Central Asia Cities by Population 2025

5 Most Populated Central Asia Cities

Uzbekistan Flag

Tashkent

2,665,080

Kazakhstan Flag

Almaty

2,042,040

Kazakhstan Flag

Astana

1,352,560

Kyrgyzstan Flag

Bishkek

1,151,220

Tajikistan Flag

Dushanbe

1,039,900
City
Country
Population ↓
Uzbekistan FlagTashkentUzbekistan2,665,080
Kazakhstan FlagAlmatyKazakhstan2,042,040
Kazakhstan FlagAstanaKazakhstan1,352,560
Kyrgyzstan FlagBishkekKyrgyzstan1,151,220
Tajikistan FlagDushanbeTajikistan1,039,900
Turkmenistan FlagAshgabatTurkmenistan941,130
Uzbekistan FlagSamarkandUzbekistan634,660
Uzbekistan FlagNamanganUzbekistan566,196
Kazakhstan FlagKaragandyKazakhstan451,800
Kazakhstan FlagShymkentKazakhstan414,032
Kazakhstan FlagTarazKazakhstan376,999
Uzbekistan FlagNukusUzbekistan370,619
Kazakhstan FlagPavlodarKazakhstan338,831
Kazakhstan FlagUst-KamenogorskKazakhstan333,296
Uzbekistan FlagAndijonUzbekistan318,419
Kazakhstan FlagKyzylordaKazakhstan300,000
Kazakhstan FlagKyzyl-OrdaKazakhstan300,000
Kazakhstan FlagSemeyKazakhstan292,780
Kazakhstan FlagAktobeKazakhstan262,457
Uzbekistan FlagBukharaUzbekistan247,644
Turkmenistan FlagTurkmenabatTurkmenistan234,817
Uzbekistan FlagQarshiUzbekistan222,898
Kazakhstan FlagKostanayKazakhstan210,000
Kazakhstan FlagPetropavlKazakhstan200,920
Kazakhstan FlagOralKazakhstan200,000
Kyrgyzstan FlagOshKyrgyzstan200,000
Uzbekistan FlagQo`qonUzbekistan187,477
Kazakhstan FlagAtyrauKazakhstan180,000
Kazakhstan FlagTemirtauKazakhstan170,600
Uzbekistan FlagChirchiqUzbekistan167,842
Turkmenistan FlagDasoguzTurkmenistan166,500
Uzbekistan FlagFerganaUzbekistan164,322
Uzbekistan FlagJizzaxUzbekistan152,642
Uzbekistan FlagUrganchUzbekistan150,110
Kazakhstan FlagAktauKazakhstan147,443
Tajikistan FlagKhujandTajikistan144,865
Uzbekistan FlagTirmizUzbekistan140,385
Uzbekistan FlagMarg`ilonUzbekistan133,490
Uzbekistan FlagNavoiyUzbekistan129,725
Uzbekistan FlagAngrenUzbekistan126,957
Kazakhstan FlagKokshetauKazakhstan124,444
Kazakhstan FlagRudnyyKazakhstan124,000
Kazakhstan FlagEkibastuzKazakhstan121,470
Uzbekistan FlagOlmaliqUzbekistan121,207
Kazakhstan FlagTaldykorganKazakhstan116,558
Turkmenistan FlagMaryTurkmenistan114,680
Kazakhstan FlagZhezqazghanKazakhstan104,357
Kazakhstan FlagZhanaozenKazakhstan103,598
Kazakhstan FlagTurkestanKazakhstan97,360
Turkmenistan FlagBalkanabatTurkmenistan87,822
Uzbekistan FlagBekobodUzbekistan86,259
Kazakhstan FlagBalqashKazakhstan81,364
Tajikistan FlagKulobTajikistan78,786
Kazakhstan FlagSarkandKazakhstan76,919
Turkmenistan FlagBayramalyTurkmenistan75,797
Kyrgyzstan FlagJalal-AbadKyrgyzstan75,700
Kyrgyzstan FlagKarakolKyrgyzstan70,171
Kazakhstan FlagBaikonurKazakhstan70,000
Uzbekistan FlagDenovUzbekistan68,994
Turkmenistan FlagTurkmenbasyTurkmenistan68,292
Turkmenistan FlagTejenTurkmenistan67,294
Tajikistan FlagQurghonteppaTajikistan65,000
Uzbekistan FlagChustUzbekistan64,966
Kyrgyzstan FlagTokmokKyrgyzstan63,047
Kyrgyzstan FlagKara-BaltaKyrgyzstan62,796
Uzbekistan FlagKogonUzbekistan62,620
Uzbekistan FlagYangiyulUzbekistan60,000
Uzbekistan FlagKosonUzbekistan59,681
Uzbekistan FlagKattaqo`rg`onUzbekistan59,382
Uzbekistan FlagOltinko`lUzbekistan59,122
Kazakhstan FlagKentauKazakhstan57,408
Uzbekistan FlagShahrisabzUzbekistan57,051
Uzbekistan FlagAsakaUzbekistan56,736
Uzbekistan FlagKhiwaUzbekistan55,567
Uzbekistan FlagGulistonUzbekistan53,373
Tajikistan FlagIstaravshanTajikistan52,851
Kazakhstan FlagRidderKazakhstan52,664
Kyrgyzstan FlagNarynKyrgyzstan52,300
Kazakhstan FlagQulsaryKazakhstan51,216
Uzbekistan FlagBeruniyUzbekistan50,929
Tajikistan FlagKonibodomTajikistan50,359
Uzbekistan FlagKhujayliUzbekistan50,000
Uzbekistan FlagChortoqUzbekistan49,844
Uzbekistan FlagNovyy Turtkul'Uzbekistan48,908
Uzbekistan FlagUrgutUzbekistan47,373
Kazakhstan FlagShchuchinskKazakhstan47,290
Kazakhstan FlagStepnogorskKazakhstan46,736
Tajikistan FlagVahdatTajikistan45,693
Kazakhstan FlagZyryanovskKazakhstan44,929
Kazakhstan FlagAksuKazakhstan44,808
Uzbekistan FlagKosonsoyUzbekistan43,684
Kazakhstan FlagDzhetygaraKazakhstan43,104
Kazakhstan FlagSoranKazakhstan42,552
Kazakhstan FlagTalgharKazakhstan42,194
Kazakhstan FlagKapshagayKazakhstan42,167
Kazakhstan FlagArkalykKazakhstan42,000
Uzbekistan FlagKitobUzbekistan41,938
Kazakhstan FlagShakhtinskKazakhstan41,602
Uzbekistan FlagGhijduwonUzbekistan41,070
Kyrgyzstan FlagUzgenKyrgyzstan40,360
Kazakhstan FlagLisakovskKazakhstan40,000
Kyrgyzstan FlagBalykchyKyrgyzstan40,000
Kazakhstan FlagChuKazakhstan39,785
Turkmenistan FlagAbadanTurkmenistan39,481
Uzbekistan FlagOqtoshUzbekistan38,307
Kazakhstan FlagKaratauKazakhstan37,881
Tajikistan FlagIsfaraTajikistan37,738
Turkmenistan FlagYoloetenTurkmenistan37,705
Tajikistan FlagTursunzodaTajikistan37,000
Kazakhstan FlagArysKazakhstan36,285
Uzbekistan FlagParkentUzbekistan35,973
Kazakhstan FlagAyteke BiKazakhstan35,883
Uzbekistan FlagOhangaronUzbekistan35,516
Kazakhstan FlagAbayKazakhstan35,454
Kyrgyzstan FlagTalasKyrgyzstan35,172
Tajikistan FlagPanjakentTajikistan35,085
Kazakhstan FlagAqsayKazakhstan34,799
Kazakhstan FlagAtbasarKazakhstan34,797
Turkmenistan FlagGowurdakTurkmenistan34,745
Kazakhstan FlagZharkentKazakhstan34,422
Kazakhstan FlagZhangatasKazakhstan33,492
Kazakhstan FlagAyagozKazakhstan33,479
Uzbekistan FlagUchqurghon ShahriUzbekistan33,323
Turkmenistan FlagAtamyratTurkmenistan33,242
Uzbekistan FlagQuvaUzbekistan33,167
Kazakhstan FlagAralKazakhstan33,017
Kazakhstan FlagEsikKazakhstan32,995
Uzbekistan FlagYangiyerUzbekistan32,636
Uzbekistan FlagQuvasoyUzbekistan32,024
Kyrgyzstan FlagKyzyl-KyyaKyrgyzstan32,000
Uzbekistan FlagManghitUzbekistan30,854
Turkmenistan FlagKoeneuergenchTurkmenistan30,000
Tajikistan FlagKhorughTajikistan30,000
Kazakhstan FlagShieliKazakhstan29,832
Uzbekistan FlagUychiUzbekistan29,683
Uzbekistan FlagNurotaUzbekistan29,403
Uzbekistan FlagMuborakUzbekistan29,180
Uzbekistan FlagToshbuloqUzbekistan28,562
Uzbekistan FlagYangiqo`rg`onUzbekistan28,422
Kazakhstan FlagKandyagashKazakhstan28,196
Uzbekistan FlagPiskentUzbekistan27,865
Uzbekistan FlagTo`rqao`rg`onUzbekistan27,862
Uzbekistan FlagQibrayUzbekistan27,750
Kyrgyzstan FlagBazar-KorgonKyrgyzstan27,704
Uzbekistan FlagIskandarUzbekistan27,636
Turkmenistan FlagAnnauTurkmenistan27,526
Uzbekistan FlagGurlanUzbekistan27,506
Kazakhstan FlagShalqarKazakhstan27,399
Uzbekistan FlagZominUzbekistan27,077
Kazakhstan FlagShalkarKazakhstan27,072
Uzbekistan FlagShowotUzbekistan26,950
Turkmenistan FlagYylanlyTurkmenistan26,901
Uzbekistan FlagSirdaryoUzbekistan26,816
Uzbekistan FlagBulung'urUzbekistan26,815
Uzbekistan FlagToshloqUzbekistan26,686
Kazakhstan FlagTekeliKazakhstan26,678
Uzbekistan FlagShofirkonUzbekistan26,527
Uzbekistan FlagSalorUzbekistan26,494
Uzbekistan FlagBektemirUzbekistan26,380
Uzbekistan FlagHaqqulobodUzbekistan26,257
Kyrgyzstan FlagIradanKyrgyzstan26,200
Kazakhstan FlagBelyye VodyKazakhstan26,115
Tajikistan FlagIshqoshimTajikistan26,000
Uzbekistan FlagQo`rg`ontepaUzbekistan25,861
Uzbekistan FlagOltiariqUzbekistan25,543
Uzbekistan FlagG`uzorUzbekistan25,368
Kazakhstan FlagChardaraKazakhstan25,356
Kazakhstan FlagSaryaghashKazakhstan25,139
Uzbekistan FlagBoysunUzbekistan25,050
Uzbekistan FlagYangirabotUzbekistan25,027
Uzbekistan FlagSho`rchiUzbekistan24,900
Uzbekistan FlagYangiobodUzbekistan24,900
Uzbekistan FlagGagarinUzbekistan24,856
Uzbekistan FlagZafarUzbekistan24,781
Uzbekistan FlagPayshanbaUzbekistan24,772
Uzbekistan FlagG'azalkentUzbekistan24,700
Uzbekistan FlagChinozUzbekistan24,553
Turkmenistan FlagGumdagTurkmenistan24,312
Tajikistan FlagHisorTajikistan23,978
Kazakhstan FlagKhromtauKazakhstan23,715
Tajikistan FlagBoshkengashTajikistan23,696
Kyrgyzstan FlagTash-KumyrKyrgyzstan23,594
Turkmenistan FlagBaharlyTurkmenistan22,991
Tajikistan FlagDangharaTajikistan22,824
Uzbekistan FlagKarakul'Uzbekistan22,487
Uzbekistan FlagPopUzbekistan22,122
Tajikistan FlagMoskovskiyTajikistan22,100
Kazakhstan FlagGeorgievkaKazakhstan22,047
Uzbekistan FlagBeshariqUzbekistan21,984
Tajikistan FlagVose'Tajikistan21,736
Tajikistan FlagFarkhorTajikistan21,736
Tajikistan FlagChkalovTajikistan21,537
Uzbekistan FlagPaxtakorUzbekistan21,384
Kazakhstan FlagYanykurganKazakhstan21,339
Kazakhstan FlagLengerKazakhstan21,238
Turkmenistan FlagBoldumsazTurkmenistan21,159
Turkmenistan FlagBereketTurkmenistan21,090
Turkmenistan FlagGazojakTurkmenistan21,021
Kazakhstan FlagBurundayKazakhstan20,996
Uzbekistan FlagTuytepaUzbekistan20,682
Kazakhstan FlagUsh-TyubeKazakhstan20,492
Uzbekistan FlagKirguliUzbekistan20,459
Uzbekistan FlagYaypanUzbekistan20,332
Kyrgyzstan FlagKantKyrgyzstan20,181
Kazakhstan FlagShemonaikhaKazakhstan20,087
Kazakhstan FlagZhosalyKazakhstan20,065
Uzbekistan FlagJumaUzbekistan19,920
Uzbekistan FlagDashtobodUzbekistan19,718
Uzbekistan FlagBo`kaUzbekistan19,642
Tajikistan FlagChubekTajikistan19,563
Uzbekistan FlagChiroqchiUzbekistan19,356
Kyrgyzstan FlagToktogulKyrgyzstan19,336
Kazakhstan FlagBalykshiKazakhstan19,260
Kazakhstan FlagOtegen BatyraKazakhstan18,864
Kazakhstan FlagEmbiKazakhstan18,760
Kyrgyzstan FlagCholpon-AtaKyrgyzstan18,595
Turkmenistan FlagKakaTurkmenistan18,545
Tajikistan FlagKolkhozobodTajikistan18,476
Kazakhstan FlagTurar RyskulovKazakhstan18,421
Tajikistan FlagNorakTajikistan18,122
Kyrgyzstan FlagKara SuuKyrgyzstan17,800
Turkmenistan FlagSeydiTurkmenistan17,762
Turkmenistan FlagSayatTurkmenistan17,762
Kazakhstan FlagMakinskKazakhstan17,711
Uzbekistan FlagHazoraspUzbekistan17,643
Kazakhstan FlagZaysanKazakhstan17,600
Tajikistan FlagYovonTajikistan17,471
Uzbekistan FlagBeshkentUzbekistan17,010
Kyrgyzstan FlagIsfanaKyrgyzstan16,952
Uzbekistan FlagQushkupirUzbekistan16,948
Kyrgyzstan FlagKyzyl-SuuKyrgyzstan16,927
Uzbekistan FlagXo`jaobodUzbekistan16,889
Kazakhstan FlagAkkol'Kazakhstan16,773
Uzbekistan FlagChelakUzbekistan16,727
Uzbekistan FlagWobkentUzbekistan16,697
Turkmenistan FlagTagtaTurkmenistan16,635
Uzbekistan FlagDustlikUzbekistan16,524
Kazakhstan FlagTasbogetKazakhstan16,455
Tajikistan FlagProletarTajikistan16,441
Kazakhstan FlagMerkeKazakhstan15,934
Uzbekistan FlagGalaosiyoUzbekistan15,620
Kyrgyzstan FlagAt-BashiKyrgyzstan15,226
Tajikistan FlagVakhshTajikistan15,215
Kazakhstan FlagMikhaylovkaKazakhstan15,132
Kyrgyzstan FlagSuluktuKyrgyzstan15,019
Kazakhstan FlagUrzharKazakhstan14,826
Kyrgyzstan FlagKochkor-AtaKyrgyzstan14,814
Kazakhstan FlagLeninskoyeKazakhstan14,737
Uzbekistan FlagMarhamatUzbekistan14,646
Turkmenistan FlagFarapTurkmenistan14,503
Uzbekistan FlagJomboyUzbekistan14,429
Kyrgyzstan FlagNookatKyrgyzstan14,371
Kazakhstan FlagBeyneuKazakhstan14,245
Kazakhstan FlagDzhalagashKazakhstan14,226
Turkmenistan FlagAkdepeTurkmenistan14,177
Kazakhstan FlagYermentauKazakhstan14,169
Uzbekistan FlagKegeyli ShaharUzbekistan14,147
Kyrgyzstan FlagKerbenKyrgyzstan14,141
Uzbekistan FlagYangi Marg`ilonUzbekistan14,114
Kazakhstan FlagMaqatKazakhstan14,082
Uzbekistan FlagUrtaowulUzbekistan14,047
Kazakhstan FlagSaryozekKazakhstan13,930
Kazakhstan FlagDerzhavinskKazakhstan13,856
Tajikistan FlagNovTajikistan13,833
Kazakhstan FlagQarazhalKazakhstan13,807
Uzbekistan FlagCharxinUzbekistan13,791
Kazakhstan FlagChemolganKazakhstan13,616
Uzbekistan FlagQiziltepaUzbekistan13,558
Kazakhstan FlagEsilKazakhstan13,504
Uzbekistan FlagHamzaUzbekistan13,470
Kazakhstan FlagPriozerskKazakhstan13,457
Kyrgyzstan FlagTyupKyrgyzstan13,437
Tajikistan FlagAdrasmonTajikistan13,372
Kazakhstan FlagShakhanKazakhstan13,273
Kazakhstan FlagInderborKazakhstan13,254
Turkmenistan FlagMurgabTurkmenistan13,199
Kazakhstan FlagAtasuKazakhstan13,184
Kazakhstan FlagTaiynshaKazakhstan13,148
Kazakhstan FlagLugovoyeKazakhstan13,128
Tajikistan FlagBustonTajikistan13,043
Tajikistan FlagShahritusTajikistan13,042
Uzbekistan FlagIshtixonUzbekistan13,024
Uzbekistan FlagMuynoqUzbekistan13,000
Kazakhstan FlagTurgenKazakhstan13,000
Uzbekistan FlagRomitonUzbekistan12,927
Kazakhstan FlagAtakentKazakhstan12,895
Kazakhstan FlagTemirlanovkaKazakhstan12,245
Turkmenistan FlagSerdarTurkmenistan12,000
Uzbekistan FlagOlotUzbekistan11,984
Tajikistan FlagMu'minobodTajikistan11,955
Kyrgyzstan FlagAydarkenKyrgyzstan11,857
Kazakhstan FlagShetpeKazakhstan11,836
Kazakhstan FlagYeraliyevKazakhstan11,836
Kazakhstan FlagBalpyk BiKazakhstan11,810
Kazakhstan FlagShubarkudukKazakhstan11,733
Kazakhstan FlagZhetibayKazakhstan11,731
Tajikistan FlagShaydonTajikistan11,705
Tajikistan FlagTabosharTajikistan11,578
Uzbekistan FlagGazliUzbekistan11,446
Kazakhstan FlagAsyqataKazakhstan11,378
Kazakhstan FlagGlubokoyeKazakhstan11,192
Kazakhstan FlagMoyynkumKazakhstan10,923
Kazakhstan FlagChulakkurganKazakhstan10,836
Kyrgyzstan FlagAk-SuuKyrgyzstan10,823
Tajikistan FlagMurghobTajikistan10,815
Tajikistan FlagRashtTajikistan10,771
Kazakhstan FlagKurchatovKazakhstan10,747
Kyrgyzstan FlagKaindyKyrgyzstan10,616
Uzbekistan FlagNishon TumaniUzbekistan10,558
Kazakhstan FlagLugovoyKazakhstan10,422
Kyrgyzstan FlagKeminKyrgyzstan10,295
Kazakhstan FlagQasharKazakhstan10,285
Kazakhstan FlagKantagiKazakhstan10,186
Kyrgyzstan FlagBatkenKyrgyzstan10,155
Tajikistan FlagObigarmTajikistan10,035

Central Asia Cities Overview

Central Asia is characterized by several major cities spread across five nations, with the largest metropolitan areas found in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Almaty, Kazakhstan‘s largest city, leads the region with 2M residents, closely followed by Tashkent, Uzbekistan‘s capital, with 2M inhabitants.

Each Central Asian nation features at least one major urban center. Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, hosts 900K residents, while Ashgabat in Turkmenistan has 727.7K inhabitants. Dushanbe, Tajikistan‘s capital, maintains a population of 679.4K.

Kazakhstan features several significant secondary cities, including Karagandy (451.8K), Shymkent (414K), and Taraz (358.2K). Similarly, Uzbekistan has important regional centers such as Namangan (432.5K), Samarkand (319.4K), and Andijon (318.4K).

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