Afghanistan vs Kazakhstan: Urban population
Urban population over time
- Afghanistan
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 13.00 million against 11.37 million in Afghanistan, a difference of 1.63 million.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 59th and Kazakhstan ranks 57th of 215 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 944,467 | 5.16 million | 4.21 million | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 1.70 million | 7.12 million | 5.42 million | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 1.91 million | 8.97 million | 7.06 million | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 2.88 million | 9.45 million | 6.57 million | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 4.73 million | 8.77 million | 4.03 million | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 8.00 million | 10.11 million | 2.11 million | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 10.53 million | 12.40 million | 1.86 million | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, Afghanistan or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 13.00 million against 11.37 million in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in urban population between Afghanistan and Kazakhstan?
- 1.63 million, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kazakhstan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Kazakhstan rank globally for urban population?
- Afghanistan ranks 59th and Kazakhstan ranks 57th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Urban population. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.