Kyrgyzstan Population Pyramid 2012
Kyrgyzstan in 2012
The population of Kyrgyzstan in 2012 was 5,696,519. A decade earlier, in 2002, the population was 5,116,254; it has grown by 11.3% since.
Half of the population was younger than 24.5 years; 30.8% were children under 15 and 4.5% were 65 or older. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 | 5,696,519 | 24.5 | |
| Turkmenistan | 5,808,546 | 24.5 | |
| Tajikistan | 8,014,084 | 21.2 | |
| Kazakhstan | 17,306,106 | 28.8 | |
| Uzbekistan | 29,261,903 | 25.4 |





