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[[File:Города Казахстана.svg|thumb|upright=1.4|Provinces and main cities of Kazakhstan]]
The following is a list of cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants in [[Kazakhstan]]. The names of many places have been changed during the 20th and 21st centuries, sometimes more than once. Wherever possible, the old names have been included and linked to the new ones.

As of January 1, 2025, the share of [[Kazakhstan]]'s urban population is 63%.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan by gender and type of locality (as of January 1, 2025)|url=https://stat.gov.kz/en/industries/social-statistics/demography/publications/312581/|website=stat.gov.kz}}</ref>

==List==

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{| class="wikitable sortable col6right col7right col8right col9right col10right col11center"
|-
! Insignia
! Name in [[English language|English]] 
! Name in [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]] 
! Previous name(s)
! City since
! Pop.<br/>1979
! Pop.<br/>1989
! Pop.<br/>1999
! Pop.<br/>2008
! Pop.<br/>2023
! Status {{ref|status}}
! [[Provinces of Kazakhstan|Province]]
|-
| [[File:Coat of arms of Aktau.svg|30px|center]]
| [[Aktau]]
| Ақтау<br>''Aqtau''<br>{{IPA|kk|ɑqˈtɑw|}}
| Shevchenko
| 1963
| 
| 159,245
| 143,396
| 180,373
| 270,886
| 2
| [[Mangystau Province]]
|-
| [[File:Aktobe_seal_-_2.png|30px|center]]
| [[Aktobe]]
| Ақтөбе<br>''Aqtöbe''<br>{{IPA|kk|ɑqtɵˈbʲe|}}
| Aktyubinsk
| 1880
| 190,569
| 253,532
| 253,088
| 285,507
| 560,820
| 2
| [[Aktobe Province]]
|-
| [[File:Coat of arms of Almaty.svg|30px|center]]
| [[Almaty]]
| Алматы<br>''Almaty''<br>{{IPA|kk|ɑɫmɑˈtə|}}
| Vernyy, Alma-Ata
| 1867
| 909,644
| 1,127,884
| 1,129,356
| 1,328,362
| 2,217,700
| 1
| ''Capital 1929–1997''
|-
| [[File:Emblem_of_Astana_(latin).svg|center|30x30px]]
| [[Astana]]
| Астана<br>''Astana''<br>{{IPA|kk|ɑstɑˈnɑ|}}
| Akmola, Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Nur-Sultan
| 1831
| 233,638
| 277,365
| 312,965
| 389,189
| 1,417,214
| align="center" | 1
| [[Capital (political)|Capital]]
|-
| [[File:Arkalyk seal.png|30px|center]]
| [[Arkalyk]]
| Арқалық<br>''Arqalyq''<br>{{IPA|kk|ɑrqɑˈɫəq|}}
|
| 1965
| 47,963
| 62,367
| 45,700
| 56,614
| 28,907
| 4
| [[Kostanay Province]]
|-
| [[File:Coat of arms of Atyrau.svg|30px|center]]
| [[Atyrau]]
| Атырау<br>''Atyrau''<br>{{IPA|kk|ɑtəˈrɑw|}}
| Guryev
| 1885
| 130,916
| 149,261
| 142,497
| 158,308
| 315,274
| 2
| [[Atyrau province]]
|-
| [[File:Coat of arms Baikonur.svg|30px|center]]
| [[Baikonur]]
| Байқоңыр<br>''Baiqoñyr''<br>{{IPA|kk|bɑjqoˈŋər|}}
| Leninsk
| 1969
| 
| 74,700
| 60,200
| 59,452
| 76,019
| 1 
| [[Kyzylorda Province]]
|-
| [[File:Coats_of_arms_of_Balqash.png|30px|center]] || [[Balkhash (city)|Balqash]] || Балқаш<br>''Balqaş''<br>{{IPA|kk|bɑɫˈqɑʂ|}} ||  || 1937 || 78,145 || 86,742 || 81,100 || 86,897 ||align=right | 81,364 || 3 || [[Karagandy Province]]
|-
| [[File:Seal Zhezkazgan.png|30px|center]]|| [[Zhezkazgan|Jezkazgan]] || Жезқазған<br>''Jezqazğan''<br>{{IPA|kk|ʒʲezqɑzˈʁɑn|}} || Dzhezkazgan || 1954|| 89,200 || 107,053 || 103,400 || 112,154||align=right |85,012|| 3 || [[Karagandy Province]]
|-
| [[File:Seal of Karaganda, Kazakhstan.png|30px|center]]|| [[Karaganda]] || Қарағанды<br>''Qarağandy''<br>{{IPA|kk|qɑˌrɑʁɑnˈdə|}} ||  || 1934 || 571,877 || 507,318 || 436,864 || 451,800 || 515,819 || 2 || [[Karagandy Province]]
|-
| [[File:Герб Кентау.png|30px|center]] || [[Kentau]] || Кентау<br>''Kentau''<br>{{IPA|kk|kʲenˈtɑw|}} || || 1955|| 62,991 || 63,784 || 58,100 || 60,799 || 74,464 || 4 || [[South Kazakhstan Province]]
|-
| [[File:Kyzylorda city seal.png|30px|center]] || [[Kyzylorda]] || Қызылорда<br>''Qyzylorda''<br>{{IPA|kk|qɯˌzɯɫorˈdɑ|}} || Perovsk, Ak-Mechet
| 1867 || 156,128 || 150,425 || 157,364 || 182,929 || 315,550 || 2 || [[Kyzylorda Province]]
|-
| [[File:Kokshetau seal.png|30px|center]] || [[Kokshetau]] || Көкшетау<br>''Kökşetau''<br>{{IPA|kk|ˌkɵkʃʲeˈtɑw|}} || [[Stanitsa]] Kokchetavskaya, Kokchetav || 1824 || 103,162 || 135,424 || 123,389 || 132,753 || 191,105  || 2 || [[Akmola Province]]
|-
| [[File:Kostanay city seal.png|30px|center]]|| [[Kostanay]] || Қостанай<br>''Qostanai''<br>{{IPA|kk|qostɑˈnɑj|}} || Kustanay || 1893 || 164,500 || 223,558 || 221,429 || 249,395 || 265,718  || 2 || [[Kostanay Province]]
|-
| [[File:Emblem Zhanaozen.jpeg|30px|center]] || [[Zhanaozen|Janaözen]] || Жаңаөзен<br>''Jañaözen''<br>{{IPA|kk|ʒɑˌŋɑɵˈzʲen|}} || Noviy Uzen || 1968 || 34,000 || 48,300 || 51,100 || 60,796 || 152,431 || 3 || [[Mangystau Province]]
|-
|[[File:Павлодар таңбасы.png|30px|center]] || [[Pavlodar]] || Павлодар<br>Pavlodar<br>{{IPA|kk|pɑʋɫəˈdɑr|}} || || 1861 || 272,895 || 329,681 || 320,400 || 354,809|| 367,254 || 2 || [[Pavlodar Province]]
|-
|[[File:Seal Petropavl.png|30px|center]] || [[Petropavl]] || Петропавл<br>''Petropavl''<br>{{IPA|kk|pʲetrəˈpɑʋ(ə)ɫ|}} || Petropavlovsk || 1807 || 206,559 || 239,606 || 216,300 || 208,547 ||align=right | 222,076 || 2 || [[North Kazakhstan Province]]
|-
| [[File:CoA Ridder, Kazakhstan.svg|30px|center]]|| [[Ridder, Kazakhstan|Ridder]] || Риддер<br>''Ridder''<br>{{IPA|kk|ˈrʲidʲːɪr|}} || Leninogorsk|| 1934 || 68,135 || 68,730 || 56,269 || 54,252 || 52,068 || 3 || [[East Kazakhstan Region]]
|-
| [[File:Герб Сарани.png|30px|center]] || [[Saran, Kazakhstan|Saran]] || Саран<br>''Saran''<br>{{IPA|kk|sɑˈrɑn|}} || || 1954 || 54,878 || 63,900 || 48,500 || 49,082 || 34,636 || 3 || [[Karagandy Province]]
|-
| [[File:Coa-satpaev.svg|30px|center]] || [[Satpayev (city)|Satpayev]] || Сәтбаев<br>''Sätbaev''<br>{{IPA|kk|sætˈpɑjɪf|}} || || 1973 || 48,700 || 59,343 || 62,900 || 73,874 || 68,379 || 3 || [[Karagandy Region]]
|-
|[[File:Semey Coat of Arms.jpg|30px|center]] || [[Semey]] || Семей<br>''Semei''<br>{{IPA|kk|sʲeˈmʲej|}} || Alash-kala, Semipalatinsk || 1782 || 282,574 || 317,112 || 292,500 || 312,136 || 328,782 || 3 || [[East Kazakhstan Region]]
|-
| || [[Stepnogorsk]] || Степногорск<br>''Stepnogorsk''<br>{{IPA|kk|stʲɪpnɐˈɡorsk|}} || || 1964 || 46,700 || 63,300 || 50,900 || 47,705 || 68,460 || 3 || [[Akmola Province]]
|-
| [[File:Герб Талдыкоргана.png|30px|center]]|| [[Taldykorgan]] || Талдықорған<br>''Taldyqorğan''<br>{{IPA|kk|tɑɫˌdəqorˈʁɑn|}} || || 1944 || 87,948 || 118,623 || 107,100 || 114,728 || 168,674 || 2 || [[Almaty Province]]
|-
| [[File:Seal Taraz.png|30px|center]]|| [[Taraz]] || Тараз<br>''Taraz''<br>{{IPA|kk|tɑˈrɑz|}} || Talas, Zhambyl, Aulie-Ata || {{small|[[ancient]]}}|| 263,793 || 303,961 || 330,125 || 398,233 || 427,394 || 2 || [[Jambyl Province]]
|-
|[[File:Coat of arms of Temirtau.svg|30px|center]] || [[Temirtau]] || Теміртау<br>''Temırtau''<br>{{IPA|kk|tʲemɘrˈtɑw|}} || || 1945 || 213,026 || 213,551 || 181,800 || 179,520 || 171,890 || 3 || [[Karagandy Province]]
|-
| || [[Turkistan (city)|Turkistan]] || Түркістан<br>''Türkıstan''<br>{{IPA|kk|tʉrk(ɘ)sˈtɑn|}} || || {{small|[[ancient]]}}|| 66741 || 77,692 || 87,600 || 109,673 || 220,133 || 3 || [[South Kazakhstan Province]]
|-
| [[File:Oral seal.svg|30px|center]]|| [[Oral, Kazakhstan|Oral]] || Орал<br>''Oral''<br>{{IPA|kk|woˈrɑɫ|}} || Uralsk || 1613 || 167,352 || 199,522 || 212,900 || 255,489 || 254,380 || 2 || [[West Kazakhstan Region]]
|-
| [[File:Oskemen seal.jpg|30px|center]]|| [[Oskemen]] || Өскемен<br>''Öskemen''<br>{{IPA|kk|w̜ɵskʲeˈmʲen|}} || Ust-Kamenogorsk || 1868 || 274,287 || 322,221 || 310,950 || 344,421 || 400,142 || 2 || [[East Kazakhstan Region]]
|-
| [[File:Shymkent logo.svg|30px|center]] || [[Shymkent]] || Шымкент<br>''Şymkent''<br>{{IPA|kk|ʃəmˈkʲent|}} || Chimkent, Chernyayev
| {{small|[[Middle Ages]]}} || 321,535 || 380,091 || 390,200 || 454,583 || 1,216,000 || 1 || [[Shymkent]]
|-
| [[File:Coat of arms of Shahtinsk.png|30px|center]] || [[Shakhtinsk]] || Шахтинск<br>''Şahtinsk''<br>{{IPA|kk|ˈʃɑχtʲɪnsk|}} || || 1961 || 50,382 || 65,600 || 54,800 || 54,748 || 39,185 || 3 || [[Karagandy Region]]
|-
| [[File:Герб Щучинск.png|30px|center]] || [[Schuchinsk]] || Щучинск<br>''Şçuçinsk''<br>{{IPA|kk|ˈɕːutɕɪnsk|}} || || 1939 || || 55,500 || 47,900 || 50,128 || 47,625 || 4 || [[Akmola Province]]
|-
| [[File:Ekibastuz seal.png|30px|center]]|| [[Ekibastuz]] || Екібастұз<br>''Ekıbastūz''<br>{{IPA|kk|ˌjekɘbɑsˈtʊz|}} || || 1957 || 65,871 || 135,006 || 137,200 || 158,165 || 152,509 || 3 || [[Pavlodar Region]]
|-
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="center">
File:Almaty, Kok-tobe exposition (edit).jpg|[[Almaty]]
File:Ordabasy Plaza (Shymkent).jpg|[[Shymkent]]
File:Qaraghandy, Kazakhstan.jpg|[[Karaganda]]
File:Irtysh river view. Pavlodar, May 2009. 01.JPG|[[Pavlodar]]
File:Ust1.jpg|[[Oskemen]]
File:Semey - panoramio - Ilya Plekhanov.jpg|[[Semey]]
File:Aktrain.jpg|[[Aktobe]]
File:Kostanaycentre.jpg|[[Kostanay]]
File:Aktau panorama at night.jpg|[[Aktau]]
File:The town of Turkistan (5607219434).jpg|[[Turkistan (city)|Turkistan]]
File:Baikonuriss.jpg|[[Baikonur]]
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
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