Kazakhstan’s population continues growth in 2025
Baku, February 2, AZERTAC
Kazakhstan’s population was estimated at 20,495,975 people as of January 1, 2026, according to a report released by the National Statistics Bureau, according to Qazinform News Agency .
The size of the population increased by 212,576 compared to the previous year.
According to the report, Almaty city and Turkistan region are home to over 2 million people – 2,347,924 and 2,148,658 respectively.
Five Kazakhstani regions have a population of over one million people, including Astana city – 1,638,233, Almaty region – 1,596,331, Shymkent city – 1,293,648, Zhambyl region – 1,215,373, Karaganda region – 1,131,287.
Ulytau region was reported to have the smallest population – 218,993 people.
The data revealed that of 13,029,803 people live in cities, and 7,466,172 people in rural areas.
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