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Kazakhstan – Net Migration

Name: Kazakhstan Net Migration
Creator: World Bank
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Net migration over five-year periods. Difference between immigration and emigration, including both citizens and non-citizens. · World Bank

-8,834 −1,466 from 2024 Global rank: 68th · all-time high: 135,047 (1977)

Kazakhstan's net migration was -8,834 in 2025, a decrease of +1,466 from -7,368 in 2024. This ranked 68th globally. The all-time high was 135,047 in 1977.

APA

Kazakhstan Net Migration. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 13, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/kazakhstan/net-migration

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_kazakhstan_net-migration,
  title = {Kazakhstan Net Migration},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/kazakhstan/net-migration},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Kazakhstan Net Migration – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2028* trend	-22,606	–	–
2027* trend	-17,488	–	–
2026* trend	-12,370	–	–
2025	-8,834	−1,466	68th
2024	-7,368	−2,546	70th
2023	-4,822	−50,577	69th
2022	45,755	+55,559	174th
2021	-9,804	−1,088	55th
2020	-8,716	−11,310	55th
2019	2,594	+9,238	147th
2018	-6,644	−27,892	67th
2017	21,248	+11,770	171st
2016	9,478	+11,489	154th
2015	-2,011	+8,159	97th
2014	-10,170	−6,245	69th
2013	-3,925	+587	77th
2012	-4,512	−1,352	80th
2011	-3,160	+3,680	83rd
2010	-6,840	+918	73rd
2009	-7,758	+30,038	77th
2008	-37,796	−11,559	37th
2007	-26,237	−4,509	50th
2006	-21,728	−1,557	61st
2005	-20,171	+2,670	58th
2004	-22,841	−6,814	55th
2003	-16,027	−7,755	69th
2002	-8,272	−939	83rd
2001	-7,333	+1,421	75th
2000	-8,754	+52,277	73rd
1999	-61,031	+427,044	25th
1998	-488,075	−6,695	2nd
1997	-481,380	−12,049	2nd
1996	-469,331	−56,556	3rd
1995	-412,775	+107,253	2nd
1994	-520,028	−227,346	3rd
1993	-292,682	−78,667	6th
1992	-214,015	−109,744	9th
1991	-104,271	−935	14th
1990	-103,336	−31,240	13th
1989	-72,096	−46,204	15th
1988	-25,892	+6,832	37th
1987	-32,724	−9,427	26th
1986	-23,297	+79,818	34th
1985	-103,115	−6,849	10th
1984	-96,266	−11,700	11th
1983	-84,566	−7,590	9th
1982	-76,976	−2,352	11th
1981	-74,624	−6,893	13th
1980	-67,731	−7,533	14th
1979	-60,198	−191,446	12th
1978	131,248	−3,799	211th
1977	135,047	+7,312	213th
1976	127,735	+101,403	212th
1975	26,332	−2,475	190th
1974	28,807	−1,660	191st
1973	30,467	−23,447	192nd
1972	53,914	−11,377	202nd
1971	65,291	−6,709	202nd
1970	72,000	−5,805	208th
1969	77,805	−28,085	207th
1968	105,890	+60	210th
1967	105,830	+3,831	213th
1966	101,999	−1,627	212th
1965	103,626	+4,865	210th
1964	98,761	+3,829	211th
1963	94,932	+4,090	211th
1962	90,842	+4,861	210th
1961	85,981	+2,456	211th
1960	83,525	–	210th

Show all years (1960–2025)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +21.9% GDP growth 7.3% C/A balance 1.8%

This pattern occurred 682 times in history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Kazakhstan matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2010. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw net migration improve within 24 months. View full analysis →