Almaty21%
Astana13%
Shymkent11%
Aktobe5.2%
Karaganda4.8%
Taraz4%
Oskemen3.7%
Pavlodar3.4%
Semey3%
Kyzylorda2.9%
Atyrau2.9%
Aktau2.5%
Kostanay2.5%
Oral2.4%
Petropavl
Turkistan
Kokshetau
Temirtau
Taldykorgan
Ekibastuz
Janaözen
Jezkazgan
Balqash
Stepnogorsk
Satpayev
1
AlmatyCapital 1929–1997
2,217,700
2
AstanaCapital
1,417,214
3
ShymkentShymkent
1,216,000
4
AktobeAktobe Province
560,820
5
KaragandaKaragandy Province
515,819
6
TarazJambyl Province
427,394
7
OskemenEast Kazakhstan Region
400,142
8
PavlodarPavlodar Province
367,254
9
SemeyEast Kazakhstan Region
328,782
10
KyzylordaKyzylorda Province
315,550
11
AtyrauAtyrau province
315,274
12
AktauMangystau Province
270,886
13
KostanayKostanay Province
265,718
14
OralWest Kazakhstan Region
254,380
15
PetropavlNorth Kazakhstan Province
222,076
16
TurkistanSouth Kazakhstan Province
220,133
17
KokshetauAkmola Province
191,105
18
TemirtauKaragandy Province
171,890
19
TaldykorganAlmaty Province
168,674
20
EkibastuzPavlodar Region
152,509
21
JanaözenMangystau Province
152,431
22
JezkazganKaragandy Province
85,012
23
BalqashKaragandy Province
81,364
24
BaikonurKyzylorda Province
76,019
25
KentauSouth Kazakhstan Province
74,464
26
StepnogorskAkmola Province
68,460
27
SatpayevKaragandy Region
68,379
28
RidderEast Kazakhstan Region
52,068
29
SchuchinskAkmola Province
47,625
30
ShakhtinskKaragandy Region
39,185
31
SaranKaragandy Province
34,636
32
ArkalykKostanay Province
28,907
Highlights
Within Kazakhstan, Almaty ranks first in 2023 with 2,217,700, followed by Astana (1,417,214) and Shymkent (1,216,000).
Almaty is 1.6 times higher than Astana, the runner-up.
Across 32 entries, values run from 2,217,700 (Almaty) to 28,907 (Arkalyk), with a median of 205,619.
Source: Bureau of National Statistics of Kazakhstan (2023) (via Wikipedia), 2023. Unit: people.
Source: Bureau of National Statistics of Kazakhstan (2023) (via Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia); underlying data © the cited publisher · fetched Oct 13, 2026