Kazakhstan vs Ukraine: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Kazakhstan
8.70 million people
in 2050
Ukraine
8.42 million people
in 2050
Kazakhstan rank
58th
Ukraine rank
59th
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Kazakhstan
- Ukraine
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 8.70 million people against 8.42 million people in Ukraine, a difference of 276,920 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 58th and Ukraine ranks 59th of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 41.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 919,996 people | 915,996 people | 4,000 people | Kazakhstan |
| 1100s | 939,987 people | 1.37 million people | 433,993 people | Ukraine |
| 1200s | 959,960 people | 2.06 million people | 1.10 million people | Ukraine |
| 1300s | 1.07 million people | 2.06 million people | 990,880 people | Ukraine |
| 1400s | 1.20 million people | 2.06 million people | 860,680 people | Ukraine |
| 1500s | 1.34 million people | 2.74 million people | 1.41 million people | Ukraine |
| 1600s | 1.52 million people | 3.42 million people | 1.90 million people | Ukraine |
| 1700s | 1.70 million people | 4.53 million people | 2.83 million people | Ukraine |
| 1710s | 1.69 million people | 5.06 million people | 3.38 million people | Ukraine |
| 1720s | 1.67 million people | 5.35 million people | 3.67 million people | Ukraine |
| 1730s | 1.65 million people | 5.64 million people | 3.99 million people | Ukraine |
| 1740s | 1.64 million people | 5.96 million people | 4.32 million people | Ukraine |
| 1750s | 1.62 million people | 6.29 million people | 4.66 million people | Ukraine |
| 1760s | 1.61 million people | 6.64 million people | 5.03 million people | Ukraine |
| 1770s | 1.59 million people | 7.03 million people | 5.44 million people | Ukraine |
| 1780s | 1.57 million people | 7.41 million people | 5.83 million people | Ukraine |
| 1790s | 1.56 million people | 7.80 million people | 6.25 million people | Ukraine |
| 1800s | 1.54 million people | 8.22 million people | 6.68 million people | Ukraine |
| 1810s | 1.52 million people | 8.65 million people | 7.13 million people | Ukraine |
| 1820s | 1.49 million people | 9.22 million people | 7.73 million people | Ukraine |
| 1830s | 1.47 million people | 9.85 million people | 8.38 million people | Ukraine |
| 1840s | 1.44 million people | 10.66 million people | 9.21 million people | Ukraine |
| 1850s | 1.42 million people | 11.08 million people | 9.67 million people | Ukraine |
| 1860s | 1.39 million people | 12.53 million people | 11.14 million people | Ukraine |
| 1870s | 1.35 million people | 13.92 million people | 12.56 million people | Ukraine |
| 1880s | 1.71 million people | 16.14 million people | 14.43 million people | Ukraine |
| 1890s | 1.98 million people | 18.62 million people | 16.63 million people | Ukraine |
| 1900s | 2.62 million people | 22.09 million people | 19.47 million people | Ukraine |
| 1910s | 3.20 million people | 26.35 million people | 23.16 million people | Ukraine |
| 1920s | 4.15 million people | 25.67 million people | 21.52 million people | Ukraine |
| 1930s | 4.39 million people | 22.89 million people | 18.50 million people | Ukraine |
| 1940s | 5.53 million people | 22.56 million people | 17.03 million people | Ukraine |
| 1950s | 4.65 million people | 23.56 million people | 18.92 million people | Ukraine |
| 1960s | 5.66 million people | 22.22 million people | 16.55 million people | Ukraine |
| 1970s | 6.53 million people | 20.21 million people | 13.69 million people | Ukraine |
| 1980s | 7.03 million people | 17.99 million people | 10.96 million people | Ukraine |
| 1990s | 7.19 million people | 16.63 million people | 9.44 million people | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 7.21 million people | 15.43 million people | 8.23 million people | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 7.87 million people | 14.18 million people | 6.31 million people | Ukraine |
| 2020s | 7.82 million people | 12.19 million people | 4.37 million people | Ukraine |
| 2030s | 8.04 million people | 10.87 million people | 2.82 million people | Ukraine |
| 2040s | 8.39 million people | 9.34 million people | 951,230 people | Ukraine |
| 2050s | 8.70 million people | 8.42 million people | 276,920 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 Ukraine?
- Kazakhstan, at 8.70 million people against 8.42 million people in Ukraine as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Kazakhstan and Ukraine?
- 276,920 people, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Ukraine?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Kazakhstan and Ukraine rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Kazakhstan ranks 58th and Ukraine ranks 59th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β 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.