This is a list of all cities and settlements in Kazakhstan with a population of at least fifty thousand people as of official population estimates in 2023. The three largest cities are Almaty, Astana (the national capital), and Shymkent; as cities of republican significance, they are administratively independent and belong to no region. Two of the listed settlements, Zashagan and Beyneu, are officially designated as villages rather than cities.
List RankCity orSettlementPopulation(January 2023estimate)Population(October 2021census)ChangeRegion 1 Almaty – 2 Astana – 3 Shymkent – 4 Aktobe Aktobe 5 Karaganda Karaganda 6 Taraz Jambyl 7 Oskemen East Kazakhstan 8 Pavlodar Pavlodar 9 Atyrau Atyrau 10 Semey Abai 11 Kyzylorda Kyzylorda 12 Kostanay Kostanay 13 Aktau Mangystau 14 Oral West Kazakhstan 15 Petropavl North Kazakhstan 16 Turkistan Turkistan 17 Kokshetau Akmola 18 Temirtau Karagandy 19 Taldykorgan Jetisu 20 Ekibastuz Pavlodar 21 Rudny Kostanay 22 Jezkazgan Ulytau 23 Kaskelen Almaty 24 Kentau Turkistan 25 Zhanaozen Mangystau 26 Balkash Karagandy 27 Satbayev Ulytau 28 Kulsary Atyrau 29 Talgar Almaty 30 Saryagash Turkistan 31 Zashagan West Kazakhstan 32 Beyneu Mangystau 33 Qonayev Almaty 34 Jarkent Jetisu 35 Arys Turkistan 36 Qosshy Akmola 37. Arys Turkistan Province 38. Talgar Almaty Province 39. Jarkent Almaty Region 40. Lisakovsk Kostanay Province 41. Baikonur Kyzylorda Province 42. Ayagoz East Kazakhstan Region 43. Shu Jambyl Province 44. Zyryanovsk East Kazakhstan Region 45. Kandyagash Aktobe Province 46. Aksay West Kazakhstan Region 47. Zhetikara Kostanay Province 48. Esik Almaty Province 49. Aral Kyzylorda Province 50. Tekel Almaty Province 51. Karatau Jambyl Province 52. Saryagash Turkistan Province 53. Atbasar Akmola Province 54. Arkalyk Kostanay Province 55. Abay Karagandy Province 56. Shardara Turkistan Province 57. Shalkar Aktobe Province 58. Khromtau Aktobe Province 59. Lenger Turkistan Province 60. Ushtobe Almaty Province 61. Janatas Jambyl Province 62. Alga Aktobe Province 63. Shemonaikha East Kazakhstan Region 64. Makinsk Akmola Province 65. Usharal Almaty Province 66. Zaisan East Kazakhstan Region 67. Akkol Akmola Province 68. Priozersk Karagandy Province 69. Kurchatov East Kazakhstan Region 70. Embi Aktobe Province 71. Sarkand Almaty Province 72. Taiynsha North Kazakhstan Region 73. Esil Akmola Province 74. Ereymentau Akmola Province 75. Serebryansk East Kazakhstan Region 76. Karkaraly Karagandy Province 77. Karazhal Karagandy Province 78. Bulayevo North Kazakhstan Region 79. Charsk East Kazakhstan Region 80. Sergeyev North Kazakhstan Region 81. Mamlyut North Kazakhstan Region 82. Kazaly Kyzylorda Province 83. Derzhavinsk Akmola Province 84. Fort-Shevchenko Mangystau Province 85. Stepnyak Akmola Province 86. Temir Aktobe Province 87. Zhem Aktobe Province
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