Kazakhstan competed at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
Kazakhstan qualified a female archer from its performance at the 2013 Asian Archery Championships.
Kazakhstan qualified six athletes.
<small>Qualification Legend: Q=Final A (medal); qB=Final B (non-medal); qC=Final C (non-medal); qD=Final D (non-medal); qE=Final E (non-medal)</small>
Kazakhstan qualified a boys' and girls' team by their performance at the AVC Qualification Tournament.
Kazakhstan qualified four boxers based on its performance at the 2014 AIBA Youth World Championships
Kazakhstan qualified two boats based on its performance at the 2013 World Junior Canoe Sprint and Slalom Championships.
Kazakhstan qualified a boys' and girls' team based on its ranking issued by the UCI.
Kazakhstan qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2014 FIE Cadet World Championships.
Kazakhstan qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2014 Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
Kazakhstan qualified one individual and one team based on its performance at the 2014 Asian Rhythmic Championships.
Kazakhstan qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2014 Asian Trampoline Championships.
Kazakhstan qualified two athletes based on its performance at the 2013 Cadet World Judo Championships.
Kazakhstan qualified one athlete based on its performance at the Asian and Oceania YOG Qualifiers and another based on the 1 June 2014 Olympic Youth A Pentathlon World Rankings.
Kazakhstan was given a wild card to compete.
Kazakhstan qualified three swimmers.
Kazakhstan qualified a male athlete based on its performance at the Road to Nanjing series. Later Kazakhstan qualified a female athlete based on its performance at the Asian Qualification Event.
<small>Qualification Legend: Q=Main Bracket (medal); qB=Consolation Bracket (non-medal)</small>
Kazakhstan qualified one athlete based on its performance at the Taekwondo Qualification Tournament.
Kazakhstan qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2014 Asian Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.
Kazakhstan qualified 2 quotas in the boys' events and 2 quotas in the girls' events based on the team ranking after the 2013 Weightlifting Youth World Championships.
Kazakhstan qualified four athletes based on its performance at the 2014 Asian Cadet Championships.