th and Zimbabwe ranks 59th 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.