List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan

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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 (the national capital), Astana, Shymkent, Aktobe, and Karaganda.

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Provinces and cities of Kazakhstan

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Rank City/Town Population (2023) Population (1999) Change Province
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