Kazakhstan

Country in Asia

In brief

Population: 20.8M (2025). World rank 64 of 216; in Asia, 24 of 49. Aged 15–64: 61.9% (2025). World rank 152 of 216; in Asia, 40 of 49. Children per woman: 3 (2024). World rank 57 of 216; in Asia, 8 of 49. From 2015 to 2025: population 18.1M → 20.8M, population growth per year +1.5% → +1.2%, and living in cities 56.1% → 62.4%.

Population and migration

Population: 20,843,754 2025
Population density: 7.6 per km² 2025
Population growth per year: +1.2% 2025
Living in cities: 62.4% 2025
Net migration per year: -8.8K 2025
Born in another country: 10.1% 2024

Age and life expectancy

Aged 0–14: 29.1% 2025
Aged 15–64: 61.9% 2025
Aged 65 and over: 9% 2025
Life expectancy: 74.5 years 2024
Life expectancy, women: 78.5 years 2024
Life expectancy, men: 70.3 years 2024

Births and deaths

Children per woman: 3 2024
Births per 1,000 people: 19.5 2024
Deaths per 1,000 people: 6.7 2024

Society

Languages: Kazakh, Russian
Religions: Muslim 69.3%, Christian 17.2%, and no religion 2.3% (2021)