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Population in Kyrgyzstan compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

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The latest officially reported population of Kyrgyzstan was 7,343,064 in 2025 vs 69,487,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kyrgyzstan's population is 7,505,771 people compared to 70,071,289 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 9.34 times bigger than Kyrgyzstan's.
  • Kyrgyzstan is ranked the 106th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.93% of the world: 0.09% for Kyrgyzstan vs 0.84% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Kyrgyzstan has had an average growth rate of +2% per year vs +0.66% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Kyrgyzstan has increased from 5.22M people to 7.51M (43.8% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.1M (15.2% growth).

Kyrgyzstan vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Kyrgyzstan
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Kyrgyzstan United Kingdom
2100 11,893,475 74,517,005
2099 11,890,700 74,647,273
2098 11,886,376 74,766,073
2097 11,878,418 74,879,923
2096 11,868,604 74,991,940
2095 11,856,708 75,102,041
2094 11,842,004 75,198,597
2093 11,826,547 75,296,704
2092 11,811,507 75,390,038
2091 11,794,816 75,480,137
2090 11,776,743 75,566,962
2089 11,756,556 75,649,353
2088 11,734,533 75,721,067
2087 11,710,904 75,791,990
2086 11,685,092 75,859,854
2085 11,657,302 75,918,647
2084 11,627,305 75,969,065
2083 11,596,335 76,018,614
2082 11,565,309 76,059,464
2081 11,531,811 76,086,593
2080 11,496,474 76,118,679
2079 11,459,776 76,147,352
2078 11,420,394 76,165,841
2077 11,379,831 76,183,437
2076 11,337,247 76,185,828
2075 11,290,092 76,198,349
2074 11,242,895 76,209,676
2073 11,196,297 76,218,781
2072 11,145,255 76,211,187
2071 11,092,847 76,200,495
2070 11,039,249 76,190,801
2069 10,984,604 76,184,140
2068 10,928,940 76,183,288
2067 10,872,811 76,175,881
2066 10,815,162 76,168,987
2065 10,758,104 76,168,193
2064 10,700,945 76,165,129
2063 10,640,277 76,165,534
2062 10,579,126 76,158,910
2061 10,517,210 76,156,587
2060 10,455,339 76,157,104
2059 10,392,368 76,157,593
2058 10,325,792 76,139,384
2057 10,258,112 76,119,478
2056 10,188,786 76,086,799
2055 10,119,516 76,047,952
2054 10,047,571 75,980,524
2053 9,973,507 75,907,047
2052 9,898,179 75,815,200
2051 9,819,063 75,709,173
2050 9,737,536 75,591,218
2049 9,654,638 75,460,140
2048 9,569,296 75,313,837
2047 9,483,376 75,153,802
2046 9,396,627 74,986,563
2045 9,306,461 74,808,886
2044 9,214,649 74,623,687
2043 9,120,664 74,424,133
2042 9,025,981 74,224,922
2041 8,929,438 74,020,934
2040 8,831,799 73,812,680
2039 8,734,313 73,600,788
2038 8,637,242 73,378,310
2037 8,542,062 73,155,497
2036 8,446,471 72,921,995
2035 8,350,860 72,671,687
2034 8,255,039 72,418,766
2033 8,158,636 72,145,065
2032 8,061,935 71,869,259
2031 7,963,148 71,581,519
2030 7,863,148 71,267,237
2029 7,762,348 70,948,992
2028 7,661,118 70,609,246
2027 7,556,883 70,248,858
2026 7,451,789 69,883,746
2025 7,343,064 69,487,000
2024 7,221,868 69,281,000
2023 7,099,750 68,526,000
2022 6,975,220 67,636,000
2021 6,851,224 66,978,000
2020 6,726,596 66,740,000
2019 6,590,211 66,628,000
2018 6,444,079 66,287,000
2017 6,306,696 65,964,000
2016 6,175,338 65,606,000
2015 6,040,036 65,087,000
2014 5,905,848 64,619,000
2013 5,777,150 64,138,000
2012 5,652,076 63,711,000
2011 5,546,587 63,258,810
2010 5,467,059 62,766,365
2009 5,389,643 62,276,270
2008 5,318,729 61,806,995
2007 5,268,385 61,322,463
2006 5,218,373 60,846,820
2005 5,162,640 60,401,206
2004 5,104,713 59,987,905
2003 5,043,308 59,647,577
2002 4,990,704 59,370,479
2001 4,945,073 59,119,673
2000 4,898,362 58,892,514
1999 4,840,422 58,682,466
1998 4,769,015 58,487,141
1997 4,696,421 58,316,954
1996 4,628,438 58,166,950
1995 4,560,454 58,019,030
1994 4,515,069 57,865,745
1993 4,516,777 57,718,614
1992 4,515,400 57,580,402
1991 4,463,634 57,424,897
1990 4,391,236 57,247,586
1989 4,307,500 57,076,711
1988 4,218,400 56,928,327
1987 4,144,600 56,802,050
1986 4,066,500 56,681,396
1985 3,990,300 56,550,268
1984 3,916,400 56,422,072
1983 3,838,300 56,332,848
1982 3,759,300 56,313,641
1981 3,685,800 56,333,829
1980 3,617,400 56,314,216
1979 3,552,000 56,246,951
1978 3,487,100 56,196,504
1977 3,423,900 56,193,492
1976 3,358,700 56,211,968
1975 3,292,400 56,225,800
1974 3,223,900 56,229,974
1973 3,153,800 56,194,527
1972 3,088,200 56,086,065
1971 3,022,300 55,896,223
1970 2,959,900 55,663,250
1969 2,894,800 55,441,750
1968 2,818,300 55,211,700
1967 2,736,500 54,943,600
1966 2,655,300 54,648,500
1965 2,573,300 54,348,050
1964 2,495,300 54,000,000
1963 2,413,700 53,650,000
1962 2,333,400 53,250,000
1961 2,255,900 52,800,000
1960 2,172,300 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Kyrgyzstan increased by 956,965 people (a 18.3% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,759,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Kyrgyzstan gained 1,330,433 people (a 21.5% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,465,289 people (a 6.81% growth).

Kyrgyzstan was ranked 112th most populous country in 2006 and is 106th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 7.88% to 75,591,218 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Kyrgyzstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 11.9M people compared to the peak of 76.2M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Kyrgyzstan
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Kyrgyzstan United Kingdom
2100 0.02% -0.17%
2099 0.04% -0.16%
2098 0.07% -0.15%
2097 0.08% -0.15%
2096 0.1% -0.15%
2095 0.12% -0.13%
2094 0.13% -0.13%
2093 0.13% -0.12%
2092 0.14% -0.12%
2091 0.15% -0.11%
2090 0.17% -0.11%
2089 0.19% -0.09%
2088 0.2% -0.09%
2087 0.22% -0.09%
2086 0.24% -0.08%
2085 0.26% -0.07%
2084 0.27% -0.07%
2083 0.27% -0.05%
2082 0.29% -0.04%
2081 0.31% -0.04%
2080 0.32% -0.04%
2079 0.34% -0.02%
2078 0.36% -0.02%
2077 0.38% -0.003%
2076 0.42% -0.02%
2075 0.42% -0.01%
2074 0.42% -0.01%
2073 0.46% 0.01%
2072 0.47% 0.01%
2071 0.49% 0.01%
2070 0.5% 0.009%
2069 0.51% 0.001%
2068 0.52% 0.01%
2067 0.53% 0.009%
2066 0.53% 0.001%
2065 0.53% 0.004%
2064 0.57% -0%
2063 0.58% 0.009%
2062 0.59% 0.003%
2061 0.59% -0.001%
2060 0.61% -0.001%
2059 0.64% 0.02%
2058 0.66% 0.03%
2057 0.68% 0.04%
2056 0.68% 0.05%
2055 0.72% 0.09%
2054 0.74% 0.1%
2053 0.76% 0.12%
2052 0.81% 0.14%
2051 0.84% 0.16%
2050 0.86% 0.17%
2049 0.89% 0.19%
2048 0.91% 0.21%
2047 0.92% 0.22%
2046 0.97% 0.24%
2045 1% 0.25%
2044 1.03% 0.27%
2043 1.05% 0.27%
2042 1.08% 0.28%
2041 1.11% 0.28%
2040 1.12% 0.29%
2039 1.12% 0.3%
2038 1.11% 0.3%
2037 1.13% 0.32%
2036 1.14% 0.34%
2035 1.16% 0.35%
2034 1.18% 0.38%
2033 1.2% 0.38%
2032 1.24% 0.4%
2031 1.27% 0.44%
2030 1.3% 0.45%
2029 1.32% 0.48%
2028 1.38% 0.51%
2027 1.41% 0.52%
2026 1.48% 0.57%
2025 1.68% 0.3%
2024 1.72% 1.1%
2023 1.79% 1.32%
2022 1.81% 0.98%
2021 1.85% 0.36%
2020 2.07% 0.17%
2019 2.27% 0.51%
2018 2.18% 0.49%
2017 2.13% 0.55%
2016 2.24% 0.8%
2015 2.27% 0.72%
2014 2.23% 0.75%
2013 2.21% 0.67%
2012 1.9% 0.71%
2011 1.45% 0.78%
2010 1.44% 0.79%
2009 1.33% 0.76%
2008 0.96% 0.79%
2007 0.96% 0.78%
2006 1.08% 0.74%
2005 1.13% 0.69%
2004 1.22% 0.57%
2003 1.05% 0.47%
2002 0.92% 0.42%
2001 0.95% 0.39%
2000 1.2% 0.36%
1999 1.5% 0.33%
1998 1.55% 0.29%
1997 1.47% 0.26%
1996 1.49% 0.25%
1995 1.01% 0.26%
1994 -0.04% 0.25%
1993 0.03% 0.24%
1992 1.16% 0.27%
1991 1.65% 0.31%
1990 1.94% 0.3%
1989 2.11% 0.26%
1988 1.78% 0.22%
1987 1.92% 0.21%
1986 1.91% 0.23%
1985 1.89% 0.23%
1984 2.03% 0.16%
1983 2.1% 0.03%
1982 1.99% -0.04%
1981 1.89% 0.03%
1980 1.84% 0.12%
1979 1.86% 0.09%
1978 1.85% 0.005%
1977 1.94% -0.03%
1976 2.01% -0.02%
1975 2.12% -0.007%
1974 2.22% 0.06%
1973 2.12% 0.19%
1972 2.18% 0.34%
1971 2.11% 0.42%
1970 2.25% 0.4%
1969 2.71% 0.42%
1968 2.99% 0.49%
1967 3.06% 0.54%
1966 3.19% 0.55%
1965 3.13% 0.64%
1964 3.38% 0.65%
1963 3.44% 0.75%
1962 3.44% 0.85%
1961 3.85% 0.76%

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 the United Kingdom's population grew by 0.3%.

Live population counters

Kyrgyzstan United Kingdom
Current population
7505771
70071289
Population rank 106/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.84%
One net population change
4.35 minutes
2.56 minutes
One birth every
3.75 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
16.5 minutes
46.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +332 +564
Annual growth/decline +121,196 +206,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.68% +0.3%
Population growth rate rank 61/197 145/197
One migration net change every
4.84 hours
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change +1,815 +389,911
Net migration rank 58/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 194,816 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 114/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.7% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 122/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Kyrgyzstan
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Kyrgyzstan United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 1,815 - 389,911
2024 108,328 3,645 13,233 417,114
2023 115,016 5,601 34,606 445,523
2022 118,579 12,596 39,770 487,029
2021 113,730 46,208 30,609 462,967
2020 120,406 54,704 -4,272 144,221
2019 143,007 47,303 108,338 232,727
2018 141,125 3,494 119,317 259,744
2017 122,350 7,553 145,121 272,311
2016 126,594 1,187 177,136 324,649
2015 130,464 -5,071 175,735 347,839
2014 127,566 -9,443 206,781 306,091
2013 121,898 -9,667 198,827 237,272
2012 119,259 -12,503 248,473 172,088
2011 114,260 -10,170 259,361 228,773
2010 110,435 -6,521 251,066 274,811
2009 99,709 -14,325 230,422 249,639
2008 89,355 -64,404 216,325 263,390
2007 85,348 -54,298 196,232 309,385
2006 81,929 -53,469 176,455 288,923
2005 72,793 -36,288 144,963 308,279
2004 74,529 -32,088 131,974 276,077
2003 69,598 -30,686 89,471 211,846
2002 65,379 -28,300 65,308 203,577
2001 65,275 -25,695 65,032 175,133
2000 62,699 -23,265 70,671 153,917
1999 71,155 -10,297 64,551 152,653
1998 69,151 -17,690 87,730 125,541
1997 67,159 -11,740 99,138 59,723
1996 73,129 -10,926 98,884 54,964
1995 80,264 -10,767 87,028 61,385
1994 72,693 -22,165 127,304 45,339
1993 81,754 -103,698 103,893 27,403
1992 95,275 -33,009 149,709 17,846
1991 97,753 -32,276 143,562 27,601
1990 97,485 -27,912 154,569 57,132
1989 99,934 -25,723 119,861 49,586
1988 97,415 -40,823 136,628 13,952
1987 101,232 -39,678 136,325 8,266
1986 98,263 -40,062 90,690 41,836
1985 92,084 -38,536 79,170 83,164
1984 89,356 -34,248 84,633 71,107
1983 84,139 -5,525 61,966 27,063
1982 81,716 -6,388 56,314 -61,152
1981 77,955 -6,725 73,234 -83,876
1980 72,092 -5,090 95,734 -25,187
1979 76,489 -6,672 61,872 11,255
1978 76,137 -6,988 16,859 3,783
1977 74,296 -6,724 0 -21,636
1976 73,280 -10,499 -5,621 -19,135
1975 72,255 -7,639 33,735 -40,241
1974 71,925 -5,818 67,476 -65,710
1973 71,500 -3,373 112,389 -33,840
1972 70,852 -1,163 162,650 -1,406
1971 68,902 2,645 257,123 1,175
1970 66,485 11,295 244,918 -15,254
1969 63,396 16,862 260,577 -60,655
1968 60,670 20,918 292,622 -38,852
1967 59,793 22,162 346,145 -39,659
1966 59,346 21,868 333,356 -27,935
1965 59,163 22,870 364,132 -24,955
1964 59,657 22,281 405,000 -23,885
1963 60,145 21,967 337,995 8,271
1962 58,827 21,217 340,800 76,443
1961 57,176 18,355 311,519 52,295
1960 54,920 13,946 314,400 19,953

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 the United Kingdom 19.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 839,593 people) and 80.2% is from migration (a gain of 3,394,124 people).

As of 2024, 194,816 residents or 2.7% of the population were not native-born in Kyrgyzstan, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

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
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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