Kyrgyzstan Population

Quick facts about the population of Kyrgyzstan

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

Kyrgyzstan population 2019

During 2019 Kyrgyzstan population is projected to increase by 104,931 people and reach 6,399,518 in the beginning of 2020. The natural increase is expected to be positive, as the number of births will exceed the number of deaths by 130,109. If external migration will remain on the previous year level, the population will be declined by 25,178 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 2019

According to our estimations, daily change rates of Kyrgyzstan population in 2019 will be the following:

• 467 live births average per day (19.47 in an hour)
• 111 deaths average per day (4.62 in an hour)
• -69 emigrants average per day (-2.87 in an hour)

Demographics of Kyrgyzstan 2018

As of 1 January 2019, the population of Kyrgyzstan was estimated to be 6,294,587 people. This is an increase of 1.67 % (103,210 people) compared to population of 6,191,377 the year before. In 2018 the natural increase was positive, as the number of births exceeded the number of deaths by 127,976. Due to external migration, the population declined by 24,766. The sex ratio of the total population was 0.970 (970 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 2018.

Below are the key figures for Kyrgyzstan population in 2018:

• 167,786 live births
• 39,811 deaths
• Natural increase: 127,976 people
• Net migration: -24,766 people
• 3,099,365 males as of 31 December 2018
• 3,195,222 females as of 31 December 2018

Kyrgyzstan population density

Kyrgyzstan population density is 31.5 people per square kilometer (81.5/mi²) as of October 2019. 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

Source: Pew Research Center. The Global Religious Landscape .

Number of followers estimated by Countrymeters (Monday, October 14 2019).

Kyrgyzstan age structure

As of the beginning of 2019 according to our estimates Kyrgyzstan had the following population age distribution:

In absolute figures (estimate):

• 1,842,803 young people under 15 years old ( 939,593 males / 903,210 females)
• 4,118,737 persons between 15 and 64 years old ( 2,017,163 males / 2,101,637 females)
• 333,047 persons above 64 years old ( 128,661 males / 204,385 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.

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 4,430,488 persons or 99.52% of adult population (aged 15 years and above) in Kyrgyzstan are able to read and write. Accordingly about 21,358 adults are illiterate.

Literacy rate for adult male population is 99.64% (2,138,163 persons). 7,661 are illiterate.
Literacy rate for adult female population is 99.41% (2,292,324 persons). 13,698 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) .