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Top 20 most populous cities · 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan

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Top 20 in (7):

Abai Region Aktobe Region Atyrau Region East Kazakhstan Region Jambyl Region Karaganda Region Pavlodar Region

Why these 20

City population from Wikidata's preferred figure (usually the latest census or official estimate). City limits differ a lot between countries, so compare within a country first.

  1. 1 A

    Almaty

    largest city of Kazakhstan

    2,228,675

    Also in: #1 most populous states, provinces and regions (Kazakhstan)

  2. 2 S

    Shymkent

    city in Kazakhstan

    1,191,877

    Also in: #7 most populous states, provinces and regions (Kazakhstan)

  3. 3 A

    Astana

    capital of Kazakhstan

    1,078,362

    Also in: #8 most populous states, provinces and regions (Kazakhstan)

  4. 4

    Karaganda

    city in Kazakhstan

    515,632

  5. 5

    Taraz

    city in Kazakhstan

    418,368

  6. 6

    Aktobe

    city in Kazakhstan

    387,807

  7. 7 S

    Semey

    city in Eastern Kazakhstan, capital of Abay Region

    350,201

  8. 8

    Pavlodar

    city in Kazakhstan, former capital of the Kimek Khanate

    333,190

  9. 9

    Oskemen

    city in East Kazakhstan

    333,113

  10. 10

    Atyrau

    city in Kazakhstan

    323,295

How it is measured

Wikidata: cities and big cities with 300,000 people or more.

References

  1. Wikidata query: cities by population, Wikidata (CC0). Checked 2026-10-19 23:23 UTC.

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