Which has higher population in the largest city, Kazakhstan or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 17.0% against 15.7% in Kazakhstan as of 2025.

What is the difference in population in the largest city between Kazakhstan and United Kingdom?

1.3%, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and United Kingdom?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kazakhstan vs United Kingdom: Population in the largest city

Kazakhstan

15.7%

in 2025

United Kingdom

17.0%

in 2025

Kazakhstan rank

131st

United Kingdom rank

128th

Population in the largest city over time

Kazakhstan
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 17.0% against 15.7% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 1.3%.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Kazakhstan ranks 131st and United Kingdom ranks 128th of 153 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1960s	12.0%	18.8%	6.8%	United Kingdom
1970s	11.9%	16.5%	4.5%	United Kingdom
1980s	11.4%	15.2%	3.8%	United Kingdom
1990s	11.7%	15.4%	3.6%	United Kingdom
2000s	14.4%	15.5%	1.1%	United Kingdom
2010s	16.2%	16.2%	0.0%	Kazakhstan
2020s	15.9%	16.9%	1.0%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population in the largest city, Kazakhstan or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 17.0% against 15.7% in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
What is the difference in population in the largest city between Kazakhstan and United Kingdom?: 1.3%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and United Kingdom?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Kazakhstan and United Kingdom rank globally for population in the largest city?: Kazakhstan ranks 131st and United Kingdom ranks 128th of 153 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in the largest city (% of urban population). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population in the largest city (% of urban population)
Unit: % of urban population
Source: World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 12,906 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Population in largest city is the percentage of a country's urban population living in that country's largest metropolitan area.