Data as of Aug 2, 2026, 9:28 PM

SERIAL · 417Asia

Kyrgyzstan

CapitalBishkek

CurrencyKGS · Kyrgyz som

LanguageKyrgyz

Since1991

ISOKGZ · KG

Population

7.3Mas of 2025

— THE COUNTRY —

Country in Central Asia

Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, formerly known as Kirghizia, is a landlocked country in the eastern regions of Central Asia, lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir mountain ranges. It is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and China to the east and southeast. Kyrgyzstan's capital and largest city is Bishkek which lies on the northern border with Kazakhstan. Ethnic Kyrgyz make up the majority of the country's over 7.4 million people, followed by significant minorities of Uzbeks and Russians.

Text: Wikipedia — KyrgyzstanCC BY-SA 4.0 · revised 2026-08-01

— FACTS —

Capital: Bishkek
Currency: Kyrgyz som (KGS)
Official language: Kyrgyz
Drives on the: Right
Calling code: +996
Licence plate code: KS
Top-level domain: .kg
Independence / founding: 1991
Highest point: Jengish Chokusu (7,439 m)
Lowest point: Kara Darya
Anthem: State Anthem of the Kyrgyz Republic

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) · as of 2026-08-02

— LAND —

5 of 5 figures unavailable for Kyrgyzstan.

— PEOPLE —

Population

7.3Mpeople

#106 of 2162025

19% of world average

Population growth

1.7%% per year

#62 of 2162025

169% of world average

Population density

37people per km²

#164 of 2152023

8% of world average

People living in cities

34.7%% of population

#184 of 2162025

55% of world average

Urban population growth

1.7%% per year

#83 of 2162025

113% of world average

People living rurally

65.3%% of population

#33 of 2162025

178% of world average

Population aged 0-14

31.9%% of population

#61 of 2162025

127% of world average

Population aged 15-64

62.1%% of population

#150 of 2162025

97% of world average

Population aged 65+

6.0%% of population

#137 of 2162025

55% of world average

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Age dependency ratio

61.0%% of working-age population

#67 of 2162025

106% of world average

Female population

50.6%% of population

#89 of 2162025

101% of world average

Births per woman

3births per woman

#74 of 2162024

111% of world average

Birth rate

19.4 /1,000per 1,000 people

#78 of 2162024

113% of world average

Death rate

4.4 /1,000per 1,000 people

#205 of 2162024

57% of world average

Net migration

1,815people (5-year total)

#59 of 2162025

1648% of world average

Migrants living in the country

2.7%% of population

#140 of 2152024

20% of world average

— MONEY —

GDP

$22.62Bcurrent US$

#128 of 2112025

4% of world average

GDP, purchasing power parity

$67.70Bcurrent int'l $

#120 of 1992025

6% of world average

GDP per person

$3,081current US$

#161 of 2112025

13% of world average

GDP per person, purchasing power parity

$9,220current int'l $

#144 of 1992025

28% of world average

GDP growth

11.1%% per year

#5 of 2102025

328% of world average

GDP per person growth

9.3%% per year

#7 of 2102025

390% of world average

Gross national income

$22.37Bcurrent US$

#127 of 2042025

4% of world average

Gross national income per person

$2,800current US$

#155 of 2032025

14% of world average

Gross national income per person, PPP

$9,120current int'l $

#144 of 1972025

29% of world average

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Inflation

8.2%% per year

#159 of 1902025

95% of world average

Inflation (GDP deflator)

12.4%% per year

#185 of 2092025

175% of world average

Real interest rate

12.6%%

#14 of 1342024

305% of world average

Lending interest rate

19.8%%

#14 of 1342024

175% of world average

Government debt

38.7%% of GDP

#17 of 632024

65% of world average

Government revenue

30.4%% of GDP

#49 of 1492024

116% of world average

Government spending

23.7%% of GDP

#89 of 1492023

86% of world average

Government consumption

12.2%% of GDP

#136 of 1812025

70% of world average

Household consumption

93.3%% of GDP

#14 of 1812025

145% of world average

Investment (gross capital formation)

28.0%% of GDP

#46 of 1782025

120% of world average

Fixed investment

25.8%% of GDP

#47 of 1732025

116% of world average

Gross savings

11.9%% of GDP

#144 of 1682024

55% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

$255.3Mcurrent US$

#135 of 2012024

3% of world average

Foreign investment inflows

1.4%% of GDP

#128 of 1982024

no comparison

Foreign investment outflows

0.1%% of GDP

#129 of 1792024

4% of world average

Current account balance

-22.6%% of GDP

#185 of 1912024

no comparison

Foreign reserves

$5.09Bcurrent US$

#103 of 1772024

5% of world average

External debt

$11.69Bcurrent US$

#56 of 1212024

15% of world average

Income inequality (Gini)

280-100

#18 of 1472024

77% of world average

People below the poverty line

2.2%% of population

#78 of 1472024

17% of world average

Income share held by richest 10%

22.9%%

#21 of 1472024

82% of world average

Income share held by poorest 10%

4.2%%

#8 of 1472024

150% of world average

Money sent home by workers abroad

$3.20Bcurrent US$

#58 of 1862024

62% of world average

Foreign aid received

2.9%% of GNI

#62 of 1372023

49% of world average

Exchange rate

87local currency per US$

#72 of 2112024

6% of world average

Agriculture's share of the economy

8.0%% of GDP

#84 of 1992025

80% of world average

Industry's share of the economy

26.5%% of GDP

#73 of 2022025

108% of world average

Manufacturing's share of the economy

13.7%% of GDP

#53 of 1952025

125% of world average

Services' share of the economy

51.2%% of GDP

#139 of 2022025

88% of world average

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— TRADE —

Exports

26.8%% of GDP

#123 of 1872025

62% of world average

Imports

65.6%% of GDP

#46 of 1872025

132% of world average

Trade balance

-38.8%% of GDP

#174 of 1872025

no comparison

Total trade (openness)

69.9%% of GDP

#70 of 2052025

108% of world average

Goods exported

$2.85Bcurrent US$

#134 of 2072025

2% of world average

Goods imported

$12.97Bcurrent US$

#106 of 2072025

10% of world average

Services exported

$3.32Bcurrent US$

#108 of 1912024

7% of world average

Services imported

$3.43Bcurrent US$

#107 of 1912024

8% of world average

Goods and services exported

$8.45Bcurrent US$

#118 of 1912024

5% of world average

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Goods and services imported

$15.10Bcurrent US$

#106 of 1912024

9% of world average

High-tech share of exports

10.7%% of manufactured exports

#61 of 1792024

88% of world average

Terms of trade

119index

#51 of 2062024

112% of world average

— HEALTH —

Life expectancy

72.4 yrsyears

#132 of 2162024

98% of world average

Life expectancy, women

76.6 yrsyears

#123 of 2162024

100% of world average

Life expectancy, men

68.4 yrsyears

#144 of 2162024

96% of world average

Infant deaths

14.8 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#111 of 1962024

80% of world average

Deaths under age 5

16.8 /1,000per 1,000 live births

#109 of 1962024

69% of world average

Maternal deaths

42per 100,000 live births

#93 of 1942023

36% of world average

Health spending

4.5%% of GDP

#138 of 1932023

66% of world average

Health spending per person

$97current US$

#145 of 1932023

7% of world average

Physicians

1.6 /1,000per 1,000 people

#100 of 1872023

74% of world average

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Nurses and midwives

4.1 /1,000per 1,000 people

#95 of 1962023

86% of world average

Hospital beds

3.7 /1,000per 1,000 people

#46 of 1572023

126% of world average

Access to clean drinking water

94.9%% of population

#133 of 2142024

105% of world average

Access to basic sanitation

98.5%% of population

#66 of 2132024

122% of world average

Suicide rate

7per 100,000 people

#84 of 1852021

80% of world average

Adults who smoke

22.2%% of adults

#101 of 1662024

112% of world average

HIV prevalence

0.3%% aged 15-49

#66 of 1532024

22% of world average

Tuberculosis cases

128per 100,000 people

#155 of 2082024

129% of world average

Undernourishment

5.1%% of population

#80 of 1682023

51% of world average

Children vaccinated against measles

96.0%% of children 12-23 months

#51 of 1932024

112% of world average

— LEARNING —

Education spending

6.8%% of GDP

#15 of 1902023

158% of world average

Education spending

19.6%% of government spending

#21 of 1892024

145% of world average

Adult literacy

99.2%% aged 15+

not enough data to rank2009

119% of world average

Youth literacy

99.8%% aged 15-24

not enough data to rank2009

109% of world average

Primary school enrolment

99.0%% gross

#112 of 2002025

98% of world average

Secondary school enrolment

91.7%% gross

#95 of 1882025

105% of world average

University enrolment

53.9%% gross

#76 of 1672025

108% of world average

Primary school completion

95.3%% of relevant age group

#84 of 1802025

106% of world average

Pupils per teacher, primary school

25pupils per teacher

#111 of 1602018

113% of world average

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Years of compulsory education

10.0 yrsyears

#100 of 1972025

100% of world average

— WORK —

Unemployment

3.5%% of labour force

#58 of 1862025

51% of world average

Youth unemployment

8.2%% of labour force aged 15-24

#52 of 1862025

52% of world average

Labour force participation

57.4%% aged 15+

#126 of 1862025

95% of world average

Women in the labour force

44.1%% of women aged 15+

#139 of 1862025

87% of world average

Men in the labour force

71.4%% of men aged 15+

#82 of 1862025

102% of world average

Labour force

2.9Mpeople

#115 of 1862025

14% of world average

Working in agriculture

15.4%% of employment

#92 of 1862025

70% of world average

Working in industry

26.8%% of employment

#29 of 1862025

137% of world average

Working in services

57.7%% of employment

#99 of 1862025

99% of world average

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Self-employed

30.5%% of employment

#98 of 1862025

79% of world average

Labour force with advanced education

75.7%% of labour force

not enough data to rank2013

100% of world average

Employed

55.3%% aged 15+

#111 of 1862025

98% of world average

— CONNECTED —

People online

92.0%% of population

#48 of 2072024

129% of world average

Mobile phone subscriptions

107per 100 people

#129 of 2102024

93% of world average

Fixed broadband subscriptions

8per 100 people

#127 of 2082024

43% of world average

Fixed telephone lines

2per 100 people

#154 of 2132024

15% of world average

Access to electricity

100.0%% of population

#57 of 2142024

113% of world average

Access to clean cooking fuel

79.6%% of population

#114 of 1892023

114% of world average

Electricity used per person

2,069kWh per person

#84 of 1492023

49% of world average

Energy used per person

591kg oil equivalent per person

#114 of 1492023

26% of world average

Air passengers carried

804,478passengers

#104 of 1652023

3% of world average

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Air freight

1million tonne-km

#122 of 1632023

0% of world average

Rail network

417route-km

#80 of 842021

4% of world average

Rail passengers

21million passenger-km

#73 of 782021

0% of world average

Research and development spending

0.1%% of GDP

#118 of 1272024

5% of world average

Patent applications by residents

83count

#73 of 1422021

1% of world average

Scientific journal articles published

327count

#114 of 1972023

2% of world average

Tourists arriving

8.5Mcount

#25 of 1942019

166% of world average

2 of 18 figures unavailable for Kyrgyzstan.

— NATURE —

12 of 12 figures unavailable for Kyrgyzstan.

— STATE —

7 of 7 figures unavailable for Kyrgyzstan.

— TRADE PARTNERS —

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— TRADE —

No trade data available for Kyrgyzstan.

— EXTRAS —

Anthem

State Anthem of the Kyrgyz RepublicAudio: Wikimedia Commons

Capital time

--:--:--Bishkek · approx. UTC+5

Neighbours

Kazakhstan

People's Republic of China

Tajikistan

Uzbekistan

Landmarks

Western Tian ShanImage: Wikimedia Commons

Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan CorridorImage: Wikimedia Commons

People

Chinghiz AitmatovSoviet and Kyrgyz author (1928–2008)

Almazbek Atambaev4th President of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan

Roza OtunbayevaPresident of Kyrgyzstan

Kurmanbek BakiyevKyrgyzstani politician

Sadyr JaparovKyrgyz politician and the president of Kyrgyzstan

Sooronbay Jeenbekovpresident of Kyrgyzstan from 2017 to 2020

Askar Akayev1st and former President of Kyrgyzstan

Felix KulovKyrgyz politician and former Prime Minister

Muhammetkaliy AbulgaziyevKyrgyz politician

Talant DuyshebaevRussian handball player

Temir SariyevKyrgyzstani politician

Valentina ShevchenkoKyrgyzstani- mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter and muay thai fighter

History

1991Kyrgyzstan — founding / independence (Wikidata)

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1960 → now

2026

Population7.3M2025

GDP$22.62B2025

GDP per person$3,0812025