Economy of Kyrgyzstan — PEOPLE & MARKET

Population mn people

SOURCE: WORLD BANK, WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS (2025)

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Years	KGZ	KAZ	UZB	GEO
2011	5.5	17.1	28.8	3.8
2012	5.7	17.3	29.3	3.7
2013	5.8	17.6	29.7	3.7
2014	5.9	17.8	30.2	3.7
2015	6.0	18.1	30.7	3.7
2016	6.2	18.4	31.3	3.7
2017	6.3	18.7	31.8	3.7
2018	6.4	18.9	32.4	3.7
2019	6.6	19.2	33.0	3.7
2020	6.7	19.5	33.6	3.7
2021	6.9	19.7	34.2	3.7
2022	7.0	20.0	34.9	3.7
2023	7.1	20.3	35.7	3.7
2024	7.2	20.6	36.4	3.8
2025	7.3	20.8	37.1	3.9

Median age (UN WPP) years (2023)

SOURCE: UN WORLD POPULATION PROSPECTS 2024 (VIA OUR WORLD IN DATA) (2023)

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unit	KGZ	KAZ	UZB	TJK	GEO	ARM	MNG
years	25.1	29.5	26.9	21.9	36.8	35.8	26.8

Average monthly wage

KGZ

$414

(2024)

indicative: NSO methodologies differ across countries — 36,047 som/month (NSC KR, 2024) converted at the 2024 annual average official rate 87.15 som/$ (World Bank PA.NUS.FCRF).

SOURCE: NATIONAL STATISTICAL COMMITTEE OF THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC (2024)

Urban population %

Low urbanization at a fast pace — a multi-decade runway for urban services.

SOURCE: WORLD BANK, WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS (2025)

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Years	KGZ	KAZ	UZB	GEO
2011	35.2	54.4	51.3	55.7
2012	35.2	54.7	51.3	56.2
2013	35.2	55.1	51.1	56.6
2014	35.1	55.6	50.9	57.0
2015	35.1	56.1	50.7	57.4
2016	35.1	56.7	50.7	57.7
2017	35.0	57.5	50.7	58.0
2018	34.9	58.2	50.6	58.3
2019	34.9	59.1	50.6	58.6
2020	34.8	60.0	50.8	59.0
2021	34.8	61.0	50.9	59.4
2022	34.7	61.4	51.0	60.0
2023	34.7	61.8	51.0	60.8
2024	34.7	62.1	51.0	61.1
2025	34.7	62.4	51.0	61.2

Labor force participation %

A sizable share of the workforce is abroad; return migration is a reversible asset.

SOURCE: WORLD BANK, WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS (2025)

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Years	KGZ	KAZ	UZB	GEO
2011	63.3	70.8	55.6	67.2
2012	61.5	70.7	55.8	66.8
2013	58.5	70.6	55.9	66.5
2014	59.2	70.5	56.1	66.3
2015	59.5	70.4	56.3	66.2
2016	59.2	70.3	56.4	66.0
2017	56.9	70.2	56.5	65.8
2018	58.5	70.1	56.6	63.9
2019	58.9	70.1	56.6	62.9
2020	57.3	69.2	55.5	63.4
2021	59.0	69.4	56.0	61.0
2022	59.2	70.2	57.7	63.7
2023	56.9	70.4	57.7	64.0
2024	57.5	70.6	57.7	64.3
2025	57.4	67.8	57.5	64.3

Unemployment (ILO) % (2025)

ILO-modeled estimate: informal employment is invisible in the official series.

SOURCE: WORLD BANK, WORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS (2025)

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unit	KGZ	KAZ	UZB	TJK	GEO	ARM	MNG
%	3.5	4.8	4.6	6.9	12.1	12.9	5.2

Human Development Index index

SOURCE: UNDP, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT (2023)

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Years	KGZ	KAZ	UZB	GEO
2009	0.669	0.774	0.672	0.760
2010	0.668	0.781	0.681	0.770
2011	0.670	0.790	0.686	0.780
2012	0.679	0.799	0.692	0.789
2013	0.686	0.808	0.698	0.796
2014	0.691	0.813	0.703	0.802
2015	0.695	0.819	0.707	0.807
2016	0.700	0.820	0.714	0.809
2017	0.704	0.824	0.719	0.816
2018	0.708	0.828	0.725	0.824
2019	0.708	0.834	0.730	0.830
2020	0.700	0.826	0.723	0.822
2021	0.704	0.816	0.727	0.819
2022	0.717	0.831	0.737	0.838
2023	0.720	0.837	0.740	0.844

WGI

Control of corruption -1.14 (2024) #6 OF 7

Rule of law -0.94 (2024) #6 OF 7

Regulatory quality -0.52 (2024) #5 OF 7

Government effectiveness -0.89 (2024) #7 OF 7

Political stability -0.50 (2024) #5 OF 7

2005, 2010, 2020 — changes of power; banking and property rights passed through each.

Voice and accountability -0.80 (2024) #4 OF 7

Corruption Perceptions Index (TI): 26/100 (CPI 2025). Corruption Perceptions Index scores are shown verbatim (CC BY-ND): no recalculation, excluded from ranks. SOURCE: TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL, CORRUPTION PERCEPTIONS INDEX 2025 (CPI 2025)

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Average monthly wage

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