Demographic profile
Kyrgyzstan is the 110th most populous of the 237 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.08% of everyone alive. Within Southern and Central Asia, it ranks 10 of 13.
Each day brings roughly 316 births and 149 deaths, adding about 60,995 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 0.9% annually, the population would double in roughly 78 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Issyk-Kul, holding an estimated 34.3% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 7 states and regions is in the table below. Regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.
Literacy stands near 85.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 17.0%, with life expectancy at about 63.4 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Kyrgyzstan in 2026? Approximately 6,802,977 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Kyrgyzstan growing? About 0.9% per year — roughly 316 births and 149 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Kyrgyzstan? Around 0.08% — ranked 110 worldwide by population.