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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kyrgyzstan was 7,221,868 in 2024 vs 143,533,851 people in Russia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kyrgyzstan's population is 7,471,102 people compared to 141,906,741 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 1.8% of the world: 0.09% for Kyrgyzstan vs 1.71% for Russia.
  • For the last 10 years, Kyrgyzstan has had an average growth rate of +2.05% per year vs -0.02% in Russia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kyrgyzstan has increased from 5.22M people to 7.47M (43.2% growth), while Russia has declined from 143M to 142M (0.8% decline).

Kyrgyzstan vs Russia: population by year and forecast

Kyrgyzstan
Factual

Projection
Russia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kyrgyzstan Russia
2100 11,878,983 124,983,377
2099 11,876,212 125,086,144
2098 11,871,893 125,186,329
2097 11,863,945 125,264,415
2096 11,854,143 125,354,177
2095 11,842,261 125,422,006
2094 11,827,575 125,474,373
2093 11,812,137 125,529,632
2092 11,797,115 125,604,261
2091 11,780,444 125,652,742
2090 11,762,393 125,707,894
2089 11,742,231 125,760,026
2088 11,720,234 125,810,124
2087 11,696,634 125,858,116
2086 11,670,854 125,926,035
2085 11,643,097 126,001,913
2084 11,613,138 126,076,414
2083 11,582,205 126,151,046
2082 11,551,217 126,234,371
2081 11,517,759 126,317,768
2080 11,482,466 126,414,511
2079 11,445,812 126,534,688
2078 11,406,479 126,674,591
2077 11,365,965 126,830,956
2076 11,323,432 126,982,766
2075 11,276,335 127,165,304
2074 11,229,195 127,362,143
2073 11,182,654 127,576,856
2072 11,131,675 127,802,632
2071 11,079,330 128,080,998
2070 11,025,798 128,353,977
2069 10,971,220 128,642,208
2068 10,915,623 128,920,237
2067 10,859,563 129,203,483
2066 10,801,984 129,511,983
2065 10,744,996 129,842,007
2064 10,687,906 130,177,089
2063 10,627,312 130,522,107
2062 10,566,235 130,851,664
2061 10,504,395 131,200,160
2060 10,442,600 131,526,812
2059 10,379,705 131,884,461
2058 10,313,211 132,247,211
2057 10,245,612 132,584,941
2056 10,176,371 132,925,501
2055 10,107,186 133,271,436
2054 10,035,329 133,595,068
2053 9,961,355 133,914,243
2052 9,886,119 134,180,223
2051 9,807,099 134,443,510
2050 9,725,671 134,687,487
2049 9,642,875 134,909,323
2048 9,557,636 135,117,641
2047 9,471,821 135,311,492
2046 9,385,178 135,482,008
2045 9,295,121 135,664,379
2044 9,203,421 135,863,165
2043 9,109,551 136,085,277
2042 9,014,983 136,307,658
2041 8,918,557 136,557,818
2040 8,821,038 136,821,807
2039 8,723,670 137,122,219
2038 8,626,718 137,433,644
2037 8,531,653 137,770,811
2036 8,436,180 138,118,955
2035 8,340,685 138,478,809
2034 8,244,980 138,852,689
2033 8,148,695 139,237,595
2032 8,052,112 139,635,142
2031 7,953,446 140,058,187
2030 7,853,567 140,453,528
2029 7,752,890 140,840,370
2028 7,651,783 141,214,141
2027 7,547,675 141,580,416
2026 7,442,710 141,906,741
2025 7,334,116 142,772,403
2024 7,221,868 143,533,851
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

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 1,295,764 people (a 21% growth), while Russia's population decreased by 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% 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 30.2% to 9,725,671 people with a rank change from 106th to 100th. The population of Russia will decrease by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people and rank change from 9th to 14th.

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 125M 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 1.55% -0.53%
2024 1.72% -0.2%
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 (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Kyrgyzstan grew by 1.72%, while Russia's population declined by 0.2%.

Live population counters

Kyrgyzstan Russia
Current population
7471102
141906741
Population rank 106/197 9/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 1.71%
One net population change
4.3 minutes
1.8 minutes
One birth every
3.59 minutes
25.5 seconds
One death every
16.8 minutes
18.1 seconds
Daily growth/decline +335 -801
Annual growth/decline +122,118 -292,279
Annual growth/decline rate +1.72% -0.2%
Population growth rate rank 63/197 177/197
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 - 3,645 - -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 2026-04-06).

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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 Russia 48.6% is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 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 (1960–2024, 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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