Fertility & birth rates in Kyrgyzstan and Latvia

Fertility rate in Kyrgyzstan vs Latvia chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Kyrgyzstan was 2.7 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.36 in Latvia in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

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The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Kyrgyzstan	Latvia
1960	5.31	1.94
1961	5.36	1.94
1962	5.42	1.91
1963	5.48	1.85
1964	5.43	1.79
1965	5.38	1.74
1966	5.32	1.76
1967	5.26	1.8
1968	5.18	1.83
1969	5.18	1.88
1970	5.2	1.96
1971	5.18	2
1972	5.14	2
1973	5.02	1.98
1974	4.89	1.97
1975	4.76	1.96
1976	4.68	1.93
1977	4.59	1.89
1978	4.53	1.87
1979	4.38	1.87
1980	4.22	1.86
1981	4.19	1.88
1982	4.2	1.97
1983	4.17	2.07
1984	4.2	2.09
1985	4.2	2.08
1986	4.22	2.12
1987	4.16	2.15
1988	4.03	2.11
1989	3.88	2.05
1990	3.63	2.02
1991	3.58	1.86
1992	3.52	1.73
1993	3.2	1.51
1994	2.9	1.39
1995	3.1	1.25
1996	2.8	1.16
1997	2.6	1.11
1998	2.7	1.09
1999	2.6	1.16
2000	2.4	1.25
2001	2.4	1.22
2002	2.4	1.26
2003	2.5	1.32
2004	2.6	1.29
2005	2.5	1.39
2006	2.7	1.46
2007	2.7	1.54
2008	2.8	1.58
2009	2.9	1.46
2010	3.1	1.36
2011	3.1	1.33
2012	3.2	1.44
2013	3.1	1.52
2014	3.2	1.65
2015	3.2	1.7
2016	3.1	1.74
2017	3	1.69
2018	3.3	1.6
2019	3.3	1.61
2020	3.1	1.55
2021	2.89	1.57
2022	2.8	1.47
2023	2.7	1.36
2024	2.68	1.36
2025	2.65	1.37
2026	2.63	1.38
2027	2.6	1.38
2028	2.57	1.39
2029	2.55	1.39
2030	2.53	1.4
2031	2.5	1.4
2032	2.47	1.41
2033	2.45	1.41
2034	2.43	1.41
2035	2.4	1.42
2036	2.38	1.42
2037	2.36	1.42
2038	2.35	1.43
2039	2.33	1.43
2040	2.31	1.43
2041	2.29	1.44
2042	2.28	1.44
2043	2.26	1.44
2044	2.24	1.45
2045	2.23	1.45
2046	2.21	1.45
2047	2.2	1.46
2048	2.18	1.46
2049	2.17	1.46
2050	2.15	1.47

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Kyrgyzstan	Latvia
1960	38.6%	22.2%
1961	39.4%	22.4%
1962	40.1%	22.6%
1963	40.6%	22.5%
1964	40.9%	22.4%
1965	41.1%	22.2%
1966	41%	22%
1967	40.8%	21.8%
1968	40.7%	21.7%
1969	40.5%	21.6%
1970	40.3%	21.6%
1971	40.3%	21.5%
1972	40.2%	21.5%
1973	40.1%	21.3%
1974	39.9%	21.2%
1975	39.6%	21%
1976	39.4%	20.8%
1977	39.1%	20.6%
1978	38.8%	20.5%
1979	38.5%	20.4%
1980	38.2%	20.5%
1981	38%	20.6%
1982	37.8%	20.8%
1983	37.8%	20.9%
1984	37.7%	21.1%
1985	37.5%	21.2%
1986	37.5%	21.3%
1987	37.4%	21.3%
1988	37.5%	21.4%
1989	37.5%	21.4%
1990	37.5%	21.5%
1991	37.6%	21.5%
1992	37.6%	21.4%
1993	37.9%	21.2%
1994	38.2%	21%
1995	38%	20.7%
1996	37.6%	20.2%
1997	37.1%	19.7%
1998	36.4%	19%
1999	35.8%	18.3%
2000	35.2%	17.7%
2001	34.6%	17%
2002	33.9%	16.4%
2003	33.3%	15.8%
2004	32.7%	15.2%
2005	32.2%	14.7%
2006	31.7%	14.4%
2007	31.2%	14.1%
2008	30.7%	14%
2009	30.3%	14.1%
2010	30.3%	14.2%
2011	30.4%	14.2%
2012	30.8%	14.4%
2013	31.1%	14.6%
2014	31.5%	14.8%
2015	31.8%	15.1%
2016	32.1%	15.4%
2017	32.2%	15.7%
2018	32.3%	15.8%
2019	32.6%	15.9%
2020	32.9%	16%
2021	33%	16%
2022	32.9%	15.9%
2023	32.7%	15.7%
2024	32.3%	15.4%
2025	31.9%	15.2%
2026	31.4%	15%
2027	31%	14.8%
2028	30.5%	14.5%
2029	30%	14.1%
2030	29.5%	13.7%
2031	28.9%	13.2%
2032	28.5%	12.8%
2033	27.9%	12.4%
2034	27.4%	12.2%
2035	27%	11.9%
2036	26.6%	11.7%
2037	26.4%	11.6%
2038	26.2%	11.6%
2039	26.1%	11.6%
2040	25.9%	11.7%
2041	25.8%	11.7%
2042	25.7%	11.8%
2043	25.7%	12%
2044	25.6%	12.1%
2045	25.5%	12.2%
2046	25.4%	12.4%
2047	25.3%	12.5%
2048	25.2%	12.6%
2049	25.1%	12.7%
2050	24.9%	12.8%

Children aged 0-14 make up 32.3% of the population in Kyrgyzstan and 15.4% in Latvia in 2024, compared to 37.5% and 21.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Kyrgyzstan and Latvia compared.

Natural population change in Kyrgyzstan vs Latvia by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.94% in Kyrgyzstan and -0.54% in Latvia. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Kyrgyzstan	Latvia
1960	54,920	14,211
1961	57,176	14,207
1962	58,827	11,562
1963	60,145	11,055
1964	59,657	12,100
1965	59,163	8,384
1966	59,346	8,677
1967	59,793	7,825
1968	60,670	7,668
1969	63,396	6,561
1970	66,485	7,785
1971	68,902	8,793
1972	70,852	7,666
1973	71,500	6,040
1974	71,925	6,824
1975	72,255	4,913
1976	73,280	4,200
1977	74,296	3,480
1978	76,137	2,997
1979	76,489	2,506
1980	72,092	3,265
1981	77,955	3,779
1982	81,716	6,327
1983	84,139	8,147
1984	89,356	7,430
1985	92,084	5,673
1986	98,263	10,660
1987	101,232	9,981
1988	97,415	9,022
1989	99,934	6,401
1990	97,485	2,929
1991	97,753	0
1992	95,275	-3,660
1993	81,754	-12,560
1994	72,693	-17,645
1995	80,264	-17,396
1996	73,129	-14,498
1997	67,159	-14,841
1998	69,151	-15,906
1999	71,155	-13,387
2000	62,699	-11,838
2001	65,275	-13,322
2002	65,379	-12,475
2003	69,598	-11,439
2004	74,529	-11,542
2005	72,793	-10,746
2006	81,929	-10,204
2007	85,348	-9,021
2008	89,355	-6,531
2009	99,709	-7,924
2010	110,435	-10,278
2011	114,260	-9,886
2012	119,259	-9,154
2013	121,898	-8,252
2014	127,566	-6,779
2015	130,464	-6,526
2016	126,594	-6,663
2017	122,350	-7,963
2018	141,125	-9,636
2019	143,007	-8,995
2020	120,406	-11,402
2021	113,730	-17,337
2022	118,579	-14,847
2023	115,016	-13,517

Maternal mortality chart: Kyrgyzstan vs Latvia

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 42 deaths per 100,000 live births in Kyrgyzstan, compared to 19 deaths in Latvia.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Kyrgyzstan	Latvia
1985	81	51
1986	76	43
1987	74	44
1988	73	42
1989	71	46
1990	72	47
1991	71	46
1992	74	48
1993	78	57
1994	88	65
1995	92	59
1996	91	45
1997	85	41
1998	79	40
1999	75	40
2000	72	34
2001	72	32
2002	74	29
2003	75	30
2004	74	28
2005	74	27
2006	76	28
2007	75	27
2008	73	25
2009	71	24
2010	71	22
2011	70	22
2012	67	20
2013	64	24
2014	62	22
2015	58	22
2016	53	23
2017	49	23
2018	49	23
2019	47	22
2020	55	21
2021	70	42
2022	44	29
2023	42	19

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 1.7% in Kyrgyzstan and 0.3% in Latvia. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Kyrgyzstan	Latvia
1975	11.5%	-
1976	11.2%	-
1977	10.9%	-
1978	10.6%	-
1979	10.3%	2.08%
1980	9.92%	2.07%
1981	9.56%	2.06%
1982	9.17%	2.03%
1983	8.75%	1.96%
1984	8.34%	1.87%
1985	7.92%	1.75%
1986	7.54%	1.64%
1987	7.18%	1.55%
1988	6.87%	1.53%
1989	6.64%	1.58%
1990	6.52%	1.7%
1991	6.47%	1.83%
1992	6.47%	1.93%
1993	6.49%	1.99%
1994	6.48%	2%
1995	6.36%	1.98%
1996	6.17%	1.9%
1997	5.92%	1.79%
1998	5.63%	1.67%
1999	5.35%	1.54%
2000	5.08%	1.42%
2001	4.81%	1.33%
2002	4.57%	1.26%
2003	4.33%	1.19%
2004	4.12%	1.12%
2005	3.93%	1.05%
2006	3.76%	0.99%
2007	3.57%	0.93%
2008	3.37%	0.88%
2009	3.16%	0.83%
2010	2.96%	0.78%
2011	2.77%	0.72%
2012	2.6%	0.66%
2013	2.47%	0.6%
2014	2.35%	0.55%
2015	2.22%	0.51%
2016	2.11%	0.47%
2017	2%	0.45%
2018	1.91%	0.42%
2019	1.84%	0.4%
2020	1.78%	0.37%
2021	1.75%	0.35%
2022	1.72%	0.32%
2023	1.7%	0.3%