Kazakhstan — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Kazakhstan, 1961–2025.
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%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 13 of 58 economies; Andorra (1.17%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 300% in 1994. That is 15% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 30th of 216 in 1961 → 116th of 216 in 1970 → 148th of 216 in 1980 → 151st of 216 in 1990 → 177th of 217 in 2000 → 99th of 217 in 2010 → 85th of 217 in 2020 → 87th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 1.28% | -0.2 pp |
| 2023 | 1.46% | +0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 1.46% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 1.33% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 1.41% | -0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 1.45% | -0.0 pp |
| 2018 | 1.49% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 1.56% | +0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 1.53% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 1.49% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 1.47% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 1.44% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 1.35% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 1.17% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 1.04% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 0.95% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 0.85% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 0.74% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 0.65% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 0.58% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 0.52% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 0.48% | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | 0.29% | +1.5 pp |
| 1999 | -1.23% | +1.3 pp |
| 1998 | -2.5% | -0.2 pp |
| 1997 | -2.3% | -0.4 pp |
| 1996 | -1.9% | -0.0 pp |
| 1995 | -1.85% | -0.5 pp |
| 1994 | -1.34% | -1.0 pp |
| 1993 | -0.34% | -0.6 pp |
| 1992 | 0.31% | -0.4 pp |
| 1991 | 0.72% | -0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 0.92% | -0.4 pp |
| 1989 | 1.28% | -0.2 pp |
| 1988 | 1.52% | -0.1 pp |
| 1987 | 1.62% | +0.2 pp |
| 1986 | 1.43% | +0.3 pp |
| 1985 | 1.17% | +0.0 pp |
| 1984 | 1.14% | +0.0 pp |
| 1983 | 1.11% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 1.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 1.12% | -0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 1.16% | -0.6 pp |
| 1979 | 1.8% | -0.7 pp |
| 1978 | 2.47% | -0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 2.5% | +0.4 pp |
| 1976 | 2.15% | +0.3 pp |
| 1975 | 1.81% | -0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 1.85% | -0.1 pp |
| 1973 | 1.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 1972 | 2.08% | -0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 2.12% | -0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 2.14% | -0.2 pp |
| 1969 | 2.31% | -0.2 pp |
| 1968 | 2.51% | -0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 2.58% | -0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 2.66% | -0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 2.79% | -0.2 pp |
| 1964 | 2.97% | -0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 3.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 3.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 1961 | 3.26% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Kazakhstan’s Population growth in 1962?
3.2% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Kazakhstan’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -62.8% in total — about 1.5% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.21%; 2024: 1.28%; 2023: 1.46%; 2022: 1.46%; 2021: 1.33%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
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.