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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.
The share of Kazakhs in Kazakhstan by districts at the beginning of 2022 Most common ethnic groups by districts of Kazakhstan in 2020 except kazakhs and russians. Kazakhstan is a multiethnic country where the indigenous ethnic group, the Kazakhs, comprise the majority of the population.
Kazakhstan has a population of 20 million and one of the lowest population densities in the world, with fewer than 6 people per square kilometre (16 people/sq mi). [15] Ethnic Kazakhs constitute a majority, while ethnic Russians form a significant minority. Officially secular, Kazakhstan is a Muslim-majority country with a sizeable Christian ...
Islam is the most commonly practiced religion in Kazakhstan; it was introduced to the region during the 9th century by the gulf region. [13] Traditionally ethnic Kazakhs are muslim who mainly follow the Hanafi school. [14] Kazakhs including other ethnic groups of Muslim background make up over 90 per cent of all Muslims. [15]
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.
Islam is the largest religion practiced in Kazakhstan, with estimates of about 74% [1] of the country's population being Muslim. Ethnic Kazakhs are predominantly Sunni Muslims of the Hanafi school. [2] There are also small numbers of Shias. [3]
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. Wherever possible, the old names have been included and linked to the new ones. As of January 1, 2025, the share of ...
[1] [2] Afghanistan is not always considered part of the region, but when it is, Central Asia has a total population of about 122 million (2016); Mongolia and Xinjiang (part of China) is also sometimes considered part of Central Asia due to its Central Asian cultural ties and traditions, although geographically it is East Asian.