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Kyrgyzstan Demographics Profile

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Population6,018,789 (July 2021 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Kyrgyzstani(s)

adjective: Kyrgyzstani
Ethnic groupsKyrgyz 73.5%, Uzbek 14.7%, Russian 5.5%, Dungan 1.1%, other 5.2% (includes Uyghur, Tajik, Turk, Kazakh, Tatar, Ukrainian, Korean, German) (2019 est.)
LanguagesKyrgyz (official) 71.4%, Uzbek 14.4%, Russian (official) 9%, other 5.2% (2009 est.)
ReligionsMuslim 90% (majority Sunni), Christian 7% (Russian Orthodox 3%), other 3% (includes Jewish, Buddhist, Baha'i) (2017 est.)
Age structure0-14 years: 30.39% (male 930,455/female 882,137)

15-24 years: 15.7% (male 475,915/female 460,604)

25-54 years: 40.02% (male 1,172,719/female 1,214,624)

55-64 years: 8.09% (male 210,994/female 271,480)

65 years and over: 5.8% (male 132,134/female 213,835) (2020 est.)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 59.7

youth dependency ratio: 52.1

elderly dependency ratio: 7.5

potential support ratio: 13.2 (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 27.3 years

male: 26.1 years

female: 28.5 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate0.9% (2021 est.)
Birth rate20.06 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate6.18 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate-4.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Population distributionthe vast majority of Kyrgyzstanis live in rural areas; densest population settlement is to the north in and around the capital, Bishkek, followed by Osh in the west; the least densely populated area is the east, southeast in the Tien Shan mountains
Urbanizationurban population: 37.1% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 2.05% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major cities - population1.060 million BISHKEK (capital) (2021)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.07 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.97 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.78 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female

total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Mother's mean age at first birth22.6 years (2019 est.)
Maternal mortality rate60 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 26.26 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 30.49 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 21.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 72.07 years

male: 67.97 years

female: 76.45 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate2.52 children born/woman (2021 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate39.4% (2018)
Drinking water sourceimproved: urban: 97.1% of population

rural: 84.4% of population

total: 89.3% of population

unimproved: urban: 2.9% of population

rural: 15.6% of population

total: 10.7% of population (2017 est.)
Health expenditures6.5% (2018)
Physicians density2.21 physicians/1,000 population (2014)
Hospital bed density4.4 beds/1,000 population (2014)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 99.6% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 99.3% of population

unimproved: urban: 0.4% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0.1% of population (2017 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.2% (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS9,200 (2020 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths<100 (2020 est.)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate16.6% (2016)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight1.8% (2018)
Education expenditures6% of GDP (2017)
Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99.6%

male: 99.7%

female: 99.5% (2018)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 13 years (2019)

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021

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