List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan

This is a list of all cities and settlements in Kazakhstan with a population of at least fifty thousand people as of official population estimates in 2023. The three largest cities are Almaty, Astana (the national capital), and Shymkent; as cities of republican significance, they are administratively independent and belong to no region. Two of the listed settlements, Zashagan and Beyneu, are officially designated as villages rather than cities.

List

Rank	City or Settlement	Population (January 2023 estimate)	Population (October 2021 census)	Change	Region
1	Almaty	2,161,797	2,030,285	6.48%	–
2	Astana	1,354,507	1,234,042	9.76%	–
3	Shymkent	1,192,120	1,112,478	7.16%	–
4	Aktobe	559,911	540,493	3.59%	Aktobe
5	Karagandy	515,632	508,824	1.34%	Karagandy
6	Taraz	427,356	418,368	2.15%	Jambyl
7	Oskemen	352,894	349,463	0.98%	East Kazakhstan
8	Pavlodar	334,096	333,190	0.27%	Pavlodar
9	Atyrau	316,468	306,548	3.24%	Atyrau
10	Semey	308,143	303,210	1.63%	Abai
11	Kyzylorda	278,638	271,309	2.70%	Kyzylorda
12	Kostanay	264,466	258,990	2.11%	Kostanay
13	Aktau	263,893	251,855	4.78%	Mangystau
14	Oral	253,773	247,467	2.55%	West Kazakhstan
15	Petropavl	222,636	222,076	0.25%	North Kazakhstan
16	Turkistan	220,159	207,605	6.05%	Turkistan
17	Kokshetau	174,614	171,630	1.74%	Akmola
18	Temirtau	171,893	171,019	0.51%	Karagandy
19	Taldykorgan	168,686	165,325	2.03%	Jetisu
20	Ekibastuz	129,000	129,748	−0.58%	Pavlodar
21	Rudny	112,078	112,052	0.02%	Kostanay
22	Jezkazgan	89,092	88,320	0.87%	Ulytau
23	Kaskelen	82,393	79,482	3.66%	Almaty
24	Kentau	74,474	72,573	2.62%	Turkistan
25	Zhanaozen	74,360	72,425	2.67%	Mangystau
26	Balkash	73,730	73,785	−0.07%	Karagandy
27	Satbayev	68,395	67,456	1.39%	Ulytau
28	Kulsary	65,963	64,458	2.33%	Atyrau
29	Talgar	64,895	63,883	1.58%	Almaty
30	Saryagash	61,485	59,606	3.15%	Turkistan
31	Zashagan	61,224	58,356	4.91%	West Kazakhstan
32	Beyneu	57,682	55,842	3.30%	Mangystau
33	Qonayev	55,200	54,245	1.76%	Almaty
34	Jarkent	52,819	52,361	0.87%	Jetisu
35	Arys	51,996	50,370	3.23%	Turkistan
36	Qosshy	51,664	48,630	6.24%	Akmola