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Population in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Population was 20.33 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
20.33 million people
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
64th
of 238 countries
All-time high
20.33 million people
in 2023
All-time low
920,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Kazakhstan, 1000–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M100015112023

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

Analysis

Kazakhstan recorded 20.33 million people for population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Kazakhstan peaked at 20.33 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 920,000 people, in 1000.

Kazakhstan ranks 64th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 920,000 people 920,000 people 920,000 people 1
1100s 940,000 people 940,000 people 940,000 people 1
1200s 960,000 people 960,000 people 960,000 people 1
1300s 1.07 million people 1.07 million people 1.07 million people 1
1400s 1.20 million people 1.20 million people 1.20 million people 1
1500s 1.34 million people 1.34 million people 1.34 million people 1
1600s 1.53 million people 1.53 million people 1.53 million people 1
1700s 1.72 million people 1.72 million people 1.72 million people 1
1710s 1.70 million people 1.70 million people 1.70 million people 1
1720s 1.69 million people 1.69 million people 1.69 million people 1
1730s 1.67 million people 1.67 million people 1.67 million people 1
1740s 1.65 million people 1.65 million people 1.65 million people 1
1750s 1.64 million people 1.64 million people 1.64 million people 1
1760s 1.62 million people 1.62 million people 1.62 million people 1
1770s 1.61 million people 1.61 million people 1.61 million people 1
1780s 1.59 million people 1.59 million people 1.59 million people 1
1790s 1.57 million people 1.57 million people 1.57 million people 1
1800s 2.04 million people 2.04 million people 2.04 million people 10
1810s 2.04 million people 2.04 million people 2.05 million people 10
1820s 2.13 million people 2.05 million people 2.22 million people 10
1830s 2.33 million people 2.24 million people 2.43 million people 10
1840s 2.55 million people 2.45 million people 2.66 million people 10
1850s 2.79 million people 2.69 million people 2.91 million people 10
1860s 3.05 million people 2.93 million people 3.17 million people 10
1870s 3.33 million people 3.20 million people 3.46 million people 10
1880s 3.63 million people 3.49 million people 3.78 million people 10
1890s 3.97 million people 3.81 million people 4.13 million people 10
1900s 4.33 million people 4.16 million people 4.50 million people 10
1910s 4.73 million people 4.54 million people 4.92 million people 10
1920s 5.17 million people 4.96 million people 5.39 million people 10
1930s 5.67 million people 5.44 million people 5.91 million people 10
1940s 6.22 million people 5.96 million people 6.51 million people 10
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

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 61 Sri Lanka 22.97 million people compare
  2. 62 Malawi 21.10 million people compare
  3. 63 Zambia 20.72 million people compare
  4. 65 Chile 19.66 million people compare
  5. 66 Chad 19.32 million people compare
  6. 67 Romania 19.12 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Kazakhstan?
Population in Kazakhstan was 20.33 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 20.33 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 920,000 people in 1000.
How does Kazakhstan rank for population?
Kazakhstan ranks 64th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.