| oblast | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | oblast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty (city) | 14,421 | 10,013 | 11,037 | 11,916 | 17,487 | 22,976 | 16,000 | 16,100 | 13,100 | 12,565 | 19,200 | 9,100 | 10,600 | 9,000 | 8,300 | 8,400 | 8,300 | 7,700 | 6,400 | 6,979 | 6,700 | 6,900 | Almaty (city) | ||||
| Astana (city) | 8,113 | 9,600 | 8,300 | 5,400 | 6,200 | 6,300 | 6,300 | 7,400 | 8,200 | 7,500 | 7,200 | 5,500 | 5,871 | 5,700 | 5,900 | Astana (city) | |||||||||||
| CENTRAL/EAST KAZAKHSTAN | 34,439 | 33,126 | 29,700 | 28,000 | 20,600 | 18,800 | 17,500 | 17,100 | 14,900 | 14,900 | 14,400 | 13,800 | 13,200 | 12,845 | 12,300 | 11,900 | CENTRAL/EAST KAZAKHSTAN | ||||||||||
| Karagandy (Karagandinskaya) | 16,400 | 16,700 | 10,300 | 13,100 | 12,300 | 9,600 | 8,600 | 8,500 | 8,900 | 7,400 | 7,900 | 7,800 | 7,300 | 6,600 | 6,409 | 5,200 | 5,000 | Karagandy | |||||||||
| Ulytau | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 1,000 | 1,000 | Ulytau | ||||||||||||||
| Shygys Kazakhstan (East Kazakhstan) | 18,039 | 16,600 | 15,700 | 11,000 | 10,200 | 9,000 | 8,200 | 7,500 | 7,000 | 6,600 | 6,500 | 6,600 | 6,436 | 3,300 | 3,200 | Shygys Kazakhstan | |||||||||||
| Abay | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 2,800 | 2,700 | Abay | ||||||||||||||
| NORTH KAZAKHSTAN | 32,898 | 29,800 | 27,100 | 20,100 | 19,100 | 19,800 | 18,200 | 16,000 | 16,300 | 15,400 | 14,600 | 13,600 | 11,974 | 11,400 | 10,800 | NORTH KAZAKHSTAN | |||||||||||
| Akmola (Akmolinskaya) | 11,700 | 10,200 | 8,100 | 6,100 | 5,400 | 5,400 | 3,900 | 2,300 | 3,600 | 3,400 | 3,100 | 3,000 | 2,784 | 2,700 | 2,400 | Akmola | |||||||||||
| Kostanay (Kostanayskaya) | 8,200 | 7,200 | 5,400 | 5,600 | 5,600 | 5,400 | 5,300 | 4,600 | 4,300 | 3,900 | 3,800 | 3,353 | 2,800 | 2,900 | Kostanay | ||||||||||||
| Pavlodar (Pavlodarskaya) | 5,100 | 5,700 | 4,600 | 4,300 | 4,800 | 5,100 | 4,800 | 4,600 | 4,300 | 4,300 | 3,900 | 3,283 | 3,300 | 3,300 | Pavlodar | ||||||||||||
| Soltustik Kazakhstan (North Kazakhstan) | 7,608 | 7,660 | 6,300 | 6,100 | 4,000 | 3,800 | 4,000 | 3,800 | 3,600 | 3,500 | 3,400 | 3,300 | 2,900 | 2,554 | 2,600 | 2,200 | Soltustik Kazakhstan | ||||||||||
| SOUTH KAZAKHSTAN | 23,808 | 20,294 | 20,900 | 22,100 | 18,400 | 19,500 | 19,400 | 15,700 | 16,600 | 21,900 | 14,600 | 15,100 | 15,700 | 22,590 | 16,400 | 17,200 | SOUTH KAZAKHSTAN | ||||||||||
| Almaty (Almatinskaya) | 13,249 | 5,000 | 4,800 | 5,900 | 6,100 | 5,500 | 5,300 | 5,500 | 5,700 | 6,100 | 6,200 | 6,600 | 6,200 | 6,696 | 5,100 | 5,600 | Almaty | ||||||||||
| Zhetisu | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 2,300 | 2,200 | Zhetisu | ||||||||||||||
| Kyzylorda (Kyzylordinskaya) | 2,801 | 1,700 | 1,900 | 1,200 | 1,300 | 800 | 2,000 | 2,400 | 2,500 | 2,500 | 2,200 | 2,500 | 2,564 | 2,600 | 2,700 | Kyzylorda | |||||||||||
| Turkistan (South Kazakhstan) | 7,758 | 9,200 | 9,200 | 6,000 | 8,000 | 8,100 | 8,200 | 8,500 | 8,100 | 5,900 | 6,300 | 7,000 | 6,527 | 6,400 | 6,700 | Turkistan | |||||||||||
| Shymkent (city) | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 1,800 | 1,800 | 1,900 | 2,290 | 2,500 | 2,800 | Shymkent (city) | ||||||||||
| Zhambyl (Zhambylskaya) | 5,200 | 5,100 | 5,100 | 4,700 | 5,200 | 5,100 | 5,300 | 5,200 | 5,000 | 4,800 | 4,500 | 4,513 | 4,900 | 4,400 | Zhambyl | ||||||||||||
| WEST KAZAKHSTAN | 17,549 | 17,700 | 14,700 | 12,000 | 11,600 | 10,100 | 10,100 | 10,400 | 10,600 | 11,500 | 11,300 | 11,000 | 11,588 | 11,600 | 12,100 | WEST KAZAKHSTAN | |||||||||||
| Aktobe (Aktyubinskaya) | 3,900 | 4,000 | 3,800 | 3,900 | 3,100 | 2,700 | 2,400 | 2,900 | 2,900 | 3,300 | 2,800 | 2,815 | 3,100 | 3,400 | Aktobe | ||||||||||||
| Atyrau (Atyrauskaya) | 1,957 | 1,700 | 2,400 | 2,100 | 2,100 | 1,900 | 1,900 | 2,000 | 2,200 | 2,200 | 2,200 | 1,900 | 1,969 | 2,000 | 2,300 | Atyrau | |||||||||||
| Batys Kazahkstan (West Kazakhstan) | 7,000 | 7,500 | 8,700 | 5,100 | 3,500 | 3,000 | 2,700 | 2,900 | 2,900 | 3,000 | 2,900 | 3,000 | 2,600 | 3,453 | 3,600 | 2,100 | Batys Kazahkstan | ||||||||||
| Mangistau (Mangistauskaya) | 3,400 | 3,200 | 2,600 | 2,600 | 2,400 | 2,600 | 3,100 | 2,500 | 3,500 | 2,800 | 3,700 | 3,351 | 2,900 | 4,300 | Mangistau | ||||||||||||
| KAZAKHSTAN TOTAL | 138,197 | 134,111 | 136,787 | 124,523 | 127,180 | 129,495 | 125,654 | 130,599 | 133,097 | 123,992 | 113,320 | 106,074 | 95,288 | 95,654 | 84,265 | 83,709 | 81,440 | 78,857 | 80,328 | 69,100 | 76,300 | 71,500 | 71,847 | 71,442 | 71,800 | KAZAKHSTAN TOTAL |
| oblast | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | oblast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty (city) | 14,300 | 14,900 | 13,782 | 16,093 | 19,607 | 23,647 | 25,737 | 28,119 | 29,625 | 34,041 | 26,758 | 26,892 | 26,505 | 28,257 | 28,765 | 29,691 | 31,167 | 31,733 | 31,481 | 33,240 | 34,281 | 35,546 | 37,794 | 36,110 | 35,488 | 34,359 | Almaty (city) |
| Astana (city) | 4,465 | 4,750 | 5,585 | 6,449 | 7,990 | 9,042 | 10,026 | 12,511 | 15,054 | 15,155 | 17,347 | 17,868 | 19,468 | 21,897 | 24,084 | 26,142 | 27,855 | 28,296 | 29,176 | 28,722 | 29,554 | 31,372 | 30,302 | 29,415 | 28,526 | Astana (city) | |
| CENTRAL/EAST KAZAKHSTAN | 33,092 | 32,727 | 33,927 | 36,668 | 38,770 | 39,480 | 42,181 | 43,448 | 46,284 | 47,254 | 47,062 | 47,265 | 47,940 | 47,559 | 48,689 | 47,438 | 46,929 | 44,870 | 44,764 | 44,811 | 45,896 | 46,865 | 41,714 | 39,407 | 37,403 | CENTRAL/EAST KAZAKHSTAN | |
| Karagandy (Karagandinskaya) | 16,067 | 16,421 | 16,914 | 18,380 | 19,373 | 19,842 | 20,976 | 21,707 | 22,623 | 18,780 | 18,952 | 19,505 | 19,779 | 19,802 | 19,980 | 19,792 | 19,277 | 18,144 | 18,306 | 18,370 | 18,616 | 19,096 | 16,812 | 16,343 | 15,380 | Karagandy | |
| Ulytau | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 4,460 | 4,508 | 4,788 | 4,731 | 4,880 | 4,934 | 4,705 | 4,686 | 4,598 | 4,631 | 4,645 | 4,809 | 4,872 | 4,586 | 4,416 | 4,116 | Ulytau |
| Shygys Kazakhstan (East Kazakhstan) | 17,025 | 16,306 | 17,013 | 18,288 | 19,397 | 19,638 | 21,205 | 21,741 | 23,661 | 11,292 | 11,479 | 11,133 | 11,434 | 11,085 | 11,424 | 11,205 | 11,004 | 10,743 | 10,590 | 10,426 | 10,725 | 10,907 | 9,483 | 8,718 | 8,457 | Shygys Kazakhstan | |
| Abay | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 12,722 | 12,123 | 11,839 | 11,996 | 11,792 | 12,351 | 11,736 | 11,962 | 11,385 | 11,237 | 11,370 | 11,746 | 11,990 | 10,833 | 9,930 | 9,450 | Abay |
| NORTH KAZAKHSTAN | 37,709 | 37,580 | 37,943 | 39,832 | 41,173 | 40,534 | 42,121 | 42,662 | 46,822 | 47,253 | 46,416 | 47,002 | 48,141 | 47,555 | 46,833 | 46,347 | 45,115 | 43,467 | 43,102 | 42,120 | 42,824 | 42,155 | 38,450 | 35,963 | 33,248 | NORTH KAZAKHSTAN | |
| Akmola (Akmolinskaya) | 10,075 | 10,243 | 9,918 | 10,375 | 10,976 | 10,633 | 11,442 | 11,589 | 12,532 | 13,204 | 12,541 | 12,679 | 13,442 | 12,859 | 12,811 | 12,675 | 12,504 | 12,303 | 12,423 | 12,258 | 12,504 | 12,842 | 11,561 | 10,901 | 10,019 | Akmola | |
| Kostanay (Kostanayskaya) | 10,759 | 10,738 | 10,945 | 11,485 | 11,505 | 10,977 | 11,345 | 11,319 | 12,422 | 12,572 | 12,843 | 12,744 | 13,109 | 13,029 | 12,763 | 12,769 | 12,294 | 11,744 | 11,632 | 11,440 | 11,673 | 11,166 | 10,355 | 9,670 | 9,072 | Kostanay | |
| Pavlodar (Pavlodarskaya) | 8,857 | 8,664 | 9,069 | 9,695 | 10,469 | 10,395 | 11,026 | 11,477 | 12,783 | 12,597 | 12,311 | 12,912 | 12,869 | 13,106 | 13,043 | 12,771 | 12,620 | 12,027 | 11,857 | 11,552 | 11,770 | 11,659 | 10,655 | 9,838 | 9,075 | Pavlodar | |
| Soltustik Kazakhstan (North Kazakhstan) | 8,018 | 7,935 | 8,011 | 8,277 | 8,223 | 8,529 | 8,308 | 8,277 | 9,085 | 8,880 | 8,721 | 8,667 | 8,721 | 8,561 | 8,216 | 8,132 | 7,697 | 7,393 | 7,190 | 6,870 | 6,877 | 6,488 | 5,879 | 5,554 | 5,082 | Soltustik Kazakhstan | |
| SOUTH KAZAKHSTAN | 99,787 | 100,127 | 99,488 | 107,959 | 120,317 | 120,831 | 132,653 | 144,503 | 160,935 | 163,080 | 171,296 | 173,078 | 174,267 | 175,726 | 181,995 | 178,807 | 179,890 | 174,548 | 177,742 | 180,919 | 198,208 | 209,562 | 186,737 | 179,611 | 168,988 | SOUTH KAZAKHSTAN | |
| Almaty (Almatinskaya) | 23,770 | 23,274 | 23,846 | 26,041 | 27,906 | 27,679 | 30,567 | 34,220 | 38,807 | 27,307 | 28,771 | 29,444 | 30,206 | 31,652 | 33,935 | 33,449 | 35,514 | 34,774 | 35,320 | 35,165 | 38,068 | 38,819 | 34,979 | 33,607 | 31,426 | Almaty | |
| Zhetisu | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 14,640 | 15,414 | 15,201 | 15,268 | 15,385 | 16,095 | 15,514 | 15,428 | 15,251 | 15,088 | 15,287 | 16,267 | 16,264 | 14,111 | 13,325 | 12,212 | Zhetisu |
| Kyzylorda (Kyzylordinskaya) | 12,720 | 12,251 | 12,126 | 12,491 | 13,923 | 13,897 | 15,208 | 16,491 | 18,604 | 19,090 | 20,026 | 20,120 | 20,220 | 19,674 | 20,358 | 19,677 | 19,262 | 18,981 | 19,193 | 19,347 | 21,778 | 23,680 | 20,769 | 20,010 | 18,501 | Kyzylorda | |
| Turkistan (South Kazakhstan) | 46,316 | 47,406 | 47,476 | 51,051 | 57,807 | 57,733 | 63,028 | 68,287 | 75,449 | 54,053 | 57,443 | 57,502 | 57,377 | 57,954 | 58,683 | 57,718 | 56,129 | 53,299 | 54,070 | 55,596 | 61,215 | 65,002 | 58,214 | 55,775 | 53,451 | Turkistan | |
| Shymkent (city) | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | 19,854 | 21,053 | 22,027 | 22,760 | 22,177 | 23,342 | 24,040 | 25,409 | 25,750 | 26,984 | 28,494 | 31,712 | 35,344 | 31,941 | 31,022 | 29,217 | Shymkent (city) |
| Zhambyl (Zhambylskaya) | 16,981 | 17,196 | 16,040 | 18,376 | 20,681 | 21,522 | 23,850 | 25,505 | 28,075 | 28,136 | 28,589 | 28,784 | 28,436 | 28,884 | 29,582 | 28,409 | 28,148 | 26,493 | 27,087 | 27,030 | 29,168 | 30,453 | 26,723 | 25,872 | 24,181 | Zhambyl | |
| WEST KAZAKHSTAN | 32,101 | 32,521 | 34,135 | 37,431 | 41,131 | 43,353 | 46,656 | 49,214 | 54,419 | 56,826 | 58,772 | 61,078 | 63,199 | 65,870 | 68,156 | 68,690 | 69,509 | 67,843 | 69,594 | 71,016 | 74,698 | 78,127 | 70,580 | 68,544 | 63,399 | WEST KAZAKHSTAN | |
| Aktobe (Aktyubinskaya) | 9,908 | 9,662 | 9,902 | 10,781 | 12,092 | 13,036 | 13,644 | 14,404 | 15,885 | 16,566 | 17,176 | 17,789 | 18,223 | 18,757 | 19,626 | 19,981 | 19,773 | 19,141 | 19,614 | 20,482 | 21,285 | 22,141 | 19,302 | 19,206 | 17,943 | Aktobe | |
| Atyrau (Atyrauskaya) | 8,235 | 8,340 | 8,662 | 9,554 | 9,834 | 10,806 | 11,718 | 12,095 | 13,585 | 14,207 | 14,867 | 15,317 | 15,586 | 16,065 | 16,389 | 16,424 | 16,735 | 16,458 | 17,027 | 16,972 | 18,003 | 18,420 | 17,161 | 16,548 | 15,032 | Atyrau | |
| Batys Kazahkstan (West Kazakhstan) | 7,779 | 7,822 | 8,112 | 9,010 | 9,820 | 9,613 | 10,046 | 10,514 | 11,601 | 11,782 | 11,942 | 11,896 | 12,425 | 12,723 | 13,040 | 12,975 | 13,186 | 12,862 | 13,068 | 13,126 | 13,674 | 14,235 | 12,536 | 12,010 | 11,093 | Batys Kazahkstan | |
| Mangistau (Mangistauskaya) | 6,179 | 6,697 | 7,459 | 8,086 | 9,385 | 9,898 | 11,248 | 12,201 | 13,348 | 14,271 | 14,787 | 16,076 | 16,965 | 18,325 | 19,101 | 19,310 | 19,815 | 19,382 | 19,885 | 20,436 | 21,736 | 23,331 | 21,581 | 20,780 | 19,331 | Mangistau | |
| KAZAKHSTAN TOTAL | 217,578 | 222,054 | 221,487 | 227,171 | 247,946 | 273,028 | 278,977 | 301,756 | 321,963 | 357,555 | 356,326 | 367,785 | 372,796 | 381,272 | 387,372 | 399,448 | 398,591 | 401,031 | 390,505 | 397,618 | 401,869 | 426,726 | 445,875 | 403,893 | 388,428 | 365,923 | KAZAKHSTAN TOTAL |
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