Kazakhstan - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Kazakhstan was 10,815,870 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 10,815,870 in 2020 and a minimum value of 4,390,879 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 4,390,879
1961 4,630,952
1962 4,872,459
1963 5,110,959
1964 5,341,501
1965 5,571,271
1966 5,786,746
1967 5,987,993
1968 6,179,223
1969 6,367,036
1970 6,548,835
1971 6,724,880
1972 6,902,850
1973 7,080,570
1974 7,253,997
1975 7,385,361
1976 7,507,992
1977 7,623,814
1978 7,736,597
1979 7,863,362
1980 8,010,945
1981 8,164,865
1982 8,323,778
1983 8,487,372
1984 8,655,227
1985 8,774,299
1986 8,896,595
1987 9,019,032
1988 9,130,621
1989 9,157,731
1990 9,198,366
1991 9,241,749
1992 9,219,538
1993 9,171,866
1994 9,025,483
1995 8,844,601
1996 8,714,928
1997 8,581,746
1998 8,438,008
1999 8,363,622
2000 8,349,417
2001 8,346,075
2002 8,357,267
2003 8,396,312
2004 8,465,822
2005 8,552,467
2006 8,654,579
2007 8,765,446
2008 8,942,684
2009 9,133,481
2010 9,275,230
2011 9,421,048
2012 9,566,957
2013 9,718,100
2014 9,874,723
2015 10,032,910
2016 10,189,590
2017 10,342,140
2018 10,495,800
2019 10,652,770
2020 10,815,870

Development Relevance: Explosive growth of cities globally signifies the demographic transition from rural to urban, and is associated with shifts from an agriculture-based economy to mass industry, technology, and service. In principle, cities offer a more favorable setting for the resolution of social and environmental problems than rural areas. Cities generate jobs and income, and deliver education, health care and other services. Cities also present opportunities for social mobilization and women's empowerment.

Limitations and Exceptions: Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverage. There is no consistent and universally accepted standard for distinguishing urban from rural areas, in part because of the wide variety of situations across countries. Most countries use an urban classification related to the size or characteristics of settlements. Some define urban areas based on the presence of certain infrastructure and services. And other countries designate urban areas based on administrative arrangements. Because of national differences in the characteristics that distinguish urban from rural areas, the distinction between urban and rural population is not amenable to a single definition that would be applicable to all countries. Estimates of the world's urban population would change significantly if China, India, and a few other populous nations were to change their definition of urban centers. Because the estimates of city and metropolitan area are based on national definitions of what constitutes a city or metropolitan area, cross-country comparisons should be made with caution.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The indicator is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. To estimate urban populations, UN ratios of urban to total population were applied to the World Bank's estimates of total population. Countries differ in the way they classify population as "urban" or "rural." The population of a city or metropolitan area depends on the boundaries chosen.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization