KYRGYZSTAN
Population

Population

Kyrgyzstan has a population of 6,171,100 (2024). The population density is about 27 inhabitants per square kilometre.

• The natural population growth rate is 0.79%. (2024)
• Birth rate per 1000 inhabitants is 18.7 (2024)
• Death rate per 1000 inhabitants is 6 (2024)
• Life expectancy is 72.9 years. (men 68.9 and women 77.2 years (2024)

73.8% of the population is Kyrgyz. Uzbeks (14.8%) and Russians (5.1%) make up the largest minority groups. In addition, Germans, Koreans, Tatars, Dungan and others live there.

Language

Kyrgyzstan has two official languages, Kyrgyz and Russian.

Religion

About 75% of the population is Muslim. The Russian population is Orthodox ( 20%).

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Sources

Elmar Landeninformatie

CIA - World Factbook

BBC - Country Profiles

Last updated March 2025
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