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As of April 2024, the share of Kazakhstan's urban population is 62.3%.
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.
Insignia | Name in English | Name in Kazakh | Previous name | City since | 1979 | 1989 | 1999 | 2008 | 2023 | Status | Province |
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Aktau | Ақтау Aqtau [ɑqˈtɑw] |
Shevchenko | 1963 | 159,245 | 143,396 | 180,373 | 270,886 | 2 | Mangystau Province | ||
Aktobe | Ақтөбе Aqtöbe [ɑqtɵˈbʲe] |
Aktyubinsk | 1880 | 190,569 | 253,532 | 253,088 | 285,507 | 560,820 | 2 | Aktobe Province | |
Almaty | Алматы Almaty [ɑɫmɑˈtə] |
Vernyy, Alma-Ata | 1867 | 909,644 | 1,127,884 | 1,129,356 | 1,328,362 | 2,217,700 | 1 | Capital 1929–1997 | |
Astana | Астана Astana [ɑstɑˈnɑ] |
Akmola, Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Nur-Sultan | 1831 | 233,638 | 277,365 | 312,965 | 389,189 | 1,417,214 | 1 | Capital | |
Arkalyk | Арқалық Arqalyq [ɑrqɑˈɫəq] |
1965 | 47,963 | 62,367 | 45,700 | 56,614 | 28,907 | 4 | Kostanay Province | ||
Atyrau | Атырау Atyrau [ɑtəˈrɑw] |
Guryev | 1885 | 130,916 | 149,261 | 142,497 | 158,308 | 315,274 | 2 | Atyrau province | |
Baikonur | Байқоңыр Baiqoñyr [bɑjqoˈŋər] |
Leninsk | 1969 | 74,700 | 60,200 | 59,452 | 76,019 | 1 | Kyzylorda Province | ||
Balqash | Балқаш Balqaş [bɑɫˈqɑʂ] |
1937 | 78,145 | 86,742 | 81,100 | 86,897 | 81,364 | 3 | Karagandy Province | ||
Jezkazgan | Жезқазған Jezqazğan [ʒʲezqɑzˈʁɑn] |
Dzhezkazgan | 1954 | 89,200 | 107,053 | 103,400 | 112,154 | 85,012 | 3 | Karagandy Province | |
Karaganda | Қарағанды Qarağandy [qɑˌrɑʁɑnˈdə] |
1934 | 571,877 | 507,318 | 436,864 | 451,800 | 515,819 | 2 | Karagandy Province | ||
Kentau | Кентау Kentau [kʲenˈtɑw] |
1955 | 62,991 | 63,784 | 58,100 | 60,799 | 74,464 | 4 | South Kazakhstan Province | ||
Kyzylorda | Қызылорда Qyzylorda [qɯˌzɯɫorˈdɑ] |
Perovsk, Ak-Mechet | 1867 | 156,128 | 150,425 | 157,364 | 182,929 | 315,550 | 2 | Kyzylorda Province | |
Kokshetau | Көкшетау Kökşetau [ˌkɵkʃʲeˈtɑw] |
Stanitsa Kokchetavskaya, Kokchetav | 1824 | 103,162 | 135,424 | 123,389 | 132,753 | 191,105 | 2 | Akmola Province | |
Kostanay | Қостанай Qostanai [qostɑˈnɑj] |
Kustanay | 1893 | 164,500 | 223,558 | 221,429 | 249,395 | 265,718 | 2 | Kostanay Province | |
Janaözen | Жаңаөзен Jañaözen [ʒɑˌŋɑɵˈzʲen] |
Noviy Uzen | 1968 | 34,000 | 48,300 | 51,100 | 60,796 | 152,431 | 3 | Mangystau Province | |
Pavlodar | Павлодар Pavlodar [pɑʋɫəˈdɑr] |
1861 | 272,895 | 329,681 | 320,400 | 354,809 | 367,254 | 2 | Pavlodar Province | ||
Petropavl | Петропавл Petropavl [pʲetrəˈpɑʋ(ə)ɫ] |
Petropavlovsk | 1807 | 206,559 | 239,606 | 216,300 | 208,547 | 222,076 | 2 | North Kazakhstan Province | |
Ridder | Риддер Ridder [ˈrʲidʲːɪr] |
Leninogorsk | 1934 | 68,135 | 68,730 | 56,269 | 54,252 | 52,068 | 3 | East Kazakhstan Region | |
Saran | Саран Saran [sɑˈrɑn] |
1954 | 54,878 | 63,900 | 48,500 | 49,082 | 34,636 | 3 | Karagandy Province | ||
Satpayev | Сәтбаев Sätbaev [sætˈpɑjɪf] |
1973 | 48,700 | 59,343 | 62,900 | 73,874 | 68,379 | 3 | Karagandy Region | ||
Semey | Семей Semei [sʲeˈmʲej] |
Alash-kala, Semipalatinsk | 1782 | 282,574 | 317,112 | 292,500 | 312,136 | 328,782 | 3 | East Kazakhstan Region | |
Stepnogorsk | Степногорск Stepnogorsk [stʲɪpnɐˈɡorsk] |
1964 | 46,700 | 63,300 | 50,900 | 47,705 | 68,460 | 3 | Akmola Province | ||
Taldykorgan | Талдықорған Taldyqorğan [tɑɫˌdəqorˈʁɑn] |
1944 | 87,948 | 118,623 | 107,100 | 114,728 | 168,674 | 2 | Almaty Province | ||
Taraz | Тараз Taraz [tɑˈrɑz] |
Talas, Zhambyl, Aulie-Ata | ancient | 263,793 | 303,961 | 330,125 | 398,233 | 427,394 | 2 | Jambyl Province | |
Temirtau | Теміртау Temırtau [tʲemɘrˈtɑw] |
1945 | 213,026 | 213,551 | 181,800 | 179,520 | 171,890 | 3 | Karagandy Province | ||
Turkistan | Түркістан Türkıstan [tʉrk(ɘ)sˈtɑn] |
ancient | 66741 | 77,692 | 87,600 | 109,673 | 220,133 | 3 | South Kazakhstan Province | ||
Oral | Орал Oral [woˈrɑɫ] |
Uralsk | 1613 | 167,352 | 199,522 | 212,900 | 255,489 | 254,380 | 2 | West Kazakhstan Region | |
Oskemen | Өскемен Öskemen [w̜ɵskʲeˈmʲen] |
Ust-Kamenogorsk | 1868 | 274,287 | 322,221 | 310,950 | 344,421 | 400,142 | 2 | East Kazakhstan Region | |
Shymkent | Шымкент Şymkent [ʃəmˈkʲent] |
Chimkent, Chernyayev | Middle Ages | 321,535 | 380,091 | 390,200 | 454,583 | 1,216,000 | 1 | Shymkent | |
Shakhtinsk | Шахтинск Şahtinsk [ˈʃɑχtʲɪnsk] |
1961 | 50,382 | 65,600 | 54,800 | 54,748 | 39,185 | 3 | Karagandy Region | ||
Schuchinsk | Щучинск Şçuçinsk [ˈɕːutɕɪnsk] |
1939 | 55,500 | 47,900 | 50,128 | 47,625 | 4 | Akmola Province | |||
Ekibastuz | Екібастұз Ekıbastūz [ˌjekɘbɑsˈtʊz] |
1957 | 65,871 | 135,006 | 137,200 | 158,165 | 152,509 | 3 | Pavlodar Region |
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References
- "Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan by gender and type of locality (as of April 1, 2024)". stat.gov.kz.
External links
- Map at archive.today (archived 5 January 2013)
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