Kyrgyzstan Population Pyramid 1971
Kyrgyzstan in 1971
In 1971, Kyrgyzstan had a total population of 3,101,442 people. That is 35.5% more than in 1961, when the population stood at 2,288,666.
Half of the population was younger than 20.0 years; 40.3% were children under 15 and 5.0% were 65 or older. 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 | 3,101,442 | 20.0 | |
| Tajikistan | 3,028,837 | 17.8 | |
| Turkmenistan | 2,253,120 | 17.4 | |
| Uzbekistan | 12,111,511 | 17.9 | |
| Kazakhstan | 12,684,813 | 22.9 |





