The latest officially reported population of Kyrgyzstan was 7,221,868 in 2024 vs 5,287,500 people in New Zealand in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kyrgyzstan's population is 7,438,528 people compared to 5,362,441 in New Zealand.
Population statistics:
- Kyrgyzstan's population is 1.39 times bigger than New Zealand's.
- Kyrgyzstan is ranked the 106th most populous country in the world, while New Zealand is the 125th.
- The countries together account for 0.15% of the world: 0.09% for Kyrgyzstan vs 0.06% for New Zealand.
- For the last 10 years, Kyrgyzstan has had an average growth rate of +2.05% per year vs +1.6% in New Zealand.
- Since 2006, the population of Kyrgyzstan has increased from 5.22M people to 7.44M (42.5% growth), while New Zealand has grown from 4.18M to 5.36M (28.1% growth).
- Kyrgyzstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 11.8M people compared to the peak of 5.95M people in 2078 for New Zealand.
Kyrgyzstan vs New Zealand: live population counter
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| Current population |
7438528
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5362441
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| Population rank | 106/197 | 125/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.09% | 0.06% |
| One net population change |
4.3 minutes
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6.01 minutes
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| One birth every |
3.59 minutes
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| One death every |
16.8 minutes
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14 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
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28 minutes
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| Annual migration change | +3,645 | +18,766 |
| Daily growth/decline | +335 | +240 |
| Annual growth/decline | +122,118 | +87,500 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.72% | +1.68% |
| Population growth rate rank | 63/197 | 65/197 |
Kyrgyzstan and New Zealand: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,172,300 | 2,371,800 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,255,900 | 2,419,700 | 3.85% | 2.02% |
| 1962 | 2,333,400 | 2,482,000 | 3.44% | 2.57% |
| 1963 | 2,413,700 | 2,531,800 | 3.44% | 2.01% |
| 1964 | 2,495,300 | 2,585,400 | 3.38% | 2.12% |
| 1965 | 2,573,300 | 2,628,400 | 3.13% | 1.66% |
| 1966 | 2,655,300 | 2,675,900 | 3.19% | 1.81% |
| 1967 | 2,736,500 | 2,724,100 | 3.06% | 1.8% |
| 1968 | 2,818,300 | 2,748,100 | 2.99% | 0.88% |
| 1969 | 2,894,800 | 2,772,800 | 2.71% | 0.9% |
| 1970 | 2,959,900 | 2,810,700 | 2.25% | 1.37% |
| 1971 | 3,022,300 | 2,853,000 | 2.11% | 1.5% |
| 1972 | 3,088,200 | 2,903,900 | 2.18% | 1.78% |
| 1973 | 3,153,800 | 2,961,300 | 2.12% | 1.98% |
| 1974 | 3,223,900 | 3,023,700 | 2.22% | 2.11% |
| 1975 | 3,292,400 | 3,083,100 | 2.12% | 1.96% |
| 1976 | 3,358,700 | 3,110,500 | 2.01% | 0.89% |
| 1977 | 3,423,900 | 3,120,200 | 1.94% | 0.31% |
| 1978 | 3,487,100 | 3,121,200 | 1.85% | 0.03% |
| 1979 | 3,552,000 | 3,109,000 | 1.86% | -0.39% |
| 1980 | 3,617,400 | 3,112,900 | 1.84% | 0.13% |
| 1981 | 3,685,800 | 3,124,900 | 1.89% | 0.39% |
| 1982 | 3,759,300 | 3,156,100 | 1.99% | 1% |
| 1983 | 3,838,300 | 3,199,300 | 2.1% | 1.37% |
| 1984 | 3,916,400 | 3,227,100 | 2.03% | 0.87% |
| 1985 | 3,990,300 | 3,247,100 | 1.89% | 0.62% |
| 1986 | 4,066,500 | 3,246,300 | 1.91% | -0.02% |
| 1987 | 4,144,600 | 3,274,400 | 1.92% | 0.87% |
| 1988 | 4,218,400 | 3,283,400 | 1.78% | 0.27% |
| 1989 | 4,307,500 | 3,299,200 | 2.11% | 0.48% |
| 1990 | 4,391,236 | 3,329,800 | 1.94% | 0.93% |
| 1991 | 4,463,634 | 3,495,100 | 1.65% | 4.96% |
| 1992 | 4,515,400 | 3,531,700 | 1.16% | 1.05% |
| 1993 | 4,516,777 | 3,572,200 | 0.03% | 1.15% |
| 1994 | 4,515,069 | 3,620,000 | -0.04% | 1.34% |
| 1995 | 4,560,454 | 3,673,400 | 1.01% | 1.48% |
| 1996 | 4,628,438 | 3,732,000 | 1.49% | 1.6% |
| 1997 | 4,696,421 | 3,781,300 | 1.47% | 1.32% |
| 1998 | 4,769,015 | 3,815,000 | 1.55% | 0.89% |
| 1999 | 4,840,422 | 3,835,100 | 1.5% | 0.53% |
| 2000 | 4,898,362 | 3,857,700 | 1.2% | 0.59% |
| 2001 | 4,945,073 | 3,880,500 | 0.95% | 0.59% |
| 2002 | 4,990,704 | 3,948,500 | 0.92% | 1.75% |
| 2003 | 5,043,308 | 4,027,200 | 1.05% | 1.99% |
| 2004 | 5,104,713 | 4,087,500 | 1.22% | 1.5% |
| 2005 | 5,162,640 | 4,133,900 | 1.13% | 1.14% |
| 2006 | 5,218,373 | 4,184,600 | 1.08% | 1.23% |
| 2007 | 5,268,385 | 4,223,800 | 0.96% | 0.94% |
| 2008 | 5,318,729 | 4,259,800 | 0.96% | 0.85% |
| 2009 | 5,389,643 | 4,302,600 | 1.33% | 1% |
| 2010 | 5,467,059 | 4,350,700 | 1.44% | 1.12% |
| 2011 | 5,546,587 | 4,384,000 | 1.45% | 0.77% |
| 2012 | 5,652,076 | 4,408,100 | 1.9% | 0.55% |
| 2013 | 5,777,150 | 4,442,100 | 2.21% | 0.77% |
| 2014 | 5,905,848 | 4,516,500 | 2.23% | 1.67% |
| 2015 | 6,040,036 | 4,609,400 | 2.27% | 2.06% |
| 2016 | 6,175,338 | 4,714,100 | 2.24% | 2.27% |
| 2017 | 6,306,696 | 4,813,600 | 2.13% | 2.11% |
| 2018 | 6,444,079 | 4,900,600 | 2.18% | 1.81% |
| 2019 | 6,590,211 | 4,970,300 | 2.27% | 1.42% |
| 2020 | 6,726,596 | 5,072,400 | 2.07% | 2.05% |
| 2021 | 6,851,224 | 5,084,600 | 1.85% | 0.24% |
| 2022 | 6,975,220 | 5,081,700 | 1.81% | -0.06% |
| 2023 | 7,099,750 | 5,200,000 | 1.79% | 2.33% |
| 2024 | 7,221,868 | 5,287,500 | 1.72% | 1.68% |
| 2025 | 7,331,435 | 5,325,989 | 1.52% | 0.73% |
| 2026 | 7,437,395 | 5,362,071 | 1.45% | 0.68% |
| 2027 | 7,541,128 | 5,395,933 | 1.39% | 0.63% |
| 2028 | 7,642,933 | 5,427,327 | 1.35% | 0.58% |
| 2029 | 7,743,042 | 5,456,502 | 1.31% | 0.54% |
| 2030 | 7,842,558 | 5,483,630 | 1.29% | 0.5% |
| 2031 | 7,941,064 | 5,509,118 | 1.26% | 0.46% |
| 2032 | 8,037,937 | 5,533,087 | 1.22% | 0.44% |
| 2033 | 8,133,626 | 5,555,912 | 1.19% | 0.41% |
| 2034 | 8,228,882 | 5,577,658 | 1.17% | 0.39% |
| 2035 | 8,323,743 | 5,598,481 | 1.15% | 0.37% |
| 2036 | 8,418,490 | 5,618,949 | 1.14% | 0.37% |
| 2037 | 8,513,026 | 5,638,796 | 1.12% | 0.35% |
| 2038 | 8,608,287 | 5,658,606 | 1.12% | 0.35% |
| 2039 | 8,704,696 | 5,677,983 | 1.12% | 0.34% |
| 2040 | 8,801,400 | 5,696,537 | 1.11% | 0.33% |
| 2041 | 8,897,618 | 5,715,286 | 1.09% | 0.33% |
| 2042 | 8,992,374 | 5,733,881 | 1.06% | 0.33% |
| 2043 | 9,085,868 | 5,750,997 | 1.04% | 0.3% |
| 2044 | 9,177,945 | 5,766,545 | 1.01% | 0.27% |
| 2045 | 9,268,123 | 5,780,970 | 0.98% | 0.25% |
| 2046 | 9,355,787 | 5,794,046 | 0.95% | 0.23% |
| 2047 | 9,441,350 | 5,805,663 | 0.91% | 0.2% |
| 2048 | 9,526,217 | 5,816,692 | 0.9% | 0.19% |
| 2049 | 9,609,586 | 5,826,512 | 0.88% | 0.17% |
| 2050 | 9,691,062 | 5,836,471 | 0.85% | 0.17% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kyrgyzstan increased by 956,965 people (a 18.3% growth), while New Zealand gained 529,500 people (a 12.7% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kyrgyzstan gained 1,263,190 (a 20.5% growth), while New Zealand's population increased by 648,341 (a 13.8% growth).
Kyrgyzstan was ranked 112th most populous country in 2006 and is 106th in 2026. New Zealand was ranked 122nd in 2006 and ranked 125th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Kyrgyzstan's population will grow by 30.3% to 9,691,062 people with a rank change from 106th to 100th. The population of New Zealand will increase by 8.84% to 5,836,471 people and rank change from 125th to 122nd.
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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| City | Population |
| Auckland | 1.47M |
| Christchurch | 383K |
| Wellington | 216K |
| Hamilton | 176K |
| Tauranga | 151K |
| Dunedin | 106K |
| Lower Hutt | 103K |
| Palmerston North | 81.5K |
| Napier | 66.3K |
| Porirua | 59.6K |
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Population differences between Kyrgyzstan and New Zealand
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| Life expectancy | 72.1 years | 82.5 years |
| Average age | 29.1 years | 39.8 years |
| Median age | 26.2 years | 38.6 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 49.7:50.3 |
| Fertility rate | 2.7 births per woman | 1.56 births per woman |
| Population density | 97.5 ppl/mi² | 52 ppl/mi² |
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