Skip to content
World Measure
The population almanac240 countries · 31,365 cities · UN WPP 2024
City profile · Kazakhstan · Asia

Almaty

Almaty · Kazakhstan
City population
1,977,011
#1
in Kazakhstan
#206
worldwide
AstanaAlmaty
43.252, 76.912 · 973 km from Astana
City population
1,977,011
Within the city boundary, not a metro area
Rank in Kazakhstan
#1
of 83 cities of 15,000+
World rank
#206
of 31,365 cities listed
Share of Kazakhstan
9.5%
of the national population

About Almaty

Almaty holds 9.5% of Kazakhstan's population within its city proper—a significant concentration in a country of 83 listed cities. At 1,977,011 residents, it ranks first domestically and 206th globally. Located 973 km from the national capital, the city sits at 783 m elevation and anchors a cluster of smaller settlements: Burunday lies 12 km away with 20,996 residents, while Talghar (27 km, 42,194) and Konayev (69 km, 42,167) form part of the surrounding urban network.

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
#1of 83
LargestSmallest

Key Facts

Country
Kazakhstan
Region
Almaty
Distance to capital
973 km
to Astana
Elevation
783 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Asia/Almaty
Coordinates
43.252, 76.912
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.

20KMOtegen Batyra19K people27KMTalghar42K people45KMEsik33K people69KMKonayev42K people106KMBalykchy43K people · Kyrgyzstan

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. Almaty1.98M
City-proper figures only. Administrative boundaries differ between countries, so these are not directly comparable to metropolitan-area estimates.
Almaty 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
Almaty1.98M

Almaty Population FAQ

What is the population of Almaty?

Almaty has a city population of 1,977,011. That is the population within the city's own boundary, not its wider metropolitan area. City population, GeoNames.

Where is Almaty?

Almaty is in Almaty, Kazakhstan, 973 km from the capital, Astana. Its coordinates are 43.252, 76.912.

How big is Almaty compared with other cities in Kazakhstan?

It is the 1st largest of the 83 cities of 15,000 or more listed in Kazakhstan, holding 9.5% of the national population.

Explore

KazakhstanAll 83 citiesCountry profileKazakhstan population & indicators