Country profile
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan ranks #63 of 215 for population, #85 of 209 for gdp per capita, #112 of 216 for life expectancy, across 25 open-data indicators.
People
Population
21M
people · 2024
Rank #63 of 215
Life expectancy
74.5
years · 2024
Rank #112 of 216
Poverty headcount
0%
% of population · 2021
Rank #178 of 186
Under-5 mortality
9.4
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #167 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
99.8%
% net enrollment · 2019
Rank #1 of 232
Tobacco use
22.2%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #65 of 163
Calorie supply
3,136
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #61 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
2,035,000
arrivals · 2020
Rank #64 of 203
GDP per capita
$14,155
current US$ · 2024
Rank #85 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
8.69
annual % growth · 2024
Rank #32 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
261
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #28 of 210
Forest area
1.31%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #241 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
20
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #134 of 248
Protected areas
11.8%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #130 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
13.9
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #13 of 210
Fertilizer use
3.86
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #172 of 194
Pesticide use
0.3
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #166 of 193
Cereal yield
1.53
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #145 of 182
Digital
Internet users
93.4%
% of population · 2024
Rank #43 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
15.3
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #124 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
127
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #73 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #58 of 215
Renewable electricity output
11%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #186 of 257
Energy use per person
41,865
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #35 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.26
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #123 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Kazakhstan; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield