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Population in Kyrgyzstan compared to Papua New Guinea: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Kyrgyzstan was 7,343,064 in 2025 vs 10,762,817 people in Papua New Guinea in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kyrgyzstan's population is 7,505,771 people compared to 11,045,681 in Papua New Guinea.

Population statistics:

  • Papua New Guinea's population is 1.47 times bigger than Kyrgyzstan's.
  • Kyrgyzstan is ranked the 106th most populous country in the world, while Papua New Guinea is the 89th.
  • The countries together account for 0.22% of the world: 0.09% for Kyrgyzstan vs 0.13% for Papua New Guinea.
  • For the last 10 years, Kyrgyzstan has had an average growth rate of +2% per year vs +2.14% in Papua New Guinea.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kyrgyzstan has increased from 5.22M people to 7.51M (43.8% growth), while Papua New Guinea has grown from 6.75M to 11M (63.7% growth).

Kyrgyzstan vs Papua New Guinea: population by year and forecast

Kyrgyzstan
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kyrgyzstan Papua New Guinea
2100 11,893,475 18,798,240
2099 11,890,700 18,786,145
2098 11,886,376 18,772,372
2097 11,878,418 18,755,008
2096 11,868,604 18,733,822
2095 11,856,708 18,710,340
2094 11,842,004 18,683,383
2093 11,826,547 18,654,365
2092 11,811,507 18,621,911
2091 11,794,816 18,586,147
2090 11,776,743 18,545,656
2089 11,756,556 18,506,626
2088 11,734,533 18,464,999
2087 11,710,904 18,420,558
2086 11,685,092 18,372,233
2085 11,657,302 18,321,842
2084 11,627,305 18,270,605
2083 11,596,335 18,214,932
2082 11,565,309 18,159,412
2081 11,531,811 18,100,531
2080 11,496,474 18,035,268
2079 11,459,776 17,972,052
2078 11,420,394 17,904,957
2077 11,379,831 17,837,082
2076 11,337,247 17,768,107
2075 11,290,092 17,695,759
2074 11,242,895 17,621,390
2073 11,196,297 17,544,490
2072 11,145,255 17,463,028
2071 11,092,847 17,377,995
2070 11,039,249 17,291,519
2069 10,984,604 17,201,936
2068 10,928,940 17,108,606
2067 10,872,811 17,011,562
2066 10,815,162 16,911,929
2065 10,758,104 16,809,460
2064 10,700,945 16,705,205
2063 10,640,277 16,600,853
2062 10,579,126 16,493,872
2061 10,517,210 16,383,508
2060 10,455,339 16,267,162
2059 10,392,368 16,149,265
2058 10,325,792 16,029,360
2057 10,258,112 15,906,350
2056 10,188,786 15,781,247
2055 10,119,516 15,653,296
2054 10,047,571 15,519,925
2053 9,973,507 15,386,054
2052 9,898,179 15,247,553
2051 9,819,063 15,107,257
2050 9,737,536 14,965,427
2049 9,654,638 14,818,793
2048 9,569,296 14,670,417
2047 9,483,376 14,519,915
2046 9,396,627 14,367,141
2045 9,306,461 14,210,639
2044 9,214,649 14,053,122
2043 9,120,664 13,894,884
2042 9,025,981 13,735,841
2041 8,929,438 13,574,567
2040 8,831,799 13,410,615
2039 8,734,313 13,244,740
2038 8,637,242 13,076,640
2037 8,542,062 12,907,059
2036 8,446,471 12,735,582
2035 8,350,860 12,563,938
2034 8,255,039 12,389,907
2033 8,158,636 12,215,713
2032 8,061,935 12,039,848
2031 7,963,148 11,862,856
2030 7,863,148 11,683,177
2029 7,762,348 11,502,504
2028 7,661,118 11,320,226
2027 7,556,883 11,136,100
2026 7,451,789 10,950,183
2025 7,343,064 10,762,817
2024 7,221,868 10,576,502
2023 7,099,750 10,389,635
2022 6,975,220 10,203,169
2021 6,851,224 10,012,896
2020 6,726,596 9,815,746
2019 6,590,211 9,609,010
2018 6,444,079 9,394,513
2017 6,306,696 9,178,714
2016 6,175,338 8,961,718
2015 6,040,036 8,743,246
2014 5,905,848 8,523,441
2013 5,777,150 8,302,698
2012 5,652,076 8,081,390
2011 5,546,587 7,859,346
2010 5,467,059 7,633,523
2009 5,389,643 7,406,438
2008 5,318,729 7,183,002
2007 5,268,385 6,963,345
2006 5,218,373 6,747,720
2005 5,162,640 6,535,905
2004 5,104,713 6,328,041
2003 5,043,308 6,123,997
2002 4,990,704 5,924,003
2001 4,945,073 5,728,435
2000 4,898,362 5,537,064
1999 4,840,422 5,349,333
1998 4,769,015 5,166,390
1997 4,696,421 4,987,883
1996 4,628,438 4,813,361
1995 4,560,454 4,644,278
1994 4,515,069 4,480,208
1993 4,516,777 4,320,872
1992 4,515,400 4,166,699
1991 4,463,634 4,021,837
1990 4,391,236 3,896,481
1989 4,307,500 3,796,078
1988 4,218,400 3,711,880
1987 4,144,600 3,632,543
1986 4,066,500 3,554,793
1985 3,990,300 3,478,936
1984 3,916,400 3,405,198
1983 3,838,300 3,333,633
1982 3,759,300 3,264,291
1981 3,685,800 3,197,019
1980 3,617,400 3,131,512
1979 3,552,000 3,067,341
1978 3,487,100 3,003,714
1977 3,423,900 2,940,327
1976 3,358,700 2,877,327
1975 3,292,400 2,814,820
1974 3,223,900 2,752,671
1973 3,153,800 2,690,629
1972 3,088,200 2,628,432
1971 3,022,300 2,566,421
1970 2,959,900 2,505,628
1969 2,894,800 2,446,927
1968 2,818,300 2,390,803
1967 2,736,500 2,337,532
1966 2,655,300 2,285,774
1965 2,573,300 2,235,820
1964 2,495,300 2,188,325
1963 2,413,700 2,141,376
1962 2,333,400 2,093,919
1961 2,255,900 2,046,127
1960 2,172,300 1,995,110

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/kyrgyzstan/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kyrgyzstan increased by 956,965 people (a 18.3% growth), while Papua New Guinea gained 2,213,998 people (a 32.8% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kyrgyzstan gained 1,330,433 people (a 21.5% growth), while Papua New Guinea's population increased by 2,083,963 people (a 23.3% growth).

Kyrgyzstan was ranked 112th most populous country in 2006 and is 106th in 2026. Papua New Guinea was ranked 100th in 2006 and ranked 89th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Kyrgyzstan's population will grow by 29.7% to 9,737,536 people with a rank change from 106th to 100th. The population of Papua New Guinea will increase by 35.5% to 14,965,427 people and rank change from 89th to 84th.

Kyrgyzstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 11.9M people compared to the peak of 18.8M people in 2100 for Papua New Guinea.

Population growth rate by year

Kyrgyzstan
Factual

Projection
Papua New Guinea
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kyrgyzstan Papua New Guinea
2100 0.02% 0.06%
2099 0.04% 0.07%
2098 0.07% 0.09%
2097 0.08% 0.11%
2096 0.1% 0.13%
2095 0.12% 0.14%
2094 0.13% 0.16%
2093 0.13% 0.17%
2092 0.14% 0.19%
2091 0.15% 0.22%
2090 0.17% 0.21%
2089 0.19% 0.23%
2088 0.2% 0.24%
2087 0.22% 0.26%
2086 0.24% 0.28%
2085 0.26% 0.28%
2084 0.27% 0.31%
2083 0.27% 0.31%
2082 0.29% 0.33%
2081 0.31% 0.36%
2080 0.32% 0.35%
2079 0.34% 0.37%
2078 0.36% 0.38%
2077 0.38% 0.39%
2076 0.42% 0.41%
2075 0.42% 0.42%
2074 0.42% 0.44%
2073 0.46% 0.47%
2072 0.47% 0.49%
2071 0.49% 0.5%
2070 0.5% 0.52%
2069 0.51% 0.55%
2068 0.52% 0.57%
2067 0.53% 0.59%
2066 0.53% 0.61%
2065 0.53% 0.62%
2064 0.57% 0.63%
2063 0.58% 0.65%
2062 0.59% 0.67%
2061 0.59% 0.72%
2060 0.61% 0.73%
2059 0.64% 0.75%
2058 0.66% 0.77%
2057 0.68% 0.79%
2056 0.68% 0.82%
2055 0.72% 0.86%
2054 0.74% 0.87%
2053 0.76% 0.91%
2052 0.81% 0.93%
2051 0.84% 0.95%
2050 0.86% 0.99%
2049 0.89% 1.01%
2048 0.91% 1.04%
2047 0.92% 1.06%
2046 0.97% 1.1%
2045 1% 1.12%
2044 1.03% 1.14%
2043 1.05% 1.16%
2042 1.08% 1.19%
2041 1.11% 1.22%
2040 1.12% 1.25%
2039 1.12% 1.29%
2038 1.11% 1.31%
2037 1.13% 1.35%
2036 1.14% 1.37%
2035 1.16% 1.4%
2034 1.18% 1.43%
2033 1.2% 1.46%
2032 1.24% 1.49%
2031 1.27% 1.54%
2030 1.3% 1.57%
2029 1.32% 1.61%
2028 1.38% 1.65%
2027 1.41% 1.7%
2026 1.48% 1.74%
2025 1.68% 1.76%
2024 1.72% 1.8%
2023 1.79% 1.83%
2022 1.81% 1.9%
2021 1.85% 2.01%
2020 2.07% 2.15%
2019 2.27% 2.28%
2018 2.18% 2.35%
2017 2.13% 2.42%
2016 2.24% 2.5%
2015 2.27% 2.58%
2014 2.23% 2.66%
2013 2.21% 2.74%
2012 1.9% 2.83%
2011 1.45% 2.96%
2010 1.44% 3.07%
2009 1.33% 3.11%
2008 0.96% 3.15%
2007 0.96% 3.2%
2006 1.08% 3.24%
2005 1.13% 3.28%
2004 1.22% 3.33%
2003 1.05% 3.38%
2002 0.92% 3.41%
2001 0.95% 3.46%
2000 1.2% 3.51%
1999 1.5% 3.54%
1998 1.55% 3.58%
1997 1.47% 3.63%
1996 1.49% 3.64%
1995 1.01% 3.66%
1994 -0.04% 3.69%
1993 0.03% 3.7%
1992 1.16% 3.6%
1991 1.65% 3.22%
1990 1.94% 2.64%
1989 2.11% 2.27%
1988 1.78% 2.18%
1987 1.92% 2.19%
1986 1.91% 2.18%
1985 1.89% 2.17%
1984 2.03% 2.15%
1983 2.1% 2.12%
1982 1.99% 2.1%
1981 1.89% 2.09%
1980 1.84% 2.09%
1979 1.86% 2.12%
1978 1.85% 2.16%
1977 1.94% 2.19%
1976 2.01% 2.22%
1975 2.12% 2.26%
1974 2.22% 2.31%
1973 2.12% 2.37%
1972 2.18% 2.42%
1971 2.11% 2.43%
1970 2.25% 2.4%
1969 2.71% 2.35%
1968 2.99% 2.28%
1967 3.06% 2.26%
1966 3.19% 2.23%
1965 3.13% 2.17%
1964 3.38% 2.19%
1963 3.44% 2.27%
1962 3.44% 2.34%
1961 3.85% 2.56%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/kyrgyzstan/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

In 2025, the population of Kyrgyzstan grew by 1.68%, while Papua New Guinea's population grew by 1.76%.

Live population counters

Kyrgyzstan Papua New Guinea
Current population
7505771
11045681
Population rank 106/197 89/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.13%
One net population change
4.35 minutes
2.83 minutes
One birth every
3.75 minutes
2.05 minutes
One death every
16.5 minutes
7.58 minutes
Daily growth/decline +332 +510
Annual growth/decline +121,196 +186,315
Annual growth/decline rate +1.68% +1.76%
Population growth rate rank 61/197 59/197
One migration net change every
4.84 hours
1.29 days
Annual migration change +1,815 -284
Net migration rank 58/196 87/196
Foreign-born residents 194,816 31,171
Foreign-born residents rank 114/195 163/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 122/195 183/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kyrgyzstan
Natural

Migration
Papua New Guinea
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kyrgyzstan Papua New Guinea
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,815 - -284
2024 108,328 3,645 187,595 -707
2023 115,016 5,601 187,637 -787
2022 118,579 12,596 186,861 -787
2021 113,730 46,208 183,766 10,703
2020 120,406 54,704 189,130 10,703
2019 143,007 47,303 190,662 22,978
2018 141,125 3,494 190,662 24,684
2017 122,350 7,553 189,715 26,513
2016 126,594 1,187 189,281 28,473
2015 130,464 -5,071 188,600 30,580
2014 127,566 -9,443 187,592 32,840
2013 121,898 -9,667 185,790 35,280
2012 119,259 -12,503 183,658 37,893
2011 114,260 -10,170 181,842 40,690
2010 110,435 -6,521 178,998 50,106
2009 99,709 -14,325 175,421 49,647
2008 89,355 -64,404 172,823 48,985
2007 85,348 -54,298 169,306 48,203
2006 81,929 -53,469 166,540 47,191
2005 72,793 -36,288 163,888 46,014
2004 74,529 -32,088 161,023 44,811
2003 69,598 -30,686 158,611 43,639
2002 65,379 -28,300 155,091 42,657
2001 65,275 -25,695 151,431 41,962
2000 62,699 -23,265 147,496 41,855
1999 71,155 -10,297 143,592 42,519
1998 69,151 -17,690 136,677 43,091
1997 67,159 -11,740 134,458 42,787
1996 73,129 -10,926 129,802 41,994
1995 80,264 -10,767 125,410 40,962
1994 72,693 -22,165 122,113 39,669
1993 81,754 -103,698 118,668 38,220
1992 95,275 -33,009 114,818 36,622
1991 97,753 -32,276 111,453 26,830
1990 97,485 -27,912 110,033 2,398
1989 99,934 -25,723 108,199 -19,824
1988 97,415 -40,823 106,256 -26,232
1987 101,232 -39,678 104,367 -25,720
1986 98,263 -40,062 102,346 -25,495
1985 92,084 -38,536 100,333 -25,470
1984 89,356 -34,248 98,103 -25,487
1983 84,139 -5,525 95,982 -25,465
1982 81,716 -6,388 93,522 -25,355
1981 77,955 -6,725 91,767 -25,383
1980 72,092 -5,090 90,266 -25,638
1979 76,489 -6,672 89,330 -25,618
1978 76,137 -6,988 88,747 -25,208
1977 74,296 -6,724 87,954 -24,722
1976 73,280 -10,499 86,965 -24,198
1975 72,255 -7,639 85,809 -23,562
1974 71,925 -5,818 84,829 -22,771
1973 71,500 -3,373 83,821 -21,803
1972 70,852 -1,163 82,672 -20,303
1971 68,902 2,645 80,599 -18,945
1970 66,485 11,295 78,712 -18,773
1969 63,396 16,862 76,454 -18,994
1968 60,670 20,918 73,983 -19,188
1967 59,793 22,162 71,519 -19,767
1966 59,346 21,868 69,206 -17,454
1965 59,163 22,870 66,693 -18,532
1964 59,657 22,281 64,558 -17,730
1963 60,145 21,967 62,260 -15,189
1962 58,827 21,217 59,974 -12,141
1961 57,176 18,355 58,151 -10,409
1960 54,920 13,946 56,326 -2,034

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/kyrgyzstan/papua-new-guinea | CC BY

Over the last 10 years, 87.5% of the population change in Kyrgyzstan is from natural causes (a gain of 1,239,599 people) and 12.5% is from migration (a gain of 177,220 people). In Papua New Guinea 92.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,883,909 people) and 7.48% is from migration (a gain of 152,353 people).

As of 2024, 194,816 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Kyrgyzstan, compared to 31,171 people or 0.3% in Papua New Guinea.

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
Papua New Guinea
City Population
Port Moresby 317K
Lae 101K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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