Kazakhstan vs Zambia: Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million
Kazakhstan
3.39 million
in 2025
Zambia
3.47 million
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
66th
Zambia rank
64th
Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million over time
- Kazakhstan
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 3.47 million against 3.39 million in Kazakhstan, a difference of 76,270.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 66th and Zambia ranks 64th of 121 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 758,884 | 160,163 | 598,720 | Kazakhstan |
| 1970s | 1.06 million | 378,776 | 676,594 | Kazakhstan |
| 1980s | 1.28 million | 628,123 | 652,227 | Kazakhstan |
| 1990s | 1.41 million | 890,500 | 523,075 | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 1.78 million | 1.34 million | 439,864 | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 2.52 million | 2.16 million | 366,709 | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 3.24 million | 3.12 million | 121,215 | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million, Kazakhstan or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 3.47 million against 3.39 million in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million between Kazakhstan and Zambia?
- 76,270, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Zambia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kazakhstan and Zambia rank globally for population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million?
- Kazakhstan ranks 66th and Zambia ranks 64th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Urbanization Prospects 2018, United Nations (UN), published as Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population in urban agglomerations of more than one million is the country's population living in metropolitan areas that in 2018 had a population of more than one million people.