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Kazakhstan – Urban Population

Name: Kazakhstan Urban Population
Creator: World Bank
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Share of total population living in areas classified as urban by national statistical offices. Urbanization tends to rise with economic development. · World Bank

62.07% +0.32% from 2023 Global rank: 99th · all-time high: 62.07% (2024)

Kazakhstan's urban population was 62.07% in 2024, an increase of +0.32% from 61.76% in 2023. This ranked 99th globally.

APA

Kazakhstan Urban Population. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 13, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/kazakhstan/urban-population

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_kazakhstan_urban-population,
  title = {Kazakhstan Urban Population},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/kazakhstan/urban-population},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Kazakhstan Urban Population – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	63.71%	–	–
2026* trend	63.22%	–	–
2025* trend	62.73%	–	–
2024	62.07%	+0.32%	99th
2023	61.76%	+0.31%	99th
2022	61.44%	+0.41%	99th
2021	61.03%	+1.04%	98th
2020	59.99%	+0.90%	98th
2019	59.08%	+0.84%	96th
2018	58.24%	+0.78%	94th
2017	57.46%	+0.71%	94th
2016	56.75%	+0.64%	94th
2015	56.11%	+0.56%	94th
2014	55.55%	+0.47%	94th
2013	55.08%	+0.39%	94th
2012	54.69%	+0.29%	94th
2011	54.40%	+0.19%	93rd
2010	54.21%	+0.09%	94th
2009	54.12%	−0.01%	94th
2008	54.13%	−0.11%	94th
2007	54.23%	−0.18%	97th
2006	54.41%	−0.23%	98th
2005	54.65%	−0.27%	98th
2004	54.92%	−0.29%	98th
2003	55.21%	−0.29%	100th
2002	55.50%	−0.28%	103rd
2001	55.78%	−0.24%	106th
2000	56.02%	−0.19%	109th
1999	56.21%	−0.14%	111th
1998	56.35%	−0.14%	113th
1997	56.49%	−0.13%	115th
1996	56.62%	−0.13%	116th
1995	56.75%	−0.12%	119th
1994	56.87%	−0.11%	121st
1993	56.98%	−0.09%	121st
1992	57.08%	−0.08%	122nd
1991	57.15%	−0.05%	124th
1990	57.21%	−0.03%	125th
1989	57.23%	+0.02%	127th
1988	57.22%	+0.14%	127th
1987	57.07%	+0.26%	127th
1986	56.81%	+0.35%	128th
1985	56.46%	+0.42%	129th
1984	56.04%	+0.47%	128th
1983	55.57%	+0.50%	128th
1982	55.07%	+0.50%	128th
1981	54.57%	+0.47%	128th
1980	54.10%	+0.43%	128th
1979	53.67%	+0.38%	130th
1978	53.30%	+0.35%	131st
1977	52.95%	+0.34%	131st
1976	52.61%	+0.33%	131st
1975	52.28%	+0.33%	132nd
1974	51.95%	+0.34%	131st
1973	51.61%	+0.36%	132nd
1972	51.25%	+0.38%	132nd
1971	50.87%	+0.41%	133rd
1970	50.46%	+0.44%	134th
1969	50.02%	+0.48%	136th
1968	49.54%	+0.52%	138th
1967	49.02%	+0.55%	138th
1966	48.47%	+0.57%	139th
1965	47.90%	+0.60%	141st
1964	47.30%	+0.62%	140th
1963	46.68%	+0.64%	138th
1962	46.04%	+0.65%	140th
1961	45.39%	+0.66%	143rd
1960	44.73%	–	145th

Show all years (1960–2024)

* 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 urban population improve within 24 months. View full analysis →