List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan
This is a list of most populous cities in Kazakhstan, a country in Central Asia. The top five most populous cities in the country of Kazakhstan are Almaty, Astana (the national capital), Shymkent, Aktobe, and Karaganda.
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[edit]Rank | City/Town | Population (2023) | Population (1999) | Change | Province |
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1. | Almaty | 2,211,198 | 1,129,356 | +95.79% | Almaty |
2. | Astana | 1,409,497 | 312,965 | +350.37% | Astana |
3. | Shymkent | 1,213,211 | 390,201 | +210.92% | Shymkent |
4. | Aktobe | 560,820 | 253,088 | +121.59% | Aktobe Region |
5. | Karaganda | 519,835 | 436,864 | +18.99% | Karaganda Region |
6. | Taraz | 427,394 | 330,125 | +29.46% | Jambyl Province |
7. | Oskemen | 400,142 | 310,950 | +28.68% | East Kazakhstan Region |
8. | Pavlodar | 367,254 | 300,503 | +22.21% | Pavlodar Province |
9. | Semey | 328,782 | 269,574 | +21.96% | East Kazakhstan Region |
10. | Atyrau | 322,274 | 143,184 | +125.08% | Atyrau Province |
11. | Kyzylorda | 315,550 | 157,364 | +100.52% | Kyzylorda Province |
12. | Aktau | 270,886 | 143,396 | +88.91% | Mangystau Province |
13. | Kostanay | 264,466 | 222,816 | +18.69% | Kostanay Province |
14. | Oral | 254,380 | 194,905 | +30.51% | West Kazakhstan Region |
15. | Turkistan | 225,675 | 102,505 | +120.16% | Turkistan Province |
16. | Petropavl | 222,076 | 203,523 | +9.12% | North Kazakhstan Province |
17. | Zhanaozen | 181,635 | 63,337 | +186.78% | Mangystau Province |
18. | Temirtau | 179,248 | 170,481 | +5.14% | Karagandy Province |
19. | Kokshetau | 174,613 | 123,389 | +41.51% | Akmola Province |
20. | Taldykorgan | 168,674 | 97,996 | +72.12% | Almaty Province |
21. | Ekibastuz | 152,509 | 127,197 | +19.90% | Pavlodar Province |
22. | Rudny | 123,891 | 109,515 | +13.13% | Kostanay Province |
23. | Jezkazgan | 89,079 | 90,001 | −1.02% | Karagandy Province |
24. | Balkash | 73,739 | 65,431 | +12.70% | Karagandy Province |
25. | Satpayev | 69,275 | 58,652 | +18.11% | Karagandy Province |
26. | Kentau | 68,137 | 55,521 | +22.72% | Turkistan Province |
27. | Zhetisay | 67,301 | 30,487 | +120.75% | Turkistan Province |
28. | Kaskelen | 64,825 | 37,221 | +74.16% | Almaty Province |
29. | Stepnogorsk | 64,582 | 47,372 | +36.33% | Akmola Province |
30. | Kulsary | 60,319 | 38,518 | +56.60% | Atyrau Province |
31. | Shakhtinsk | 57,030 | 41,602 | +37.08% | Karagandy Province |
32. | Ridder | 54,438 | 56,269 | −3.25% | East Kazakhstan Region |
33. | Saran | 52,079 | 42,957 | +21.24% | Karagandy Province |
34. | Shchuchinsk | 46,777 | 45,254 | +3.37% | Akmola Region |
35. | Qonaev | 45,999 | 33,428 | +37.61% | Almaty Province |
36. | Aksu | 45,454 | 42,264 | +7.55% | Pavlodar Province |
37. | Arys | 43,912 | 23,567 | +86.33% | Turkistan Province |
38. | Talgar | 43,190 | 43,353 | −0.38% | Almaty Province |
39. | Zharkent | 42,598 | 32,656 | +30.44% | Almaty Region |
40. | Lisakovsk | 40,440 | 35,161 | +15.01% | Kostanay Province |
41. | Baikonur | 39,323 | 28,776 | +36.65% | Kyzylorda Province |
42. | Ayagoz | 38,496 | 38,470 | +0.07% | East Kazakhstan Region |
43. | Shu | 36,496 | 34,999 | +4.28% | Jambyl Province |
44. | Zyryanovsk | 36,462 | 43,894 | −16.93% | East Kazakhstan Region |
45. | Kandyagash | 35,392 | 25,553 | +38.50% | Aktobe Province |
46. | Aksay | 35,341 | 28,953 | +22.06% | West Kazakhstan Region |
47. | Zhetikara | 34,704 | 36,359 | −4.55% | Kostanay Province |
48. | Esik | 33,731 | 31,254 | +7.93% | Almaty Province |
49. | Aral | 32,991 | 30,801 | +7.11% | Kyzylorda Province |
50. | Tekel | 31,784 | 23,982 | +32.53% | Almaty Province |
51. | Karatau | 30,207 | 28,281 | +6.81% | Jambyl Province |
52. | Saryagash | 30,146 | 25,914 | +16.33% | Turkistan Province |
53. | Atbasar | 28,735 | 32,288 | −11.00% | Akmola Province |
54. | Arkalyk | 28,384 | 45,736 | −37.94% | Kostanay Province |
55. | Abay | 28,261 | 33,066 | −14.53% | Karagandy Province |
56. | Shardara | 28,209 | 25,452 | +10.83% | Turkistan Province |
57. | Shalkar | 27,913 | 26,329 | +6.02% | Aktobe Province |
58. | Khromtau | 26,901 | 21,740 | +23.74% | Aktobe Province |
59. | Lenger | 23,756 | 22,038 | +7.80% | Turkistan Province |
60. | Ushtobe | 22,990 | 22,472 | +2.31% | Almaty Province |
61. | Zhanatas | 22,307 | 25,927 | −13.96% | Jambyl Province |
62. | Alga | 20,429 | 15,372 | +32.90% | Aktobe Province |
63. | Shemonaikha | 18,212 | 19,924 | −8.59% | East Kazakhstan Region |
64. | Makinsk | 17,761 | 18,540 | −4.20% | Akmola Province |
65. | Usharal | 17,218 | 15,379 | +11.96% | Almaty Province |
66. | Zaisan | 15,883 | 16,021 | −0.86% | East Kazakhstan Region |
67. | Akkol | 13,690 | 15,682 | −12.70% | Akmola Province |
68. | Priozersk | 13,308 | 11,033 | +20.62% | Karagandy Province |
69. | Kurchatov | 12,372 | 9,305 | +32.96% | East Kazakhstan Region |
70. | Embi | 11,768 | 12,345 | −4.67% | Aktobe Province |
71. | Sarkand | 11,563 | 15,347 | −24.66% | Almaty Province |
72. | Taiynsha | 11,422 | 13,233 | −13.69% | North Kazakhstan Region |
73. | Esil | 10,584 | 13,096 | −19.18% | Akmola Province |
74. | Ereymentau | 9,111 | 15,087 | −39.61% | Akmola Province |
75. | Serebryansk | 8,581 | 11,903 | −27.91% | East Kazakhstan Region |
76. | Karkaraly | 8,396 | 8,773 | −4.30% | Karagandy Province |
77. | Karazhal | 8,358 | 12,658 | −33.97% | Karagandy Province |
78. | Bulayevo | 7,723 | 9,638 | −19.87% | North Kazakhstan Region |
79. | Charsk | 7,430 | 9,482 | −21.64% | East Kazakhstan Region |
80. | Sergeyev | 7,344 | 9,470 | −22.45% | North Kazakhstan Region |
81. | Mamlyut | 7,024 | 9,018 | −22.11% | North Kazakhstan Region |
82. | Kazaly | 6,820 | 7,298 | −6.55% | Kyzylorda Province |
83. | Derzhavinsk | 6,323 | 7,868 | −19.64% | Akmola Province |
84. | Fort-Shevchenko | 5,559 | 3,624 | +53.39% | Mangystau Province |
85. | Stepnyak | 3,738 | 5,329 | −29.86% | Akmola Province |
86. | Temir | 2,162 | 2,310 | −6.41% | Aktobe Province |
87. | Zhem | 1,761 | 1,142 | +54.20% | Aktobe Province |
[88. Kosshy / 110,000 / Akmola Province]