Urban Population: Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan's urban population is currently 62.1% as of 2024. # Kazakhstan Urban Population Kazakhstan's urban population reached 62.
Current (2024)
62.1%
+0.5% y/y
Peak (2024)
62.1%
Low (1960)
44.7%
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Urban Population — Kazakhstan
1960 — 2024
Urban Population — Kazakhstan
Analysis# Kazakhstan Urban Population
Kazakhstan's urban population reached 62.073% in 2024, marking both the current figure and the all-time peak in recorded data. This represents a dramatic 38.8 percentage point increase since 1960, when only 44.732% of the population lived in urban areas. The country has undergone one of the most substantial urbanization transformations documented across the 64-year period from 1960 to 2024.
The acceleration of urban growth has been consistent and uninterrupted since at least 2015. Between 2015 and 2024, the urban population share climbed from 56.111% to 62.073%—a gain of nearly 6 percentage points in less than a decade. This steady upward trajectory suggests continued urbanization momentum, driven by economic development and migration patterns that favor major cities and industrial centers.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 62.1% | +0.51% |
| 2023 | 61.8% | +0.51% |
| 2022 | 61.4% | +0.68% |
| 2021 | 61.0% | +1.74% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | +1.53% |
| 2019 | 59.1% | +1.45% |
| 2018 | 58.2% | +1.36% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | +1.25% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | +1.14% |
| 2015 | 56.1% | +1.01% |
| 2014 | 55.6% | +0.86% |
| 2013 | 55.1% | +0.71% |
| 2012 | 54.7% | +0.54% |
| 2011 | 54.4% | +0.36% |
| 2010 | 54.2% | +0.16% |
| 2009 | 54.1% | -0.02% |
| 2008 | 54.1% | -0.20% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | -0.33% |
| 2006 | 54.4% | -0.43% |
| 2005 | 54.6% | -0.50% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 54.9% | -0.53% |
| 2003 | 55.2% | -0.53% |
| 2002 | 55.5% | -0.49% |
| 2001 | 55.8% | -0.43% |
| 2000 | 56.0% | -0.33% |
| 1999 | 56.2% | -0.25% |
| 1998 | 56.4% | -0.24% |
| 1997 | 56.5% | -0.24% |
| 1996 | 56.6% | -0.23% |
| 1995 | 56.8% | -0.21% |
| 1994 | 56.9% | -0.19% |
| 1993 | 57.0% | -0.17% |
| 1992 | 57.1% | -0.13% |
| 1991 | 57.2% | -0.09% |
| 1990 | 57.2% | -0.05% |
| 1989 | 57.2% | +0.03% |
| 1988 | 57.2% | +0.25% |
| 1987 | 57.1% | +0.46% |
| 1986 | 56.8% | +0.63% |
| 1985 | 56.5% | +0.76% |
| 1984 | 56.0% | +0.85% |
| 1983 | 55.6% | +0.90% |
| 1982 | 55.1% | +0.91% |
| 1981 | 54.6% | +0.88% |
| 1980 | 54.1% | +0.79% |
| 1979 | 53.7% | +0.70% |
| 1978 | 53.3% | +0.66% |
| 1977 | 53.0% | +0.64% |
| 1976 | 52.6% | +0.63% |
| 1975 | 52.3% | +0.64% |
| 1974 | 52.0% | +0.66% |
| 1973 | 51.6% | +0.70% |
| 1972 | 51.3% | +0.75% |
| 1971 | 50.9% | +0.81% |
| 1970 | 50.5% | +0.89% |
| 1969 | 50.0% | +0.97% |
| 1968 | 49.5% | +1.05% |
| 1967 | 49.0% | +1.13% |
| 1966 | 48.5% | +1.20% |
| 1965 | 47.9% | +1.27% |
| 1964 | 47.3% | +1.33% |
| 1963 | 46.7% | +1.38% |
| 1962 | 46.0% | +1.43% |
| 1961 | 45.4% | +1.48% |
| 1960 | 44.7% | — |
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