Urban population rose 1.57% to 11.0 mil in Kazakhstan in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, urban population in Kazakhstan reached an all time high of 11.0 mil in 2021 and an all time low of 4.12 mil in 1960. When compared to Kazakhstan's main peers, urban population in China amounted to 883 mil, 2.49 mil in Kyrgyzstan, 107 mil in Russia and 17.6 mil in Uzbekistan in 2021.
Kazakhstan has been ranked 59th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of urban population, 3 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Urban Population | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| China | mil | 766 | 787 | 809 | 830 | 849 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil | 63.1 | 63.6 | 63.9 | 64.1 | 64.3 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | mil | 434 | 444 | 455 | 466 | 477 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | mil | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 116 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | mil | 10.0 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | mil | 2.13 | 2.19 | 2.24 | 2.30 | 2.36 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | mil | 107 | 107 | 107 | 108 | 108 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | mil | 2.28 | 2.34 | 2.41 | 2.48 | 2.55 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | mil | 2.90 | 2.98 | 3.05 | 3.13 | 3.21 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | mil | 262 | 264 | 267 | 269 | 271 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | mil | 15.9 | 16.1 | 16.4 | 16.6 | 16.9 |
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