Bishkek — city population
Bishkek has a recorded base population of 1,145,044 for the city definition (Population reference date not supplied in local record). GeoNames administrative-unit record; the moving counter uses World Bank national growth (2025); not measured local growth, not new population observations.
At a glance
Separate UN urban-centre definition
Bishkek UN urban centre: 1,343,048 people (2025), larger than the displayed city figure of 1,145,044. Separate GeoNames settlement record: 900,000; the UN value is larger (different boundaries; GeoNames population date unavailable). UN WUP 2025 Degree of Urbanisation; not a municipal/province boundary. Association: name/country/coordinates matched; boundary relationship unverified. No containment claim is made.
Administrative units of Bishkek
2 administrative records listed; completeness not established. 2 of 2 population values available; population values and dates not independently verified.
Available-value subtotal: 21,295; not a reconciled total. Shares use the displayed city denominator 1,145,044; mixed/unknown dates are not comparable. An em dash means missing, not zero.
| Unit | Population | Share | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nizhnyaya Ala-Archa | 10,760 | 0.94% | Not independently verified |
| Mayevka | 10,535 | 0.92% | Not independently verified |
Comparable database records
Same definition label: city. Dates/boundaries may still differ; this is not a harmonised international city ranking. Ratios use 1,145,044 as denominator.
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About these numbers
Source: GeoNames administrative-unit record. Reference: Population reference date not supplied in local record; GeoNames record modified 2026-04-16 (not the population date). Live method: exponential projection from modelling anchor 2025-07-01 using World Bank national growth (2025); not measured local growth (+1.66% per year). This anchor is a modelling convention, not an observed population date. Tiles, ranks and comparisons use the recorded base figure 1,145,044, not the ticking estimate. Country/world denominators are World Bank values and can differ in date and method from local/UN values. Ranks cover only records with the same definition label in this database, not all cities in the world.
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