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Kazakhstan — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Kazakhstan, 1961–2025.
Latest value · 2025
1.21%
Population Growth (Annual %) · annual % · -62.8% since 1961
Population growth for Kazakhstan was 1.21% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 3.26% in 1961. The lowest was -2.50% in 1998 (about -2.1× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.53% per year.
Kazakhstan ranks 87 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 40%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Kazakhstan sits above it. It peaked in 1961 and has fallen 63% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 19%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
1.21%
First (1961)
3.26%
Change
-62.8%
Highest
3.26%
in 1961
Lowest
-2.50%
in 1998
Average
1.22%
Annual growth (CAGR)
-1.53%
Years of data
65
Recent years
| Year | annual % |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.21% |
| 2024 | 1.28% |
| 2023 | 1.46% |
| 2022 | 1.46% |
| 2021 | 1.33% |
| 2020 | 1.41% |
| 2019 | 1.45% |
| 2018 | 1.49% |
| 2017 | 1.56% |
| 2016 | 1.53% |
| 2015 | 1.49% |
| 2014 | 1.47% |
Reading this correctly. Annual population growth rate. A negative value means the population shrank, usually through emigration or low birth rates. Figures are in annual %. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.