Almaty City: population, GRP, wages, unemployment, poverty, health, schools and investment
Almaty City is a city of republican significance of Kazakhstan, the largest of 20 by population. Almaty City had 2,348,103 residents at the end of 2025, 11.5% of the 20,499,822 people of Kazakhstan; it is ranked the largest of 20 regions and cities (the 17 regions and 3 cities of republican significance are ranked together).
In depth
- Economy, jobs and prices in Almaty City: The economy of Almaty City produced 31.29 trillion tenge of gross regional product (GRP) in 2024, 22.9% of Kazakhstan's 136.69 trillion tenge; it is ranked the highest of 20 regions and cities (current prices).
- Health in Almaty City: Life expectancy at birth in Almaty City was 78.8 years in 2025 (75.4 for men and 81.8 for women), ranked the highest of 20 regions and cities (Kazakhstan: 76.0 years).
- Education in Almaty City: In the 2024/25 school year Almaty City had 367 general education schools with 360,000 pupils, an average of 981 pupils per school (Kazakhstan: 493).
- Poverty and living standards in Almaty City: 4.5% of people in Almaty City had incomes below the subsistence level in 2024, ranked joint 10th highest of 20 regions and cities (Kazakhstan: 5.0%); this is the Bureau of National Statistics poverty measure.
- Government budget and revenue in Almaty City: Investment in fixed assets in Almaty City funded from budgets was 235.6 billion tenge in 2024: 79.1 billion tenge from the republican (national) budget and 156.5 billion tenge from the local budget; this is 11.4% of all investment in Almaty City (Kazakhstan: 21.6%).
Is the population of Almaty City growing?
The population of Almaty City grew from 2,101,485 at the end of 2021 to 2,348,103 at the end of 2025, a change of +11.7% in four years (Kazakhstan: +5.1%).
Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copyHow many people live in rural areas of Almaty City?
On 1 January 2025, 2,292,055 people (100.0%) in Almaty City lived in urban areas and 0 in rural areas; across Kazakhstan 63.0% of people are urban.
Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copyWhat is the age structure of Almaty City?
At the end of 2025 Almaty City had 432 children below working age and 204 people above working age for every 1,000 people of working age (Kazakhstan: 527 and 218); in all, 636 dependants per 1,000 workers.
Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copyWhat is the birth rate in Almaty City?
The total fertility rate in Almaty City was 1.71 children per woman in 2025, ranked 3rd lowest of 20 regions and cities (Kazakhstan: 2.57; in 2021 it was 1.98 in Almaty City).
Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copyHow many babies are born each year in Almaty City?
In 2024 there were 15.2 births and 5.4 deaths per 1,000 residents of Almaty City, a natural increase of 9.8 per 1,000 (Kazakhstan: 18.1 births, 6.6 deaths).
Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copyAre people moving to Almaty City?
In 2024 the population of Almaty City changed by 63,380 people: natural increase 22,196 and net migration 41,184 (more people arrived than left), based on registered births, deaths and migration.
Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copyHow big is Almaty City?
Almaty City covers 684 square kilometres and had 3,391.9 people per square kilometre in 2025 (Kazakhstan: 7.5); ranked the most densely populated of 20 regions and cities (the three cities are small areas and rank highest).
Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copyHow city of republican significances are governed in Kazakhstan
Regions (oblys, 17) and cities of republican significance (Astana, Almaty, Shymkent). 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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Other city of republican significances of Kazakhstan
- Turkistan Region 2,149,205
- Astana 1,639,176
- Almaty Region 1,596,532
- Shymkent 1,294,050
- Zhambyl Region 1,215,656
- Karaganda Region 1,131,353
- Aktobe Region 955,970
- Kyzylorda Region 846,312
- Kostanay Region 821,473
- Mangystau Region 819,824
- Akmola Region 789,608
- Pavlodar Region 745,243
- East Kazakhstan Region 718,995
- Atyrau Region 716,071
- West Kazakhstan Region 695,649
- Jetisu Region 687,701
- Abai Region 595,720
- North Kazakhstan Region 514,132
- Ulytau Region 219,049
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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 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c2ca14ffe74f…)
- Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan: Education in the Republic of Kazakhstan 2019-2023: statistical compilation (English edition), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5341ced12209…)
- 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 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3456cb173460…)
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