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By 2007, Astana's population had more than doubled since becoming the capital, to over 600,000, and it topped 1 million in 2017. Migrant workers—legal and illegal—have been attracted from across Kazakhstan and neighbouring states such as Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, and Astana is a magnet for young professionals seeking to build a career. [57]
This is a list of all cities and settlements in Kazakhstan with a population of at least fifty thousand people as of official population estimates in 2023. The three largest cities are Almaty, Astana (the national capital), and Shymkent; as cities of republican significance, they are administratively independent and belong to no region.
Official estimates put the population of Kazakhstan at 20,182,003 as of August 2024, of which 62.7% is urban and 37.3% is rural population. [13] In a report released by the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) in September 2021, the level of urbanization in Kazakhstan is estimated to reach 69.1% by 2050.
Provinces and main cities of Kazakhstan. The following is a list of cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants in Kazakhstan.The names of many places have been changed during the 20th and 21st centuries, sometimes more than once.
The population statistics given refer only to the official capital area, and do not include the wider metropolitan/urban district. Table ... Astana: 1,511,807: 7.9%
The US Census Bureau International Database lists the population of Kazakhstan as 18.9 million (May 2019), [224] while United Nations sources such as the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects [225] [226] give an estimate of 19,196,465. Official estimates put the population of Kazakhstan at 20 million as of November 2023. [227]
The four cities, Almaty, Baikonur, Shymkent, and the capital city Astana, do not belong to their surrounding regions. Initially there were 14 regions. On 16 March 2022, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced that three new regions would be created. [ 1 ]
Population Image Information Astana: Kazakhstan 1,006,574 (2017) The capital and second largest city in Kazakhstan. After Kazakhstan gained its independence in 1991 ...