Kyrgyzstan Population Pyramid 1966
Kyrgyzstan in 1966
As of 1966, Kyrgyzstan counted 2,697,634 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1956, the population was 1,989,620; it has grown by 35.6% since.
Half of the population was younger than 20.6 years; 41.0% were children under 15 and 5.3% were 65 or older. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population 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 | 2,697,634 | 20.6 | |
| Tajikistan | 2,577,184 | 18.4 | |
| Turkmenistan | 1,971,737 | 18.0 | |
| Uzbekistan | 10,289,294 | 18.5 | |
| Kazakhstan | 11,288,990 | 23.2 |





