The latest officially reported population of Kyrgyzstan was 7,224,614 in 2024 vs 29,651,054 people in Nepal in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kyrgyzstan's population is 7,419,369 people compared to 29,627,185 in Nepal.
Population statistics:
- Nepal's population is 3.99 times bigger than Kyrgyzstan's.
- Kyrgyzstan is ranked the 106th most populous country in the world, while Nepal is the 52nd.
- The countries together account for 0.45% of the world: 0.09% for Kyrgyzstan vs 0.36% for Nepal.
- For the last 10 years, Kyrgyzstan has had an average growth rate of +2.05% per year vs +0.66% in Nepal.
- Since 2005, the population of Kyrgyzstan has increased from 5.16M people to 7.42M (43.7% growth), while Nepal has grown from 26.3M to 29.6M (12.6% growth).
- Kyrgyzstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 11.8M people compared to the peak of 35.8M people in 2067 for Nepal.
Kyrgyzstan vs Nepal: live population counter
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| Current population |
7419369
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29627185
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| Population rank | 106/197 | 52/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.09% | 0.36% |
| One net population change |
4.21 minutes
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12.1 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.59 minutes
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54.9 seconds
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| One death every |
16.8 minutes
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2.55 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.4 hours
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1.31 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +3,645 | -401,282 |
| Daily growth/decline | +342 | -119 |
| Annual growth/decline | +124,864 | -43,560 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.76% | -0.15% |
| Population growth rate rank | 65/197 | 174/197 |
Kyrgyzstan and Nepal: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,172,300 | 10,123,658 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,255,900 | 10,318,396 | 3.85% | 1.92% |
| 1962 | 2,333,400 | 10,521,116 | 3.44% | 1.96% |
| 1963 | 2,413,700 | 10,729,818 | 3.44% | 1.98% |
| 1964 | 2,495,300 | 10,946,392 | 3.38% | 2.02% |
| 1965 | 2,573,300 | 11,173,411 | 3.13% | 2.07% |
| 1966 | 2,655,300 | 11,408,710 | 3.19% | 2.11% |
| 1967 | 2,736,500 | 11,652,716 | 3.06% | 2.14% |
| 1968 | 2,818,300 | 11,906,266 | 2.99% | 2.18% |
| 1969 | 2,894,800 | 12,167,036 | 2.71% | 2.19% |
| 1970 | 2,959,900 | 12,436,190 | 2.25% | 2.21% |
| 1971 | 3,022,300 | 12,710,061 | 2.11% | 2.2% |
| 1972 | 3,088,200 | 12,989,099 | 2.18% | 2.2% |
| 1973 | 3,153,800 | 13,275,239 | 2.12% | 2.2% |
| 1974 | 3,223,900 | 13,568,435 | 2.22% | 2.21% |
| 1975 | 3,292,400 | 13,870,695 | 2.12% | 2.23% |
| 1976 | 3,358,700 | 14,177,649 | 2.01% | 2.21% |
| 1977 | 3,423,900 | 14,499,175 | 1.94% | 2.27% |
| 1978 | 3,487,100 | 14,839,695 | 1.85% | 2.35% |
| 1979 | 3,552,000 | 15,190,590 | 1.86% | 2.36% |
| 1980 | 3,617,400 | 15,553,105 | 1.84% | 2.39% |
| 1981 | 3,685,800 | 15,922,423 | 1.89% | 2.37% |
| 1982 | 3,759,300 | 16,297,987 | 1.99% | 2.36% |
| 1983 | 3,838,300 | 16,689,119 | 2.1% | 2.4% |
| 1984 | 3,916,400 | 17,085,242 | 2.03% | 2.37% |
| 1985 | 3,990,300 | 17,477,692 | 1.89% | 2.3% |
| 1986 | 4,066,500 | 17,868,124 | 1.91% | 2.23% |
| 1987 | 4,144,600 | 18,250,505 | 1.92% | 2.14% |
| 1988 | 4,218,400 | 18,638,661 | 1.78% | 2.13% |
| 1989 | 4,307,500 | 19,057,807 | 2.11% | 2.25% |
| 1990 | 4,391,236 | 19,524,573 | 1.94% | 2.45% |
| 1991 | 4,463,634 | 20,036,500 | 1.65% | 2.62% |
| 1992 | 4,515,400 | 20,609,707 | 1.16% | 2.86% |
| 1993 | 4,516,777 | 21,180,159 | 0.03% | 2.77% |
| 1994 | 4,515,069 | 21,717,479 | -0.04% | 2.54% |
| 1995 | 4,560,454 | 22,245,439 | 1.01% | 2.43% |
| 1996 | 4,628,438 | 22,741,862 | 1.49% | 2.23% |
| 1997 | 4,696,421 | 23,219,463 | 1.47% | 2.1% |
| 1998 | 4,769,015 | 23,680,357 | 1.55% | 1.98% |
| 1999 | 4,840,422 | 24,125,199 | 1.5% | 1.88% |
| 2000 | 4,898,362 | 24,546,509 | 1.2% | 1.75% |
| 2001 | 4,945,073 | 24,946,748 | 0.95% | 1.63% |
| 2002 | 4,990,704 | 25,328,981 | 0.92% | 1.53% |
| 2003 | 5,043,308 | 25,688,758 | 1.05% | 1.42% |
| 2004 | 5,104,713 | 26,016,656 | 1.22% | 1.28% |
| 2005 | 5,162,640 | 26,309,458 | 1.13% | 1.13% |
| 2006 | 5,218,373 | 26,565,425 | 1.08% | 0.97% |
| 2007 | 5,268,385 | 26,788,492 | 0.96% | 0.84% |
| 2008 | 5,318,729 | 26,990,037 | 0.96% | 0.75% |
| 2009 | 5,389,643 | 27,173,035 | 1.33% | 0.68% |
| 2010 | 5,467,059 | 27,341,952 | 1.44% | 0.62% |
| 2011 | 5,546,587 | 27,464,494 | 1.45% | 0.45% |
| 2012 | 5,652,076 | 27,534,915 | 1.9% | 0.26% |
| 2013 | 5,777,150 | 27,589,996 | 2.21% | 0.2% |
| 2014 | 5,905,848 | 27,672,370 | 2.23% | 0.3% |
| 2015 | 6,040,036 | 27,823,629 | 2.27% | 0.55% |
| 2016 | 6,175,338 | 27,955,462 | 2.24% | 0.47% |
| 2017 | 6,306,696 | 28,011,258 | 2.13% | 0.2% |
| 2018 | 6,444,079 | 28,079,689 | 2.18% | 0.24% |
| 2019 | 6,590,211 | 28,414,064 | 2.27% | 1.19% |
| 2020 | 6,726,596 | 28,966,574 | 2.07% | 1.94% |
| 2021 | 6,851,224 | 29,475,010 | 1.85% | 1.76% |
| 2022 | 6,975,220 | 29,715,436 | 1.81% | 0.82% |
| 2023 | 7,099,750 | 29,694,614 | 1.79% | -0.07% |
| 2024 | 7,224,614 | 29,651,054 | 1.76% | -0.15% |
| 2025 | 7,334,223 | 29,618,120 | 1.52% | -0.11% |
| 2026 | 7,440,222 | 29,629,406 | 1.45% | 0.04% |
| 2027 | 7,543,995 | 29,727,164 | 1.39% | 0.33% |
| 2028 | 7,645,839 | 29,947,588 | 1.35% | 0.74% |
| 2029 | 7,745,986 | 30,232,115 | 1.31% | 0.95% |
| 2030 | 7,845,540 | 30,509,999 | 1.29% | 0.92% |
| 2031 | 7,944,084 | 30,780,916 | 1.26% | 0.89% |
| 2032 | 8,040,993 | 31,045,411 | 1.22% | 0.86% |
| 2033 | 8,136,719 | 31,304,035 | 1.19% | 0.83% |
| 2034 | 8,232,011 | 31,555,068 | 1.17% | 0.8% |
| 2035 | 8,326,908 | 31,798,003 | 1.15% | 0.77% |
| 2036 | 8,421,691 | 32,033,714 | 1.14% | 0.74% |
| 2037 | 8,516,263 | 32,262,286 | 1.12% | 0.71% |
| 2038 | 8,611,560 | 32,484,801 | 1.12% | 0.69% |
| 2039 | 8,708,006 | 32,700,695 | 1.12% | 0.66% |
| 2040 | 8,804,747 | 32,909,540 | 1.11% | 0.64% |
| 2041 | 8,901,001 | 33,112,254 | 1.09% | 0.62% |
| 2042 | 8,995,794 | 33,309,062 | 1.06% | 0.59% |
| 2043 | 9,089,322 | 33,499,440 | 1.04% | 0.57% |
| 2044 | 9,181,434 | 33,683,331 | 1.01% | 0.55% |
| 2045 | 9,271,647 | 33,861,058 | 0.98% | 0.53% |
| 2046 | 9,359,344 | 34,032,994 | 0.95% | 0.51% |
| 2047 | 9,444,940 | 34,197,261 | 0.91% | 0.48% |
| 2048 | 9,529,839 | 34,352,077 | 0.9% | 0.45% |
| 2049 | 9,613,240 | 34,500,201 | 0.88% | 0.43% |
| 2050 | 9,694,747 | 34,642,021 | 0.85% | 0.41% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Kyrgyzstan increased by 877,396 people (a 17% growth), while Nepal gained 1,514,171 people (a 5.76% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Kyrgyzstan gained 1,379,333 (a 22.8% growth), while Nepal's population increased by 1,803,556 (a 6.48% growth).
Kyrgyzstan was ranked 112th most populous country in 2005 and is 106th in 2025. Nepal was ranked 43rd in 2005 and ranked 52nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Kyrgyzstan's population will grow by 30.7% to 9,694,747 people with a rank change from 106th to 100th. The population of Nepal will increase by 16.9% to 34,642,021 people and rank change from 52nd to 58th.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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Population differences between Kyrgyzstan and Nepal
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| Life expectancy | 72 years | 70.9 years |
| Average age | 29.1 years | 29.5 years |
| Median age | 26.2 years | 26 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 47.9:52.1 |
| Fertility rate | 2.7 births per woman | 1.98 births per woman |
| Population density | 97.6 ppl/mi² | 536 ppl/mi² |
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