Demographics & population — Kyrgyzstan
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Demographics & population at a glance
Population size, age structure, migration, ethnicity, language, education, and health indicators. Key figure for Kyrgyzstan: 5,964,897
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Population overview
- Population
5,964,897
- Population Growth Rate
0.97%
- Urban Population
- Population in Major Urban Areas
BISHKEK (capital) 839,000
Age & family
- Age Structure
- Median Age
- Birth Rate - births/1,000 population
24
- Death Rate - deaths/1,000 population
6.83
- Total Fertility Rate - children born/woman
2.71
- Contraceptive Prevalance Rate - female 12-49
47.8%
- Contraceptive Prevalence Rate - female 12-49
47.8%
- Mean Age for Mother's First Birth (age 25-49)
23.6
- Mother's mean age at first birth
23.6
- Sex Ratio at Birth - male/female
Migration
- Net Migration Rate - migrant(s)/1,000 population
-7.13
Ethnicity & language
- Ethnic Groups
Kyrgyz 64.9%, Uzbek 13.8%, Russian 12.5%, Dungan 1.1%, Ukrainian 1%, Uygur 1%, other 5.7% (1999 census)
- Nationality Noun
Kyrgyzstani(s)
Education
- Literacy - total population
98.7%
- Literacy - male
99.3%
- Literacy - female
98.1%
- Literacy Definition
age 15 and over can read and write
- Education Expenditures - percent of GDP
6.8%
- Total School Life Expectancy - (primary to tertiary)
Health & living conditions
- Life Expectancy at Birth
- Infant Mortality Rate
- Infant Mortality Rate - total deaths/1,000 live births
- Maternal Mortality Rate - deaths/100,000 live births
71
- Physicians Density - physicians/1,000 population
2.47
- Hospital Bed Density - beds/1,000 population
4.8
- Health Expenditures - percent of GDP
6.2%
- Obesity - adult prevalence rate
15.5%
- Drinking Water Source - percent of urban population improved
- Sanitation Facility Access - percent of urban population improved
- Underweight - percent of children under five years
2.7%
