The total population of Kyrgyzstan was estimated at 7.08 million people in 2024. Following a continuous upward trend, the total population has risen by 2.67 million people since 1992. Between 2024 and 2030, the total population will rise by 930,000 people, continuing its consistent upward trajectory.This indicator describes the total population in the country at hand. This total population of the country consists of all persons falling within the scope of the census.

Graph and download economic data for Population, Total for Kyrgyzstan (POPTOTKGA647NWDB) from 1960 to 2024 about Kyrgyzstan and population.

The total population in Kyrgyzstan was estimated at 7.3 million people in 2024, according to the latest census figures and projections from Trading Economics. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Kyrgyzstan Population - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Kyrgyzstan KG: Population: Growth data was reported at 1.987 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.037 % for 2016. Kyrgyzstan KG: Population: Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 1.897 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.776 % in 1961 and a record low of -0.035 % in 1994. Kyrgyzstan KG: Population: Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kyrgyzstan – Table KG.World Bank.WDI: Population and Urbanization Statistics. Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage . Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.; ; Derived from total population. Population source: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects: 2017 Revision, (2) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (3) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (4) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Reprot (various years), (5) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database, and (6) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme.; Weighted average;

Graph and download economic data for Population Growth for the Kyrgyz Republic (SPPOPGROWKGZ) from 1961 to 2024 about Kyrgyzstan, population, and rate.

Actual value and historical data chart for Kyrgyzstan Population Growth Annual Percent

Kyrgyzstan KG: Population Projection: Mid Year: Growth data was reported at 0.230 % in 2050. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.260 % for 2049. Kyrgyzstan KG: Population Projection: Mid Year: Growth data is updated yearly, averaging 0.735 % from Jun 1989 (Median) to 2050, with 62 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.280 % in 1989 and a record low of -0.850 % in 1993. Kyrgyzstan KG: Population Projection: Mid Year: Growth data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by US Census Bureau. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kyrgyzstan – Table KG.US Census Bureau: Demographic Projection.

Analysis unit

Persons, households, and dwellings

UNITS IDENTIFIED: - Dwellings: yes - Vacant Units: no - Households: yes - Individuals: yes - Group quarters: yes

UNIT DESCRIPTIONS: - Dwellings: Housing stock are living quarters irrespective of ownership, including residential buildings, special houses (like hostels, houses for lonely and old people, children's homes, boarding houses for disabled, school hostels and boarding school), flats, service housings, other living accomodations in other buildings suited for living. - Households: A group of people sharing the same housing unit (or one person living alone), jointly keeping the house, i.e. fully or partially pooling their individual budgets for common expenditures for food and daily living needs or having a common budget who may or may not be related by kinship. - Group quarters: Groups of people living at the same institution (housing unit), sharing meals, without having individual budgets or common consumer expenditures, subject to the same general rules, and usually unelated by kinship.

Universe

All population inside the country, including private and institutional households and their housing conditions Homeless people, temporarily absent persons, and temporary residents

Kind of data

Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]

Sampling procedure

MICRODATA SOURCE: National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic

SAMPLE SIZE (person records): 476,886 (persons in private and selected households only).

SAMPLE DESIGN: 20% sample drawn by the country: systematic sample of every 5th household or every 5th individual in collective household 10% sample drawn by IPUMS from the 20% sample: systematic sample of every 2nd household Homeless people, temporarily absent persons, and temporary residents

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

There are two forms: "List of residents and their housing conditions" (Form 1) and "Census questionnaire" (Form 2).

Comprehensive socio-economic dataset for Kyrgyzstan including population demographics, economic indicators, geographic data, and social statistics. This dataset covers key metrics such as GDP, population density, area, capital city, and regional classifications.

This dataset contains population estimates for Kyrgyzstan from 2018 at country-level and first and second administrative levels. It includes a breakdown by urban and rural areas and has population disaggregated by sex and age (at country and first administrative levels).

REFERENCE YEAR: 2018

The file includes a sheet with metadata.

Please note that data from the 2009 population census is available here: https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-kgz

Actual value and historical data chart for Kyrgyzstan Population Density People Per Sq Km

Actual value and historical data chart for Kyrgyzstan Population Female Percent Of Total

This statistic shows the median age of the population in the Kyrgyz Republic from 1950 to 2100. The median age is the age that divides a population into two numerically equal groups; that is, half the people are younger than this age and half are older. It is a single index that summarizes the age distribution of a population. In 2020, the median age of the population of the Kyrgyz Republic was 24.6 years.

Graph and download economic data for Population Ages 15 to 64 for the Kyrgyz Republic (SPPOP1564TOZSKGZ) from 1960 to 2024 about Kyrgyzstan, 15 to 64 years, and population.

Kyrgyzstan Population: Urban data was reported at 2,173.600 Person th in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,121.035 Person th for 2017. Kyrgyzstan Population: Urban data is updated yearly, averaging 1,892.335 Person th from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2018, with 14 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,173.600 Person th in 2018 and a record low of 1,796.500 Person th in 2005. Kyrgyzstan Population: Urban data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Kyrgyzstan – Table KG.G001: Population.

The share of urban population in Kyrgyzstan amounted to 37.8 percent in 2023. Between 1960 and 2023, the share rose by 3.62 percentage points, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend.

Actual value and historical data chart for Kyrgyzstan Population Ages 35 39 Male Percent Of Male Population

Rural population in Kyrgyzstan was reported at 4467268 in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Kyrgyzstan - Rural population - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

Population ages 80 and above, male (% of male population) in Kyrgyzstan was reported at 0.44892 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Kyrgyzstan - Population ages 80 and above, male (% of male population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

Historical dataset showing total population for Kyrgyz Republic by year from 1960 to 2023.