🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan Population 2026

As of 2026, the population of Kyrgyzstan is 7,400,464, ranking #106 in the world (0.09% of the global population), based on UN World Population Prospects 2024. The population is growing at 1.40% per year. The biggest city is Bishkek with 900,000 inhabitants.

Live estimate

7,402,259

Growth rate

1.40%

Density

people / km² (100 / mi²)

Median age

25.5

Fertility rate

2.72

births per woman

Life expectancy

72.1

years

Kyrgyzstan population 1950–2100

Population of Kyrgyzstan, 1950–2100 — solid: UN estimates, dashed: UN medium-variant projection.

By 2050, the population of Kyrgyzstan is projected to reach 9,642,952, and 11,729,827 by 2100.

Kyrgyzstan population by year

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2026	7,400,464	1.40%	38.6	25.5
2025	7,295,034	1.47%	38.0	25.4
2024	7,186,009	1.54%	37.5	25.3
2023	7,073,516	1.61%	36.9	25.1
2022	6,955,788	1.74%	36.3	25.0
2021	6,820,478	2.19%	35.6	24.8
2020	6,664,140	2.45%	34.7	24.6
2019	6,494,035	2.72%	33.9	24.5
2018	6,341,732	2.02%	33.1	24.3
2017	6,220,150	1.85%	32.4	24.2
2016	6,108,462	1.77%	31.8	24.1
2015	6,001,882	1.75%	31.3	24.0
2014	5,898,319	1.73%	30.8	23.8
2013	5,797,290	1.73%	30.2	23.6
2012	5,696,519	1.78%	29.7	23.4
2011	5,594,535	1.83%	29.2	23.2
2010	5,491,760	1.88%	28.6	23.0
2009	5,398,008	1.57%	28.1	22.8
2008	5,342,520	0.49%	27.9	22.6
2007	5,313,368	0.60%	27.7	22.5
2006	5,282,452	0.57%	27.5	22.4
2005	5,246,332	0.81%	27.4	22.2
2004	5,203,041	0.85%	27.1	22.1
2003	5,159,422	0.83%	26.9	21.9
2002	5,116,254	0.85%	26.7	21.7
2001	5,071,956	0.89%	26.4	21.5
2000	5,025,145	0.96%	26.2	21.3
1999	4,968,586	1.30%	25.9	21.1
1998	4,907,790	1.16%	25.6	20.9
1997	4,847,993	1.29%	25.3	20.6
1996	4,782,882	1.41%	24.9	20.5
1995	4,713,634	1.50%	24.6	20.4
1994	4,649,185	1.25%	24.2	20.3
1993	4,626,803	-0.28%	24.1	20.4
1992	4,600,310	1.44%	24.0	20.5
1991	4,532,116	1.55%	23.6	20.6
1990	4,459,544	1.68%	23.3	20.7
1989	4,382,001	1.83%	22.8	20.7
1988	4,308,017	1.57%	22.5	20.6
1987	4,238,468	1.68%	22.1	20.5
1986	4,168,594	1.64%	21.7	20.4
1985	4,102,392	1.56%	21.4	20.2
1984	4,039,347	1.54%	21.1	20.0
1983	3,965,758	2.14%	20.7	19.8
1982	3,882,811	2.08%	20.2	19.7
1981	3,804,456	1.99%	19.8	19.5
1980	3,729,374	1.99%	19.4	19.4
1979	3,656,189	1.97%	19.1	19.2
1978	3,584,523	1.99%	18.7	19.1
1977	3,514,121	1.98%	18.3	19.0
1976	3,447,005	1.88%	18.0	18.9
1975	3,381,363	1.97%	17.6	18.9
1974	3,314,021	2.06%	17.3	18.9
1973	3,244,870	2.16%	16.9	18.9
1972	3,173,944	2.26%	16.5	18.9
1971	3,101,442	2.37%	16.2	19.0
1970	3,025,142	2.62%	15.8	19.0
1969	2,944,840	2.76%	15.4	19.0
1968	2,862,894	2.88%	14.9	19.1
1967	2,780,169	2.98%	14.5	19.2
1966	2,697,634	3.05%	14.1	19.4
1965	2,615,057	3.17%	13.6	20.1
1964	2,532,151	3.27%	13.2	21.2
1963	2,449,242	3.39%	12.8	21.6
1962	2,367,294	3.42%	12.3	21.9
1961	2,288,666	3.34%	11.9	22.0
1960	2,215,508	3.16%	11.6	22.1
1959	2,149,295	2.91%	11.2	22.3
1958	2,090,854	2.60%	10.9	22.5
1957	2,038,327	2.48%	10.6	22.8
1956	1,989,620	2.35%	10.4	23.1
1955	1,944,403	2.25%	10.1	23.3
1954	1,902,145	2.15%	9.9	23.5
1953	1,862,532	2.06%	9.7	23.5
1952	1,824,591	2.06%	9.5	23.5
1951	1,787,522	2.05%	9.3	23.5
1950	1,751,140	2.06%	9.1	23.6

Year	Population	Growth	Density /km²	Median age
2027	7,503,680	1.37%	39.1	25.6
2028	7,604,990	1.31%	39.7	25.7
2029	7,704,608	1.29%	40.2	25.8
2030	7,803,618	1.26%	40.7	25.9
2031	7,901,636	1.23%	41.2	26.0
2032	7,998,026	1.19%	41.7	26.1
2033	8,093,242	1.18%	42.2	26.3
2034	8,188,024	1.15%	42.7	26.4
2035	8,282,415	1.14%	43.2	26.6
2036	8,376,692	1.13%	43.7	26.8
2037	8,470,758	1.11%	44.2	27.0
2038	8,565,552	1.12%	44.7	27.3
2039	8,661,484	1.11%	45.2	27.5
2040	8,757,696	1.10%	45.7	27.8
2041	8,853,444	1.07%	46.2	28.0
2042	8,947,734	1.04%	46.7	28.2
2043	9,040,762	1.02%	47.1	28.5
2044	9,132,374	0.99%	47.6	28.8
2045	9,222,104	0.96%	48.1	29.0
2046	9,309,337	0.92%	48.5	29.3
2047	9,394,476	0.90%	49.0	29.6
2048	9,478,922	0.89%	49.4	29.9
2049	9,561,878	0.85%	49.9	30.2
2050	9,642,952	0.83%	50.3	30.5
2051	9,722,162	0.80%	50.7	30.8
2052	9,798,316	0.76%	51.1	31.1
2053	9,871,978	0.74%	51.5	31.4
2054	9,943,972	0.71%	51.8	31.6
2055	10,013,602	0.68%	52.2	31.8
2056	10,081,940	0.68%	52.6	32.0
2057	10,149,495	0.66%	52.9	32.3
2058	10,215,694	0.64%	53.3	32.5
2059	10,279,571	0.60%	53.6	32.7
2060	10,341,128	0.59%	53.9	32.9
2061	10,402,164	0.59%	54.2	33.1
2062	10,462,846	0.58%	54.6	33.3
2063	10,522,913	0.57%	54.9	33.5
2064	10,581,011	0.53%	55.2	33.7
2065	10,637,329	0.53%	55.5	33.9
2066	10,693,888	0.53%	55.8	34.1
2067	10,749,990	0.52%	56.0	34.2
2068	10,805,113	0.51%	56.3	34.4
2069	10,859,504	0.50%	56.6	34.6
2070	10,912,876	0.48%	56.9	34.8
2071	10,965,146	0.47%	57.2	35.0
2072	11,016,154	0.46%	57.4	35.2
2073	11,064,298	0.41%	57.7	35.4
2074	11,110,547	0.42%	57.9	35.6
2075	11,157,070	0.42%	58.2	35.9
2076	11,201,318	0.38%	58.4	36.1
2077	11,242,317	0.36%	58.6	36.3
2078	11,281,736	0.34%	58.8	36.6
2079	11,319,250	0.32%	59.0	36.8
2080	11,354,768	0.31%	59.2	37.1
2081	11,388,710	0.29%	59.4	37.3
2082	11,420,525	0.27%	59.5	37.6
2083	11,451,094	0.27%	59.7	37.8
2084	11,481,156	0.26%	59.9	38.1
2085	11,509,649	0.24%	60.0	38.3
2086	11,536,079	0.22%	60.1	38.5
2087	11,560,457	0.20%	60.3	38.8
2088	11,582,968	0.19%	60.4	39.0
2089	11,603,780	0.17%	60.5	39.3
2090	11,622,646	0.15%	60.6	39.5
2091	11,639,787	0.14%	60.7	39.7
2092	11,655,433	0.13%	60.8	39.9
2093	11,670,470	0.13%	60.8	40.1
2094	11,685,342	0.12%	60.9	40.3
2095	11,698,458	0.10%	61.0	40.5
2096	11,709,163	0.08%	61.0	40.7
2097	11,717,926	0.07%	61.1	40.9
2098	11,723,982	0.04%	61.1	41.1
2099	11,727,482	0.02%	61.1	41.2
2100	11,729,827	0.02%	61.2	41.4

States & provinces of Kyrgyzstan by population

#	State / province	Population	Share
1	Osh	1,460,425	19.7%
2	Jalal-Abad	1,311,007	17.7%
3	Bishkek	1,145,044	15.5%
4	Chuy	1,068,702	14.4%
5	Batken	570,898	7.7%
6	Ysyk-Köl	538,384	7.3%
7	Naryn	308,348	4.2%
8	Talas	273,509	3.7%

State populations: GeoNames (latest official figures, reference dates vary by country).

Biggest cities in Kyrgyzstan

#	City	Region	Population
1	Bishkek capital	Bishkek	900,000
2	Osh	Osh Region	322,164
3	Manas	Jalal-Abad Region	123,239
4	Karakol	Issyk-Kul	84,351
5	Tokmok	Chuy Region	71,443
6	Uzgen	Osh Region	49,410
7	Kara-Balta	Chuy Region	48,278
8	Balykchy	Issyk-Kul	42,875
9	Naryn	Naryn Region	41,178
10	Bazar-Korgon	Jalal-Abad Region	41,011
11	Talas	Talas Region	40,308
12	Razzakov	Batken	34,219
13	Kyzyl-Kyya	Batken	32,000
14	Suzak	Jalal-Abad Region	30,534
15	Batken	Batken	27,730

FAQ

What is the population of Kyrgyzstan in 2026?

The population of Kyrgyzstan is 7,400,464 in 2026, according to UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant).

What is the biggest city in Kyrgyzstan?

Bishkek is the biggest city in Kyrgyzstan with 900,000 inhabitants and it is also the capital.

Is the population of Kyrgyzstan growing or shrinking?

The population of Kyrgyzstan is growing at 1.40% per year.

Neighboring countries

Sources

Country data: United Nations World Population Prospects 2024, medium variant (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Retrieved 2026-07-06.
City and state data: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Retrieved 2026-07-06.

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