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

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The latest officially reported population of Kyrgyzstan was 7,343,064 in 2025 vs 143,513,328 people in Russia in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kyrgyzstan's population is 7,505,771 people compared to 142,643,173 in Russia.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 19 times bigger than Kyrgyzstan's.
  • Kyrgyzstan is ranked the 106th most populous country in the world, while Russia is the 9th.
  • The countries together account for 1.81% of the world: 0.09% for Kyrgyzstan vs 1.72% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Kyrgyzstan has had an average growth rate of +2% per year vs -0.05% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kyrgyzstan has increased from 5.22M people to 7.51M (43.8% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 143M (0.28% decline).

Kyrgyzstan vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Kyrgyzstan
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kyrgyzstan Russia
2100 11,893,475 125,631,984
2099 11,890,700 125,735,285
2098 11,886,376 125,835,990
2097 11,878,418 125,914,480
2096 11,868,604 126,004,709
2095 11,856,708 126,072,890
2094 11,842,004 126,125,529
2093 11,826,547 126,181,074
2092 11,811,507 126,256,091
2091 11,794,816 126,304,823
2090 11,776,743 126,360,262
2089 11,756,556 126,412,664
2088 11,734,533 126,463,022
2087 11,710,904 126,511,263
2086 11,685,092 126,579,534
2085 11,657,302 126,655,806
2084 11,627,305 126,730,694
2083 11,596,335 126,805,713
2082 11,565,309 126,889,471
2081 11,531,811 126,973,300
2080 11,496,474 127,070,546
2079 11,459,776 127,191,346
2078 11,420,394 127,331,975
2077 11,379,831 127,489,152
2076 11,337,247 127,641,749
2075 11,290,092 127,825,235
2074 11,242,895 128,023,096
2073 11,196,297 128,238,922
2072 11,145,255 128,465,870
2071 11,092,847 128,745,681
2070 11,039,249 129,020,076
2069 10,984,604 129,309,803
2068 10,928,940 129,589,275
2067 10,872,811 129,873,991
2066 10,815,162 130,184,092
2065 10,758,104 130,515,828
2064 10,700,945 130,852,649
2063 10,640,277 131,199,458
2062 10,579,126 131,530,725
2061 10,517,210 131,881,030
2060 10,455,339 132,209,377
2059 10,392,368 132,568,882
2058 10,325,792 132,933,515
2057 10,258,112 133,272,997
2056 10,188,786 133,615,325
2055 10,119,516 133,963,055
2054 10,047,571 134,288,366
2053 9,973,507 134,609,198
2052 9,898,179 134,876,558
2051 9,819,063 135,141,211
2050 9,737,536 135,386,454
2049 9,654,638 135,609,441
2048 9,569,296 135,818,840
2047 9,483,376 136,013,698
2046 9,396,627 136,185,098
2045 9,306,461 136,368,416
2044 9,214,649 136,568,234
2043 9,120,664 136,791,498
2042 9,025,981 137,015,033
2041 8,929,438 137,266,491
2040 8,831,799 137,531,851
2039 8,734,313 137,833,822
2038 8,637,242 138,146,863
2037 8,542,062 138,485,780
2036 8,446,471 138,835,731
2035 8,350,860 139,197,452
2034 8,255,039 139,573,272
2033 8,158,636 139,960,175
2032 8,061,935 140,359,785
2031 7,963,148 140,785,026
2030 7,863,148 141,182,418
2029 7,762,348 141,571,268
2028 7,661,118 141,946,979
2027 7,556,883 142,315,155
2026 7,451,789 142,643,173
2025 7,343,064 143,513,328
2024 7,221,868 143,669,648
2023 7,099,750 143,826,130
2022 6,975,220 144,236,933
2021 6,851,224 144,746,762
2020 6,726,596 145,245,148
2019 6,590,211 145,453,291
2018 6,444,079 145,398,106
2017 6,306,696 145,293,260
2016 6,175,338 145,015,460
2015 6,040,036 144,640,716
2014 5,905,848 144,237,223
2013 5,777,150 143,805,638
2012 5,652,076 143,378,447
2011 5,546,587 143,018,195
2010 5,467,059 142,849,468
2009 5,389,643 142,785,348
2008 5,318,729 142,742,366
2007 5,268,385 142,805,114
2006 5,218,373 143,049,637
2005 5,162,640 143,518,814
2004 5,104,713 144,067,316
2003 5,043,308 144,648,618
2002 4,990,704 145,306,497
2001 4,945,073 145,976,482
2000 4,898,362 146,596,869
1999 4,840,422 147,214,776
1998 4,769,015 147,670,784
1997 4,696,421 147,915,361
1996 4,628,438 148,160,129
1995 4,560,454 148,375,787
1994 4,515,069 148,407,912
1993 4,516,777 148,458,777
1992 4,515,400 148,538,197
1991 4,463,634 148,394,216
1990 4,391,236 147,969,406
1989 4,307,500 147,721,000
1988 4,218,400 146,857,000
1987 4,144,600 145,908,000
1986 4,066,500 144,894,000
1985 3,990,300 143,858,000
1984 3,916,400 142,745,000
1983 3,838,300 141,668,000
1982 3,759,300 140,823,000
1981 3,685,800 139,941,000
1980 3,617,400 139,010,000
1979 3,552,000 138,027,000
1978 3,487,100 137,060,000
1977 3,423,900 136,100,000
1976 3,358,700 135,147,000
1975 3,292,400 134,200,000
1974 3,223,900 133,432,000
1973 3,153,800 132,669,000
1972 3,088,200 131,909,000
1971 3,022,300 131,155,000
1970 2,959,900 130,404,000
1969 2,894,800 129,664,000
1968 2,818,300 128,928,000
1967 2,736,500 128,196,000
1966 2,655,300 127,468,000
1965 2,573,300 126,745,000
1964 2,495,300 125,345,000
1963 2,413,700 123,960,000
1962 2,333,400 122,591,000
1961 2,255,900 121,236,000
1960 2,172,300 119,897,000

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kyrgyzstan increased by 956,965 people (a 18.3% growth), while Russia gained 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kyrgyzstan gained 1,330,433 people (a 21.5% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 2,372,287 people (a 1.64% decline).

Kyrgyzstan was ranked 112th most populous country in 2006 and is 106th in 2026. Russia was ranked 9th in 2006 and still ranked 9th 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 Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 135,386,454 people and rank change from 9th to 13th.

Kyrgyzstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 11.9M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 126M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Kyrgyzstan
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kyrgyzstan Russia
2100 0.02% -0.08%
2099 0.04% -0.08%
2098 0.07% -0.06%
2097 0.08% -0.07%
2096 0.1% -0.05%
2095 0.12% -0.04%
2094 0.13% -0.04%
2093 0.13% -0.06%
2092 0.14% -0.04%
2091 0.15% -0.04%
2090 0.17% -0.04%
2089 0.19% -0.04%
2088 0.2% -0.04%
2087 0.22% -0.05%
2086 0.24% -0.06%
2085 0.26% -0.06%
2084 0.27% -0.06%
2083 0.27% -0.07%
2082 0.29% -0.07%
2081 0.31% -0.08%
2080 0.32% -0.09%
2079 0.34% -0.11%
2078 0.36% -0.12%
2077 0.38% -0.12%
2076 0.42% -0.14%
2075 0.42% -0.15%
2074 0.42% -0.17%
2073 0.46% -0.18%
2072 0.47% -0.22%
2071 0.49% -0.21%
2070 0.5% -0.22%
2069 0.51% -0.22%
2068 0.52% -0.22%
2067 0.53% -0.24%
2066 0.53% -0.25%
2065 0.53% -0.26%
2064 0.57% -0.26%
2063 0.58% -0.25%
2062 0.59% -0.27%
2061 0.59% -0.25%
2060 0.61% -0.27%
2059 0.64% -0.27%
2058 0.66% -0.25%
2057 0.68% -0.26%
2056 0.68% -0.26%
2055 0.72% -0.24%
2054 0.74% -0.24%
2053 0.76% -0.2%
2052 0.81% -0.2%
2051 0.84% -0.18%
2050 0.86% -0.16%
2049 0.89% -0.15%
2048 0.91% -0.14%
2047 0.92% -0.13%
2046 0.97% -0.13%
2045 1% -0.15%
2044 1.03% -0.16%
2043 1.05% -0.16%
2042 1.08% -0.18%
2041 1.11% -0.19%
2040 1.12% -0.22%
2039 1.12% -0.23%
2038 1.11% -0.24%
2037 1.13% -0.25%
2036 1.14% -0.26%
2035 1.16% -0.27%
2034 1.18% -0.28%
2033 1.2% -0.28%
2032 1.24% -0.3%
2031 1.27% -0.28%
2030 1.3% -0.27%
2029 1.32% -0.26%
2028 1.38% -0.26%
2027 1.41% -0.23%
2026 1.48% -0.61%
2025 1.68% -0.11%
2024 1.72% -0.11%
2023 1.79% -0.28%
2022 1.81% -0.35%
2021 1.85% -0.34%
2020 2.07% -0.14%
2019 2.27% 0.04%
2018 2.18% 0.07%
2017 2.13% 0.19%
2016 2.24% 0.26%
2015 2.27% 0.28%
2014 2.23% 0.3%
2013 2.21% 0.3%
2012 1.9% 0.25%
2011 1.45% 0.12%
2010 1.44% 0.04%
2009 1.33% 0.03%
2008 0.96% -0.04%
2007 0.96% -0.17%
2006 1.08% -0.33%
2005 1.13% -0.38%
2004 1.22% -0.4%
2003 1.05% -0.45%
2002 0.92% -0.46%
2001 0.95% -0.42%
2000 1.2% -0.42%
1999 1.5% -0.31%
1998 1.55% -0.17%
1997 1.47% -0.17%
1996 1.49% -0.15%
1995 1.01% -0.02%
1994 -0.04% -0.03%
1993 0.03% -0.05%
1992 1.16% 0.1%
1991 1.65% 0.29%
1990 1.94% 0.17%
1989 2.11% 0.59%
1988 1.78% 0.65%
1987 1.92% 0.7%
1986 1.91% 0.72%
1985 1.89% 0.78%
1984 2.03% 0.76%
1983 2.1% 0.6%
1982 1.99% 0.63%
1981 1.89% 0.67%
1980 1.84% 0.71%
1979 1.86% 0.71%
1978 1.85% 0.71%
1977 1.94% 0.71%
1976 2.01% 0.71%
1975 2.12% 0.58%
1974 2.22% 0.58%
1973 2.12% 0.58%
1972 2.18% 0.57%
1971 2.11% 0.58%
1970 2.25% 0.57%
1969 2.71% 0.57%
1968 2.99% 0.57%
1967 3.06% 0.57%
1966 3.19% 0.57%
1965 3.13% 1.12%
1964 3.38% 1.12%
1963 3.44% 1.12%
1962 3.44% 1.12%
1961 3.85% 1.12%

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

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In 2025, the population of Kyrgyzstan grew by 1.68%, while Russia's population declined by 0.11%.

Live population counters

Kyrgyzstan Russia
Current population
7505771
142643173
Population rank 106/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 1.72%
One net population change
4.35 minutes
3.37 minutes
One birth every
3.75 minutes
26.1 seconds
One death every
16.5 minutes
17.7 seconds
Daily growth/decline +332 -428
Annual growth/decline +121,196 -156,320
Annual growth/decline rate +1.68% -0.11%
Population growth rate rank 61/197 166/197
One migration net change every
4.84 hours
2.09 minutes
Annual migration change +1,815 -251,822
Net migration rank 58/196 187/196
Foreign-born residents 194,816 7,605,774
Foreign-born residents rank 114/195 10/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 5.3%
Foreign-born share rank 122/195 91/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kyrgyzstan
Natural

Migration
Russia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kyrgyzstan Russia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,815 - -251,822
2024 108,328 3,645 -574,678 -178,042
2023 115,016 5,601 -503,392 27,807
2022 118,579 12,596 -576,948 765,629
2021 113,730 46,208 -1,027,702 314,112
2020 120,406 54,704 -697,177 334,094
2019 143,007 47,303 -319,997 336,494
2018 141,125 3,494 -232,637 339,972
2017 122,350 7,553 -130,764 396,619
2016 126,594 1,187 0 447,645
2015 130,464 -5,071 43,392 384,756
2014 127,566 -9,443 28,848 264,698
2013 121,898 -9,667 28,761 289,872
2012 119,259 -12,503 0 285,977
2011 114,260 -10,170 -128,716 309,377
2010 110,435 -6,521 -242,844 307,555
2009 99,709 -14,325 -257,014 350,206
2008 89,355 -64,404 -356,856 360,840
2007 85,348 -54,298 -471,257 365,717
2006 81,929 -53,469 -686,638 308,370
2005 72,793 -36,288 -846,761 263,541
2004 74,529 -32,088 -792,370 261,519
2003 69,598 -30,686 -896,822 256,804
2002 65,379 -28,300 -944,492 1,358,944
2001 65,275 -25,695 -963,445 259,614
2000 62,699 -23,265 -967,540 550,401
1999 71,155 -10,297 -927,453 375,468
1998 69,151 -17,690 -694,053 528,135
1997 67,159 -11,740 -769,159 541,387
1996 73,129 -10,926 -785,248 587,171
1995 80,264 -10,767 -845,742 723,875
1994 72,693 -22,165 -920,129 1,271,417
1993 81,754 -103,698 -757,140 507,229
1992 95,275 -33,009 -222,808 -1,129,589
1991 97,753 -32,276 103,876 125,505
1990 97,485 -27,912 325,533 299,863
1989 99,934 -25,723 576,112 89,400
1988 97,415 -40,823 778,343 269,862
1987 101,232 -39,678 977,583 275,611
1986 98,263 -40,062 985,279 283,553
1985 92,084 -38,536 762,447 280,614
1984 89,356 -34,248 756,548 247,026
1983 84,139 -5,525 906,676 200,159
1982 81,716 -6,388 830,855 107,520
1981 77,955 -6,725 713,700 36,686
1980 72,092 -5,090 681,149 10,440
1979 76,489 -6,672 690,135 -5,791
1978 76,137 -6,988 812,766 108,882
1977 74,296 -6,724 832,932 122,316
1976 73,280 -10,499 852,237 113,851
1975 72,255 -7,639 843,850 80,069
1974 71,925 -5,818 883,186 -51,759
1973 71,500 -3,373 846,561 -107,568
1972 70,852 -1,163 872,050 -111,168
1971 68,902 2,645 854,999 -134,968
1970 66,485 11,295 785,554 -264,464
1969 63,396 16,862 753,088 -64,643
1968 60,670 20,918 787,621 -83,221
1967 59,793 22,162 854,554 -116,029
1966 59,346 21,868 989,279 -111,360
1965 59,163 22,870 1,059,335 -138,078
1964 59,657 22,281 1,233,520 -148,595
1963 60,145 21,967 1,436,077 -168,649
1962 58,827 21,217 1,573,701 -177,358
1961 57,176 18,355 1,810,538 -204,349
1960 54,920 13,946 1,962,834 -234,895

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

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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 Russia 55.9% is from natural causes (a loss of 4,019,903 people) and 44.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,169,086 people).

As of 2024, 194,816 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Kyrgyzstan, compared to 7,605,774 people or 5.3% in Russia.

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
Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M

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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. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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