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Population in Kyrgyzstan compared to Malaysia: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kyrgyzstan was 7,221,868 in 2024 vs 35,557,673 people in Malaysia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kyrgyzstan's population is 7,471,102 people compared to 36,512,221 in Malaysia.

Population statistics:

  • Malaysia's population is 4.89 times bigger than Kyrgyzstan's.
  • Kyrgyzstan is ranked the 106th most populous country in the world, while Malaysia is the 45th.
  • The countries together account for 0.53% of the world: 0.09% for Kyrgyzstan vs 0.44% for Malaysia.
  • For the last 10 years, Kyrgyzstan has had an average growth rate of +2.05% per year vs +1.5% in Malaysia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kyrgyzstan has increased from 5.22M people to 7.47M (43.2% growth), while Malaysia has grown from 26.4M to 36.5M (38.2% growth).

Kyrgyzstan vs Malaysia: population by year and forecast

Kyrgyzstan
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kyrgyzstan Malaysia
2100 11,878,983 44,353,615
2099 11,876,212 44,467,475
2098 11,871,893 44,579,971
2097 11,863,945 44,695,979
2096 11,854,143 44,814,885
2095 11,842,261 44,932,404
2094 11,827,575 45,047,479
2093 11,812,137 45,165,126
2092 11,797,115 45,278,674
2091 11,780,444 45,390,002
2090 11,762,393 45,501,495
2089 11,742,231 45,610,046
2088 11,720,234 45,717,882
2087 11,696,634 45,823,085
2086 11,670,854 45,926,712
2085 11,643,097 46,020,742
2084 11,613,138 46,111,490
2083 11,582,205 46,202,286
2082 11,551,217 46,284,929
2081 11,517,759 46,359,700
2080 11,482,466 46,435,482
2079 11,445,812 46,496,102
2078 11,406,479 46,549,167
2077 11,365,965 46,594,188
2076 11,323,432 46,619,045
2075 11,276,335 46,643,115
2074 11,229,195 46,658,350
2073 11,182,654 46,670,848
2072 11,131,675 46,670,426
2071 11,079,330 46,660,436
2070 11,025,798 46,645,623
2069 10,971,220 46,623,238
2068 10,915,623 46,600,060
2067 10,859,563 46,569,264
2066 10,801,984 46,530,377
2065 10,744,996 46,481,890
2064 10,687,906 46,417,369
2063 10,627,312 46,350,674
2062 10,566,235 46,272,105
2061 10,504,395 46,178,092
2060 10,442,600 46,075,877
2059 10,379,705 45,958,718
2058 10,313,211 45,837,407
2057 10,245,612 45,707,213
2056 10,176,371 45,566,357
2055 10,107,186 45,418,953
2054 10,035,329 45,252,995
2053 9,961,355 45,069,089
2052 9,886,119 44,873,927
2051 9,807,099 44,668,767
2050 9,725,671 44,445,677
2049 9,642,875 44,217,593
2048 9,557,636 43,974,925
2047 9,471,821 43,712,325
2046 9,385,178 43,438,283
2045 9,295,121 43,157,909
2044 9,203,421 42,866,716
2043 9,109,551 42,557,941
2042 9,014,983 42,239,980
2041 8,918,557 41,922,379
2040 8,821,038 41,598,231
2039 8,723,670 41,270,953
2038 8,626,718 40,929,067
2037 8,531,653 40,584,773
2036 8,436,180 40,234,128
2035 8,340,685 39,876,375
2034 8,244,980 39,515,857
2033 8,148,695 39,152,086
2032 8,052,112 38,772,414
2031 7,953,446 38,386,293
2030 7,853,567 37,995,617
2029 7,752,890 37,606,753
2028 7,651,783 37,207,852
2027 7,547,675 36,806,585
2026 7,442,710 36,403,076
2025 7,334,116 35,987,113
2024 7,221,868 35,557,673
2023 7,099,750 35,126,298
2022 6,975,220 34,695,493
2021 6,851,224 34,282,399
2020 6,726,596 33,889,558
2019 6,590,211 33,440,596
2018 6,444,079 32,910,967
2017 6,306,696 32,355,644
2016 6,175,338 31,789,685
2015 6,040,036 31,232,798
2014 5,905,848 30,696,137
2013 5,777,150 30,174,265
2012 5,652,076 29,662,831
2011 5,546,587 29,162,039
2010 5,467,059 28,655,776
2009 5,389,643 28,124,778
2008 5,318,729 27,570,059
2007 5,268,385 26,998,389
2006 5,218,373 26,417,909
2005 5,162,640 25,836,071
2004 5,104,713 25,256,772
2003 5,043,308 24,679,602
2002 4,990,704 24,102,477
2001 4,945,073 23,526,538
2000 4,898,362 22,967,816
1999 4,840,422 22,435,531
1998 4,769,015 21,906,713
1997 4,696,421 21,375,218
1996 4,628,438 20,850,087
1995 4,560,454 20,330,599
1994 4,515,069 19,820,446
1993 4,516,777 19,322,664
1992 4,515,400 18,834,572
1991 4,463,634 18,342,464
1990 4,391,236 17,833,171
1989 4,307,500 17,314,997
1988 4,218,400 16,796,605
1987 4,144,600 16,276,737
1986 4,066,500 15,760,419
1985 3,990,300 15,252,258
1984 3,916,400 14,759,009
1983 3,838,300 14,285,907
1982 3,759,300 13,832,798
1981 3,685,800 13,399,203
1980 3,617,400 12,983,363
1979 3,552,000 12,627,862
1978 3,487,100 12,328,157
1977 3,423,900 12,035,713
1976 3,358,700 11,750,097
1975 3,292,400 11,471,914
1974 3,223,900 11,200,906
1973 3,153,800 10,935,621
1972 3,088,200 10,676,835
1971 3,022,300 10,423,453
1970 2,959,900 10,178,802
1969 2,894,800 9,947,597
1968 2,818,300 9,725,281
1967 2,736,500 9,507,099
1966 2,655,300 9,284,688
1965 2,573,300 9,056,408
1964 2,495,300 8,828,406
1963 2,413,700 8,602,160
1962 2,333,400 8,380,172
1961 2,255,900 8,164,443
1960 2,172,300 7,956,197

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

GeoRank.org/population/kyrgyzstan/malaysia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kyrgyzstan increased by 956,965 people (a 18.3% growth), while Malaysia gained 5,371,776 people (a 20.3% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kyrgyzstan gained 1,295,764 people (a 21% growth), while Malaysia's population increased by 4,722,536 people (a 14.9% growth).

Kyrgyzstan was ranked 112th most populous country in 2006 and is 106th in 2026. Malaysia was ranked 44th in 2006 and ranked 45th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Kyrgyzstan's population will grow by 30.2% to 9,725,671 people with a rank change from 106th to 100th. The population of Malaysia will increase by 21.7% to 44,445,677 people and rank change from 45th to 49th.

Kyrgyzstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 11.9M people compared to the peak of 46.7M people in 2073 for Malaysia.

Population growth rate by year

Kyrgyzstan
Factual

Projection
Malaysia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kyrgyzstan Malaysia
2100 0.02% -0.26%
2099 0.04% -0.25%
2098 0.07% -0.26%
2097 0.08% -0.27%
2096 0.1% -0.26%
2095 0.12% -0.26%
2094 0.13% -0.26%
2093 0.13% -0.25%
2092 0.14% -0.25%
2091 0.15% -0.25%
2090 0.17% -0.24%
2089 0.19% -0.24%
2088 0.2% -0.23%
2087 0.22% -0.23%
2086 0.24% -0.2%
2085 0.26% -0.2%
2084 0.27% -0.2%
2083 0.27% -0.18%
2082 0.29% -0.16%
2081 0.31% -0.16%
2080 0.32% -0.13%
2079 0.34% -0.11%
2078 0.36% -0.1%
2077 0.38% -0.05%
2076 0.42% -0.05%
2075 0.42% -0.03%
2074 0.42% -0.03%
2073 0.46% 0.001%
2072 0.47% 0.02%
2071 0.49% 0.03%
2070 0.5% 0.05%
2069 0.51% 0.05%
2068 0.52% 0.07%
2067 0.53% 0.08%
2066 0.53% 0.1%
2065 0.53% 0.14%
2064 0.57% 0.14%
2063 0.58% 0.17%
2062 0.59% 0.2%
2061 0.59% 0.22%
2060 0.61% 0.25%
2059 0.64% 0.26%
2058 0.66% 0.28%
2057 0.68% 0.31%
2056 0.68% 0.32%
2055 0.72% 0.37%
2054 0.74% 0.41%
2053 0.76% 0.43%
2052 0.81% 0.46%
2051 0.84% 0.5%
2050 0.86% 0.52%
2049 0.89% 0.55%
2048 0.91% 0.6%
2047 0.92% 0.63%
2046 0.97% 0.65%
2045 1% 0.68%
2044 1.03% 0.73%
2043 1.05% 0.75%
2042 1.08% 0.76%
2041 1.11% 0.78%
2040 1.12% 0.79%
2039 1.12% 0.84%
2038 1.11% 0.85%
2037 1.13% 0.87%
2036 1.14% 0.9%
2035 1.16% 0.91%
2034 1.18% 0.93%
2033 1.2% 0.98%
2032 1.24% 1.01%
2031 1.27% 1.03%
2030 1.3% 1.03%
2029 1.32% 1.07%
2028 1.38% 1.09%
2027 1.41% 1.11%
2026 1.48% 1.16%
2025 1.55% 1.21%
2024 1.72% 1.23%
2023 1.79% 1.24%
2022 1.81% 1.2%
2021 1.85% 1.16%
2020 2.07% 1.34%
2019 2.27% 1.61%
2018 2.18% 1.72%
2017 2.13% 1.78%
2016 2.24% 1.78%
2015 2.27% 1.75%
2014 2.23% 1.73%
2013 2.21% 1.72%
2012 1.9% 1.72%
2011 1.45% 1.77%
2010 1.44% 1.89%
2009 1.33% 2.01%
2008 0.96% 2.12%
2007 0.96% 2.2%
2006 1.08% 2.25%
2005 1.13% 2.29%
2004 1.22% 2.34%
2003 1.05% 2.39%
2002 0.92% 2.45%
2001 0.95% 2.43%
2000 1.2% 2.37%
1999 1.5% 2.41%
1998 1.55% 2.49%
1997 1.47% 2.52%
1996 1.49% 2.56%
1995 1.01% 2.57%
1994 -0.04% 2.58%
1993 0.03% 2.59%
1992 1.16% 2.68%
1991 1.65% 2.86%
1990 1.94% 2.99%
1989 2.11% 3.09%
1988 1.78% 3.19%
1987 1.92% 3.28%
1986 1.91% 3.33%
1985 1.89% 3.34%
1984 2.03% 3.31%
1983 2.1% 3.28%
1982 1.99% 3.24%
1981 1.89% 3.2%
1980 1.84% 2.82%
1979 1.86% 2.43%
1978 1.85% 2.43%
1977 1.94% 2.43%
1976 2.01% 2.42%
1975 2.12% 2.42%
1974 2.22% 2.43%
1973 2.12% 2.42%
1972 2.18% 2.43%
1971 2.11% 2.4%
1970 2.25% 2.32%
1969 2.71% 2.29%
1968 2.99% 2.29%
1967 3.06% 2.4%
1966 3.19% 2.52%
1965 3.13% 2.58%
1964 3.38% 2.63%
1963 3.44% 2.65%
1962 3.44% 2.64%
1961 3.85% 2.62%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Kyrgyzstan grew by 1.72%, while Malaysia's population grew by 1.23%.

Live population counters

Kyrgyzstan Malaysia
Current population
7471102
36512221
Population rank 106/197 45/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.44%
One net population change
4.3 minutes
1.22 minutes
One birth every
3.59 minutes
1.21 minutes
One death every
16.8 minutes
2.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +335 +1,182
Annual growth/decline +122,118 +431,375
Annual growth/decline rate +1.72% +1.23%
Population growth rate rank 63/197 89/197
One migration net change every
4.84 hours
3.16 minutes
Annual migration change +1,815 +166,615
Net migration rank 58/196 7/196
Foreign-born residents 194,816 3,806,514
Foreign-born residents rank 114/195 18/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 10.7%
Foreign-born share rank 122/195 62/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kyrgyzstan
Natural

Migration
Malaysia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kyrgyzstan Malaysia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,815 - 166,615
2024 - 3,645 - 174,770
2023 115,016 5,601 254,806 181,071
2022 118,579 12,596 237,560 188,154
2021 113,730 46,208 212,002 188,506
2020 120,406 54,704 283,282 101,907
2019 143,007 47,303 309,426 203,284
2018 141,125 3,494 324,568 221,965
2017 122,350 7,553 336,434 227,677
2016 126,594 1,187 345,681 222,141
2015 130,464 -5,071 358,302 187,663
2014 127,566 -9,443 367,587 159,791
2013 121,898 -9,667 366,738 149,637
2012 119,259 -12,503 371,497 134,975
2011 114,260 -10,170 372,836 122,269
2010 110,435 -6,521 360,260 157,164
2009 99,709 -14,325 366,157 178,410
2008 89,355 -64,404 362,380 202,481
2007 85,348 -54,298 348,711 229,784
2006 81,929 -53,469 349,509 232,971
2005 72,793 -36,288 355,324 225,864
2004 74,529 -32,088 365,138 212,278
2003 69,598 -30,686 377,425 199,510
2002 65,379 -28,300 381,084 196,227
2001 65,275 -25,695 400,939 173,613
2000 62,699 -23,265 417,371 125,499
1999 71,155 -10,297 432,355 89,335
1998 69,151 -17,690 436,316 99,639
1997 67,159 -11,740 447,768 79,266
1996 73,129 -10,926 450,174 73,040
1995 80,264 -10,767 443,349 72,393
1994 72,693 -22,165 437,873 66,685
1993 81,754 -103,698 429,910 61,079
1992 95,275 -33,009 418,900 66,286
1991 97,753 -32,276 401,938 97,111
1990 97,485 -27,912 384,518 135,020
1989 99,934 -25,723 373,277 143,544
1988 97,415 -40,823 386,507 133,478
1987 101,232 -39,678 381,999 137,759
1986 98,263 -40,062 385,799 127,081
1985 92,084 -38,536 383,243 120,215
1984 89,356 -34,248 376,797 106,248
1983 84,139 -5,525 365,290 97,862
1982 81,716 -6,388 353,138 89,942
1981 77,955 -6,725 339,991 84,142
1980 72,092 -5,090 326,947 80,617
1979 76,489 -6,672 317,439 -13,980
1978 76,137 -6,988 311,027 -15,059
1977 74,296 -6,724 305,515 -16,601
1976 73,280 -10,499 300,615 -18,316
1975 72,255 -7,639 294,541 -20,480
1974 71,925 -5,818 289,880 -21,919
1973 71,500 -3,373 284,611 -21,995
1972 70,852 -1,163 276,263 -21,305
1971 68,902 2,645 272,323 -20,535
1970 66,485 11,295 269,341 -31,839
1969 63,396 16,862 264,327 -39,420
1968 60,670 20,918 260,705 -40,996
1967 59,793 22,162 258,764 -42,108
1966 59,346 21,868 262,162 -33,993
1965 59,163 22,870 264,836 -36,456
1964 59,657 22,281 266,406 -38,785
1963 60,145 21,967 265,815 -40,952
1962 58,827 21,217 262,140 -43,033
1961 57,176 18,355 257,270 -44,916
1960 54,920 13,946 251,090 -46,948

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 88.5% of the population change in Kyrgyzstan is from natural causes (a gain of 1,258,837 people) and 11.5% is from migration (a gain of 164,132 people). In Malaysia 61.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,029,648 people) and 38.3% is from migration (a gain of 1,882,159 people).

As of 2024, 194,816 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Kyrgyzstan, compared to 3,806,514 people or 10.7% in Malaysia.

Biggest cities by population

Kyrgyzstan
City Population
Bishkek 1.19M
Osh 375K
Jalal-Abad 89K
Tokmok 53.2K
Naryn 34.8K
Talas 32.9K
Kant 23.2K
Toktogul 16.4K
Cholpon-Ata 11.5K
Malaysia
City Population
Kuala Lumpur 9M
Klang 878K
Ipoh 867K
Johor Bahru 798K
George Town 794K
Shah Alam 741K
Subang Jaya 708K
Petaling Jaya 639K
Kuantan 608K
Sungai Petani 545K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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