Urban population in Kazakhstan

Urban population in Kazakhstan: 37.9% in 1950 and 62.4% in 2025, by UN estimates.

Latest, 2025: 62.4%
Since 1950: +24.5 percentage points
Rank, 2025: 126 of 229; counting from the highest
Projected, 2050: 67.2%; UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

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% of people · UN

Estimates, UNUN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)

What the numbers say

The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 67.2% in 2050.

Every year

% of people · UN

Year	Kazakhstan
2025	62.4
2024	62.1
2023	61.8
2022	61.4
2021	61
2020	60
2019	59.1
2018	58.2
2017	57.5
2016	56.8
2015	56.1
2014	55.6
2013	55.1
2012	54.7
2011	54.4
2010	54.2
2009	54.1
2008	54.1
2007	54.2
2006	54.4
2005	54.7
2004	54.9
2003	55.2
2002	55.5
2001	55.8
2000	56
1999	56.2
1998	56.4
1997	56.5
1996	56.6
1995	56.8
1994	56.9
1993	57
1992	57.1
1991	57.2
1990	57.2
1989	57.2
1988	57.2
1987	57.1
1986	56.8
1985	56.5
1984	56
1983	55.6
1982	55.1
1981	54.6
1980	54.1
1979	53.7
1978	53.3
1977	53
1976	52.6
1975	52.3
1974	52
1973	51.6
1972	51.3
1971	50.9
1970	50.5
1969	50
1968	49.5
1967	49
1966	48.5
1965	47.9
1964	47.3
1963	46.7
1962	46
1961	45.4
1960	44.7
1959	44.1
1958	43.4
1957	42.7
1956	42.1
1955	41.4
1954	40.7
1953	40
1952	39.3
1951	38.6
1950	37.9

UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050

Year	Kazakhstan
2026	62.7
2027	63
2028	63.3
2029	63.6
2030	63.9
2031	64.2
2032	64.4
2033	64.7
2034	64.9
2035	65.2
2036	65.4
2037	65.6
2038	65.9
2039	66.1
2040	66.2
2041	66.4
2042	66.6
2043	66.7
2044	66.8
2045	67
2046	67
2047	67.1
2048	67.2
2049	67.2
2050	67.2

Good to know

The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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