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COUNTRY PROFILE / KGZ

Kyrgyz Republic

Kyrgyz Republic / KG

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Kyrgyz Republic in numbers.

Area199,950 kmยฒWorld # 86 โ†’Population7.3MWorld # 106 โ†’Population density36.7 people/kmยฒWorld # 161 โ†’Life expectancy72.4 yearsWorld # 131 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 3,081World # 160 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Kyrgyz Republic across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area199,950 kmยฒWorld # 86 / 2023 โ†’Population7.3MWorld # 106 / 2025 โ†’Population density36.7 people/kmยฒWorld # 161 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,991World # 9 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth1.7%World # 62 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate2.6World # 74 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate19.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 78 / 2024 โ†’Death rate4.4 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 204 / 2024 โ†’Median age25.1 yearsWorld # 164 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+6%World # 136 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1431.9%World # 61 / 2025 โ†’Urban population34.7%World # 183 / 2025 โ†’Net migration1.8KWorld # 59 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate0.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 80 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share2.7%World # 139 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy72.4 yearsWorld # 131 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy63.4 yearsWorld # 84 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people1.6 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 100 / 2023 โ†’Smoking rate22.2%World # 66 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 3,081World # 160 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 22.6BWorld # 128 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 9,220World # 144 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth11.1%World # 5 / 2025 โ†’Inflation8.2%World # 32 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment3.5%World # 129 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment8.2%World # 135 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hours1,830 hours/yearWorld # 80 / 2023 โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)27.5World # 147 / 2024 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)6.8%World # 15 / 2023 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)0.1%World # 134 / 2024 โ†’Patent applications per million people11.3 per million peopleWorld # 74 / 2021 โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,763 kcal/dayWorld # 127 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person40 kg/person/yearWorld # 117 / 2023 โ†’Rice production48.1K tWorld # 86 / 2024 โ†’Wheat production664.8K tWorld # 60 / 2024 โ†’Coffee productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area7.1%World # 174 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per person2,069 kWh/personWorld # 84 / 2023 โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person1.6 tWorld # 140 / 2024 โ†’Internet use92%World # 48 / 2024 โ†’Mobile subscriptions107.5 per 100 peopleWorld # 129 / 2024 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate1.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 113 / 2020 โ†’Road traffic death rate12.7 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 109 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)3%World # 30 / 2024 โ†’Women in parliament33.3%World # 56 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals8.5MWorld # 25 / 2019 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 195MWorld # 132 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites3 sitesWorld # 94 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupIslam2017 / 90%Main languageKyrgyzMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceHydro2025Top export categoryGems, precious metals and glass2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal786 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightKyrgyzLargest staple-food calorie sourceWheat2023Current currencySomKGSDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country