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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Kyrgyzstan was 7,221,868 in 2024 vs 23,331,886 people in Taiwan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kyrgyzstan's population is 7,471,102 people compared to 23,229,461 in Taiwan.

Population statistics:

  • Taiwan's population is 3.11 times bigger than Kyrgyzstan's.
  • Kyrgyzstan is ranked the 106th most populous country in the world, while Taiwan is the 60th.
  • The countries together account for 0.37% of the world: 0.09% for Kyrgyzstan vs 0.28% for Taiwan.
  • For the last 10 years, Kyrgyzstan has had an average growth rate of +2.05% per year vs -0.03% in Taiwan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kyrgyzstan has increased from 5.22M people to 7.47M (43.2% growth), while Taiwan has grown from 22.8M to 23.2M (1.78% growth).

Kyrgyzstan vs Taiwan: population by year and forecast

Kyrgyzstan
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kyrgyzstan Taiwan
2100 11,878,983 10,150,338
2099 11,876,212 10,273,881
2098 11,871,893 10,399,680
2097 11,863,945 10,527,804
2096 11,854,143 10,657,536
2095 11,842,261 10,789,978
2094 11,827,575 10,925,075
2093 11,812,137 11,062,491
2092 11,797,115 11,202,670
2091 11,780,444 11,346,131
2090 11,762,393 11,494,369
2089 11,742,231 11,644,743
2088 11,720,234 11,799,177
2087 11,696,634 11,956,109
2086 11,670,854 12,116,149
2085 11,643,097 12,281,248
2084 11,613,138 12,451,872
2083 11,582,205 12,625,681
2082 11,551,217 12,803,442
2081 11,517,759 12,986,931
2080 11,482,466 13,174,137
2079 11,445,812 13,366,920
2078 11,406,479 13,564,788
2077 11,365,965 13,765,770
2076 11,323,432 13,969,802
2075 11,276,335 14,178,904
2074 11,229,195 14,391,331
2073 11,182,654 14,606,033
2072 11,131,675 14,824,987
2071 11,079,330 15,045,310
2070 11,025,798 15,266,143
2069 10,971,220 15,488,280
2068 10,915,623 15,714,125
2067 10,859,563 15,940,945
2066 10,801,984 16,167,553
2065 10,744,996 16,396,032
2064 10,687,906 16,625,600
2063 10,627,312 16,854,355
2062 10,566,235 17,084,600
2061 10,504,395 17,314,450
2060 10,442,600 17,541,998
2059 10,379,705 17,767,014
2058 10,313,211 17,988,239
2057 10,245,612 18,208,151
2056 10,176,371 18,423,453
2055 10,107,186 18,639,554
2054 10,035,329 18,853,384
2053 9,961,355 19,063,428
2052 9,886,119 19,270,076
2051 9,807,099 19,474,323
2050 9,725,671 19,677,203
2049 9,642,875 19,878,438
2048 9,557,636 20,073,645
2047 9,471,821 20,267,326
2046 9,385,178 20,454,154
2045 9,295,121 20,640,565
2044 9,203,421 20,819,477
2043 9,109,551 20,995,111
2042 9,014,983 21,166,213
2041 8,918,557 21,331,710
2040 8,821,038 21,491,361
2039 8,723,670 21,645,911
2038 8,626,718 21,794,529
2037 8,531,653 21,939,617
2036 8,436,180 22,077,701
2035 8,340,685 22,211,115
2034 8,244,980 22,340,809
2033 8,148,695 22,463,465
2032 8,052,112 22,582,449
2031 7,953,446 22,698,460
2030 7,853,567 22,809,605
2029 7,752,890 22,916,803
2028 7,651,783 23,022,058
2027 7,547,675 23,127,410
2026 7,442,710 23,229,461
2025 7,334,116 23,331,886
2024 7,221,868 23,410,331
2023 7,099,750 23,342,541
2022 6,975,220 23,319,977
2021 6,851,224 23,468,275
2020 6,726,596 23,582,179
2019 6,590,211 23,596,027
2018 6,444,079 23,580,080
2017 6,306,696 23,555,522
2016 6,175,338 23,515,945
2015 6,040,036 23,462,914
2014 5,905,848 23,403,635
2013 5,777,150 23,344,670
2012 5,652,076 23,270,367
2011 5,546,587 23,193,518
2010 5,467,059 23,140,948
2009 5,389,643 23,078,402
2008 5,318,729 22,997,696
2007 5,268,385 22,917,444
2006 5,218,373 22,823,455
2005 5,162,640 22,729,753
2004 5,104,713 22,646,836
2003 5,043,308 22,562,663
2002 4,990,704 22,463,172
2001 4,945,073 22,341,120
2000 4,898,362 22,184,530
1999 4,840,422 22,010,489
1998 4,769,015 21,835,703
1997 4,696,421 21,634,124
1996 4,628,438 21,441,432
1995 4,560,454 21,267,653
1994 4,515,069 21,086,645
1993 4,516,777 20,899,019
1992 4,515,400 20,704,227
1991 4,463,634 20,503,568
1990 4,391,236 20,278,946
1989 4,307,500 20,055,492
1988 4,218,400 19,839,704
1987 4,144,600 19,617,046
1986 4,066,500 19,411,454
1985 3,990,300 19,191,510
1984 3,916,400 18,929,866
1983 3,838,300 18,653,146
1982 3,759,300 18,354,855
1981 3,685,800 18,029,982
1980 3,617,400 17,704,538
1979 3,552,000 17,372,779
1978 3,487,100 17,042,272
1977 3,423,900 16,730,895
1976 3,358,700 16,401,413
1975 3,292,400 16,075,128
1974 3,223,900 15,784,817
1973 3,153,800 15,505,121
1972 3,088,200 15,220,495
1971 3,022,300 14,913,564
1970 2,959,900 14,582,944
1969 2,894,800 14,068,984
1968 2,818,300 13,548,537
1967 2,736,500 13,210,344
1966 2,655,300 12,874,153
1965 2,573,300 12,511,863
1964 2,495,300 12,137,143
1963 2,413,700 11,762,101
1962 2,333,400 11,392,513
1961 2,255,900 11,030,385
1960 2,172,300 10,667,705

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kyrgyzstan increased by 956,965 people (a 18.3% growth), while Taiwan gained 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kyrgyzstan gained 1,295,764 people (a 21% growth), while Taiwan's population decreased by 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline).

Kyrgyzstan was ranked 112th most populous country in 2006 and is 106th in 2026. Taiwan was ranked 49th in 2006 and ranked 60th 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 Taiwan will decrease by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people and rank change from 60th to 76th.

Kyrgyzstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 11.9M people, while Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Kyrgyzstan
Factual

Projection
Taiwan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kyrgyzstan Taiwan
2100 0.02% -1.2%
2099 0.04% -1.21%
2098 0.07% -1.22%
2097 0.08% -1.22%
2096 0.1% -1.23%
2095 0.12% -1.24%
2094 0.13% -1.24%
2093 0.13% -1.25%
2092 0.14% -1.26%
2091 0.15% -1.29%
2090 0.17% -1.29%
2089 0.19% -1.31%
2088 0.2% -1.31%
2087 0.22% -1.32%
2086 0.24% -1.34%
2085 0.26% -1.37%
2084 0.27% -1.38%
2083 0.27% -1.39%
2082 0.29% -1.41%
2081 0.31% -1.42%
2080 0.32% -1.44%
2079 0.34% -1.46%
2078 0.36% -1.46%
2077 0.38% -1.46%
2076 0.42% -1.47%
2075 0.42% -1.48%
2074 0.42% -1.47%
2073 0.46% -1.48%
2072 0.47% -1.46%
2071 0.49% -1.45%
2070 0.5% -1.43%
2069 0.51% -1.44%
2068 0.52% -1.42%
2067 0.53% -1.4%
2066 0.53% -1.39%
2065 0.53% -1.38%
2064 0.57% -1.36%
2063 0.58% -1.35%
2062 0.59% -1.33%
2061 0.59% -1.3%
2060 0.61% -1.27%
2059 0.64% -1.23%
2058 0.66% -1.21%
2057 0.68% -1.17%
2056 0.68% -1.16%
2055 0.72% -1.13%
2054 0.74% -1.1%
2053 0.76% -1.07%
2052 0.81% -1.05%
2051 0.84% -1.03%
2050 0.86% -1.01%
2049 0.89% -0.97%
2048 0.91% -0.96%
2047 0.92% -0.91%
2046 0.97% -0.9%
2045 1% -0.86%
2044 1.03% -0.84%
2043 1.05% -0.81%
2042 1.08% -0.78%
2041 1.11% -0.74%
2040 1.12% -0.71%
2039 1.12% -0.68%
2038 1.11% -0.66%
2037 1.13% -0.63%
2036 1.14% -0.6%
2035 1.16% -0.58%
2034 1.18% -0.55%
2033 1.2% -0.53%
2032 1.24% -0.51%
2031 1.27% -0.49%
2030 1.3% -0.47%
2029 1.32% -0.46%
2028 1.38% -0.46%
2027 1.41% -0.44%
2026 1.48% -0.44%
2025 1.55% -0.34%
2024 1.72% 0.29%
2023 1.79% 0.1%
2022 1.81% -0.63%
2021 1.85% -0.48%
2020 2.07% -0.06%
2019 2.27% 0.07%
2018 2.18% 0.1%
2017 2.13% 0.17%
2016 2.24% 0.23%
2015 2.27% 0.25%
2014 2.23% 0.25%
2013 2.21% 0.32%
2012 1.9% 0.33%
2011 1.45% 0.23%
2010 1.44% 0.27%
2009 1.33% 0.35%
2008 0.96% 0.35%
2007 0.96% 0.41%
2006 1.08% 0.41%
2005 1.13% 0.37%
2004 1.22% 0.37%
2003 1.05% 0.44%
2002 0.92% 0.55%
2001 0.95% 0.71%
2000 1.2% 0.79%
1999 1.5% 0.8%
1998 1.55% 0.93%
1997 1.47% 0.9%
1996 1.49% 0.82%
1995 1.01% 0.86%
1994 -0.04% 0.9%
1993 0.03% 0.94%
1992 1.16% 0.98%
1991 1.65% 1.11%
1990 1.94% 1.11%
1989 2.11% 1.09%
1988 1.78% 1.14%
1987 1.92% 1.06%
1986 1.91% 1.15%
1985 1.89% 1.38%
1984 2.03% 1.48%
1983 2.1% 1.63%
1982 1.99% 1.8%
1981 1.89% 1.84%
1980 1.84% 1.91%
1979 1.86% 1.94%
1978 1.85% 1.86%
1977 1.94% 2.01%
1976 2.01% 2.03%
1975 2.12% 1.84%
1974 2.22% 1.8%
1973 2.12% 1.87%
1972 2.18% 2.06%
1971 2.11% 2.27%
1970 2.25% 3.65%
1969 2.71% 3.84%
1968 2.99% 2.56%
1967 3.06% 2.61%
1966 3.19% 2.9%
1965 3.13% 3.09%
1964 3.38% 3.19%
1963 3.44% 3.24%
1962 3.44% 3.28%
1961 3.85% 3.4%
1960 - 3.69%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Kyrgyzstan grew by 1.72%, while Taiwan's population declined by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Kyrgyzstan Taiwan
Current population
7471102
23229461
Population rank 106/197 60/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.28%
One net population change
4.3 minutes
6.72 minutes
One birth every
3.59 minutes
3.9 minutes
One death every
16.8 minutes
2.6 minutes
Daily growth/decline +335 -215
Annual growth/decline +122,118 -78,445
Annual growth/decline rate +1.72% -0.34%
Population growth rate rank 63/197 180/197
One migration net change every
4.84 hours
11.2 minutes
Annual migration change +1,815 +47,029
Net migration rank 58/196 23/196
Foreign-born residents 194,816 n/a
Foreign-born residents rank 114/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% n/a
Foreign-born share rank 122/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kyrgyzstan
Natural

Migration
Taiwan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kyrgyzstan Taiwan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,815 - -
2024 - 3,645 -67,188 47,029
2023 115,016 5,601 -69,794 225,599
2022 118,579 12,596 -68,327 -42,430
2021 113,730 46,208 -30,039 -156,010
2020 120,406 54,704 -7,782 -33,978
2019 143,007 47,303 1,416 12,718
2018 141,125 3,494 8,725 8,888
2017 122,350 7,553 22,613 8,809
2016 126,594 1,187 35,980 11,707
2015 130,464 -5,071 49,741 8,581
2014 127,566 -9,443 - -
2013 121,898 -9,667 - -
2012 119,259 -12,503 - -
2011 114,260 -10,170 43,836 19,077
2010 110,435 -6,521 - -
2009 99,709 -14,325 - -
2008 89,355 -64,404 - -
2007 85,348 -54,298 - -
2006 81,929 -53,469 - -
2005 72,793 -36,288 - -
2004 74,529 -32,088 - -
2003 69,598 -30,686 - -
2002 65,379 -28,300 - -
2001 65,275 -25,695 132,707 -3,811
2000 62,699 -23,265 - -
1999 71,155 -10,297 - -
1998 69,151 -17,690 - -
1997 67,159 -11,740 - -
1996 73,129 -10,926 - -
1995 80,264 -10,767 - -
1994 72,693 -22,165 - -
1993 81,754 -103,698 - -
1992 95,275 -33,009 - -
1991 97,753 -32,276 215,698 -12,128
1990 97,485 -27,912 - -
1989 99,934 -25,723 - -
1988 97,415 -40,823 - -
1987 101,232 -39,678 - -
1986 98,263 -40,062 - -
1985 92,084 -38,536 - -
1984 89,356 -34,248 - -
1983 84,139 -5,525 - -
1982 81,716 -6,388 - -
1981 77,955 -6,725 326,883 4,508
1980 72,092 -5,090 - -
1979 76,489 -6,672 - -
1978 76,137 -6,988 - -
1977 74,296 -6,724 - -
1976 73,280 -10,499 - -
1975 72,255 -7,639 - -
1974 71,925 -5,818 - -
1973 71,500 -3,373 - -
1972 70,852 -1,163 - -
1971 68,902 2,645 - -
1970 66,485 11,295 - -
1969 63,396 16,862 - -
1968 60,670 20,918 - -
1967 59,793 22,162 - -
1966 59,346 21,868 346,958 18,774
1965 59,163 22,870 - -
1964 59,657 22,281 - -
1963 60,145 21,967 - -
1962 58,827 21,217 - -
1961 57,176 18,355 - -
1960 54,920 13,946 - -

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-02-09).

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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 Taiwan 56.7% is from natural causes (a loss of 57,467 people) and 43.3% is from migration (a gain of 43,884 people).

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
Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.05M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.72M
Taipei 2.44M
Taoyuan 2.35M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 455K
Keelung 360K
Chiayi 261K
Changhua 221K

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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); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-09); 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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-02-09)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  6. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)

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