Kyrgyzstan Population Pyramid 2026
Kyrgyzstan in 2026
In 2026, Kyrgyzstan has an estimated population of 7,400,464 people. That is 21.2% more than in 2016, when the population stood at 6,108,462.
Half of the population is younger than 26.5 years; 31.4% are children under 15 and 6.3% are 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 | 7,400,465 | 26.5 | |
| Turkmenistan | 7,736,632 | 28.1 | |
| Tajikistan | 10,978,599 | 23.3 | |
| Kazakhstan | 21,083,627 | 30.7 | |
| Uzbekistan | 37,724,223 | 27.9 |





