Kazakhstan - Urban population

Urban population

The value for Urban population in Kazakhstan was 10,815,870 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10,815,870 in 2020 and a minimum value of 4,390,879 in 1960.

Definition: 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.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 4,390,879
1961 4,630,952
1962 4,872,459
1963 5,110,959
1964 5,341,501
1965 5,571,271
1966 5,786,746
1967 5,987,993
1968 6,179,223
1969 6,367,036
1970 6,548,835
1971 6,724,880
1972 6,902,850
1973 7,080,570
1974 7,253,997
1975 7,385,361
1976 7,507,992
1977 7,623,814
1978 7,736,597
1979 7,863,362
1980 8,010,945
1981 8,164,865
1982 8,323,778
1983 8,487,372
1984 8,655,227
1985 8,774,299
1986 8,896,595
1987 9,019,032
1988 9,130,621
1989 9,157,731
1990 9,198,366
1991 9,241,749
1992 9,219,538
1993 9,171,866
1994 9,025,483
1995 8,844,601
1996 8,714,928
1997 8,581,746
1998 8,438,008
1999 8,363,622
2000 8,349,417
2001 8,346,075
2002 8,357,267
2003 8,396,312
2004 8,465,822
2005 8,552,467
2006 8,654,579
2007 8,765,446
2008 8,942,684
2009 9,133,481
2010 9,275,230
2011 9,421,048
2012 9,566,957
2013 9,718,100
2014 9,874,723
2015 10,032,910
2016 10,189,590
2017 10,342,140
2018 10,495,800
2019 10,652,770
2020 10,815,870

Urban population (% of total population)

Urban population (% of total population) in Kazakhstan was 57.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 57.67 in 2020, while its lowest value was 44.20 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The data are collected and smoothed by United Nations Population Division.

Source: United Nations Population Division. World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 44.20
1961 44.75
1962 45.30
1963 45.85
1964 46.40
1965 47.05
1966 47.70
1967 48.35
1968 49.00
1969 49.65
1970 50.24
1971 50.75
1972 51.27
1973 51.79
1974 52.30
1975 52.56
1976 52.83
1977 53.09
1978 53.36
1979 53.70
1980 54.14
1981 54.58
1982 55.02
1983 55.46
1984 55.90
1985 56.01
1986 56.12
1987 56.23
1988 56.34
1989 56.36
1990 56.27
1991 56.18
1992 56.08
1993 55.99
1994 55.90
1995 55.92
1996 55.94
1997 55.96
1998 55.99
1999 56.03
2000 56.10
2001 56.17
2002 56.24
2003 56.32
2004 56.39
2005 56.46
2006 56.54
2007 56.61
2008 56.68
2009 56.76
2010 56.83
2011 56.90
2012 56.97
2013 57.05
2014 57.12
2015 57.19
2016 57.26
2017 57.34
2018 57.43
2019 57.54
2020 57.67

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization