Population density in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Population density was 12.47 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
12.47 people per km²
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
218th
of 235 countries
All-time high
12.47 people per km²
in 2100
All-time low
0.3408 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Kazakhstan, 1000–2100

02.557.51012.5100015502100

Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

The most recent figure for population density in Kazakhstan is 12.47 people per km², measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 318 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Kazakhstan peaked at 12.47 people per km² in 2100 and was at its lowest, 0.3408 people per km², in 1000.

That places Kazakhstan 218th out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Kazakhstan, year by year

Annual values for Population density in Kazakhstan, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 0.3408 people per km²
1100 0.3482 people per km² +2.2%
1200 0.3556 people per km² +2.1%
1300 0.3963 people per km² +11.5%
1400 0.4445 people per km² +12.1%
1500 0.4964 people per km² +11.7%
1600 0.5667 people per km² +14.2%
1700 0.6371 people per km² +12.4%
1710 0.631 people per km² -1.0%
1720 0.625 people per km² -1.0%
1730 0.6189 people per km² -1.0%
1740 0.6129 people per km² -1.0%
1750 0.6068 people per km² -1.0%
1760 0.6007 people per km² -1.0%
1770 0.5947 people per km² -1.0%
1780 0.5886 people per km² -1.0%
1790 0.5826 people per km² -1.0%
1800 0.7561 people per km² +29.8%
1801 0.7561 people per km² +0.0%
1802 0.7561 people per km² +0.0%
1803 0.7561 people per km² +0.0%
1804 0.7561 people per km² +0.0%
1805 0.7561 people per km² +0.0%
1806 0.7561 people per km² +0.0%
1807 0.7561 people per km² +0.0%
1808 0.7561 people per km² +0.0%
1809 0.7561 people per km² +0.0%
1810 0.7561 people per km² +0.0%
1811 0.7561 people per km² +0.0%
1812 0.7561 people per km² +0.0%
1813 0.7561 people per km² +0.0%
1814 0.7561 people per km² +0.0%
1815 0.7561 people per km² +0.0%
1816 0.7561 people per km² +0.0%
1817 0.7561 people per km² +0.0%
1818 0.7561 people per km² +0.0%
1819 0.7575 people per km² +0.2%
1820 0.7603 people per km² +0.4%
1821 0.7645 people per km² +0.6%
1822 0.7701 people per km² +0.7%
1823 0.7772 people per km² +0.9%
1824 0.7843 people per km² +0.9%
1825 0.7915 people per km² +0.9%
1826 0.7988 people per km² +0.9%
1827 0.8061 people per km² +0.9%
1828 0.8135 people per km² +0.9%
1829 0.821 people per km² +0.9%
1830 0.8285 people per km² +0.9%
1831 0.8361 people per km² +0.9%
1832 0.8438 people per km² +0.9%
1833 0.8515 people per km² +0.9%
1834 0.8593 people per km² +0.9%
1835 0.8672 people per km² +0.9%
1836 0.8752 people per km² +0.9%
1837 0.8832 people per km² +0.9%
1838 0.8913 people per km² +0.9%
1839 0.8995 people per km² +0.9%
1840 0.9078 people per km² +0.9%
1841 0.9161 people per km² +0.9%
1842 0.9245 people per km² +0.9%
1843 0.933 people per km² +0.9%
1844 0.9415 people per km² +0.9%
1845 0.9502 people per km² +0.9%
1846 0.9589 people per km² +0.9%
1847 0.9677 people per km² +0.9%
1848 0.9766 people per km² +0.9%
1849 0.9855 people per km² +0.9%
1850 0.9946 people per km² +0.9%
1851 1 people per km² +0.9%
1852 1.01 people per km² +0.9%
1853 1.02 people per km² +0.9%
1854 1.03 people per km² +0.9%
1855 1.04 people per km² +0.9%
1856 1.05 people per km² +0.9%
1857 1.06 people per km² +0.9%
1858 1.07 people per km² +0.9%
1859 1.08 people per km² +0.9%
1860 1.09 people per km² +0.9%
1861 1.1 people per km² +0.9%
1862 1.1 people per km² +0.9%
1863 1.11 people per km² +0.9%
1864 1.12 people per km² +0.9%
1865 1.13 people per km² +0.9%
1866 1.14 people per km² +0.9%
1867 1.15 people per km² +0.9%
1868 1.16 people per km² +0.9%
1869 1.17 people per km² +0.9%
1870 1.19 people per km² +0.9%
1871 1.2 people per km² +0.9%
1872 1.21 people per km² +0.9%
1873 1.22 people per km² +0.9%
1874 1.23 people per km² +0.9%
1875 1.24 people per km² +0.9%
1876 1.25 people per km² +0.9%
1877 1.26 people per km² +0.9%
1878 1.27 people per km² +0.9%
1879 1.28 people per km² +0.9%
1880 1.29 people per km² +0.9%
1881 1.31 people per km² +0.9%
1882 1.32 people per km² +0.9%
1883 1.33 people per km² +0.9%
1884 1.34 people per km² +0.9%
1885 1.35 people per km² +0.9%
1886 1.36 people per km² +0.9%
1887 1.38 people per km² +0.9%
1888 1.39 people per km² +0.9%
1889 1.4 people per km² +0.9%
1890 1.41 people per km² +0.9%
1891 1.42 people per km² +0.9%
1892 1.44 people per km² +0.9%
1893 1.45 people per km² +0.9%
1894 1.46 people per km² +0.9%
1895 1.48 people per km² +0.9%
1896 1.49 people per km² +0.9%
1897 1.5 people per km² +0.9%
1898 1.51 people per km² +0.9%
1899 1.53 people per km² +0.9%
1900 1.54 people per km² +0.9%
1901 1.56 people per km² +0.9%
1902 1.57 people per km² +0.9%
1903 1.58 people per km² +0.9%
1904 1.6 people per km² +0.9%
1905 1.61 people per km² +0.9%
1906 1.62 people per km² +0.9%
1907 1.64 people per km² +0.9%
1908 1.65 people per km² +0.9%
1909 1.67 people per km² +0.9%
1910 1.68 people per km² +0.9%
1911 1.7 people per km² +0.9%
1912 1.71 people per km² +0.9%
1913 1.73 people per km² +0.9%
1914 1.74 people per km² +0.9%
1915 1.76 people per km² +0.9%
1916 1.77 people per km² +0.9%
1917 1.79 people per km² +0.9%
1918 1.81 people per km² +0.9%
1919 1.82 people per km² +0.9%
1920 1.84 people per km² +0.9%
1921 1.86 people per km² +0.9%
1922 1.87 people per km² +0.9%
1923 1.89 people per km² +0.9%
1924 1.91 people per km² +0.9%
1925 1.92 people per km² +0.9%
1926 1.94 people per km² +0.9%
1927 1.96 people per km² +0.9%
1928 1.98 people per km² +0.9%
1929 2 people per km² +0.9%
1930 2.01 people per km² +0.9%
1931 2.03 people per km² +0.9%
1932 2.05 people per km² +0.9%
1933 2.07 people per km² +0.9%
1934 2.09 people per km² +0.9%
1935 2.11 people per km² +0.9%
1936 2.13 people per km² +0.9%
1937 2.15 people per km² +0.9%
1938 2.17 people per km² +0.9%
1939 2.19 people per km² +0.9%
1940 2.21 people per km² +0.9%
1941 2.23 people per km² +0.9%
1942 2.25 people per km² +0.9%
1943 2.27 people per km² +0.9%
1944 2.29 people per km² +0.9%
1945 2.31 people per km² +0.9%
1946 2.33 people per km² +0.9%
1947 2.35 people per km² +0.9%
1948 2.37 people per km² +0.9%
1949 2.41 people per km² +1.6%
1950 2.51 people per km² +4.2%
1951 2.6 people per km² +3.4%
1952 2.69 people per km² +3.4%
1953 2.78 people per km² +3.3%
1954 2.87 people per km² +3.2%
1955 2.96 people per km² +3.2%
1956 3.06 people per km² +3.3%
1957 3.16 people per km² +3.4%
1958 3.27 people per km² +3.4%
1959 3.38 people per km² +3.4%
1960 3.49 people per km² +3.4%
1961 3.61 people per km² +3.3%
1962 3.73 people per km² +3.3%
1963 3.84 people per km² +3.2%
1964 3.96 people per km² +3.0%
1965 4.07 people per km² +2.8%
1966 4.18 people per km² +2.7%
1967 4.29 people per km² +2.6%
1968 4.4 people per km² +2.5%
1969 4.5 people per km² +2.3%
1970 4.6 people per km² +2.2%
1971 4.7 people per km² +2.1%
1972 4.8 people per km² +2.1%
1973 4.89 people per km² +2.0%
1974 4.98 people per km² +1.9%
1975 5.07 people per km² +1.8%
1976 5.19 people per km² +2.2%
1977 5.32 people per km² +2.5%
1978 5.45 people per km² +2.5%
1979 5.55 people per km² +1.8%
1980 5.61 people per km² +1.2%
1981 5.68 people per km² +1.1%
1982 5.74 people per km² +1.1%
1983 5.8 people per km² +1.1%
1984 5.87 people per km² +1.1%
1985 5.94 people per km² +1.2%
1986 6.02 people per km² +1.4%
1987 6.12 people per km² +1.6%
1988 6.22 people per km² +1.5%
1989 6.3 people per km² +1.3%
1990 6.35 people per km² +0.9%
1991 6.4 people per km² +0.7%
1992 6.42 people per km² +0.3%
1993 6.4 people per km² -0.3%
1994 6.31 people per km² -1.3%
1995 6.2 people per km² -1.8%
1996 6.08 people per km² -1.9%
1997 5.94 people per km² -2.3%
1998 5.8 people per km² -2.5%
1999 5.73 people per km² -1.2%
2000 5.74 people per km² +0.3%
2001 5.77 people per km² +0.5%
2002 5.8 people per km² +0.5%
2003 5.83 people per km² +0.6%
2004 5.87 people per km² +0.7%
2005 5.91 people per km² +0.7%
2006 5.96 people per km² +0.8%
2007 6.02 people per km² +1.0%
2008 6.08 people per km² +1.0%
2009 6.16 people per km² +1.2%
2010 6.24 people per km² +1.3%
2011 6.32 people per km² +1.4%
2012 6.41 people per km² +1.4%
2013 6.5 people per km² +1.4%
2014 6.6 people per km² +1.5%
2015 6.7 people per km² +1.5%
2016 6.8 people per km² +1.5%
2017 6.91 people per km² +1.6%
2018 7.01 people per km² +1.5%
2019 7.12 people per km² +1.5%
2020 7.22 people per km² +1.4%
2021 7.31 people per km² +1.3%
2022 7.42 people per km² +1.5%
2023 7.53 people per km² +1.5%
2024 7.63 people per km² +1.3%
2025 7.72 people per km² +1.2%
2026 7.81 people per km² +1.2%
2027 7.9 people per km² +1.1%
2028 7.98 people per km² +1.1%
2029 8.07 people per km² +1.1%
2030 8.15 people per km² +1.0%
2031 8.23 people per km² +1.0%
2032 8.32 people per km² +1.0%
2033 8.4 people per km² +1.0%
2034 8.48 people per km² +1.0%
2035 8.57 people per km² +1.0%
2036 8.65 people per km² +1.0%
2037 8.73 people per km² +1.0%
2038 8.81 people per km² +0.9%
2039 8.9 people per km² +0.9%
2040 8.98 people per km² +1.0%
2041 9.07 people per km² +1.0%
2042 9.15 people per km² +0.9%
2043 9.24 people per km² +0.9%
2044 9.33 people per km² +0.9%
2045 9.41 people per km² +0.9%
2046 9.5 people per km² +0.9%
2047 9.58 people per km² +0.9%
2048 9.67 people per km² +0.9%
2049 9.75 people per km² +0.9%
2050 9.83 people per km² +0.8%
2051 9.91 people per km² +0.8%
2052 9.99 people per km² +0.8%
2053 10.07 people per km² +0.8%
2054 10.14 people per km² +0.7%
2055 10.22 people per km² +0.7%
2056 10.29 people per km² +0.7%
2057 10.36 people per km² +0.7%
2058 10.42 people per km² +0.6%
2059 10.49 people per km² +0.6%
2060 10.55 people per km² +0.6%
2061 10.61 people per km² +0.6%
2062 10.67 people per km² +0.6%
2063 10.74 people per km² +0.6%
2064 10.79 people per km² +0.6%
2065 10.85 people per km² +0.6%
2066 10.91 people per km² +0.5%
2067 10.97 people per km² +0.5%
2068 11.02 people per km² +0.5%
2069 11.08 people per km² +0.5%
2070 11.14 people per km² +0.5%
2071 11.19 people per km² +0.5%
2072 11.25 people per km² +0.5%
2073 11.3 people per km² +0.5%
2074 11.36 people per km² +0.5%
2075 11.41 people per km² +0.5%
2076 11.47 people per km² +0.5%
2077 11.52 people per km² +0.5%
2078 11.58 people per km² +0.5%
2079 11.63 people per km² +0.4%
2080 11.68 people per km² +0.4%
2081 11.73 people per km² +0.4%
2082 11.78 people per km² +0.4%
2083 11.83 people per km² +0.4%
2084 11.88 people per km² +0.4%
2085 11.92 people per km² +0.4%
2086 11.97 people per km² +0.4%
2087 12.01 people per km² +0.4%
2088 12.06 people per km² +0.4%
2089 12.1 people per km² +0.3%
2090 12.14 people per km² +0.3%
2091 12.18 people per km² +0.3%
2092 12.21 people per km² +0.3%
2093 12.25 people per km² +0.3%
2094 12.29 people per km² +0.3%
2095 12.32 people per km² +0.3%
2096 12.36 people per km² +0.3%
2097 12.39 people per km² +0.3%
2098 12.42 people per km² +0.2%
2099 12.45 people per km² +0.2%
2100 12.47 people per km² +0.2%

Kazakhstan compared with similar countries

  • Kazakhstan's 12.47 people per km² is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.23 people per km², 19% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Kazakhstan's 12.47 people per km² is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.72 people per km², 19% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Kazakhstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1800 +29.8% 0.5826 people per km² 0.7561 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.3408 people per km² 0.3408 people per km² 0.3408 people per km² 1
1100s 0.3482 people per km² 0.3482 people per km² 0.3482 people per km² 1
1200s 0.3556 people per km² 0.3556 people per km² 0.3556 people per km² 1
1300s 0.3963 people per km² 0.3963 people per km² 0.3963 people per km² 1
1400s 0.4445 people per km² 0.4445 people per km² 0.4445 people per km² 1
1500s 0.4964 people per km² 0.4964 people per km² 0.4964 people per km² 1
1600s 0.5667 people per km² 0.5667 people per km² 0.5667 people per km² 1
1700s 0.6371 people per km² 0.6371 people per km² 0.6371 people per km² 1
1710s 0.631 people per km² 0.631 people per km² 0.631 people per km² 1
1720s 0.625 people per km² 0.625 people per km² 0.625 people per km² 1
1730s 0.6189 people per km² 0.6189 people per km² 0.6189 people per km² 1
1740s 0.6129 people per km² 0.6129 people per km² 0.6129 people per km² 1
1750s 0.6068 people per km² 0.6068 people per km² 0.6068 people per km² 1
1760s 0.6007 people per km² 0.6007 people per km² 0.6007 people per km² 1
1770s 0.5947 people per km² 0.5947 people per km² 0.5947 people per km² 1
1780s 0.5886 people per km² 0.5886 people per km² 0.5886 people per km² 1
1790s 0.5826 people per km² 0.5826 people per km² 0.5826 people per km² 1
1800s 0.7561 people per km² 0.7561 people per km² 0.7561 people per km² 10
1810s 0.7563 people per km² 0.7561 people per km² 0.7575 people per km² 10
1820s 0.7887 people per km² 0.7603 people per km² 0.821 people per km² 10
1830s 0.8636 people per km² 0.8285 people per km² 0.8995 people per km² 10
1840s 0.9462 people per km² 0.9078 people per km² 0.9855 people per km² 10
1850s 1.03 people per km² 0.9946 people per km² 1.08 people per km² 10
1860s 1.13 people per km² 1.09 people per km² 1.17 people per km² 10
1870s 1.23 people per km² 1.19 people per km² 1.28 people per km² 10
1880s 1.35 people per km² 1.29 people per km² 1.4 people per km² 10
1890s 1.47 people per km² 1.41 people per km² 1.53 people per km² 10
1900s 1.6 people per km² 1.54 people per km² 1.67 people per km² 10
1910s 1.75 people per km² 1.68 people per km² 1.82 people per km² 10
1920s 1.92 people per km² 1.84 people per km² 2 people per km² 10
1930s 2.1 people per km² 2.01 people per km² 2.19 people per km² 10
1940s 2.3 people per km² 2.21 people per km² 2.41 people per km² 10
1950s 2.93 people per km² 2.51 people per km² 3.38 people per km² 10
1960s 4.01 people per km² 3.49 people per km² 4.5 people per km² 10
1970s 5.05 people per km² 4.6 people per km² 5.55 people per km² 10
1980s 5.93 people per km² 5.61 people per km² 6.3 people per km² 10
1990s 6.16 people per km² 5.73 people per km² 6.42 people per km² 10
2000s 5.92 people per km² 5.74 people per km² 6.16 people per km² 10
2010s 6.66 people per km² 6.24 people per km² 7.12 people per km² 10
2020s 7.66 people per km² 7.22 people per km² 8.07 people per km² 10
2030s 8.52 people per km² 8.15 people per km² 8.9 people per km² 10
2040s 9.37 people per km² 8.98 people per km² 9.75 people per km² 10
2050s 10.17 people per km² 9.83 people per km² 10.49 people per km² 10
2060s 10.82 people per km² 10.55 people per km² 11.08 people per km² 10
2070s 11.39 people per km² 11.14 people per km² 11.63 people per km² 10
2080s 11.89 people per km² 11.68 people per km² 12.1 people per km² 10
2090s 12.3 people per km² 12.14 people per km² 12.45 people per km² 10
2100s 12.47 people per km² 12.47 people per km² 12.47 people per km² 1

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 215 Argentina 13.98 people per km² compare
  2. 216 USSR 13.35 people per km² compare
  3. 217 Uruguay 12.83 people per km² compare
  4. 219 French Guiana 9.36 people per km² compare
  5. 220 Niue 9.25 people per km² compare
  6. 221 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 8.83 people per km² compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Kazakhstan?
Population density in Kazakhstan was 12.47 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 12.47 people per km² in 2100.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3408 people per km² in 1000.
How does Kazakhstan rank for population density?
Kazakhstan ranks 218th out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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