Almaty: population and official figures
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Almaty: The average monthly nominal wage in Almaty was 490,963 tenge in 2024, 5th highest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site; the national average was 405,416 tenge (21% above the national average).
- Health in Almaty: Almaty had 14,681 doctors of all specialities at the end of 2024, 64.1 per 10,000 residents (Kazakhstan: 41.1); 2nd highest of 20 regions and cities of republican significance.
- Education in Almaty: Almaty had 367 general education schools in the 2024/2025 school year, attended by 360,000 pupils and staffed by 27,500 teachers.
- Poverty and living standards in Almaty: 4.5% of the population of Almaty had incomes below the subsistence level in 2024 (Kazakhstan: 5.0%); in 2020 the share was 4.9%. In 2024 it was joint 10th highest of 20 regions and cities of republican significance.
- Government budget and revenue in Almaty: Public budgets financed 235.6 billion tenge of investment in fixed assets in Almaty in 2024: 79.1 billion tenge from the republican budget and 156.5 billion tenge from the local budget, 11.4% of all investment of 2.07 trillion tenge.
What is the population of Almaty?
Almaty had 2,292,055 residents on 1 January 2025 in the Bureau of National Statistics yearbook (city boundary), the largest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site.
Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copyIs the population of Almaty growing?
The population of Almaty grew from 1,981,992 on 1 January 2021 to 2,292,055 on 1 January 2025, a change of +15.6% in four years.
Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copyHow many men and women live in Almaty?
The United Nations Demographic Yearbook lists Almaty with 2,195,290 people on 1 July 2023, the Bureau of National Statistics estimate: 1,019,874 men and 1,175,416 women.
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (1 July 2023 estimates of the Bureau of National Statistics of Kazakhstan) · saved copyAre there more women than men in Almaty?
In 2023 Almaty had 115 women for every 100 men, 3rd most women per man of 22 Kazakh cities listed by the United Nations.
Source: United Nations Statistics Division (1 July 2023 estimates of the Bureau of National Statistics of Kazakhstan) · saved copyWho runs Almaty?
In Kazakhstan, cities and towns are run by regions: Akim appointed by the President, who must propose at least two candidates for a vote of consent by the maslikhat deputies (2026 Constitution); maslikhat directly elected for five years. Regional budgets, development programmes, health, education and infrastructure.
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Cities of a similar size in Kazakhstan
- Astana 1,528,703
- Shimkent 1,256,164
- Aktobe 584,700
- Karaganda 526,300
- Taraz 435,900
- Atirau 422,600
- Ust-Kamenogorsk 378,200
- Pavlodar 370,400
- Uralsk 368,900
- Kyzylorda 362,300
- Semipalatinsk 313,600
- Aktau 293,500
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Sources
- Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan: Demographic Yearbook of Kazakhstan 2021-2025 (English edition), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c2ca14ffe74f…)
- United Nations Statistics Division (1 July 2023 estimates of the Bureau of National Statistics of Kazakhstan): Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 8: Population of capital cities and cities of 100 000 or more inhabitants, latest available year, 2005-2024, read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c6784df022e…)
- Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan: The regions of Kazakhstan in 2024: Statistical Yearbook (English edition, 414 pages), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3456cb173460…)
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