Kyrgyzstan Population
Kyrgyzstan had an estimated population of 7,343,064 in mid-2025 (World Bank), making it the 106th most populous of 217 countries and territories, with 0.09% of everyone alive. The counter above projects that figure forward at the current growth rate of +1.66% a year.
Kyrgyzstan at a glance
How Kyrgyzstan's population is changing
Kyrgyzstan's population is growing fast: +1.66% a year, which works out to about +122,207 people per year, or +335 a day. Births (19.4 per 1,000) and deaths (4.4 per 1,000) alone would give +1.50% a year; net migration adds about 1,815 people a year (+0.02%). Roughly one in every 1,119 people on Earth lives in Kyrgyzstan.
Population of Kyrgyzstan since 1960
In 1960, Kyrgyzstan had 2,172,300 people. By 2025 that was 7,343,064 — 3.4× larger. The fastest growth came between 1960 and 1970, when the population rose by 36%.
| Year | Population | Change vs previous row |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2,172,300 | — |
| 1970 | 2,959,900 | +36.3% |
| 1980 | 3,617,400 | +22.2% |
| 1990 | 4,391,236 | +21.4% |
| 2000 | 4,898,362 | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 5,467,059 | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 6,726,596 | +23.0% |
| 2025 | 7,343,064 | +9.2% |
Kyrgyzstan from 1800 to 2100
Modelled estimates put Kyrgyzstan at about 530,343 people in 1800; the UN estimates 7,295,037 in 2025 (14× 1800) and projects 11,729,826 for 2100 in its medium scenario. That is still 61% growth over the rest of this century.
| Year | Population | Kind |
|---|---|---|
| 1800 | 530,343 | modelled estimate |
| 1850 | 697,603 | modelled estimate |
| 1900 | 1,100,576 | modelled estimate |
| 1950 | 1,751,141 | UN estimate |
| 2000 | 5,025,150 | UN estimate |
| 2025 | 7,295,037 | UN projection |
| 2050 | 9,642,949 | UN projection |
| 2075 | 11,157,072 | UN projection |
| 2100 | 11,729,826 | UN projection |
Country live/base figures use World Bank estimates; this historical/future chart uses a separate UN series and need not match the World Bank base in overlapping years. Before 1950: HYDE 3.3 / Gapminder reconstructions via Our World in Data — historical modelling, not censuses. 1950–2023: UN World Population Prospects 2024. 2024–2100: UN medium projection. Open the time machine to see the whole map in any year.
Largest listed places in Kyrgyzstan
10 records sorted by displayed base population. Definitions vary (province/administrative unit, UN urban centre or GeoNames settlement); this is not a harmonised city ranking. Shares use World Bank 2025 country population 7,343,064. Dates and boundaries may differ. Overlapping entities are not summed.
| # | Place | Population | Definition | Share | Source / reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bishkek | 1,145,044 | city | 15.59% | GeoNames administrative-unit record; Population reference date not supplied in local record; GeoNames record modified 2026-04-16 (not the population date) |
| 2 | Osh | 495,400 | UN urban centre | 6.75% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 3 | Manas | 123,239 | GeoNames settlement | 1.68% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 4 | Karakol | 84,351 | GeoNames settlement | 1.15% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 5 | Tokmok | 52,003 | UN urban centre | 0.71% | UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025; 2025 annual estimate |
| 6 | Uzgen | 49,410 | GeoNames settlement | 0.67% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 7 | Kara-Balta | 48,278 | GeoNames settlement | 0.66% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 8 | Balykchy | 42,875 | GeoNames settlement | 0.58% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 9 | Naryn | 41,178 | GeoNames settlement | 0.56% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
| 10 | Bazar-Korgon | 41,011 | GeoNames settlement | 0.56% | GeoNames settlement record; Population reference date not supplied in local record |
How Kyrgyzstan compares
Kyrgyzstan has almost the same population as Libya (7,458,555).
| Rank | Country | Population | vs Kyrgyzstan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #104 |  Hong Kong | 7,498,900 | +2% | compare → |
| #105 |  Libya | 7,458,555 | +2% | compare → |
| #107 |  Paraguay | 7,013,078 | −4% | compare → |
| #108 |  Nicaragua | 7,007,502 | −5% | compare → |
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Land neighbours (4)
China 1,406,585,000 · 191.6× the population · compare
Uzbekistan 37,053,428 · 5.0× the population · compare
Kazakhstan 20,843,754 · 2.8× the population · compare
Tajikistan 10,786,734 · 1.5× the population · compare
Kyrgyzstan's 4 neighbours together hold 1,475,268,916 people — 200.9× Kyrgyzstan's population. The most populous is China (1,406,585,000).
In its region
Kyrgyzstan is the 26th most populous of the 58 economies in Europe & Central Asia, holding 0.8% of the region's 932,525,035 people.
Rankings
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Cities
Bishkek, Osh, Manas, Karakol, Tokmok, Uzgen, Kara-Balta, Balykchy — all Kyrgyzstan's cities on the map.
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Population, growth, birth and death rates, migration, density, age structure, life expectancy, fertility and GDP per capita come from the World Bank Indicators API (latest available year shown beside each figure). The live counter applies the annual growth rate continuously from 1 July 2025 — a model, not a measurement. City populations are the latest census or official estimate held by GeoNames and are not projected. Sub-city units are folded into their parent city.
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