Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 1.69 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Kazakhstan, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 1.69 million people for number of children, working-age adults, and older people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Kazakhstan peaked at 1.69 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 438,711 people, in 1950.
That places Kazakhstan 57th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 479,429 people | 438,711 people | 497,876 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 521,358 people | 496,342 people | 574,462 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 706,034 people | 591,369 people | 967,412 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 million people | 962,473 people | 1.09 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 million people | 983,924 people | 1.10 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.14 million people | 1.04 million people | 1.20 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 million people | 1.09 million people | 1.44 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 million people | 1.49 million people | 1.69 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 number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Kazakhstan?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Kazakhstan was 1.69 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.69 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 438,711 people in 1950.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Kazakhstan ranks 57th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. 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 Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.