Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita was 0.3452 people per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kyrgyzstan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in people per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kyrgyzstan is 0.3452 people per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 0.3953 people per person in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.3437 people per person, in 2019.
That places Kyrgyzstan 184th out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | people per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3503 people per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3529 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 0.3571 people per person | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.3612 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.365 people per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.369 people per person | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3721 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3749 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3773 people per person | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3798 people per person | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.3832 people per person | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3862 people per person | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3882 people per person | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3899 people per person | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3908 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3914 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.392 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3926 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3935 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.3941 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.3947 people per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3951 people per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.3953 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3953 people per person | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3945 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.393 people per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3917 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3906 people per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3898 people per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3878 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3856 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.3829 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3807 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3788 people per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3766 people per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.374 people per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.3703 people per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.367 people per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3641 people per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3626 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3624 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3622 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.362 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3612 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3599 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3588 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3573 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.356 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3545 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3534 people per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3543 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3555 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.355 people per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3531 people per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.351 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3488 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3467 people per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3452 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3439 people per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3437 people per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3449 people per person | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.346 people per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.346 people per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3458 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3455 people per person | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3452 people per person | -0.1% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 0.3452 people per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5087 people per person, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 0.3452 people per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6951 people per person, 50% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3659 people per person | 0.3503 people per person | 0.3798 people per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3902 people per person | 0.3832 people per person | 0.3941 people per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3928 people per person | 0.3878 people per person | 0.3953 people per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3743 people per person | 0.3626 people per person | 0.3856 people per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3588 people per person | 0.3534 people per person | 0.3624 people per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3497 people per person | 0.3437 people per person | 0.3555 people per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3456 people per person | 0.3449 people per person | 0.346 people per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan
More population data for Kyrgyzstan
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0196 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.4759 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0196 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.0836 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 9,427 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 1.32 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4743 % change on previous year (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Population density 61.16 people per km² (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 645,668 people (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kyrgyzstan?
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita in Kyrgyzstan was 0.3452 people per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3953 people per person in 1983.
- What is the lowest number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3437 people per person in 2019.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 184th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of people living in urban and rural areas ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of people living in urban and rural areas United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.