# List of most populous cities in Kazakhstan

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

| Rank | City or Settlement | Population (January 2023 estimate) | Population (October 2021 census) | Change | Region |
| 1 | Almaty | 2,161,797 | 2,030,285 | +6.48% | – |
| 2 | Astana | 1,354,507 | 1,234,042 | +9.76% | – |
| 3 | Shymkent | 1,192,120 | 1,112,478 | +7.16% | – |
| 4 | Aktobe | 559,911 | 540,493 | +3.59% | Aktobe |
| 5 | Karaganda | 515,632 | 508,824 | +1.34% | Karaganda |
| 6 | Taraz | 427,356 | 418,368 | +2.15% | Jambyl |
| 7 | Oskemen | 352,894 | 349,463 | +0.98% | East Kazakhstan |
| 8 | Pavlodar | 334,096 | 333,190 | +0.27% | Pavlodar |
| 9 | Atyrau | 316,468 | 306,548 | +3.24% | Atyrau |
| 10 | Semey | 308,143 | 303,210 | +1.63% | Abai |
| 11 | Kyzylorda | 278,638 | 271,309 | +2.70% | Kyzylorda |
| 12 | Kostanay | 264,466 | 258,990 | +2.11% | Kostanay |
| 13 | Aktau | 263,893 | 251,855 | +4.78% | Mangystau |
| 14 | Oral | 253,773 | 247,467 | +2.55% | West Kazakhstan |
| 15 | Petropavl | 222,636 | 222,076 | +0.25% | North Kazakhstan |
| 16 | Turkistan | 220,159 | 207,605 | +6.05% | Turkistan |
| 17 | Kokshetau | 174,614 | 171,630 | +1.74% | Akmola |
| 18 | Temirtau | 171,893 | 171,019 | +0.51% | Karagandy |
| 19 | Taldykorgan | 168,686 | 165,325 | +2.03% | Jetisu |
| 20 | Ekibastuz | 129,000 | 129,748 | −0.58% | Pavlodar |
| 21 | Rudny | 112,078 | 112,052 | +0.02% | Kostanay |
| 22 | Jezkazgan | 89,092 | 88,320 | +0.87% | Ulytau |
| 23 | Kaskelen | 82,393 | 79,482 | +3.66% | Almaty |
| 24 | Kentau | 74,474 | 72,573 | +2.62% | Turkistan |
| 25 | Zhanaozen | 74,360 | 72,425 | +2.67% | Mangystau |
| 26 | Balkash | 73,730 | 73,785 | −0.07% | Karagandy |
| 27 | Satbayev | 68,395 | 67,456 | +1.39% | Ulytau |
| 28 | Kulsary | 65,963 | 64,458 | +2.33% | Atyrau |
| 29 | Talgar | 64,895 | 63,883 | +1.58% | Almaty |
| 30 | Saryagash | 61,485 | 59,606 | +3.15% | Turkistan |
| 31 | Zashagan | 61,224 | 58,356 | +4.91% | West Kazakhstan |
| 32 | Beyneu | 57,682 | 55,842 | +3.30% | Mangystau |
| 33 | Qonayev | 55,200 | 54,245 | +1.76% | Almaty |
| 34 | Jarkent | 52,819 | 52,361 | +0.87% | Jetisu |
| 35 | Arys | 51,996 | 50,370 | +3.23% | Turkistan |
| 36 | Qosshy | 51,664 | 48,630 | +6.24% | Akmola |
| 37. | Arys | 43,912 | 23,567 | +86.33% | Turkistan Province |
| 38. | Talgar | 43,190 | 43,353 | −0.38% | Almaty Province |
| 39. | Zharkent | 42,598 | 32,656 | +30.44% | Almaty Region |
| 40. | Lisakovsk | 40,440 | 35,161 | +15.01% | Kostanay Province |
| 41. | Baikonur | 39,323 | 28,776 | +36.65% | Kyzylorda Province |
| 42. | Ayagoz | 38,496 | 38,470 | +0.07% | East Kazakhstan Region |
| 43. | Shu | 36,496 | 34,999 | +4.28% | Jambyl Province |
| 44. | Zyryanovsk | 36,462 | 43,894 | −16.93% | East Kazakhstan Region |
| 45. | Kandyagash | 35,392 | 25,553 | +38.50% | Aktobe Province |
| 46. | Aksay | 35,341 | 28,953 | +22.06% | West Kazakhstan Region |
| 47. | Zhetikara | 34,704 | 36,359 | −4.55% | Kostanay Province |
| 48. | Esik | 33,731 | 31,254 | +7.93% | Almaty Province |
| 49. | Aral | 32,991 | 30,801 | +7.11% | Kyzylorda Province |
| 50. | Tekel | 31,784 | 23,982 | +32.53% | Almaty Province |
| 51. | Karatau | 30,207 | 28,281 | +6.81% | Jambyl Province |
| 52. | Saryagash | 30,146 | 25,914 | +16.33% | Turkistan Province |
| 53. | Atbasar | 28,735 | 32,288 | −11.00% | Akmola Province |
| 54. | Arkalyk | 28,384 | 45,736 | −37.94% | Kostanay Province |
| 55. | Abay | 28,261 | 33,066 | −14.53% | Karagandy Province |
| 56. | Shardara | 28,209 | 25,452 | +10.83% | Turkistan Province |
| 57. | Shalkar | 27,913 | 26,329 | +6.02% | Aktobe Province |
| 58. | Khromtau | 26,901 | 21,740 | +23.74% | Aktobe Province |
| 59. | Lenger | 23,756 | 22,038 | +7.80% | Turkistan Province |
| 60. | Ushtobe | 22,990 | 22,472 | +2.31% | Almaty Province |
| 61. | Zhanatas | 22,307 | 25,927 | −13.96% | Jambyl Province |
| 62. | Alga | 20,429 | 15,372 | +32.90% | Aktobe Province |
| 63. | Shemonaikha | 18,212 | 19,924 | −8.59% | East Kazakhstan Region |
| 64. | Makinsk | 17,761 | 18,540 | −4.20% | Akmola Province |
| 65. | Usharal | 17,218 | 15,379 | +11.96% | Almaty Province |
| 66. | Zaisan | 15,883 | 16,021 | −0.86% | East Kazakhstan Region |
| 67. | Akkol | 13,690 | 15,682 | −12.70% | Akmola Province |
| 68. | Priozersk | 13,308 | 11,033 | +20.62% | Karagandy Province |
| 69. | Kurchatov | 12,372 | 9,305 | +32.96% | East Kazakhstan Region |
| 70. | Embi | 11,768 | 12,345 | −4.67% | Aktobe Province |
| 71. | Sarkand | 11,563 | 15,347 | −24.66% | Almaty Province |
| 72. | Taiynsha | 11,422 | 13,233 | −13.69% | North Kazakhstan Region |
| 73. | Esil | 10,584 | 13,096 | −19.18% | Akmola Province |
| 74. | Ereymentau | 9,111 | 15,087 | −39.61% | Akmola Province |
| 75. | Serebryansk | 8,581 | 11,903 | −27.91% | East Kazakhstan Region |
| 76. | Karkaraly | 8,396 | 8,773 | −4.30% | Karagandy Province |
| 77. | Karazhal | 8,358 | 12,658 | −33.97% | Karagandy Province |
| 78. | Bulayevo | 7,723 | 9,638 | −19.87% | North Kazakhstan Region |
| 79. | Charsk | 7,430 | 9,482 | −21.64% | East Kazakhstan Region |
| 80. | Sergeyev | 7,344 | 9,470 | −22.45% | North Kazakhstan Region |
| 81. | Mamlyut | 7,024 | 9,018 | −22.11% | North Kazakhstan Region |
| 82. | Kazaly | 6,820 | 7,298 | −6.55% | Kyzylorda Province |
| 83. | Derzhavinsk | 6,323 | 7,868 | −19.64% | Akmola Province |
| 84. | Fort-Shevchenko | 5,559 | 3,624 | +53.39% | Mangystau Province |
| 85. | Stepnyak | 3,738 | 5,329 | −29.86% | Akmola Province |
| 86. | Temir | 2,162 | 2,310 | −6.41% | Aktobe Province |
| 87. | Zhem | 1,761 | 1,142 | +54.20% | Aktobe Province |