Kyrgyzstan - Geography

Here, let us take a look at the Geography of Kyrgyzstan. Landlocked; entirely mountainous, dominated by the Tien Shan range; 94% of the country is 1,000 m above sea level with an average elevation of 2,750 m; many tall peaks, glaciers, and high-altitude lakes. Mother's mean age at first birth is N/A , whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is N/A.

Population Distribution

The vast majority of Kyrgyzstanis live in rural areas; densest population settlement is to the north in and around the capital, Bishkek, followed by Osh in the west; the least densely populated area is the east, in the Tien Shan mountains

People and Society

In Kyrgyzstan, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Kyrgyz 73.8%, Uzbek 14.8%, Russian 5.1%, Dungan 1.1%, other 5.2% (includes Uyghur, Tajik, Turk, Kazakh, Tatar, Ukrainian, Korean, German) (2021 est.)

Population N/A
Pop growth rate 0.75% (2025 est.)
Birth rate 18.26 births/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Death rate 5.99 deaths/1,000 population (2025 est.)
Current health expenditure N/A
Physicians Density N/A
Hospital bed Density 4.2 beds/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate 2.43 children born/woman (2025 est.)
Gross reproduction rate 1.18 (2025 est.)
Contraceptive prevalence rate N/A
Est married women (ages 15-49) N/A
Literacy N/A
Education expenditures N/A
Net Migration rate N/A
Nationality Kyrgyzstani | Kyrgyzstani(s)
Languages N/A
Religions N/A
Age Structure
0-14 years 29.1% (male 922,086/female 873,245)
15-64 years 64% (male 1,935,200/female 2,013,733)
65 years and over 6.9% (2024 est.) (male 164,032/female 263,805)
Dependency Ratios
Total dependency ratio 56 (2025 est.)
Youth dependency ratio 44.6 (2025 est.)
Elderly dependency ratio 11.4 (2025 est.)
Potential support ratio 8.8 (2025 est.)
Median Age
Total 28.6 years (2025 est.)
Male 26.9 years
Female 29.8 years
Urbanization
Urban population 37.8% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 2.05% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 1.105 million BISHKEK (capital) (2023).
Sex Ratio
At birth 1.07 male(s)/female
0-14 years 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.62 male(s)/female
Total population 0.96 male(s)/female (2024 est.)
Infant Motality
Total 24 deaths/1,000 live births (2025 est.)
Male 28.6 deaths/1,000 live births
Female 20.2 deaths/1,000 live births
Life Expectancy at birth
Total population 72.9 years (2024 est.)
Male 68.9 years
Female 77.2 years
Drinking Water Sources
Improved: urban urban: 99.2% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: rural rural: 85.8% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: total total: 90.8% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: urban urban: 0.8% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: rural rural: 14.2% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: total total: 9.2% of population (2022 est.)
Sanitation facility acess
Improved: urban urban: 100% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: rural rural: 100% of population (2022 est.)
Improved: total total: 100% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: urban urban: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: rural rural: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Unimproved: total total: 0% of population (2022 est.)
Major Infectious diseases
Alcohol consumption per capita
Total 4.02 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Beer 0.43 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Wine 0.23 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Spirits 3.35 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Other alcohols 0 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.)
Tobacco use
Total 26% (2025 est.)
Male 50.7% (2025 est.)
Female 3.1% (2025 est.)
Child marriage
Women married by age 15 0.3% (2018)
Women married by age 18 12.9% (2018)
Demographic profile
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Kyrgyzstan is found in Central Asia