Population in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Population was 7.07 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
7.07 million people
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
108th
of 239 countries
All-time high
7.07 million people
in 2023
All-time low
250,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023
Population in Kyrgyzstan, 1000–2023
Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population in Kyrgyzstan is 7.07 million people, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 7.07 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 250,000 people, in 1000.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 108th of 239 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1000 | 250,000 people | — |
| 1100 | 270,000 people | +8.0% |
| 1200 | 290,000 people | +7.4% |
| 1300 | 310,000 people | +6.9% |
| 1400 | 330,000 people | +6.5% |
| 1500 | 350,000 people | +6.1% |
| 1600 | 400,000 people | +14.3% |
| 1700 | 450,000 people | +12.5% |
| 1710 | 475,339 people | +5.6% |
| 1720 | 501,747 people | +5.6% |
| 1730 | 529,622 people | +5.6% |
| 1740 | 559,045 people | +5.6% |
| 1750 | 590,103 people | +5.6% |
| 1760 | 622,887 people | +5.6% |
| 1770 | 657,492 people | +5.6% |
| 1780 | 694,019 people | +5.6% |
| 1790 | 732,576 people | +5.6% |
| 1800 | 530,343 people | -27.6% |
| 1801 | 530,343 people | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 530,343 people | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 530,343 people | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 530,343 people | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 530,343 people | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 530,343 people | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 530,343 people | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 530,343 people | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 530,343 people | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 530,343 people | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 530,343 people | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 530,343 people | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 530,343 people | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 530,343 people | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 530,343 people | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 530,343 people | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 530,343 people | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 530,343 people | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 531,316 people | +0.2% |
| 1820 | 533,272 people | +0.4% |
| 1821 | 536,219 people | +0.6% |
| 1822 | 540,166 people | +0.7% |
| 1823 | 545,123 people | +0.9% |
| 1824 | 550,126 people | +0.9% |
| 1825 | 555,174 people | +0.9% |
| 1826 | 560,268 people | +0.9% |
| 1827 | 565,410 people | +0.9% |
| 1828 | 570,598 people | +0.9% |
| 1829 | 575,834 people | +0.9% |
| 1830 | 581,119 people | +0.9% |
| 1831 | 586,451 people | +0.9% |
| 1832 | 591,833 people | +0.9% |
| 1833 | 597,264 people | +0.9% |
| 1834 | 602,745 people | +0.9% |
| 1835 | 608,276 people | +0.9% |
| 1836 | 613,858 people | +0.9% |
| 1837 | 619,491 people | +0.9% |
| 1838 | 625,176 people | +0.9% |
| 1839 | 630,913 people | +0.9% |
| 1840 | 636,703 people | +0.9% |
| 1841 | 642,545 people | +0.9% |
| 1842 | 648,442 people | +0.9% |
| 1843 | 654,392 people | +0.9% |
| 1844 | 660,397 people | +0.9% |
| 1845 | 666,458 people | +0.9% |
| 1846 | 672,573 people | +0.9% |
| 1847 | 678,745 people | +0.9% |
| 1848 | 684,974 people | +0.9% |
| 1849 | 691,260 people | +0.9% |
| 1850 | 697,603 people | +0.9% |
| 1851 | 703,993 people | +0.9% |
| 1852 | 710,442 people | +0.9% |
| 1853 | 716,950 people | +0.9% |
| 1854 | 723,518 people | +0.9% |
| 1855 | 730,146 people | +0.9% |
| 1856 | 736,834 people | +0.9% |
| 1857 | 743,584 people | +0.9% |
| 1858 | 750,396 people | +0.9% |
| 1859 | 757,270 people | +0.9% |
| 1860 | 764,206 people | +0.9% |
| 1861 | 771,207 people | +0.9% |
| 1862 | 778,272 people | +0.9% |
| 1863 | 785,401 people | +0.9% |
| 1864 | 792,596 people | +0.9% |
| 1865 | 799,856 people | +0.9% |
| 1866 | 807,183 people | +0.9% |
| 1867 | 814,577 people | +0.9% |
| 1868 | 822,039 people | +0.9% |
| 1869 | 829,570 people | +0.9% |
| 1870 | 837,169 people | +0.9% |
| 1871 | 844,838 people | +0.9% |
| 1872 | 852,577 people | +0.9% |
| 1873 | 860,387 people | +0.9% |
| 1874 | 868,268 people | +0.9% |
| 1875 | 876,222 people | +0.9% |
| 1876 | 884,249 people | +0.9% |
| 1877 | 892,349 people | +0.9% |
| 1878 | 900,523 people | +0.9% |
| 1879 | 908,772 people | +0.9% |
| 1880 | 917,097 people | +0.9% |
| 1881 | 925,498 people | +0.9% |
| 1882 | 933,976 people | +0.9% |
| 1883 | 942,532 people | +0.9% |
| 1884 | 951,166 people | +0.9% |
| 1885 | 959,879 people | +0.9% |
| 1886 | 968,672 people | +0.9% |
| 1887 | 977,545 people | +0.9% |
| 1888 | 986,500 people | +0.9% |
| 1889 | 995,537 people | +0.9% |
| 1890 | 1.00 million people | +0.9% |
| 1891 | 1.01 million people | +0.9% |
| 1892 | 1.02 million people | +0.9% |
| 1893 | 1.03 million people | +0.9% |
| 1894 | 1.04 million people | +0.9% |
| 1895 | 1.05 million people | +0.9% |
| 1896 | 1.06 million people | +0.9% |
| 1897 | 1.07 million people | +0.9% |
| 1898 | 1.08 million people | +0.9% |
| 1899 | 1.09 million people | +0.9% |
| 1900 | 1.10 million people | +0.9% |
| 1901 | 1.11 million people | +0.9% |
| 1902 | 1.12 million people | +0.9% |
| 1903 | 1.13 million people | +0.9% |
| 1904 | 1.14 million people | +0.9% |
| 1905 | 1.15 million people | +0.9% |
| 1906 | 1.16 million people | +0.9% |
| 1907 | 1.17 million people | +0.9% |
| 1908 | 1.18 million people | +0.9% |
| 1909 | 1.19 million people | +0.9% |
| 1910 | 1.21 million people | +0.9% |
| 1911 | 1.22 million people | +0.9% |
| 1912 | 1.23 million people | +0.9% |
| 1913 | 1.24 million people | +0.9% |
| 1914 | 1.25 million people | +0.9% |
| 1915 | 1.26 million people | +0.9% |
| 1916 | 1.27 million people | +0.9% |
| 1917 | 1.29 million people | +0.9% |
| 1918 | 1.30 million people | +0.9% |
| 1919 | 1.31 million people | +0.9% |
| 1920 | 1.32 million people | +0.9% |
| 1921 | 1.33 million people | +0.9% |
| 1922 | 1.35 million people | +0.9% |
| 1923 | 1.36 million people | +0.9% |
| 1924 | 1.37 million people | +0.9% |
| 1925 | 1.38 million people | +0.9% |
| 1926 | 1.40 million people | +0.9% |
| 1927 | 1.41 million people | +0.9% |
| 1928 | 1.42 million people | +0.9% |
| 1929 | 1.43 million people | +0.9% |
| 1930 | 1.45 million people | +0.9% |
| 1931 | 1.46 million people | +0.9% |
| 1932 | 1.47 million people | +0.9% |
| 1933 | 1.49 million people | +0.9% |
| 1934 | 1.50 million people | +0.9% |
| 1935 | 1.51 million people | +0.9% |
| 1936 | 1.53 million people | +0.9% |
| 1937 | 1.54 million people | +0.9% |
| 1938 | 1.56 million people | +0.9% |
| 1939 | 1.57 million people | +0.9% |
| 1940 | 1.59 million people | +0.9% |
| 1941 | 1.60 million people | +0.9% |
| 1942 | 1.61 million people | +0.9% |
| 1943 | 1.63 million people | +0.9% |
| 1944 | 1.64 million people | +0.9% |
| 1945 | 1.66 million people | +0.9% |
| 1946 | 1.67 million people | +0.9% |
| 1947 | 1.69 million people | +0.9% |
| 1948 | 1.71 million people | +0.9% |
| 1949 | 1.73 million people | +1.2% |
| 1950 | 1.75 million people | +1.5% |
| 1951 | 1.79 million people | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 1.82 million people | +2.1% |
| 1953 | 1.86 million people | +2.1% |
| 1954 | 1.90 million people | +2.1% |
| 1955 | 1.94 million people | +2.2% |
| 1956 | 1.99 million people | +2.3% |
| 1957 | 2.04 million people | +2.4% |
| 1958 | 2.09 million people | +2.6% |
| 1959 | 2.15 million people | +2.8% |
| 1960 | 2.22 million people | +3.1% |
| 1961 | 2.29 million people | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 2.37 million people | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 2.45 million people | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 2.53 million people | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 2.62 million people | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 2.70 million people | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 2.78 million people | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 2.86 million people | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 2.94 million people | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 3.03 million people | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 3.10 million people | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 3.17 million people | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 3.24 million people | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 3.31 million people | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 3.38 million people | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 3.45 million people | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 3.51 million people | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 3.58 million people | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 3.66 million people | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 3.73 million people | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 3.80 million people | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 3.88 million people | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 3.97 million people | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 4.04 million people | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 4.10 million people | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 4.17 million people | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 4.24 million people | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 4.31 million people | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 4.38 million people | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 4.46 million people | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 4.53 million people | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 4.60 million people | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 4.63 million people | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 4.65 million people | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 4.71 million people | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 4.78 million people | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 4.85 million people | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 4.91 million people | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 4.97 million people | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 5.03 million people | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 5.07 million people | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 5.12 million people | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 5.16 million people | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 5.20 million people | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 5.25 million people | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 5.28 million people | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 5.31 million people | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 5.34 million people | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 5.40 million people | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 5.49 million people | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 5.59 million people | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 5.70 million people | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 5.80 million people | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 5.90 million people | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 6.00 million people | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 6.11 million people | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 6.22 million people | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 6.34 million people | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 6.49 million people | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 6.66 million people | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 6.82 million people | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 6.96 million people | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 7.07 million people | +1.7% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 7.07 million people is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.20 million people, 58% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 7.07 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.36 million people, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population in Kyrgyzstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1800 | -27.6% | 732,576 people | 530,343 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 250,000 people | 250,000 people | 250,000 people | 1 |
| 1100s | 270,000 people | 270,000 people | 270,000 people | 1 |
| 1200s | 290,000 people | 290,000 people | 290,000 people | 1 |
| 1300s | 310,000 people | 310,000 people | 310,000 people | 1 |
| 1400s | 330,000 people | 330,000 people | 330,000 people | 1 |
| 1500s | 350,000 people | 350,000 people | 350,000 people | 1 |
| 1600s | 400,000 people | 400,000 people | 400,000 people | 1 |
| 1700s | 450,000 people | 450,000 people | 450,000 people | 1 |
| 1710s | 475,339 people | 475,339 people | 475,339 people | 1 |
| 1720s | 501,747 people | 501,747 people | 501,747 people | 1 |
| 1730s | 529,622 people | 529,622 people | 529,622 people | 1 |
| 1740s | 559,045 people | 559,045 people | 559,045 people | 1 |
| 1750s | 590,103 people | 590,103 people | 590,103 people | 1 |
| 1760s | 622,887 people | 622,887 people | 622,887 people | 1 |
| 1770s | 657,492 people | 657,492 people | 657,492 people | 1 |
| 1780s | 694,019 people | 694,019 people | 694,019 people | 1 |
| 1790s | 732,576 people | 732,576 people | 732,576 people | 1 |
| 1800s | 530,343 people | 530,343 people | 530,343 people | 10 |
| 1810s | 530,440 people | 530,343 people | 531,316 people | 10 |
| 1820s | 553,219 people | 533,272 people | 575,834 people | 10 |
| 1830s | 605,713 people | 581,119 people | 630,913 people | 10 |
| 1840s | 663,649 people | 636,703 people | 691,260 people | 10 |
| 1850s | 727,074 people | 697,603 people | 757,270 people | 10 |
| 1860s | 796,491 people | 764,206 people | 829,570 people | 10 |
| 1870s | 872,535 people | 837,169 people | 908,772 people | 10 |
| 1880s | 955,840 people | 917,097 people | 995,537 people | 10 |
| 1890s | 1.05 million people | 1.00 million people | 1.09 million people | 10 |
| 1900s | 1.15 million people | 1.10 million people | 1.19 million people | 10 |
| 1910s | 1.26 million people | 1.21 million people | 1.31 million people | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.38 million people | 1.32 million people | 1.43 million people | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.51 million people | 1.45 million people | 1.57 million people | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.65 million people | 1.59 million people | 1.73 million people | 10 |
| 1950s | 1.93 million people | 1.75 million people | 2.15 million people | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.58 million people | 2.22 million people | 2.94 million people | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.34 million people | 3.03 million people | 3.66 million people | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.06 million people | 3.73 million people | 4.38 million people | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.71 million people | 4.46 million people | 4.97 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.22 million people | 5.03 million people | 5.40 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.96 million people | 5.49 million people | 6.49 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.88 million people | 6.66 million people | 7.07 million people | 4 |
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- Population long run 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 regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0196 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate, by level of development 0.0% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 645,668 people (2100)
- Population density 61.16 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth 0.0% (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4743 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population in Kyrgyzstan?
- Population in Kyrgyzstan was 7.07 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest population recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.07 million people in 2023.
- What is the lowest population recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 250,000 people in 1000.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for population?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 108th out of 239 countries with data for 2023.
- Is population rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.