Kazachstan

Census Results


1959-01-15 9,303,801
1970-01-15 13,026,274
1979-01-17 14,709,508
1989-01-12 16,232,324
1999-02-26 14,981,281
2009-02-25 16,009,597

General Information


Official name the Republic of Kazakhstan
Official name [native]
Capital
Capital [native]
Region South-central Asia
ISO code KZ
Statistical agency National Statistical Agency of Kazakhstan

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Administrative units

codeoblastnative namecapital [native name]area (sq.km.)population
1999-02-26
census		population
2009-02-25
census		population
2012-01-01
estimate
AlmatyАлматы облысыTaldykorgan223,9241,557,2691,807,8941,909,189
Shyghys QazaqstanШығыс Қазақстан облысыOskemen283,2261,531,0241,396,5931,394,963
QaraghandyҚарағанды облысыQaraghandy427,9821,410,2181,341,7001,357,943
ZhambylЖамбыл облысыTaraz144,264988,8401,022,1291,055,942
Ongtustik QazaqstanОңтүстік Қазақстан облысыShymkent117,2491,978,3392,469,3572,622,125
QyzylordaҚызылорда облысыQyzylorda226,019624,991678,794712,915
AqtobeАқтөбе облысыAktobe300,629682,558757,768786,209
QostanayҚостанай облысыQostanay196,0011,017,108885,570879,523
Soltustik QazaqstanСолтүстік Қазақстан облысыPetropavlovsk97,993725,980596,535583,651
AqmolaАқмола облысыKokshetau146,219827,254737,495731,133
PavlodarПавлодар облысыPavlodar124,800806,983742,475746,829
Batys QazaqstanБатыс Қазақстан облысыOral151,339616,800598,880612,516
AtyrauАтырау облысыAtyrau118,631440,286510,377542,937
ManghystauМаңғыстау облысыAqtau165,642314,669485,392545,975
Astana cityАстана қала-710328,341613,006743,014
Almaty cityАлматы қала-3191,130,6211,365,6321,450,095
Baikonur (*)Байкоңыр57   
total  2,724,90014,981,28116,009,59716,674,959
source: National Statistical Agency of Kazakhstan.
note: Soltüstik = North; Shyghys = East; Ongtüstik = South; Batys = West.
note: қ.ә. = Г.А. = городская администрация == gorodskaya administratsiya = GA
note: transliteration of Cyrillic can vary.
note: * Baikonur is rented and administered by Russia until 2050.

Main cities

namenative namepopulation
1999-02-26
census		population
2009-02-25
census		population
2012-01-01
estimate
AlmatyАлматы1,130,6211,365,6321,450,095
AstanaАстана328,341613,006743,014
ShymkentШымкент423,902603,499642,858
KaragandaҚарағанды436,864459,778475,267
AqtobeАқтөбе253,088345,687367,220
PavlodarПавлодар300,503317,289331,119
TarazТараз330,125320,634326,168
SemeyСемей269,574299,264309,601
Oskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk)Өскемен310,950303,720309,253
Oral (Uralsk)Орал194,905202,161263,464
KyzylordaҚызылорда157,364188,682225,874
Kustanay (Qostanay)Қостанай222,816214,961216,373
AtyrauАтырау143,184165,387206,679
PetropavlovskПетропавл203,523201,446204,291
TemirtauТеміртау170,481169,590180,608
AktauАқтау143,396166,962178,002
TurkestanТүркістан102,505142,899150,671
KoksetauКөкшетау123,389135,106139,231
EkibastuzЕкібастұз127,197125,012137,213
TaldykurganТалдықорған97,996123,038130,268
RudniyРудный109,515109,659127,032
ZhanaozenЖаңаөзен48,87191,33299,124
ZhezkazganЖезқазған90,00186,22785,124
BalkhashБалқаш65,43168,83377,109
SatpayevСәтбаев58,65260,10569,750
StepnogorskСтепногор....64,462
KentauКентау55,52157,12161,834
ShahtinskШахтинск....56,365
RidderРиддер56,26950,50054,709
SaranСаран....51,102
source: National Statistical Agency of Kazakhstan.