Over 20.5 million people live in Kazakhstan. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics, the majority of the population, namely 64.2%, lives in cities.
The most populous city in the country is Almaty. It is home to 2 million 390 thousand people.
Also, the share of women in Kazakhstan is slightly higher than that of men. Women make up 51.1% of the population, while men account for 48.9%.