Czechia vs Kazakhstan: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Czechia
4.21 million people
in 2020
Kazakhstan
4.54 million people
in 2020
Czechia rank
68th
Kazakhstan rank
66th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Czechia
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 4.54 million people against 4.21 million people in Czechia, a difference of 329,360 people.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 68th and Kazakhstan ranks 66th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 1 and Kazakhstan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.80 million people | 3.79 million people | 17,070 people | Czechia |
| 1960s | 3.92 million people | 4.39 million people | 468,655 people | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 4.01 million people | 4.79 million people | 771,480 people | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 4.09 million people | 5.42 million people | 1.33 million people | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 4.11 million people | 5.65 million people | 1.54 million people | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 4.16 million people | 4.67 million people | 508,230 people | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 4.26 million people | 4.49 million people | 231,555 people | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 4.21 million people | 4.54 million people | 329,360 people | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Czechia or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 4.54 million people against 4.21 million people in Czechia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Czechia and Kazakhstan?
- 329,360 people, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Kazakhstan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Czechia and Kazakhstan rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Czechia ranks 68th and Kazakhstan ranks 66th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.