Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Number of children, working-age adults, and older people was 383,884 people in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Kyrgyzstan, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2023, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Kyrgyzstan stood at 383,884 people. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 383,884 people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 137,827 people, in 1963.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 122nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 142,123 people | 138,307 people | 144,647 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 141,752 people | 137,827 people | 151,403 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 162,790 people | 154,080 people | 173,819 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 182,926 people | 172,882 people | 208,757 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 249,915 people | 216,715 people | 267,745 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 272,600 people | 251,500 people | 282,010 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 288,696 people | 244,285 people | 335,990 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 359,310 people | 343,119 people | 383,884 people | 4 |
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More population data for Kyrgyzstan
- 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)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.6 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 23,678 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.6 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.6 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate 1.5% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.8 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Kyrgyzstan?
- Number of children, working-age adults, and older people in Kyrgyzstan was 383,884 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 383,884 people in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 137,827 people in 1963.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for number of children, working-age adults, and older people?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 122nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 65+.