The latest officially reported population of Kyrgyzstan was 7,224,614 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2025, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Kyrgyzstan's population is 7,419,369 people compared to 22,402,291 in Zambia.
Population statistics:
- Zambia's population is 3.02 times bigger than Kyrgyzstan's.
- Kyrgyzstan is ranked the 106th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
- The countries together account for 0.36% of the world: 0.09% for Kyrgyzstan vs 0.27% for Zambia.
- For the last 10 years, Kyrgyzstan has had an average growth rate of +2.05% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
- Since 2005, the population of Kyrgyzstan has increased from 5.16M people to 7.42M (43.7% growth), while Zambia has grown from 11.7M to 22.4M (91.2% growth).
- Kyrgyzstan is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 11.8M people compared to the peak of 64.5M people in 2100 for Zambia.
Kyrgyzstan vs Zambia: live population counter
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| Current population |
7419369
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22402291
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| Population rank | 106/197 | 62/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.09% | 0.27% |
| One net population change |
4.21 minutes
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53.4 seconds
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| One birth every |
3.59 minutes
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46 seconds
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| One death every |
16.8 minutes
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4.87 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.4 hours
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1.19 hours
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| Annual migration change | +3,645 | +7,381 |
| Daily growth/decline | +342 | +1,619 |
| Annual growth/decline | +124,864 | +590,991 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +1.76% | +2.85% |
| Population growth rate rank | 65/197 | 22/197 |
Kyrgyzstan and Zambia: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 2,172,300 | 3,153,729 | - | - |
| 1961 | 2,255,900 | 3,254,086 | 3.85% | 3.18% |
| 1962 | 2,333,400 | 3,358,099 | 3.44% | 3.2% |
| 1963 | 2,413,700 | 3,465,907 | 3.44% | 3.21% |
| 1964 | 2,495,300 | 3,577,017 | 3.38% | 3.21% |
| 1965 | 2,573,300 | 3,692,086 | 3.13% | 3.22% |
| 1966 | 2,655,300 | 3,812,003 | 3.19% | 3.25% |
| 1967 | 2,736,500 | 3,936,343 | 3.06% | 3.26% |
| 1968 | 2,818,300 | 4,065,593 | 2.99% | 3.28% |
| 1969 | 2,894,800 | 4,197,116 | 2.71% | 3.24% |
| 1970 | 2,959,900 | 4,321,718 | 2.25% | 2.97% |
| 1971 | 3,022,300 | 4,442,525 | 2.11% | 2.8% |
| 1972 | 3,088,200 | 4,569,309 | 2.18% | 2.85% |
| 1973 | 3,153,800 | 4,702,693 | 2.12% | 2.92% |
| 1974 | 3,223,900 | 4,842,746 | 2.22% | 2.98% |
| 1975 | 3,292,400 | 4,990,086 | 2.12% | 3.04% |
| 1976 | 3,358,700 | 5,143,842 | 2.01% | 3.08% |
| 1977 | 3,423,900 | 5,302,480 | 1.94% | 3.08% |
| 1978 | 3,487,100 | 5,465,374 | 1.85% | 3.07% |
| 1979 | 3,552,000 | 5,631,728 | 1.86% | 3.04% |
| 1980 | 3,617,400 | 5,802,833 | 1.84% | 3.04% |
| 1981 | 3,685,800 | 5,983,289 | 1.89% | 3.11% |
| 1982 | 3,759,300 | 6,178,637 | 1.99% | 3.26% |
| 1983 | 3,838,300 | 6,381,038 | 2.1% | 3.28% |
| 1984 | 3,916,400 | 6,580,490 | 2.03% | 3.13% |
| 1985 | 3,990,300 | 6,780,953 | 1.89% | 3.05% |
| 1986 | 4,066,500 | 6,986,471 | 1.91% | 3.03% |
| 1987 | 4,144,600 | 7,191,282 | 1.92% | 2.93% |
| 1988 | 4,218,400 | 7,391,440 | 1.78% | 2.78% |
| 1989 | 4,307,500 | 7,589,216 | 2.11% | 2.68% |
| 1990 | 4,391,236 | 7,786,169 | 1.94% | 2.6% |
| 1991 | 4,463,634 | 7,981,650 | 1.65% | 2.51% |
| 1992 | 4,515,400 | 8,176,680 | 1.16% | 2.44% |
| 1993 | 4,516,777 | 8,373,921 | 0.03% | 2.41% |
| 1994 | 4,515,069 | 8,576,269 | -0.04% | 2.42% |
| 1995 | 4,560,454 | 8,785,763 | 1.01% | 2.44% |
| 1996 | 4,628,438 | 9,004,053 | 1.49% | 2.48% |
| 1997 | 4,696,421 | 9,237,063 | 1.47% | 2.59% |
| 1998 | 4,769,015 | 9,482,408 | 1.55% | 2.66% |
| 1999 | 4,840,422 | 9,740,005 | 1.5% | 2.72% |
| 2000 | 4,898,362 | 10,017,631 | 1.2% | 2.85% |
| 2001 | 4,945,073 | 10,325,185 | 0.95% | 3.07% |
| 2002 | 4,990,704 | 10,647,949 | 0.92% | 3.13% |
| 2003 | 5,043,308 | 10,983,595 | 1.05% | 3.15% |
| 2004 | 5,104,713 | 11,338,198 | 1.22% | 3.23% |
| 2005 | 5,162,640 | 11,718,819 | 1.13% | 3.36% |
| 2006 | 5,218,373 | 12,129,553 | 1.08% | 3.5% |
| 2007 | 5,268,385 | 12,565,085 | 0.96% | 3.59% |
| 2008 | 5,318,729 | 13,021,324 | 0.96% | 3.63% |
| 2009 | 5,389,643 | 13,490,389 | 1.33% | 3.6% |
| 2010 | 5,467,059 | 13,965,594 | 1.44% | 3.52% |
| 2011 | 5,546,587 | 14,437,796 | 1.45% | 3.38% |
| 2012 | 5,652,076 | 14,913,629 | 1.9% | 3.3% |
| 2013 | 5,777,150 | 15,398,997 | 2.21% | 3.25% |
| 2014 | 5,905,848 | 15,895,315 | 2.23% | 3.22% |
| 2015 | 6,040,036 | 16,399,089 | 2.27% | 3.17% |
| 2016 | 6,175,338 | 16,914,423 | 2.24% | 3.14% |
| 2017 | 6,306,696 | 17,441,320 | 2.13% | 3.12% |
| 2018 | 6,444,079 | 17,973,569 | 2.18% | 3.05% |
| 2019 | 6,590,211 | 18,513,839 | 2.27% | 3.01% |
| 2020 | 6,726,596 | 19,059,395 | 2.07% | 2.95% |
| 2021 | 6,851,224 | 19,603,607 | 1.85% | 2.86% |
| 2022 | 6,975,220 | 20,152,938 | 1.81% | 2.8% |
| 2023 | 7,099,750 | 20,723,965 | 1.79% | 2.83% |
| 2024 | 7,224,614 | 21,314,956 | 1.76% | 2.85% |
| 2025 | 7,334,223 | 21,913,869 | 1.52% | 2.81% |
| 2026 | 7,440,222 | 22,521,905 | 1.45% | 2.77% |
| 2027 | 7,543,995 | 23,138,716 | 1.39% | 2.74% |
| 2028 | 7,645,839 | 23,761,368 | 1.35% | 2.69% |
| 2029 | 7,745,986 | 24,389,681 | 1.31% | 2.64% |
| 2030 | 7,845,540 | 25,024,887 | 1.29% | 2.6% |
| 2031 | 7,944,084 | 25,666,496 | 1.26% | 2.56% |
| 2032 | 8,040,993 | 26,311,946 | 1.22% | 2.51% |
| 2033 | 8,136,719 | 26,960,073 | 1.19% | 2.46% |
| 2034 | 8,232,011 | 27,611,621 | 1.17% | 2.42% |
| 2035 | 8,326,908 | 28,266,887 | 1.15% | 2.37% |
| 2036 | 8,421,691 | 28,925,103 | 1.14% | 2.33% |
| 2037 | 8,516,263 | 29,583,482 | 1.12% | 2.28% |
| 2038 | 8,611,560 | 30,240,549 | 1.12% | 2.22% |
| 2039 | 8,708,006 | 30,895,586 | 1.12% | 2.17% |
| 2040 | 8,804,747 | 31,550,394 | 1.11% | 2.12% |
| 2041 | 8,901,001 | 32,204,340 | 1.09% | 2.07% |
| 2042 | 8,995,794 | 32,856,596 | 1.06% | 2.03% |
| 2043 | 9,089,322 | 33,510,500 | 1.04% | 1.99% |
| 2044 | 9,181,434 | 34,165,920 | 1.01% | 1.96% |
| 2045 | 9,271,647 | 34,821,101 | 0.98% | 1.92% |
| 2046 | 9,359,344 | 35,475,795 | 0.95% | 1.88% |
| 2047 | 9,444,940 | 36,129,270 | 0.91% | 1.84% |
| 2048 | 9,529,839 | 36,782,260 | 0.9% | 1.81% |
| 2049 | 9,613,240 | 37,434,667 | 0.88% | 1.77% |
| 2050 | 9,694,747 | 38,083,369 | 0.85% | 1.73% |
From 2005 to 2015, the population of Kyrgyzstan increased by 877,396 people (a 17% growth), while Zambia gained 4,680,270 people (a 39.9% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2015 to 2025, Kyrgyzstan gained 1,379,333 (a 22.8% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 6,003,202 (a 36.6% growth).
Kyrgyzstan was ranked 112th most populous country in 2005 and is 106th in 2025. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2005 and ranked 62nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 25 years (in 2050) Kyrgyzstan's population will grow by 30.7% to 9,694,747 people with a rank change from 106th to 100th. The population of Zambia will increase by 70% to 38,083,369 people and rank change from 62nd to 53rd.
Biggest cities by population
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| 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 |
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Population differences between Kyrgyzstan and Zambia
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| Life expectancy | 72 years | 66.7 years |
| Average age | 29.1 years | 22.6 years |
| Median age | 26.2 years | 18.8 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 49.4:50.6 | 49.5:50.5 |
| Fertility rate | 2.7 births per woman | 4.1 births per woman |
| Population density | 97.6 ppl/mi² | 74.3 ppl/mi² |
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