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City profile · Kazakhstan · Asia

Aktobe

Aktobe · Kazakhstan
City population
500,757
#4
in Kazakhstan
#1
in Aktobe
#1,142
worldwide
AstanaAktobe
50.280, 57.207 · 1,006 km from Astana
City population
500,757
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Kazakhstan
#4
of 83 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#1,142
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Kazakhstan
2.4%
of the national population

About Aktobe

Surrounded by smaller cities within 130 km—Khromtau at 87 km with 23,715 people, Kandyagash at 91 km with 28,196, and Novotroitsk at 129 km with 106,186—this city of 500,757 is the largest urban centre in its region. At 1,006 km from the national capital, it accounts for 2.4% of Kazakhstan's population and ranks fourth among the country's 83 listed cities.

This summary is AI-generated from the figures on this page. The figures themselves come from the sources cited beside each value.

Position in Kazakhstan
#4of 83
LargestSmallest
Position in Aktobe
#1of 5
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Kazakhstan
Region
Aktobe
Rank in region
#1of 5
Distance to capital
1,006 km
to Astana
Elevation
210 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Aqtobe
Coordinates
50.280, 57.207
Record updated
2026-04-14
Entry edited, not measured

City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.

Nearby Cities

All 83 in Kazakhstan

Closest listed cities by great-circle distance from the city centre.

87KMKhromtau24K people91KMKandyagash28K people128KMMednogorsk31K people · Russia129KMNovotroitsk106K people · Russia134KMKuvandyk29K people · Russia

Compared with the World's Largest Cities

City-proper population against the fifteen largest cities in the dataset.

  1. Shanghai24.9M
  2. Beijing19M
  3. Shenzhen17.5M
  4. Guangzhou16.1M
  5. Kinshasa16M
  6. Istanbul15.7M
  7. Lagos15.4M
  8. Ho Chi Minh City14M
  9. Chengdu13.6M
  10. Lahore13M
  11. Mumbai12.7M
  12. São Paulo12.4M
  13. Mexico City12.3M
  14. Karachi11.6M
  15. Tianjin11.1M
  16. Aktobe501K
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Aktobe compared with the fifteen largest cities
NameCity population
Shanghai24.9M
Beijing19M
Shenzhen17.5M
Guangzhou16.1M
Kinshasa16M
Istanbul15.7M
Lagos15.4M
Ho Chi Minh City14M
Chengdu13.6M
Lahore13M
Mumbai12.7M
São Paulo12.4M
Mexico City12.3M
Karachi11.6M
Tianjin11.1M
Aktobe501K

Aktobe Population FAQ

What is the population of Aktobe?

Aktobe has a city population of 500,757. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Aktobe?

Aktobe is in Aktobe, Kazakhstan, 1,006 km from the capital, Astana. Its coordinates are 50.280, 57.207.

How big is Aktobe compared with other cities in Kazakhstan?

It is the 4th largest of the 83 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Kazakhstan, holding 2.4% of the national population.

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