Shymkent
- Country:
- Kazakhstan
- Continent:
- Asia
Shymkent's 2026 population is now estimated at 1,322,619. In 1979, the population of Shymkent was 321,535. Shymkent has grown by 44,986 in the last year, which represents a 3.52% annual change. These population values and projections come from Kazakhstan census city counts via CityPopulation fallback access, BNS population at beginning of period (2023) for republican cities and World Population Review Internal Projections .