List of cities in Kazakhstan

Last updated March 09, 2024

As of March 2017, the share of Kazakhstan's urban population is 53%. Kazakhstan's modernization program and innovative development path are expected to accelerate the country's urbanization processes resulting in increased share of urban population from 53% to 70% by 2030.^[1]

Name English	Name Kazakh	Previous name	City since	1979	1989	1999	2008	2023	Status	Province
Aktau	Ақтау Aqtau [ɑqtɑw]	Shevchenko	1963		159,245	143,396	180,373	270,886	2	Mangystau Province
Aktobe	Ақтөбе Aqtöbe [ɑqtɵbʲe]	Aktyubinsk	1880	190,569	253,532	253,088	285,507	560,820	2	Aktobe Province
Almaty	Алматы Almaty [ɑɫmɑtɯ]	Vernyy, Верный, Alma-Ata, Алма́-Ата́	1867	909,644	1,127,884	1,129,356	1,328,362	2,217,700	1	Capital 1929–1997
Astana	Астана Astana [ɑstɑnɑ]	Akmola, Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Nur-Sultan	1831	233,638	277,365	312,965	389,189	1,417,214	1	Capital
Arkalyk	Арқалық Arqalyq [ɑɾqɑɫɯq]		1965	47,963	62,367	45,700	56,614	28,907	4	Kostanay Province
Atyrau	Атырау Atyrau [ɑtɯɾɑw]	Guryev	1885	130,916	149,261	142,497	158,308	315 274	2	Atyrau province
Baikonur	Байқоңыр Baiqoñyr [bɑjqɔŋəɾ]	Leninsk	1969		74,700	60,200	59,452	76 019	1	Kyzylorda Province
Balqash	Балқаш Balqaş [bɑɫqaʂ]		1937	78,145	86,742	81,100	86,897	81,364	3	Karagandy Province
Jezkazgan	Жезқазған Jezqazğan [ʐʲezqazɣɑn]	Dzhezkazgan	1954	89,200	107,053	103,400	112,154	85,012	3	Karagandy Province
Karaganda	Қарағанды Qarağandy [qɑɾɑɣɑndɯ]		1934	571,877	507,318	436,864	451,800	515,819	2	Karagandy Province
Kentau	Кентау Kentau [kʲentɑw]		1955	62,991	63,784	58,100	60,799	74,464	4	South Kazakhstan Province
Kyzylorda	Қызылорда Qyzylorda [qɯzɯɫɔɾda]	Perovsk, Ak-Mechet	1867	156,128	150,425	157,364	182,929	315 550	2	Kyzylorda Province
Kokshetau	Көкшетау Kökşetau [kɵkʂʲetɑw]	Kokchetav	1824	103,162	135,424	123,389	132,753	191 105	2	Akmola Province
Kostanay	Қостанай Qostanai [qɔstɑnɑj]	Kustanay	1893	164,500	223,558	221,429	249,395	265,718	2	Kostanay Province
Janaozen	Жаңаөзен Jañaözen [ʐɑŋɑɵzʲen]	Noviy Uzen'	1968	34,000	48,300	51,100	60,796	152 431	3	Mangystau Province
Pavlodar	Павлодар Pavlodar [pɑʋɫədɑɾ]		1861	272,895	329,681	320,400	354,809	367 254	2	Pavlodar Province
Petropavl	Петропавл Petropavl [pʲetɾəpɑʋɯɫ]	Petropavlovsk	1807	206,559	239,606	216,300	208,547	222 076	2	North Kazakhstan Province
Ridder	Риддер Ridder [ɾɪdˈdɛɾ]	Leninogorsk	1934	68,135	68,730	56,269	54,252	52 068	3	East Kazakhstan Region
Saran	Саран Saran [sɑɾɑn]		1954	54,878	63,900	48,500	49,082	34 636	3	Karagandy Province
Satpayev	Сәтбаев Sätbaev [sætpɑjef]		1973	48,700	59,343	62,900	73,874	68 379	3	Karagandy Region
Semey	Семей Semei [sʲemʲej]	Alash-kala, Semipalatinsk	1782	282,574	317,112	292,500	312,136	328 782	3	East Kazakhstan Region
Stepnogorsk	Степногорск Stepnogorsk [stʲepnɐɡɔɾsk]		1964	46,700	63,300	50,900	47,705	68 460	3	Akmola Province
Taldykorgan	Талдықорған Taldyqorğan [tɑɫdɯqɔɾɣɑn]		1944	87,948	118,623	107,100	114,728	168 674	2	Almaty Province
Taraz	Тараз Taraz [taɾaz]	Talas, Zhambyl, Aulie-Ata	ancient	263,793	303,961	330,125	398,233	427 394	2	Jambyl Province
Temirtau	Теміртау Temırtau [tʲemɘɾtɑw]		1945	213,026	213,551	181,800	179,520	171 890	3	Karagandy Province
Turkistan	Түркістан Türkıstan [tʏɾkɘstɑn]		ancient	66741	77,692	87,600	109,673	220,133	3	South Kazakhstan Province
Oral	Орал Oral [ɔɾɑɫ]	Uralsk	1613	167,352	199,522	212,900	255,489	254 380	2	West Kazakhstan Region
Oskemen	Өскемен Öskemen [ɵskʲemʲen]	Ust'-Kamenogorsk	1868	274,287	322,221	310,950	344,421	400,142	2	East Kazakhstan Region
Shymkent	Шымкент Şymkent [ʂɯmkʲent]	Chimkent, Chernyayev	middle ages	321,535	380,091	390,200	454,583	1,216,000	1	Shymkent
Shakhtinsk	Шахтинск Şahtinsk [ʂɑχtʲɪnsk]		1961	50,382	65,600	54,800	54,748	39 185	3	Karagandy Region
Schuchinsk	Щучинск Şçuçinsk [ɕutʃɪnsk]		1939		55,500	47,900	50,128	47 625	4	Akmola Province
Ekibastuz	Екібастұз Ekıbastūz [jekɘbɑsto̙z]		1957	65,871	135,006	137,200	158,165	152 509	3	Pavlodar Region

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