Polity · 1992 CE – present
Kyrgyzstan
Кыргызстан · Kyrgyz Respublikasy
Also recorded as Kyrgyz Republic
- Peak recorded area
- 193,003 km²
- 1992 CE
- Rulers on record
- 14
- from 2005 CE
- Data series
- 389
- 1992 CE–2025 CE
Overview
Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in the eastern regions of Central Asia, lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir mountain ranges. It is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and China to the east and southeast. Kyrgyzstan's capital and largest city is Bishkek which lies on the northern border with Kazakhstan.
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Territory
2 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated. CShapes 2.0 holds 1 further extent, measured on a different basis and deliberately not merged into this series.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before the last complete year, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
6 of 60 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Population216 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 7.3Mpersons2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy165 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 71.97years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Net Migration141 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 1,815persons2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Population Growth141 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 1.47% annual2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Female140 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 75.56years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
| Life Expectancy Male140 obs · 1950 CE–2025 CE | 68.44years2025 CE · UN World Population Prospects 2024 |
Economy
6 of 151 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| GDP per capita PPP200 obs · 1820 CE–2019 CE | 3,952int'l $ (inflation adj.)2019 CE · Gapminder |
| GDP Current Usd69 obs · 1990 CE–2025 CE | 22.6Bcurrent US$2025 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| GDP per capita44 obs · 1973 CE–2022 CE | 5,304.842011 int'l $2022 CE · Maddison Project Database 2023 |
| Agriculture % GDP38 obs · 1988 CE–2025 CE | 8% of GDP2025 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Gross Capital Formation % GDP38 obs · 1987 CE–2024 CE | 29.78%_gdp2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Industry % GDP36 obs · 1990 CE–2025 CE | 26.46% of GDP2025 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
Military
6 of 32 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Military Expenditure % GDP34 obs · 1992 CE–2024 CE | 2.97% of GDP2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Military Expenditure Usd33 obs · 1992 CE–2024 CE | 473Mcurrent US$2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Armed Forces Personnel29 obs · 1992 CE–2020 CE | 21Kpersons2020 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| CINC Score26 obs · 1991 CE–2016 CE | 0.0004CINC (share of world capability)2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Iron Steel Production26 obs · 1991 CE–2016 CE | 0tons2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
| Energy Consumption25 obs · 1992 CE–2016 CE | 4Mcoal-ton equivalents2016 CE · Correlates of War NMC v6.0 |
Territory & resources
6 of 64 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Arable Land %64 obs · 1992 CE–2023 CE | 6.71% of land area2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Forest Area %64 obs · 1992 CE–2023 CE | 7.14% of land area2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Surface Area63 obs · 1961 CE–2023 CE | 199.9Ksq. km2023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Co2 Emissions Mt Co2e55 obs · 1970 CE–2024 CE | 10.75mt_co2_equivalent2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment) |
| Co2 Emissions per capita55 obs · 1970 CE–2024 CE | 1.49t_co2e_per_capita2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment) |
| Methane Emissions Mt Co2e55 obs · 1970 CE–2024 CE | 9.85mt_co2_equivalent2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment) |
Governance
6 of 29 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Legislature Total Seats49 obs · 1975 CE–2023 CE | 88seats2023 CE · Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023 |
| Num Government Parties49 obs · 1975 CE–2023 CE | 36count2023 CE · Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023 |
| Num Opposition Parties49 obs · 1975 CE–2023 CE | 20count2023 CE · Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023 |
| Largest Govt Party Vote Share38 obs · 1975 CE–2023 CE | 17.3percent2023 CE · Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023 |
| Largest Opposition Vote Share36 obs · 1975 CE–2023 CE | 9.2percent2023 CE · Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023 |
| Electoral Democracy Index35 obs · 1990 CE–2024 CE | 0.333index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
Development
6 of 53 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Mobile Subscriptions Per 10052 obs · 1960 CE–2023 CE | 108.59per_1002023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Hospital Beds Per 100044 obs · 1980 CE–2023 CE | 3.73per_10002023 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Who Skilled Birth Attendance39 obs · 1985 CE–2023 CE | 41.9%2023 CE · WHO Global Health Observatory |
| Primary Enrollment Gross %38 obs · 1981 CE–2024 CE | 98.6%2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Tertiary Enrollment Gross %38 obs · 1986 CE–2024 CE | 53.17%2024 CE · World Bank World Development Indicators |
| Freedom Of Expression Index35 obs · 1990 CE–2024 CE | 0.494index (0-1)2024 CE · V-Dem v15 |
Rulers
14 on record with dated reigns. Reign years follow the house convention: BCE years are negative.
- Kurmanbek BakiyevHead of State2005 CE – 2010 CE
- Roza OtunbayevaHead of State2010 CE – 2011 CE
- Almazbek AtambaevHead of State2011 CE – 2017 CE
- Sooronbay JeenbekovHead of Government2016 CE – 2017 CE
- Sapar IsakovHead of Government2017 CE – 2018 CE
- Sooronbay JeenbekovHead of State2017 CE – 2020 CE
- Muhammetkaliy AbulgaziyevHead of Government2018 CE – 2020 CE
- Artyom NovikovHead of Government2020 CE – 2021 CE
- Kubatbek BoronovHead of Government2020 CE
- Sadyr JaparovHead of Government2020 CE
- Akylbek JaparovHead of Government2021 CE – 2024 CE
- Sadyr JaparovHead of State2021 CE –
- Ulukbek MaripovHead of Government2021 CE
- Adylbek KasymalievHead of Government2024 CE –
Country profile
From the CIA World Factbook 2024. Long entries are trimmed at a sentence boundary.
- Location
- Central Asia, west of China, south of Kazakhstan
- Government type
- parliamentary republic
- Executive branch
- chief of state: President Sadyr JAPAROV (since 28 January 2021); head of government: Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers Adylbek KASYMALIYEV (since 18 December 2024); cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the president;
- Ethnic groups
- 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.)
- Natural resources
- abundant hydropower; gold, rare earth metals; locally exploitable coal, oil, and natural gas; other deposits of nepheline, mercury, bismuth, lead, and zinc
- Economy
- landlocked, lower-middle-income Central Asian economy; natural resource rich; growing hydroelectricity and tourism; high remittances; corruption limits investment; COVID-19 and political turmoil hurt GDP, limited public revenues, and increased spending
Language & currency
- Official & national languages
- Kyrgyz, Russian
- Currency
- soms (KGS)
Memberships
- 9-member Defense Pact (1992)Military alliance · member1992 CE –
- United NationsUNInternational organisation · member1992 CE –
- Russia–Kyrgyzstan Defense Pact (1992)Military alliance · member1992 CE –
- Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan Defense Pact (1992)Military alliance · member1992 CE –
- 12-member Defense Pact (1992)Military alliance · member1995 CE –
- 6-member Non-Aggression Pact (1996)Historical alliance · member1996 CE –
- CSTOCSTOMilitary alliance · founding member2002 CE –
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
CIA World Factbook 2024
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Correlates of War NMC v6.0v6.0
Singer, J.D. (1987). National Material Capabilities Data (NMC), v6.0. Correlates of War Project.
Free academic use, citation
Database of Political Institutions (DPI) 2023DPI 2023
Cruz, C., Keefer, P. & Scartascini, C. (2023). Database of Political Institutions 2023. Inter-American Development Bank.
IDB open data, attribution
Gapminderv14 / systema globalis
Gapminder Foundation. Gapminder systema globalis dataset.
CC BY 4.0
Maddison Project Database 20232023
Bolt, J. & van Zanden, J.L. (2024). Maddison Project Database 2023. University of Groningen GGDC.
CC BY 4.0
UN World Population Prospects 20242024
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024.
CC BY 3.0 IGO
V-Dem v15v15
Coppedge, M. et al. (2025). V-Dem Country-Year Dataset v15. Varieties of Democracy Project.
Free academic/non-commercial use, attribution
WHO Global Health Observatory2024
World Health Organization (2024). Global Health Observatory data repository.
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
World Bank World Development Indicators2024 release
World Bank (2024). World Development Indicators. Washington, DC.
CC BY 4.0
World Bank World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment)2024 release
World Bank (2024). World Development Indicators (Climate & Environment series). Washington, DC.
CC BY 4.0
Kyrgyzstan is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.