Share of urban population who live in the largest city in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Share of urban population who live in the largest city was 14.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Share of urban population who live in the largest city in Kazakhstan, 1950–2020
Source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of urban population who live in the largest city in Kazakhstan is 14.6%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population who live in the largest city in Kazakhstan peaked at 14.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1990.
That places Kazakhstan 147th out of 179 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.6% | 11.4% | 11.9% | 2 |
| 1960s | 10.3% | 10.0% | 10.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 10.4% | 10.3% | 10.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.1% | 10.0% | 10.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 11.4% | 12.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 12.7% | 13.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.6% | 14.6% | 14.6% | 1 |
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More population data for Kazakhstan
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.2% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.92 million people (2100)
- Population density 12.47 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.98 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 65,833 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.98 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.98 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.3% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.01 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population who live in the largest city in Kazakhstan?
- Share of urban population who live in the largest city in Kazakhstan was 14.6% in 2020, according to European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population who live in the largest city recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of urban population who live in the largest city recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1990.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for share of urban population who live in the largest city?
- Kazakhstan ranks 147th out of 179 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of urban population who live in the largest city rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population who live in the largest city. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the urban population living in the country's largest city (by population). City boundaries are defined using a consistent global approach based on satellite imagery and population data.