Kyrgyzstan Population

Quick facts about the population of Kyrgyzstan

Current population (as of Sunday, April 11, 2021)

6,608,220

Population rank

111 (0.08% of world population)

Total area

199,950 km2 (77,201 mi2)

Population density

33.0 per km2 (85.6 people/mi2)

Sex ratio

0.97 (3,259,551 men to 3,348,728 women)

Median age

25.3 years

Life expectancy

70.0 years (66.0 - men, 74.2 - women)

Literacy

99.5 %

(Population figures are estimates by Countrymeters based on the latest United Nations data)

Kyrgyzstan population 2021

During 2021 Kyrgyzstan population is projected to increase by 109,658 people and reach 6,687,835 in the beginning of 2022. The natural increase is expected to be positive, as the number of births will exceed the number of deaths by 135,971. If external migration will remain on the previous year level, the population will be declined by 26,313 due to the migration reasons. It means that the number of people who leave Kyrgyzstan to settle permanently in another country (emigrants) will prevail over the number of people who move into the country (to which they are not native) in order to settle there as permanent residents (immigrants).

Population change rates in 2021

According to our estimations, daily change rates of Kyrgyzstan population in 2021 will be the following:

• 488 live births average per day (20.35 in an hour)
• 116 deaths average per day (4.83 in an hour)
• -72 emigrants average per day (-3.00 in an hour)

The population of Kyrgyzstan will be increasing by 300 persons daily in 2021.

Demographics of Kyrgyzstan 2020

As of 1 January 2021, the population of Kyrgyzstan was estimated to be 6,578,177 people. This is an increase of 1.67 % (107,860 people) compared to population of 6,470,317 the year before. In 2020 the natural increase was positive, as the number of births exceeded the number of deaths by 133,741. Due to external migration, the population declined by 25,881. The sex ratio of the total population was 0.973 (973 males per 1,000 females) which is lower than global sex ratio. The global sex ratio in the world was approximately 1,016 males to 1,000 females as of 2020.

Below are the key figures for Kyrgyzstan population in 2020:

• 175,346 live births
• 41,604 deaths
• Natural increase: 133,741 people
• Net migration: -25,881 people
• 3,239,001 males as of 31 December 2020
• 3,339,176 females as of 31 December 2020

Kyrgyzstan population density

Kyrgyzstan population density is 32.9 people per square kilometer (85.2/mi²) as of April 2021. Density of population is calculated as permanently settled population of Kyrgyzstan divided by total area of the country. Total area is the sum of land and water areas within international boundaries and coastlines of Kyrgyzstan. The total area of Kyrgyzstan is 199,950 km² (77,201 mi²) according to the United Nations Statistics Division .

Religion in Kyrgyzstan

Religion	Number of followers	Percentage of total population
Islam	5,815,234	88.0 %
Christianity	759,945	11.5 %
Religiously Unaffiliated	26,433	0.4 %
Folk or traditional religions	6,608	0.1 %

Source: Pew Research Center. The Global Religious Landscape .

Number of followers estimated by Countrymeters (Sunday, April 11 2021).

Kyrgyzstan age structure

As of the beginning of 2021 according to our estimates Kyrgyzstan had the following population age distribution:

29.3

65.4

5.3

	- percentage of population under 15
	- percentage of population between 15 and 64 years old
	- percentage of population 65+

In absolute figures (estimate):

• 1,925,827 young people under 15 years old ( 981,924 males / 943,903 females)
• 4,304,299 persons between 15 and 64 years old ( 2,108,043 males / 2,196,322 females)
• 348,051 persons above 64 years old ( 134,458 males / 213,593 females)

We prepared a simplified model of the population distribution pyramid which is broken down into 3 main age groups. The groups are the same as we used above: population under 15, between 15 and 64 and population which is over 65 year old.

65+

15-64

0-14

male

female

Note: The pyramid provided is not corresponding to data given above because the age groups have different number of years.

As we can see the Kyrgyzstan population pyramid has an expanding type. This type of pyramid is common for developing countries with high birth and death rates. Relatively short life expectancy, as well as low level of education and poor health care are also describe such kind of population age distribution model.

Source: The estimation data for section "Kyrgyzstan age structure" is based on the latest demographic and social statistics by United Nations Statistics Division .

Age dependency ratio

Dependency ratio of population is a ratio of people who are generally not in the labor force (the dependents) to workforce of a country (the productive part of population). The dependent part includes the population under 15 years old and people aged 65 and over. The productive part of population accordingly consists of population between 15 and 64 years.

This ratio shows the pressure on productive population produced by the dependent part of population.

The total dependency ratio of population in Kyrgyzstan is 52.8 %.

What does this value mean? It shows that the dependent part of population is more than a half of the working part. It means that the working population (labor force) in Kyrgyzstan must provide goods for itself and cover expenditure on children and aged persons (this population is more than a half of working population). The value of more than 50% shows that the pressure on productive population in Kyrgyzstan is relatively high.

Child dependency ratio

Child dependency ratio is a ratio of people below working age (under 15) to workforce of a country.

Child dependency ratio in Kyrgyzstan is 44.7 %.

Aged dependency ratio

Aged dependency ratio is a ratio of people above working age (65+) to workforce of a country.

Aged dependency ratio in Kyrgyzstan is 8.1 %.

Source: The estimation data for section "Kyrgyzstan age dependency ratio" is based on the latest demographic and social statistics by United Nations Statistics Division .

Life expectancy

Life expectancy at birth is one of the most important demographic indicator. It shows the number of years a newborn infant would live assuming that birth and death rates will remain at the same level during the whole lifetime.

Total life expectancy (both sexes) at birth for Kyrgyzstan is 70 years.
This is below the average life expectancy at birth of the global population which is about 71 years (according to Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations).

Male life expectancy at birth is 66 years.
Female life expectancy at birth is 74.2 years.

Literacy of population

According to our estimates 4,630,095 persons or 99.52% of adult population (aged 15 years and above) in Kyrgyzstan are able to read and write. Accordingly about 22,321 adults are illiterate.

Literacy rate for adult male population is 99.64% (2,234,495 persons). 8,006 are illiterate.
Literacy rate for adult female population is 99.41% (2,395,600 persons). 14,315 are illiterate.

Youth literacy rates are 99.69% and 99.81% for males and females accordingly. The overall youth literacy rate is 99.75%. Youth literacy rate definition covers the population between the ages of 15 to 24 years.

Source: The estimation data for section "Kyrgyzstan population literacy" is based on the latest data published by UNESCO Institute for Statistics (retrieved March 13, 2016) .