Kazakhstan vs Türkiye: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Kazakhstan
8.70 million people
in 2050
Türkiye
7.89 million people
in 2050
Kazakhstan rank
58th
Türkiye rank
61st
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Kazakhstan
- Türkiye
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 8.70 million people against 7.89 million people in Türkiye, a difference of 804,620 people.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Türkiye's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Türkiye ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 58th and Türkiye ranks 61st of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 41.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 919,996 people | 7.11 million people | 6.19 million people | Türkiye |
| 1100s | 939,987 people | 5.20 million people | 4.26 million people | Türkiye |
| 1200s | 959,960 people | 6.12 million people | 5.16 million people | Türkiye |
| 1300s | 1.07 million people | 7.05 million people | 5.98 million people | Türkiye |
| 1400s | 1.20 million people | 5.67 million people | 4.47 million people | Türkiye |
| 1500s | 1.34 million people | 6.11 million people | 4.77 million people | Türkiye |
| 1600s | 1.52 million people | 7.81 million people | 6.28 million people | Türkiye |
| 1700s | 1.70 million people | 8.29 million people | 6.59 million people | Türkiye |
| 1710s | 1.69 million people | 8.36 million people | 6.67 million people | Türkiye |
| 1720s | 1.67 million people | 8.46 million people | 6.79 million people | Türkiye |
| 1730s | 1.65 million people | 8.55 million people | 6.90 million people | Türkiye |
| 1740s | 1.64 million people | 8.65 million people | 7.01 million people | Türkiye |
| 1750s | 1.62 million people | 8.74 million people | 7.12 million people | Türkiye |
| 1760s | 1.61 million people | 8.83 million people | 7.23 million people | Türkiye |
| 1770s | 1.59 million people | 8.92 million people | 7.33 million people | Türkiye |
| 1780s | 1.57 million people | 9.01 million people | 7.43 million people | Türkiye |
| 1790s | 1.56 million people | 9.09 million people | 7.53 million people | Türkiye |
| 1800s | 1.54 million people | 9.17 million people | 7.63 million people | Türkiye |
| 1810s | 1.52 million people | 9.24 million people | 7.72 million people | Türkiye |
| 1820s | 1.49 million people | 9.31 million people | 7.81 million people | Türkiye |
| 1830s | 1.47 million people | 9.58 million people | 8.11 million people | Türkiye |
| 1840s | 1.44 million people | 9.83 million people | 8.38 million people | Türkiye |
| 1850s | 1.42 million people | 10.07 million people | 8.65 million people | Türkiye |
| 1860s | 1.39 million people | 10.30 million people | 8.92 million people | Türkiye |
| 1870s | 1.35 million people | 10.54 million people | 9.18 million people | Türkiye |
| 1880s | 1.71 million people | 10.63 million people | 8.91 million people | Türkiye |
| 1890s | 1.98 million people | 10.69 million people | 8.70 million people | Türkiye |
| 1900s | 2.62 million people | 10.73 million people | 8.11 million people | Türkiye |
| 1910s | 3.20 million people | 10.75 million people | 7.56 million people | Türkiye |
| 1920s | 4.15 million people | 11.58 million people | 7.43 million people | Türkiye |
| 1930s | 4.39 million people | 12.58 million people | 8.19 million people | Türkiye |
| 1940s | 5.53 million people | 14.67 million people | 9.14 million people | Türkiye |
| 1950s | 4.65 million people | 19.23 million people | 14.58 million people | Türkiye |
| 1960s | 5.66 million people | 23.75 million people | 18.08 million people | Türkiye |
| 1970s | 6.53 million people | 26.42 million people | 19.89 million people | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 7.03 million people | 27.49 million people | 20.45 million people | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 7.19 million people | 27.34 million people | 20.15 million people | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 7.21 million people | 25.38 million people | 18.17 million people | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 7.87 million people | 14.25 million people | 6.38 million people | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 7.82 million people | 9.24 million people | 1.42 million people | Türkiye |
| 2030s | 8.04 million people | 8.44 million people | 393,604 people | Türkiye |
| 2040s | 8.39 million people | 8.00 million people | 386,662 people | Kazakhstan |
| 2050s | 8.70 million people | 7.89 million people | 804,620 people | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Kazakhstan or Türkiye?
- Kazakhstan, at 8.70 million people against 7.89 million people in Türkiye as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Kazakhstan and Türkiye?
- 804,620 people, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Türkiye?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Kazakhstan and Türkiye rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Kazakhstan ranks 58th and Türkiye ranks 61st of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.