Kyrgyzstan birth & fertility rate decline on charts

Kyrgyzstan has a birth rate of 20.6 (annual births per 1,000 people) and a fertility rate of 2.7 (the average number of children a woman is expected to have over her lifetime based on current age-specific birth rates).

In 1960, the fertility rate in Kyrgyzstan was 5.31 children per woman — 1.97 times higher than in 2023.

Kyrgyzstan birth rate statistics:

Kyrgyzstan is ranked 73/196 by birth rate now and was ranked 115/194 in 1960.
The mean age at first birth in Kyrgyzstan is 22.6 — it was 21.9 in 1990.
The mean age at childbearing (for all the births, not just the first) is 28.5, a change from 27.4 in 1990.
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 (adolescent birth rate or teenage mother rate) changed from 74.6 in 1960 to 28.3 in 2023.
24.8% of the population in 2024 is composed of women of reproductive age (15-49), a change from 23.2% in 1960.

Fertility rate in Kyrgyzstan by year

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Year	Fertility rate	Rank
2023	2.7	66
2022	2.8	63
2021	2.89	61
2020	3.1	57
2019	3.3	53
2018	3.3	55
2017	3	63
2016	3.1	60
2015	3.2	59
2014	3.2	60
2013	3.1	66
2012	3.2	66
2011	3.1	69
2010	3.1	70
2009	2.9	74
2008	2.8	75
2007	2.7	84
2006	2.7	85
2005	2.5	100
2004	2.6	97
2003	2.5	102
2002	2.4	109
2001	2.4	111
2000	2.4	113
1999	2.6	109
1998	2.7	106
1997	2.6	115
1996	2.8	107
1995	3.1	101
1994	2.9	112
1993	3.2	104
1992	3.52	95
1991	3.58	97
1990	3.63	97
1989	3.88	94
1988	4.03	94
1987	4.16	92
1986	4.22	93
1985	4.2	97
1984	4.2	98
1983	4.17	99
1982	4.2	101
1981	4.19	102
1980	4.22	104
1979	4.38	104
1978	4.53	104
1977	4.59	104
1976	4.68	105
1975	4.76	106
1974	4.89	107
1973	5.02	107
1972	5.14	109
1971	5.18	112
1970	5.2	115
1969	5.18	118
1968	5.18	120
1967	5.26	125
1966	5.32	126
1965	5.38	127
1964	5.43	127
1963	5.48	126
1962	5.42	128
1961	5.36	129
1960	5.31	129

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Kyrgyzstan is 2.7, which is above the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman. In 1993, the fertility rate was 3.2 — a 15.6% decline in 30 years.

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The chart above shows the historical changes in fertility rate and ranking compared to other countries, where a lower rank number indicates a higher relative fertility rate.

Births, deaths, and natural population change by year

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Year	People
Year	Natural change	Births	Deaths
2023	115,016	146,254	31,238
2022	118,579	149,967	31,388
2021	113,730	153,467	39,737
2020	120,406	161,438	41,032
2019	143,007	177,276	34,269
2018	141,125	174,634	33,509
2017	122,350	156,406	34,056
2016	126,594	160,558	33,964
2015	130,464	165,496	35,032
2014	127,566	163,591	36,025
2013	121,898	157,138	35,240
2012	119,259	155,997	36,738
2011	114,260	150,312	36,052
2010	110,435	146,517	36,082
2009	99,709	135,819	36,110
2008	89,355	127,117	37,762
2007	85,348	123,280	37,932
2006	81,929	120,544	38,615
2005	72,793	109,964	37,171
2004	74,529	109,751	35,222
2003	69,598	105,405	35,807
2002	65,379	100,812	35,433
2001	65,275	97,912	32,637
2000	62,699	96,987	34,288
1999	71,155	104,069	32,914
1998	69,151	103,487	34,336
1997	67,159	101,442	34,283
1996	73,129	107,379	34,250
1995	80,264	116,747	36,483
1994	72,693	109,716	37,023
1993	81,754	116,081	34,327
1992	95,275	127,334	32,059
1991	97,753	128,552	30,799
1990	97,485	127,784	30,299
1989	99,934	130,948	31,014
1988	97,415	132,879	35,464
1987	101,232	135,528	34,296
1986	98,263	132,974	34,711
1985	92,084	127,689	35,605
1984	89,356	125,324	35,968
1983	84,139	120,138	35,999
1982	81,716	116,914	35,198
1981	77,955	113,154	35,199
1980	72,092	107,075	34,983
1979	76,489	111,760	35,271
1978	76,137	111,590	35,453
1977	74,296	109,794	35,498
1976	73,280	108,737	35,457
1975	72,255	107,671	35,416
1974	71,925	107,368	35,443
1973	71,500	107,128	35,628
1972	70,852	106,647	35,795
1971	68,902	104,725	35,823
1970	66,485	102,276	35,791
1969	63,396	99,048	35,652
1968	60,670	96,256	35,586
1967	59,793	95,386	35,593
1966	59,346	95,083	35,737
1965	59,163	95,024	35,861
1964	59,657	95,699	36,042
1963	60,145	96,200	36,055
1962	58,827	94,740	35,913
1961	57,176	92,925	35,749
1960	54,920	90,265	35,345

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the past 10 years, the natural population change in Kyrgyzstan (from births and deaths only, excluding migration) has been +1.94% annually. On average, 125,883 more people were born each year than died.

Excluding migration, the natural population change due to births and deaths from 2022 to 2023 was 1.62% — 115,016 more people were born than died.

In 2023, Kyrgyzstan ranks 76/196 for absolute natural population change and 61/196 for natural change rate, where a lower rank number indicates faster natural growth and a higher number indicates greater decline.

Birth rates in Kyrgyzstan compared to other countries

	Kyrgyzstan	Rank
Fertility rate	2.7	66/196
Birth rate	20.6	73/196
Population change due to births and deaths	+115,016	76/196
Natural population change rate	+1.62%	61/196
Population growth	+1.72%	63/197
Age at first childbirth	22.6 years	79/137
Average age at childbearing	28.5 years	138/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 15-19	27.2	102/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 20-29	155.5	56/197
Annual births per 1,000 women ages 30+	32.7	70/197
Female of reproductive age (15-49), share of population	24.8%	83/196
Any modern method of contraceptive prevalence among married women ages 15-49	37.8%	107/179
Share of births attended by skilled health staff	100%	6/191
Maternal mortality per live birth	0.04%	99/193
Neonatal mortality rate (before reaching 28 days of age)	1.08%	78/193
Infant mortality rate (before reaching 1 year of age)	1.49%	87/196
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	1.7%	88/192
Life expectancy	72.1 years	123/197

Birth rates by women's age

Annual births per 1,000 women

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Year	Annual births per 1,000 women
Year	Total	15-19	20-29	30+
2026	39.5	27.2	155.5	32.7
2025	40.3	27.5	156.9	33.5
2024	41.2	28.2	158.5	34.2
2023	42	28.8	159.8	34.8
2022	42.6	29.3	160.2	35.1
2021	44.2	29.9	170.4	33.8
2020	47.1	32.7	180.1	34.5
2019	51.9	37.5	196.6	36.2
2018	51.4	37.4	194.5	34.7
2017	47.2	35.8	179.7	31.3
2016	48.3	39.2	182.3	31.7
2015	50.7	42.2	188.3	33.2
2014	52.2	45	189.2	33.6
2013	52.6	43.6	188.3	33.4
2012	54.7	43.3	191.1	34.8
2011	55	41.4	189.2	35.3
2010	54.2	36.1	186.7	36.3
2009	51.2	33.2	180.1	34.4
2008	49.1	30.3	174.3	33.3
2007	47.9	29.2	172.5	32.6
2006	47	29.2	169.8	32.3
2005	45.1	27.4	166.6	30.5
2004	44.6	27.5	165	30.8
2003	43.9	29	162.9	30.1
2002	43.4	31.2	161.7	29.3
2001	43.1	32.4	163.8	27.9
2000	43.5	35.6	164.3	28.6
1999	45.4	40.1	170.7	30.8
1998	46.2	43.7	175.5	31.4
1997	47.2	48.6	182.4	31.3
1996	50.2	58.3	195.6	32.9
1995	52.8	61	208.3	35.1
1994	52.7	58.7	209.9	34.5
1993	56.3	60.7	218.1	36
1992	59.1	56.6	232.7	39.2
1991	60.3	53.7	236.9	40.8
1990	61.3	48.4	238.6	42
1989	63.1	44.5	243.4	43.7
1988	65.5	42.5	250.6	45
1987	67.6	42.7	257.4	46.3
1986	68.4	43.2	262.4	45.6
1985	67.6	42.1	264.3	43.8
1984	66.5	40.9	264.4	42.9
1983	65.1	39.1	262.5	41.7
1982	64.2	37.6	262.7	41.5
1981	63	39	261.4	40.1
1980	62.3	39.1	263.5	39.3
1979	63.1	40.2	272.3	40.7
1978	64.1	41.4	279.7	42.7
1977	64.1	42.5	282.8	44.2
1976	64.6	42.8	287.6	46
1975	65.3	44.3	292.4	48.5
1974	66.5	46.5	301	52.7
1973	67.9	48.6	308	57.9
1972	68.9	51.3	308	62.9
1971	69	52.9	303	65.5
1970	68.4	54.3	300	66.9
1969	67.4	53.8	293.6	67.1
1968	67.1	51.7	288.8	67.3
1967	68.5	52	289.4	68.2
1966	70.3	53.2	294.6	68.6
1965	72.4	55	300	68.9
1964	75.1	53.2	302	69.5
1963	77.9	49	306	70.1
1962	79.3	50.4	305	69.2
1961	80.4	62.3	304	68
1960	81.5	72.6	299.3	66.3

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Above is a chart displaying birth rates in Kyrgyzstan by maternal age. In 2026, of all live births, 5.84% will be to women under age 20, 56.2% to women ages 20-29, and 38% to women ages 30 and above. The respective shares in 1990 were 7.45%, 66.8%, and 25.7%.

Children 0-14 years as share of population by year

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Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
Year	Kyrgyzstan	World
2100	16.9%	16.5%
2099	17%	16.6%
2098	17%	16.6%
2097	17.1%	16.7%
2096	17.2%	16.8%
2095	17.4%	16.8%
2094	17.5%	16.9%
2093	17.6%	17%
2092	17.7%	17%
2091	17.9%	17.1%
2090	18%	17.2%
2089	18.2%	17.2%
2088	18.3%	17.3%
2087	18.5%	17.4%
2086	18.6%	17.4%
2085	18.8%	17.5%
2084	18.9%	17.5%
2083	19.1%	17.6%
2082	19.2%	17.7%
2081	19.3%	17.7%
2080	19.5%	17.8%
2079	19.6%	17.8%
2078	19.7%	17.9%
2077	19.8%	17.9%
2076	20%	18%
2075	20.1%	18%
2074	20.2%	18.1%
2073	20.3%	18.2%
2072	20.4%	18.2%
2071	20.5%	18.3%
2070	20.6%	18.3%
2069	20.8%	18.4%
2068	20.9%	18.5%
2067	21.1%	18.6%
2066	21.2%	18.6%
2065	21.4%	18.7%
2064	21.6%	18.8%
2063	21.9%	18.9%
2062	22.1%	19.1%
2061	22.3%	19.2%
2060	22.6%	19.3%
2059	22.9%	19.4%
2058	23.2%	19.5%
2057	23.4%	19.6%
2056	23.7%	19.8%
2055	24%	19.9%
2054	24.2%	20%
2053	24.5%	20.1%
2052	24.7%	20.2%
2051	24.9%	20.3%
2050	25%	20.4%
2049	25.2%	20.5%
2048	25.3%	20.6%
2047	25.4%	20.7%
2046	25.5%	20.8%
2045	25.6%	20.9%
2044	25.6%	20.9%
2043	25.7%	21%
2042	25.8%	21.1%
2041	25.9%	21.2%
2040	26%	21.2%
2039	26.1%	21.3%
2038	26.3%	21.4%
2037	26.5%	21.5%
2036	26.8%	21.6%
2035	27.2%	21.8%
2034	27.7%	22%
2033	28.2%	22.2%
2032	28.7%	22.4%
2031	29.2%	22.7%
2030	29.7%	23%
2029	30.3%	23.3%
2028	30.7%	23.6%
2027	31.2%	23.9%
2026	31.7%	24.2%
2025	32.2%	24.6%
2024	32.3%	24.7%
2023	32.7%	25%
2022	32.9%	25.3%
2021	33%	25.6%
2020	32.9%	25.8%
2019	32.6%	26%
2018	32.3%	26.2%
2017	32.2%	26.4%
2016	32.1%	26.5%
2015	31.8%	26.6%
2014	31.5%	26.8%
2013	31.1%	26.9%
2012	30.8%	27%
2011	30.4%	27.1%
2010	30.3%	27.3%
2009	30.3%	27.5%
2008	30.7%	27.6%
2007	31.2%	27.9%
2006	31.7%	28.1%
2005	32.2%	28.5%
2004	32.7%	28.8%
2003	33.3%	29.2%
2002	33.9%	29.6%
2001	34.6%	30%
2000	35.2%	30.4%
1999	35.8%	30.8%
1998	36.4%	31.1%
1997	37.1%	31.5%
1996	37.6%	31.8%
1995	38%	32.1%
1994	38.2%	32.3%
1993	37.9%	32.5%
1992	37.6%	32.7%
1991	37.6%	32.9%
1990	37.5%	33%
1989	37.5%	33.2%
1988	37.5%	33.4%
1987	37.4%	33.6%
1986	37.5%	33.8%
1985	37.5%	34%
1984	37.7%	34.3%
1983	37.8%	34.6%
1982	37.8%	34.9%
1981	38%	35.2%
1980	38.2%	35.5%
1979	38.5%	35.9%
1978	38.8%	36.3%
1977	39.1%	36.7%
1976	39.4%	36.9%
1975	39.6%	37.1%
1974	39.9%	37.2%
1973	40.1%	37.3%
1972	40.2%	37.5%
1971	40.3%	37.6%
1970	40.3%	37.7%
1969	40.5%	37.8%
1968	40.7%	37.9%
1967	40.8%	38%
1966	41%	38%
1965	41.1%	38%
1964	40.9%	38%
1963	40.6%	37.8%
1962	40.1%	37.6%
1961	39.4%	37.5%
1960	38.6%	37.4%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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The share of children aged 0-14 in Kyrgyzstan was 38.6% in 1960, 37.6% in 1992, and 32.3% as of the latest data in 2024.

More about the demographics of Kyrgyzstan.

Fertility rates around the globe

1x

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Maternal mortality by year

1x

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
Year	Kyrgyzstan	World
2023	42	197
2022	44	203
2021	70	242
2020	55	211
2019	47	207
2018	49	211
2017	49	215
2016	53	220
2015	58	228
2014	62	231
2013	64	235
2012	67	239
2011	70	247
2010	71	253
2009	71	258
2008	73	264
2007	75	269
2006	76	276
2005	74	283
2004	74	291
2003	75	301
2002	74	311
2001	72	321
2000	72	328
1999	75	340
1998	79	360
1997	85	358
1996	91	366
1995	92	371
1994	88	382
1993	78	389
1992	74	395
1991	71	395
1990	72	391
1989	71	401
1988	73	414
1987	74	429
1986	76	438
1985	81	460

Data sources: World Bank | Gender (1985–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The maternal mortality rate in Kyrgyzstan was 42 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.04% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a 41.7% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Under-five mortality by year

Probability that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five

1x

Year	Under 5 mortality rate
Year	Kyrgyzstan	World
2023	1.7%	2.49%
2022	1.72%	2.59%
2021	1.75%	2.66%
2020	1.78%	2.75%
2019	1.84%	2.86%
2018	1.91%	2.97%
2017	2%	3.11%
2016	2.11%	3.22%
2015	2.22%	3.35%
2014	2.35%	3.48%
2013	2.47%	3.61%
2012	2.6%	3.77%
2011	2.77%	3.97%
2010	2.96%	4.11%
2009	3.16%	4.31%
2008	3.37%	4.5%
2007	3.57%	4.7%
2006	3.76%	4.92%
2005	3.93%	5.16%
2004	4.12%	5.43%
2003	4.33%	5.65%
2002	4.57%	5.94%
2001	4.81%	6.21%
2000	5.08%	6.48%
1999	5.35%	6.75%
1998	5.63%	7.05%
1997	5.92%	7.28%
1996	6.17%	7.52%
1995	6.36%	7.76%
1994	6.48%	7.98%
1993	6.49%	8.19%
1992	6.47%	8.46%
1991	6.47%	8.66%
1990	6.52%	8.81%
1989	6.64%	9.02%
1988	6.87%	9.31%
1987	7.18%	9.47%
1986	7.54%	9.81%
1985	7.92%	10.1%
1984	8.34%	10.4%
1983	8.75%	10.6%
1982	9.17%	10.8%
1981	9.56%	11%
1980	9.92%	11.4%
1979	10.3%	11.7%
1978	10.6%	12.2%
1977	10.9%	12.6%
1976	11.2%	13%
1975	11.5%	13.4%
1974	-	13.8%
1973	-	14.1%
1972	-	14.5%
1971	-	15.1%
1970	-	15.2%
1969	-	15.4%
1968	-	15.6%
1967	-	15.9%
1966	-	16.1%
1965	-	16.4%
1964	-	16.6%
1963	-	16.5%
1962	-	16.7%
1961	-	17%
1960	-	17.2%

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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The under-5 mortality rate in Kyrgyzstan was 17 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 1.7% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 50.8 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.