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Kazakhstan

According to the World Bank, Kazakhstan was home to 20.6 million people in 2024 — the 63rd most populous of 217 countries, 0.25% of everyone on Earth.

REGIONEurope & Central Asia
INCOME GROUP · WORLD BANKUpper middle income
CAPITALAstana

Kazakhstan by the numbers

METRICVALUEWORLD RANKSHARE
PopulationWorld Bank, 202420.6 million63rd of 2170.25%
People
Population GrowthWorld Bank, 20241.3%84th of 217
Birth RateWorld Bank, 202419.5 / 1,00077th of 217
Death RateWorld Bank, 20246.7 / 1,000131st of 217
Fertility RateWorld Bank, 20242.9857th of 217
Urban PopulationWorld Bank, 202462.1%118th of 217
Economy
GDP (current US$)World Bank, 2024$291.5B48th of 2140.26%
GDP per capitaWorld Bank, 2024$14.2K87th of 214
GNI per capitaWorld Bank, 2024$12.1K85th of 207
InflationWorld Bank, 20248.7%32nd of 193
UnemploymentWorld Bank, 20254.8%107th of 187
Health
Life ExpectancyWorld Bank, 202474.5 yrs113th of 217
Infant MortalityWorld Bank, 20247.4 / 1,000134th of 196
Health SpendingWorld Bank, 20243.8%160th of 193
PhysiciansWorld Bank, 20233.8 / 1,00037th of 208
Environment
CO₂ per capitaWorld Bank, 202412.616th of 203
Forest CoverWorld Bank, 20231.3%193rd of 214
Renewable EnergyWorld Bank, 20222.0%179th of 212
Society
Internet UsersWorld Bank, 202593.4%43rd of 213
Mobile SubscriptionsWorld Bank, 2024127.1 / 1,00065th of 214
Literacy RateWorld Bank, 202499.7%14th of 170
Land
Population DensityWorld Bank, 20237.53205th of 216
Arable LandWorld Bank, 202311.0%96th of 206

23 live measures for Kazakhstan, each linking to its world map and ranking. Every figure carries its source and year; where the source has no value for Kazakhstan, the table says so in words rather than inventing a number.

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