Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas was 13.00 million people in 2025. ▲ Rising
Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Kazakhstan, 1950–2025
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 13.00 million people for number of people living in urban and rural areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas in Kazakhstan peaked at 13.00 million people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.57 million people, in 1950.
Kazakhstan ranks 58th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.26 million people | 2.57 million people | 4.02 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.16 million people | 4.22 million people | 6.08 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.12 million people | 6.27 million people | 8.04 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.97 million people | 8.20 million people | 9.73 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.45 million people | 8.69 million people | 9.89 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.77 million people | 8.68 million people | 8.99 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.11 million people | 9.13 million people | 11.35 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.40 million people | 11.69 million people | 13.00 million people | 6 |
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More population data for Kazakhstan
- World population growth 0.2% (2100)
- Population density 12.47 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 1.92 million people (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.2% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.98 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.98 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 65,833 people (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.98 births per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. Share of people who are religious 3.01 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age 2.95 children per women (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas in Kazakhstan?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas in Kazakhstan was 13.00 million people in 2025, according to United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.00 million people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.57 million people in 1950.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas?
- Kazakhstan ranks 58th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.