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Kazakhstan

Almaty; Astana; Pavlodar; Karaganda; Kostanay; Aktobe

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Population

These figures count different groups and years. They should not be added.

Community estimate

≈60k

Year not stated

Government estimate

16.4k

Population period:

Government estimate: Resident ethnicity · annual estimate

Kazakhstan · Community estimate: Community sources

Published population figure: About 60,000

Population reference period
Year not stated
Source published
Not stated
Latest source check

Estimate year not stated; source checked 1 November 2026

What the figure measures
The Diaspora Office labels approximately 60,000 an unofficial community estimate; its date and method are not specified.
Kazakhstan · Government estimate: Official sources

Published population figure: 16,379

Population reference period
1 January 2026
Source published
27 March 2026
Latest source check

Start of 2026; published 27 March 2026

What the figure measures
Official estimate of permanent residents of Armenian ethnicity, based on the latest census and subsequent births, deaths and permanent migration. This measures ethnicity, not all Armenian ancestry.

Data limitation: The broad estimate is undated. Kazakhstan’s statistical bureau estimates 16,379 ethnic Armenians at the start of 2026; the 2021 census counted 15,358. Neither official figure measures every person with Armenian ancestry.

Kazakhstan: Country sources

Institution sources are listed with their entries.

Main locations
Almaty; Astana; Pavlodar; Karaganda; Kostanay; Aktobe

The directory includes the Nairi association, regional cultural centres, supplementary Armenian teaching and the documented history of St Karapet church and Nairi newspaper.

Community institutions

Kazakhstan: Coverage and source notes

Selected institutions, not a complete inventory or ranking. Listings and dated reports do not independently establish present services. The church and newspaper are historical records; current services and recent issues were not verified. School evidence is dated 2019–2020.

Directory sources checked:

This is a selected guide, not a complete inventory or a ranking of influence. A direct source documents what an institution publishes about itself; it does not independently verify every claim or establish uninterrupted operation. Directory listings and historical records carry their stated limits. Dates identify the publication, documented activity or report reference period, as described in the entry. Missing source dates are shown explicitly. Inclusion does not imply partnership or endorsement.

Armenian organizations 3

Organizations3

Nairi association of Armenian ethnocultural organizations

Kazakhstan; based in Almaty

Direct source

Kazakhstan · Nairi association of Armenian ethnocultural organizations: About and sources

The association’s own site describes coordination of regional Armenian centres and Armenian cultural and language work.

Source date not stated

Sources

Schools and Armenian-language learning 2

Education2

Churches and religious institutions 1

Churches1

St Karapet Armenian Apostolic Church — historical record

Almaty

Historical record

Kazakhstan · St Karapet Armenian Apostolic Church — historical record: About and sources

Nairi’s own history records the Armenian Apostolic church opening in 2006; current service arrangements were not verified.

Source date not stated

Sources

Media and community publications 1

Media1
Kazakhstan: Topics for further observation

These are proposed research topics, not findings about the community.

  • Clarify the date and population definition behind the community estimate.
  • Verify recent institutional activity and the availability of Armenian-language education.
Kazakhstan: How to read the figures

A census count, an ancestry response and a community estimate measure different populations. Dates and definitions remain attached to each figure. The covered-country sum uses selected reference values, range midpoints and stated boundaries for “more than” or “up to”; it is not a synchronized population count or a statistical confidence interval. Undated and historical estimates are not current resident counts. The independently published worldwide estimate must not be added to the country sum.

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