Has the population peaked? in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Has the population peaked? was 20.33 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Has the population peaked? in Kazakhstan, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 20.33 million people for has the population peaked? in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, has the population peaked? in Kazakhstan peaked at 20.33 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.79 million people, in 1950.
Kazakhstan ranks 64th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.90 million people | 6.79 million people | 9.12 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 10.82 million people | 9.43 million people | 12.16 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.65 million people | 12.42 million people | 14.98 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.01 million people | 15.15 million people | 17.00 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.64 million people | 15.46 million people | 17.33 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.97 million people | 15.50 million people | 16.62 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.98 million people | 16.84 million people | 19.21 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.90 million people | 19.48 million people | 20.33 million people | 4 |
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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 has the population peaked? in Kazakhstan?
- Has the population peaked? in Kazakhstan was 20.33 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest has the population peaked? recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.33 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest has the population peaked? recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.79 million people in 1950.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for has the population peaked??
- Kazakhstan ranks 64th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is has the population peaked? rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Has the population peaked?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown.