Demographic profile
Kazakhstan is the 67th most populous of the 237 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.24% of everyone alive. Within Southern and Central Asia, it ranks 8 of 13.
Each day brings roughly 915 births and 430 deaths, adding about 177,142 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 0.9% annually, the population would double in roughly 78 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is North Kazakhstan, holding an estimated 24.1% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 17 states and regions is in the table below. Regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.
Literacy stands near 85.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 17.0%, with life expectancy at about 63.2 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Kazakhstan in 2026? Approximately 19,660,106 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Kazakhstan growing? About 0.9% per year — roughly 915 births and 430 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Kazakhstan? Around 0.24% — ranked 67 worldwide by population.