Population density rose 1.44% to 6.22 km per capita in Kazakhstan in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Kazakhstan reached an all time high of 6.31 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 3.75 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Kazakhstan's main peers, population density in China amounted to 144 km per capita, 29.3 km per capita in Kyrgyzstan, 8.74 km per capita in Russia and 70.0 km per capita in Uzbekistan in 2015.
Kazakhstan has been ranked 167th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| China | km per capita | 142 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | km per capita | 235 | 235 | 235 | 231 | 231 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | km per capita | 400 | 405 | 411 | 416 | 421 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | km per capita | 351 | 351 | 351 | 350 | 349 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kazakhstan | km per capita | 5.96 | 6.05 | 6.13 | 6.22 | 6.31 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | km per capita | 28.1 | 28.4 | 28.8 | 29.2 | 29.8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | km per capita | 8.67 | 8.69 | 8.73 | 8.74 | 8.76 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | km per capita | 53.2 | 54.5 | 55.8 | 57.2 | 58.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | km per capita | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | km per capita | 33.5 | 33.8 | 34.1 | 34.3 | 34.6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | km per capita | 65.3 | 67.1 | 69.0 | 70.0 | 71.1 |
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