Kyrgyzstan Population Pyramid 1965
Kyrgyzstan in 1965
As of 1965, Kyrgyzstan counted 2,615,057 inhabitants. That is 34.5% more than in 1955, when the population stood at 1,944,404.
With a median age of 21.0 years, Kyrgyzstan had a youth dependency ratio of 76.6 and an old-age dependency ratio of 10.0 per 100 people of working age. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
The fertility rate of Kyrgyzstan was 2.70 births per woman in 2023, above the 2.1 needed to replace each generation.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
Life expectancy at birth was 72.2 years in 2023: 76.5 for women and 68.2 for men.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
190,624 immigrants live in Kyrgyzstan, 2.7% of the population.
| Russian Federation | 106,559 |
| Ukraine | 25,517 |
| Kazakhstan | 12,333 |
| Belarus | 9,480 |
| Uzbekistan | 8,752 |
540,570 people born in Kyrgyzstan live in other countries.
| Russian Federation | 333,664 |
| Kazakhstan | 100,242 |
| Turkey | 44,361 |
| Ukraine | 27,538 |
| Tajikistan | 11,382 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyrgyzstan | 2,615,057 | 21.0 | |
| Tajikistan | 2,492,998 | 18.9 | |
| Turkmenistan | 1,915,916 | 18.4 | |
| Uzbekistan | 9,921,681 | 18.9 | |
| Kazakhstan | 10,993,184 | 23.2 |





