Kazakhstan vs Russia
Kazakhstan vs Russia: Population growth
Population growth in 2023: 1.32% a year in Kazakhstan and -0.32% a year in Russia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Kazakhstan, by 1.64 percentage points.
% a year · UN
What the numbers say
- Kazakhstan has been higher since 1999, when it overtook Russia.
- In 2023, Kazakhstan ranked 86 and Russia ranked 195 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Kazakhstan at 0.21% a year and Russia at -0.08% a year in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 0.87% a year in 2023.
Every year
% a year · UN
| Year | Kazakhstan | Russia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.32 | -0.32 | 0.87 |
| 2022 | 1.61 | 0.13 | 0.88 |
| 2021 | 1.31 | -0.48 | 0.8 |
| 2020 | 1.35 | -0.25 | 0.9 |
| 2019 | 1.47 | 0.03 | 1.03 |
| 2018 | 1.44 | 0.11 | 1.07 |
| 2017 | 1.55 | 0.22 | 1.13 |
| 2016 | 1.57 | 0.34 | 1.17 |
| 2015 | 1.5 | 0.31 | 1.18 |
| 2014 | 1.48 | 0.22 | 1.22 |
| 2013 | 1.45 | 0.23 | 1.23 |
| 2012 | 1.42 | 0.21 | 1.27 |
| 2011 | 1.38 | 0.14 | 1.26 |
| 2010 | 1.33 | 0.02 | 1.27 |
| 2009 | 1.27 | 0.08 | 1.28 |
| 2008 | 1.07 | 0 | 1.28 |
| 2007 | 1 | -0.07 | 1.28 |
| 2006 | 0.9 | -0.27 | 1.28 |
| 2005 | 0.79 | -0.42 | 1.27 |
| 2004 | 0.69 | -0.39 | 1.28 |
| 2003 | 0.61 | -0.46 | 1.29 |
| 2002 | 0.55 | 0.26 | 1.3 |
| 2001 | 0.49 | -0.5 | 1.33 |
| 2000 | 0.46 | -0.32 | 1.35 |
| 1999 | 0.12 | -0.39 | 1.35 |
| 1998 | -2.57 | -0.14 | 1.37 |
| 1997 | -2.42 | -0.16 | 1.39 |
| 1996 | -2.17 | -0.16 | 1.42 |
| 1995 | -1.63 | -0.12 | 1.45 |
| 1994 | -2.08 | 0.25 | 1.47 |
| 1993 | -0.62 | -0.16 | 1.52 |
| 1992 | -0.05 | -0.89 | 1.57 |
| 1991 | 0.68 | 0.18 | 1.63 |
| 1990 | 0.77 | 0.45 | 1.76 |
| 1989 | 1.07 | 0.49 | 1.78 |
| 1988 | 1.49 | 0.76 | 1.79 |
| 1987 | 1.56 | 0.9 | 1.84 |
| 1986 | 1.68 | 0.94 | 1.83 |
| 1985 | 1.19 | 0.78 | 1.8 |
| 1984 | 1.15 | 0.77 | 1.8 |
| 1983 | 1.12 | 0.83 | 1.78 |
| 1982 | 1.1 | 0.71 | 1.86 |
| 1981 | 1.1 | 0.57 | 1.82 |
| 1980 | 1.13 | 0.55 | 1.8 |
| 1979 | 1.18 | 0.55 | 1.79 |
| 1978 | 2.43 | 0.67 | 1.74 |
| 1977 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.75 |
| 1976 | 2.5 | 0.72 | 1.78 |
| 1975 | 1.8 | 0.69 | 1.8 |
| 1974 | 1.83 | 0.62 | 1.88 |
| 1973 | 1.87 | 0.56 | 1.94 |
| 1972 | 2.06 | 0.58 | 1.97 |
| 1971 | 2.11 | 0.55 | 1.97 |
| 1970 | 2.12 | 0.4 | 2.06 |
| 1969 | 2.16 | 0.53 | 2.06 |
| 1968 | 2.46 | 0.55 | 2.09 |
| 1967 | 2.57 | 0.58 | 2 |
| 1966 | 2.6 | 0.69 | 2.04 |
| 1965 | 2.71 | 0.73 | 2.09 |
| 1964 | 2.88 | 0.87 | 2.16 |
| 1963 | 3.07 | 1.02 | 2.28 |
| 1962 | 3.17 | 1.14 | 2.11 |
| 1961 | 3.23 | 1.33 | 1.67 |
| 1960 | 3.28 | 1.44 | 1.58 |
| 1959 | 3.36 | 1.31 | 1.73 |
| 1958 | 3.32 | 1.59 | 2 |
| 1957 | 3.33 | 1.62 | 2.07 |
| 1956 | 3.27 | 1.58 | 1.98 |
| 1955 | 3.21 | 1.54 | 2.01 |
| 1954 | 3.19 | 1.54 | 1.99 |
| 1953 | 3.2 | 1.43 | 1.9 |
| 1952 | 3.3 | 1.42 | 1.94 |
| 1951 | 3.37 | 1.39 | 1.75 |
| 1950 | 3.4 | 1.4 | 1.74 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Kazakhstan | Russia | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.250.36–2.08 | -0.53-1.02–0.19 | 0.86 |
| 2025 | 1.18-0–2.27 | -0.61-1.13–0.24 | 0.84 |
| 2026 | 1.11-0.32–2.4 | -0.23-0.77–0.26 | 0.83 |
| 2027 | 1.08-0.53–2.55 | -0.26-0.78–0.25 | 0.81 |
| 2028 | 1.08-0.63–2.79 | -0.27-0.79–0.27 | 0.8 |
| 2029 | 1.04-0.83–2.85 | -0.28-0.84–0.31 | 0.78 |
| 2030 | 1.03-1.01–2.92 | -0.28-0.84–0.26 | 0.76 |
| 2031 | 1-1.1–2.91 | -0.3-0.9–0.27 | 0.75 |
| 2032 | 1.02-1.16–2.95 | -0.29-0.86–0.31 | 0.73 |
| 2033 | 0.99-1.17–3.05 | -0.28-0.85–0.31 | 0.72 |
| 2034 | 0.98-1.18–3.06 | -0.27-0.86–0.32 | 0.7 |
| 2035 | 0.96-1.32–3.08 | -0.26-0.85–0.31 | 0.69 |
| 2036 | 0.96-1.45–3.04 | -0.25-0.87–0.36 | 0.67 |
| 2037 | 0.94-1.44–3.06 | -0.25-0.88–0.41 | 0.65 |
| 2038 | 0.94-1.53–3.17 | -0.23-0.86–0.41 | 0.64 |
| 2039 | 0.94-1.63–3.25 | -0.22-0.88–0.42 | 0.62 |
| 2040 | 0.96-1.54–3.39 | -0.19-0.87–0.45 | 0.61 |
| 2041 | 0.93-1.73–3.32 | -0.18-0.85–0.45 | 0.59 |
| 2042 | 0.94-1.61–3.38 | -0.16-0.84–0.47 | 0.57 |
| 2043 | 0.94-1.59–3.46 | -0.16-0.83–0.51 | 0.56 |
| 2044 | 0.93-1.64–3.49 | -0.15-0.78–0.5 | 0.54 |
| 2045 | 0.92-1.66–3.48 | -0.14-0.8–0.5 | 0.52 |
| 2046 | 0.9-1.79–3.5 | -0.13-0.82–0.55 | 0.5 |
| 2047 | 0.91-1.67–3.44 | -0.14-0.79–0.5 | 0.48 |
| 2048 | 0.87-1.91–3.44 | -0.15-0.83–0.49 | 0.46 |
| 2049 | 0.82-1.96–3.35 | -0.17-0.86–0.52 | 0.44 |
| 2050 | 0.81-2.1–3.37 | -0.18-0.9–0.43 | 0.42 |
| 2051 | 0.79-2.12–3.34 | -0.2-0.88–0.43 | 0.4 |
| 2052 | 0.78-2.31–3.31 | -0.2-0.92–0.43 | 0.38 |
| 2053 | 0.77-2.28–3.32 | -0.24-0.99–0.4 | 0.36 |
| 2054 | 0.72-2.36–3.34 | -0.24-0.95–0.42 | 0.34 |
| 2055 | 0.72-2.41–3.35 | -0.26-0.98–0.39 | 0.33 |
| 2056 | 0.7-2.36–3.43 | -0.26-1.03–0.35 | 0.31 |
| 2057 | 0.63-2.49–3.25 | -0.26-0.99–0.42 | 0.3 |
| 2058 | 0.62-2.29–3.26 | -0.28-1.02–0.39 | 0.28 |
| 2059 | 0.62-2.38–3.36 | -0.27-0.98–0.4 | 0.27 |
| 2060 | 0.6-2.46–3.08 | -0.25-0.99–0.43 | 0.25 |
| 2061 | 0.59-2.64–3.18 | -0.27-1.02–0.4 | 0.24 |
| 2062 | 0.57-2.47–3.23 | -0.25-1.01–0.43 | 0.23 |
| 2063 | 0.56-2.54–3.19 | -0.27-1.05–0.41 | 0.22 |
| 2064 | 0.55-2.61–3.12 | -0.26-1.04–0.44 | 0.21 |
| 2065 | 0.55-2.61–3.23 | -0.25-1–0.42 | 0.2 |
| 2066 | 0.52-2.74–3.34 | -0.24-1.04–0.46 | 0.19 |
| 2067 | 0.5-2.98–3.12 | -0.22-1.02–0.5 | 0.18 |
| 2068 | 0.51-2.98–3.17 | -0.22-1.08–0.48 | 0.17 |
| 2069 | 0.53-2.97–3.33 | -0.22-1.03–0.52 | 0.16 |
| 2070 | 0.51-2.97–3.37 | -0.21-1.04–0.53 | 0.15 |
| 2071 | 0.5-3.12–3.3 | -0.22-0.99–0.54 | 0.14 |
| 2072 | 0.48-3.15–3.17 | -0.18-1.03–0.54 | 0.13 |
| 2073 | 0.48-3.18–3.07 | -0.17-0.99–0.57 | 0.12 |
| 2074 | 0.49-3.18–3.15 | -0.16-0.97–0.59 | 0.1 |
| 2075 | 0.48-3.31–3.06 | -0.14-1–0.59 | 0.09 |
| 2076 | 0.47-3.18–3.02 | -0.12-1–0.63 | 0.08 |
| 2077 | 0.47-3.09–3.18 | -0.12-1.02–0.59 | 0.07 |
| 2078 | 0.47-3.25–3.16 | -0.11-0.96–0.66 | 0.06 |
| 2079 | 0.43-3.18–3.15 | -0.1-0.95–0.65 | 0.05 |
| 2080 | 0.44-3.17–3.11 | -0.08-0.91–0.71 | 0.04 |
| 2081 | 0.43-3.24–3.16 | -0.07-0.95–0.68 | 0.03 |
| 2082 | 0.4-3.19–3.19 | -0.07-0.95–0.72 | 0.02 |
| 2083 | 0.42-3.02–3.2 | -0.06-0.93–0.66 | 0.01 |
| 2084 | 0.4-3.06–3.16 | -0.06-0.94–0.68 | -0 |
| 2085 | 0.39-2.99–3.19 | -0.06-0.95–0.69 | -0.01 |
| 2086 | 0.38-3.07–3.09 | -0.05-0.95–0.73 | -0.02 |
| 2087 | 0.38-3.18–3.17 | -0.04-0.92–0.75 | -0.03 |
| 2088 | 0.34-3.13–3.02 | -0.04-1–0.73 | -0.04 |
| 2089 | 0.33-3.22–2.98 | -0.04-0.97–0.73 | -0.05 |
| 2090 | 0.32-3.35–3.13 | -0.04-0.96–0.72 | -0.05 |
| 2091 | 0.31-3.2–3.29 | -0.04-0.92–0.75 | -0.06 |
| 2092 | 0.29-3.22–3.25 | -0.06-0.91–0.72 | -0.07 |
| 2093 | 0.31-3.27–3.26 | -0.04-0.94–0.75 | -0.07 |
| 2094 | 0.3-3.27–3.25 | -0.04-0.99–0.76 | -0.08 |
| 2095 | 0.3-3.23–3.11 | -0.05-1.02–0.76 | -0.09 |
| 2096 | 0.27-3.38–3.17 | -0.07-1.02–0.77 | -0.1 |
| 2097 | 0.24-3.44–3.12 | -0.06-1.06–0.73 | -0.11 |
| 2098 | 0.23-3.55–3.18 | -0.08-1.04–0.68 | -0.11 |
| 2099 | 0.23-3.58–3.23 | -0.08-1.06–0.69 | -0.12 |
| 2100 | 0.21-3.6–3.31 | -0.08-1.06–0.7 | -0.13 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How fast the population grew or shrank in a year: births minus deaths, plus people moving in minus people moving out.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Kazakhstan vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyKazakhstan: 74.4 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKazakhstan: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKazakhstan: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterKazakhstan: 89.4% in 2021Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionKazakhstan: 3.51% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateKazakhstan: 23 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKazakhstan: 20.3 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Fertility rateKazakhstan: 3.01 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKazakhstan: 62.4% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageKazakhstan: 29.5 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKazakhstan: 8.3% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateKazakhstan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKazakhstan: 0.43% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKazakhstan: $1.31B in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personKazakhstan: $63 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKazakhstan: 2.1% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKazakhstan: 71,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerKazakhstan: 0.27% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKazakhstan: 0.74% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKazakhstan: 18 million TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKazakhstan: 6 million TIV in 2006Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025