Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million was 16.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Kazakhstan, 1960–2025
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN). Measured in % of total population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Kazakhstan is 16.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Kazakhstan peaked at 16.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 1960.
Kazakhstan ranks 83rd of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of total population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.8% | — |
| 1961 | 6.8% | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 6.8% | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 6.9% | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 6.9% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 7.0% | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 7.1% | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 7.1% | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 7.2% | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 7.3% | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 7.4% | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 7.5% | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 7.6% | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 7.6% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 7.7% | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 7.8% | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 7.9% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 7.9% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 7.9% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 8.0% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 8.0% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 8.0% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 8.0% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 8.0% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 8.0% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 8.0% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 8.0% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 8.0% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 8.0% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 8.0% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 7.9% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 8.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 8.1% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 8.3% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 8.5% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 8.7% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 9.0% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 9.3% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 9.6% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 9.9% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 10.2% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 10.9% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 11.2% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 11.4% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 11.5% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 11.7% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 12.1% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 12.4% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 12.7% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 13.8% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 14.5% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 14.9% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 15.9% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 16.2% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 16.3% | +0.4% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 16.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.8%, 66% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 16.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 75% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.0% | 6.8% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.7% | 7.4% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 7.9% | 9.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 9.9% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 12.4% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.0% | 15.7% | 16.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More climate change data for Kazakhstan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 52.07 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 21,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,230 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 16,173 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 19.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 577.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,395 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 798.63 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.02 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Kazakhstan?
- Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million in Kazakhstan was 16.3% in 2025, according to World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 1960.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Kazakhstan ranks 83rd out of 121 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as part of Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the percentage of a country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.