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Kyrgyzstan: capital, population, area and flag

Kyrgyzstan is a country in Central Asia (Asia). Its capital is Bishkek. The population is about 7.34M (#105 of 193) and the area is about 199,950 km² (#85 of 193).

Key facts

Capital
Bishkek
Region
Asia / Central Asia
Population
7,343,064 (2025) #105 of 193
Total area
199,950 km² (2024) #85 of 193
Population density
37.7 people/km² (2024) #144 of 193
GDP (total)
$22.6B (2025) #125 of 189
GDP per capita
$3,081 (2025) #140 of 189
Life expectancy
72.4 years (2024) #111 of 193
Distance from Japan
5,522 km #168 of 192
Area compared with Japan
about 0.5 times that of Japan
Population compared with Japan
about 1/17 that of Japan
Main languages
Kyrgyz, Russian
Currency
Kyrgyz Som (KGS)
Calling code
+996
Time zone (capital)
UTC+6
Time difference from Japan (standard time)
3 h behind Japan
Driving side
Right
Capital location
42.87°N 74.57°E

Population of Kyrgyzstan, 1950–2100 (Japanese)
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Map of Kyrgyzstan

Capital: Bishkek

Neighbors by land

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Kyrgyzstan in world rankings

How Kyrgyzstan compares with other countries, indicator by indicator. Click an indicator to see the full ranking.

IndicatorValueYearRank
Geography & nature
Total area199,950 km²2024#85 of 193
Number of land borders4#56 of 193 tied
Latitude of the capital42.9°#37 of 193
Distance from Japan5,522 km#168 of 192
Forest area (share of land)6.5%2024#164 of 193
Arable land (share of land)6.7%2024#118 of 190
Protected land (share of land)6.8%2025#162 of 192
Agricultural land (share of land)54.0%2024#50 of 192
Average annual rainfall533 mm2022#141 of 180
Freshwater resources per person7,015 m³2022#57 of 181
Forest area12,555 km²2025#118 of 193
People & population
Population7,343,0642025#105 of 193
Population density37.7 people/km²2024#144 of 193
Population growth rate1.66%2025#59 of 193
Urban population (share of people)34.7%2025#161 of 193
Life expectancy72.4 years2024#111 of 193
Fertility rate2.60 births per woman2024#71 of 193
Infant mortality rate14.8 per 1,000 births2024#84 of 192 tied
Birth rate19.4 per 1,000 people2024#77 of 193
Share of people aged 65 and over6.0%2025#115 of 193
Share of children aged 0–1431.9%2025#60 of 193
Life expectancy of women76.6 years2024#103 of 193
Life expectancy of men68.4 years2024#122 of 193
Maternal mortality ratio42 per 100,000 births2023#100 of 192 tied
City dwellers living in the largest city (share)45.1%2025#27 of 149
Death rate (per 1,000 people)4.4 per 1,000 people2024#184 of 193
Under-5 mortality (per 1,000 births)16.8 per 1,000 births2024#87 of 192
Population aged 15–64 (share of population)62.1%2025#131 of 193
Economy
GDP (total)$22.6B2025#125 of 189
GDP per capita$3,0812025#140 of 189
GDP per capita (PPP)$9,2202025#131 of 185
Economic growth rate11.1%2025#4 of 188
Inflation rate8.2%2025#30 of 179
Unemployment rate3.5%2025#123 of 178
Exports (share of GDP)26.8%2025#110 of 168
Imports (share of GDP)65.6%2025#39 of 168
Agriculture (share of GDP)8.0%2025#81 of 184
Industry (share of GDP)26.5%2025#72 of 185
Services (share of GDP)51.2%2025#124 of 185
Military spending (share of GDP)2.9%2025#33 of 155
Income inequality (Gini index)27.5 (0–100)2024#132 of 149
Goods exports (total)$2.85B2025#133 of 190
Money sent home by workers abroad (share of GDP)17.6%2024#15 of 170
Women in the labor force (share of women)44.1%2025#133 of 178
Youth unemployment rate8.2%2025#128 of 178
Cereal production2,133,604 t2024#88 of 177
Cereal yield (per hectare of farmland)3,489 kg/ha2024#83 of 175
Fish and seafood production (catch + farmed)19,428 t2024#136 of 193
Fish catch (from sea, rivers and lakes)32 t2024#185 of 193
Aquaculture (farmed fish and seafood)19,396 t2024#64 of 193
Livestock production growth (2014–16 = 100)122.6 (2014–16 average = 100)2024#54 of 187
Fertilizer use (per hectare of arable land)26 kg/ha2024#136 of 187
Manufacturing (share of GDP)13.7%2025#52 of 178
Employment in agriculture (share of jobs)15.4%2025#92 of 178
High-technology exports (share of manufactured exports)10.7%2024#57 of 168
Foreign direct investment, inflows (share of GDP)2.8%2025#69 of 187
Development aid received (share of national income)2.9%2023#60 of 132
Labor force (number of people)2,868,3142025#114 of 178
Reserves of foreign currency and gold$8.6B2025#85 of 169
Extreme poverty (share living on less than $3.00 a day)2.2%2024#59 of 132 tied
Daily life & technology
Internet users (share of people)92.0%2024#43 of 186
Mobile phone subscriptions107.5 per 100 people2024#121 of 193
Access to electricity (share of people)100.0%2024#1 of 193 tied
Health spending (share of GDP)4.5%2023#137 of 192
Education spending (share of GDP)6.8%2023#15 of 179
Hospital beds3.7 per 1,000 people2023#46 of 157
Doctors1.57 per 1,000 people2023#99 of 188
Research spending (share of GDP)0.05%2024#121 of 130
Women in parliament (share of seats)33.3%2025#56 of 192
University and college enrollment53.9%2025#74 of 163
Fixed broadband subscriptions7.8 per 100 people2024#112 of 192
Air passengers carried804,4782023#102 of 152
Safe drinking water (share of people)73.9%2024#71 of 136
Safe sanitation (share of people)93.0%2024#28 of 136
Undernourishment (share of people)4.8%2024#85 of 165
Clean cooking fuels (share of people)82.0%2024#118 of 192
Road traffic deaths12.7 per 100,000 people2019#109 of 183 tied
Measles vaccination (share of children)96.0%2024#46 of 192 tied
Secondary school enrollment (gross)91.7%2025#93 of 180
Primary school completion rate95.3%2025#81 of 172
Nurses and midwives (per 1,000 people)4.08 per 1,000 people2023#91 of 190
Tuberculosis cases (per 100,000 people)128 per 100,000 people2024#53 of 191
Health spending per person$972023#144 of 192
Environment
Renewable electricity (share of power)85.6%2021#19 of 187
CO₂ emissions per person1.5 t CO₂e per person2024#117 of 186
CO₂ emissions (total)10.7 Mt CO₂e2024#104 of 186
Air pollution (PM2.5)20.1 µg/m³2023#83 of 192
Energy use per person708 kg oil eq. per person2024#107 of 146
Renewable energy (share of final energy use)27.6%2021#87 of 191
Electricity consumption per person2,168 kWh per person2024#82 of 146
Electricity from nuclear power (share of total)0.0%2021#33 of 190 tied
Electricity from hydropower (share of total)87.8%2024#13 of 190
Greenhouse gas emissions (total)22.4 Mt CO₂e2024#114 of 186
Freshwater withdrawal (share of internal resources)15.8%2022#70 of 175
Food & farming
Wheat: production664,830 t2024#60 of 120
Rice: production48,092 t2024#85 of 114
Maize (corn): production805,250 t2024#64 of 160
Barley: production611,050 t2024#37 of 100
Sorghum: production273 t2024#97 of 107
Millet: production16 t2024#72 of 73
Oats: production2,423 t2024#60 of 74
Rye: production1,551 t2024#50 of 62
Potatoes: production1,190,214 t2024#43 of 150
Soybeans: production2,549 t2024#78 of 101
Groundnuts (peanuts): production862 t2024#89 of 108
Rapeseed (canola): production31 t2024#63 of 63
Dry beans: production91,575 t2024#42 of 105
Dry peas: production338 t2024#89 of 95
Sunflower seeds: production4,337 t2024#59 of 73
Tomatoes: production278,081 t2024#61 of 164
Onions: production212,663 t2024#57 of 139
Cabbages: production134,922 t2024#42 of 143
Carrots (with turnips): production174,517 t2024#37 of 129
Cucumbers (with gherkins): production150,317 t2024#31 of 130
Lettuce (with chicory): production1,768 t2024#72 of 102
Cauliflower (with broccoli): production1,368 t2024#73 of 95
Eggplants (aubergines): production566 t2024#81 of 94
Green chilies and sweet peppers: production8,432 t2024#90 of 124
Mushrooms (with truffles): production229 t2024#58 of 63
Garlic: production85,431 t2024#19 of 102
Lemons (with limes): production1 t2024#101 of 101
Apples: production139,656 t2024#49 of 92
Grapes: production5,990 t2024#77 of 91
Strawberries: production2,131 t2024#63 of 80
Watermelons: production235,995 t2024#34 of 119
Peaches (with nectarines): production11,336 t2024#57 of 79
Pears: production11,119 t2024#50 of 85
Plums (with sloes): production12,330 t2024#48 of 87
Apricots: production26,334 t2024#27 of 65
Cherries: production4,467 t2024#46 of 65
Almonds: production1,687 t2024#29 of 48
Walnuts: production6,336 t2024#32 of 55
Sugar beet: production957,418 t2024#29 of 57
Cotton (fibre): production20,946 t2023#35 of 85
Tobacco: production972 t2024#86 of 117
Black pepper (Piper spp.): production201 t2024#36 of 45
Beef (cattle meat): production125,469 t2024#63 of 181
Pork (pig meat): production6,006 t2024#107 of 164
Chicken meat: production19,604 t2024#126 of 183
Cow’s milk: production1,823,796 t2024#59 of 178
Hen eggs: production44,256 t2024#90 of 167
Honey: production3,014 t2024#64 of 122
Sheep meat (mutton and lamb): production78,400 t2024#28 of 172
Goat meat: production9,482 t2024#60 of 164
Goat’s milk: production621 t2024#104 of 108
Butter (with ghee): production4,863 t2023#71 of 124
Cheese (all kinds): production5,204 t2023#90 of 105
Grass carp: production636 t2024#19 of 47
Silver carp: production1,540 t2024#14 of 46
Common carp: production1,390 t2024#39 of 97
Rainbow trout: production15,734 t2024#17 of 79
Carps and other cyprinids: production3,598 t2024#50 of 115
Cattle: number of animals1,828,768 animals2024#90 of 183
Pigs: number of animals26,647 animals2024#133 of 165
Chickens: number of animals6,166,000 birds2024#124 of 181
Sheep: number of animals5,621,278 animals2024#50 of 173
Goats: number of animals659,048 animals2024#86 of 180
Horses: number of animals553,516 animals2024#18 of 143
Camels: number of animals217 animals2024#43 of 46
Donkeys: number of animals24,767 animals2024#51 of 104
Ducks: number of animals99,000 birds2024#54 of 80
Turkeys: number of animals182,000 birds2024#46 of 71 tied

Questions about Kyrgyzstan

What is the capital of Kyrgyzstan?

The capital of Kyrgyzstan is Bishkek.

What is the population of Kyrgyzstan?

Kyrgyzstan has a population of about 7.34M (2025), #105 of 193 among countries.

How big is Kyrgyzstan?

Kyrgyzstan covers about 199,950 km², #85 of 193 among countries.

Which continent is Kyrgyzstan in?

Kyrgyzstan is in Asia, in the region of Central Asia.

What currency and languages are used in Kyrgyzstan?

The currency is the Kyrgyz Som. Main languages: Kyrgyz, Russian.

How does Kyrgyzstan compare with Japan in size and population?

The area of Kyrgyzstan is about 0.5 times that of Japan, and its population is about 1/17 that of Japan.

How far is Kyrgyzstan from Japan?

The capital, Bishkek, is about 5,522 km from Tokyo, the capital of Japan, in a straight line.

What is the time difference between Kyrgyzstan and Japan?

The capital, Bishkek, is on UTC+6 in standard time: 3 h behind Japan.

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