Population growth in Kazakhstan
From 1960 to 2021 the population of Kazakhstan increased from 9.93 million to 19.00 million people. This is a growth of 91.3 percent in 61 years. The highest increase in Kazakhstan was recorded in 1961 with 4.18 percent. The biggest decrease in 1995 with -2.04 percent.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 160.2 percent.
The average age in Kazakhstan rose by 2.40 years from 2012 to 2021 from 29.20 to 31.60 years (median value).
Around 58 percent of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 1.6 percent annually.
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Population development in Kazakhstan since 1960
(Data in millions of inhabitants)| Year | Population Kazakhstan | Change Kazakhstan | Birth rate | Death rate | Population World | Change World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.35 M | 4.18 % | 34.9 ‰ | 12.0 ‰ | 3,072 M | 1.30 % | |
| 1962 | 10.76 M | 3.94 % | 33.9 ‰ | 11.7 ‰ | 3,125 M | 1.72 % | |
| 1963 | 11.15 M | 3.63 % | 32.8 ‰ | 11.3 ‰ | 3,190 M | 2.08 % | |
| 1964 | 11.51 M | 3.27 % | 31.4 ‰ | 11.0 ‰ | 3,255 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1965 | 11.84 M | 2.87 % | 29.9 ‰ | 10.6 ‰ | 3,322 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1966 | 12.13 M | 2.45 % | 28.5 ‰ | 10.3 ‰ | 3,392 M | 2.11 % | |
| 1967 | 12.39 M | 2.09 % | 27.3 ‰ | 10.0 ‰ | 3,462 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1968 | 12.61 M | 1.82 % | 26.5 ‰ | 9.7 ‰ | 3,533 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1969 | 12.82 M | 1.69 % | 25.9 ‰ | 9.5 ‰ | 3,607 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1970 | 13.04 M | 1.65 % | 25.6 ‰ | 9.4 ‰ | 3,682 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1971 | 13.25 M | 1.64 % | 25.5 ‰ | 9.2 ‰ | 3,761 M | 2.13 % | |
| 1972 | 13.46 M | 1.61 % | 25.6 ‰ | 9.2 ‰ | 3,837 M | 2.03 % | |
| 1973 | 13.67 M | 1.55 % | 25.6 ‰ | 9.1 ‰ | 3,913 M | 1.98 % | |
| 1974 | 13.87 M | 1.44 % | 25.6 ‰ | 9.0 ‰ | 3,988 M | 1.93 % | |
| 1975 | 14.05 M | 1.30 % | 25.6 ‰ | 9.0 ‰ | 4,063 M | 1.86 % | |
| 1976 | 14.21 M | 1.15 % | 25.5 ‰ | 9.0 ‰ | 4,135 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1977 | 14.36 M | 1.04 % | 25.4 ‰ | 8.9 ‰ | 4,208 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1978 | 14.50 M | 0.98 % | 25.4 ‰ | 8.9 ‰ | 4,281 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1979 | 14.64 M | 0.99 % | 24.0 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 4,357 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1980 | 14.80 M | 1.05 % | 23.9 ‰ | 8.0 ‰ | 4,433 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 14.96 M | 1.10 % | 24.4 ‰ | 8.0 ‰ | 4,511 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 15.13 M | 1.13 % | 24.4 ‰ | 7.9 ‰ | 4,592 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 15.30 M | 1.16 % | 24.5 ‰ | 8.0 ‰ | 4,674 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 15.48 M | 1.18 % | 25.5 ‰ | 8.3 ‰ | 4,756 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 15.67 M | 1.18 % | 25.1 ‰ | 8.0 ‰ | 4,839 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 15.85 M | 1.19 % | 25.6 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 4,925 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 16.04 M | 1.18 % | 25.7 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 5,013 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 16.21 M | 1.04 % | 24.8 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 5,101 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 16.25 M | 0.27 % | 23.0 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 5,190 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 16.35 M | 0.61 % | 22.2 ‰ | 7.9 ‰ | 5,280 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 16.45 M | 0.63 % | 21.5 ‰ | 8.2 ‰ | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |
| 1992 | 16.44 M | -0.08 % | 20.5 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 16.38 M | -0.36 % | 19.3 ‰ | 9.5 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 16.15 M | -1.43 % | 18.9 ‰ | 9.9 ‰ | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 15.82 M | -2.04 % | 17.5 ‰ | 10.7 ‰ | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 15.58 M | -1.50 % | 16.3 ‰ | 10.7 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 15.33 M | -1.57 % | 15.2 ‰ | 10.4 ‰ | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 15.07 M | -1.71 % | 14.8 ‰ | 10.2 ‰ | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 14.93 M | -0.95 % | 14.6 ‰ | 9.9 ‰ | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 14.88 M | -0.30 % | 14.9 ‰ | 10.1 ‰ | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 14.86 M | -0.17 % | 14.9 ‰ | 10.0 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 14.86 M | 0.00 % | 15.3 ‰ | 10.1 ‰ | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 14.91 M | 0.34 % | 16.6 ‰ | 10.4 ‰ | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 15.01 M | 0.70 % | 18.2 ‰ | 10.1 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 15.15 M | 0.89 % | 18.4 ‰ | 10.4 ‰ | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 15.31 M | 1.06 % | 19.7 ‰ | 10.3 ‰ | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 15.48 M | 1.15 % | 20.8 ‰ | 10.2 ‰ | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 15.78 M | 1.89 % | 22.8 ‰ | 9.7 ‰ | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 16.09 M | 2.00 % | 22.1 ‰ | 8.9 ‰ | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 16.32 M | 1.42 % | 22.5 ‰ | 9.0 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2011 | 16.56 M | 1.44 % | 22.5 ‰ | 8.7 ‰ | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2012 | 16.79 M | 1.42 % | 22.7 ‰ | 8.5 ‰ | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2013 | 17.04 M | 1.45 % | 22.7 ‰ | 8.0 ‰ | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2014 | 17.29 M | 1.48 % | 23.1 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 17.54 M | 1.47 % | 22.7 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 7,405 M | 1.97 % | |
| 2016 | 17.79 M | 1.43 % | 22.5 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 7,492 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2017 | 18.04 M | 1.37 % | 21.6 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 7,578 M | 1.15 % | |
| 2018 | 18.28 M | 1.32 % | 21.8 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 7,662 M | 1.10 % | |
| 2019 | 18.51 M | 1.30 % | 21.7 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 7,743 M | 1.06 % | |
| 2020 | 18.76 M | 1.31 % | 22.8 ‰ | 8.6 ‰ | 7,821 M | 1.01 % | |
| 2021 | 19.00 M | 1.31 % | 7,888 M | 0.86 % |
Birth and death rate in Kazakhstan
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. For example, the year 2020 in the graph: The population in Kazakhstan increased by about 242,000 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 8.6 per 1,000 people (~ 159,000 deaths) and the birth rate was 22.8 per 1,000 people (~ 421,000 births). As a result, around 20,000 inhabitants have migrated to other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 137,221 in Kazakhstan. The number of births was 395,698 annually.
The changes in births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1,000 inhabitants.
Birth rate Death rate
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