Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.6239 people per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kazakhstan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kazakhstan is 0.6239 people per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kazakhstan peaked at 0.6239 people per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4473 people per person, in 1960.
That places Kazakhstan 121st out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.4473 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.4539 people per person | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 0.4604 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4668 people per person | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.473 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.479 people per person | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4847 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4902 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.4954 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.5002 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 0.5046 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.5087 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.5125 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.5161 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.5195 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5228 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.5261 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.5295 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.533 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5367 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.541 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5457 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5507 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5557 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5604 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 0.5646 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5681 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.5707 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.5722 people per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.5723 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.5721 people per person | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5715 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5708 people per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5698 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.5687 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5675 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5662 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.5649 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5635 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5621 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5602 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5578 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.555 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5521 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5492 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5465 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.5441 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5423 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5413 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5412 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5421 people per person | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.544 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5469 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5508 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5555 people per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5611 people per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5675 people per person | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5746 people per person | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5824 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5908 people per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5999 people per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6103 people per person | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.6144 people per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6176 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6207 people per person | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.6239 people per person | +0.5% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 0.6239 people per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6562 people per person, 95% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 0.6239 people per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 90% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4751 people per person | 0.4473 people per person | 0.5002 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.521 people per person | 0.5046 people per person | 0.5367 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5601 people per person | 0.541 people per person | 0.5723 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5677 people per person | 0.5621 people per person | 0.5721 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.549 people per person | 0.5412 people per person | 0.5602 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5616 people per person | 0.5421 people per person | 0.5908 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6145 people per person | 0.5999 people per person | 0.6239 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 118 Thailand 0.628 people per person compare
- 119 North Macedonia 0.6265 people per person compare
- 120 Ireland 0.6251 people per person compare
- 122 French Polynesia 0.6176 people per person compare
- 123 Mauritania 0.6149 people per person compare
- 124 Aruba 0.6139 people per person compare
More population data for Kazakhstan
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.2152 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.7585 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.2152 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2511 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 25,610 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2235 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Population density 12.47 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.92 million people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kazakhstan?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kazakhstan was 0.6239 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6239 people per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4473 people per person in 1960.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Kazakhstan ranks 121st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.