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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
107th
of 238 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

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

In 2023, population in Kyrgyzstan stood at 7.07 million people. 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 107th of 238 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan

  1. 104 Hong Kong 7.44 million people compare
  2. 105 Turkmenistan 7.36 million people compare
  3. 106 Libya 7.31 million people compare
  4. 108 Paraguay 6.84 million people compare
  5. 109 Nicaragua 6.82 million people compare
  6. 110 Bulgaria 6.80 million people compare

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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 107th out of 238 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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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.