What is the population of Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan has 20.8 million people (2025). Since 1960, the population has grown from 9.4 million to 20.8 million, 2.2 times the 1960 figure.
Population by decade
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 9,429,981 |
| 1970 | 12,419,057 |
| 1980 | 15,152,949 |
| 1990 | 17,154,054 |
| 2000 | 15,501,103 |
| 2010 | 16,836,810 |
| 2020 | 19,482,117 |
| 2025 | 20,843,754 |
What is the capital of Kazakhstan?
The capital of Kazakhstan is Astana.
What currency does Kazakhstan use?
Kazakhstan uses the Kazakhstani tenge (KZT).
What languages are spoken in Kazakhstan?
The official languages of Kazakhstan are Russian and Kazakh.
Where is Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan is in Asia.
Location on the map
Neighboring countries
Countries that border this country:
How big is Kazakhstan?
Kazakhstan covers 2,724,902 km² (1,052,091 sq mi). The United States is about 3.6 times as large.
Economy of Kazakhstan
- Gross domestic product (GDP)
- $306 billion
- GDP per person
- $14,692
- Life expectancy
- 74.5 years
Data: World Bank (GDP 2025, GDP per person 2025, life expectancy 2024)
Economic development
Based on economic indicators, Kazakhstan is classified as upper middle income. Upper-middle-income countries have a gross national income per person between $4,516 and $14,005.
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Where does Kazakhstan rank?
Kazakhstan is in the top 50 on one of our six rankings: