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Kyrgyzstan vs. Uzbekistan

Demographics

KyrgyzstanUzbekistan
Population6,018,789 (July 2021 est.)30,842,796 (July 2021 est.)
Age structure0-14 years: 30.39% (male 930,455/female 882,137)

15-24 years: 15.7% (male 475,915/female 460,604)

25-54 years: 40.02% (male 1,172,719/female 1,214,624)

55-64 years: 8.09% (male 210,994/female 271,480)

65 years and over: 5.8% (male 132,134/female 213,835) (2020 est.)
0-14 years: 23.19% (male 3,631,693/female 3,456,750)

15-24 years: 16.63% (male 2,601,803/female 2,481,826)

25-54 years: 45.68% (male 6,955,260/female 7,006,172)

55-64 years: 8.63% (male 1,245,035/female 1,392,263)

65 years and over: 5.87% (male 768,769/female 1,025,840) (2020 est.)
Median agetotal: 27.3 years

male: 26.1 years

female: 28.5 years (2020 est.)
total: 30.1 years

male: 29.4 years

female: 30.7 years (2020 est.)
Population growth rate0.9% (2021 est.)0.86% (2021 est.)
Birth rate20.06 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)15.85 births/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Death rate6.18 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)5.4 deaths/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Net migration rate-4.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)-1.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2021 est.)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.07 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.97 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.78 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.62 male(s)/female

total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.89 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.75 male(s)/female

total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2020 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 26.26 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 30.49 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 21.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
total: 19.42 deaths/1,000 live births

male: 23.13 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 15.49 deaths/1,000 live births (2021 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 72.07 years

male: 67.97 years

female: 76.45 years (2021 est.)
total population: 75.03 years

male: 71.98 years

female: 78.25 years (2021 est.)
Total fertility rate2.52 children born/woman (2021 est.)1.73 children born/woman (2021 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate0.2% (2020 est.)0.2% (2020 est.)
Nationalitynoun: Kyrgyzstani(s)

adjective: Kyrgyzstani
noun: Uzbekistani

adjective: Uzbekistani
Ethnic groupsKyrgyz 73.5%, Uzbek 14.7%, Russian 5.5%, Dungan 1.1%, other 5.2% (includes Uyghur, Tajik, Turk, Kazakh, Tatar, Ukrainian, Korean, German) (2019 est.)Uzbek 83.8%, Tajik 4.8%, Kazakh 2.5%, Russian 2.3%, Karakalpak 2.2%, Tatar 1.5%, other 4.4% (2017 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS9,200 (2020 est.)58,000 (2020 est.)
ReligionsMuslim 90% (majority Sunni), Christian 7% (Russian Orthodox 3%), other 3% (includes Jewish, Buddhist, Baha'i) (2017 est.)Muslim 88% (mostly Sunni), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%
HIV/AIDS - deaths<100 (2020 est.)<1,000 (2020 est.)
LanguagesKyrgyz (official) 71.4%, Uzbek 14.4%, Russian (official) 9%, other 5.2% (2009 est.)Uzbek (official) 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%

major-language sample(s):
Jahon faktlari kitobi, asosiy ma'lumotlar uchun zaruriy manba. (Uzbek)

The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information.

note: in the autonomous Karakalpakstan Republic, both the Karakalpak language and Uzbek have official status
Literacydefinition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 99.6%

male: 99.7%

female: 99.5% (2018)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 100%

male: 100%

female: 100% (2016)
School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)total: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 13 years (2019)
total: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 12 years (2019)
Education expenditures6% of GDP (2017)5.3% of GDP (2017)
Urbanizationurban population: 37.1% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 2.05% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
urban population: 50.4% of total population (2021)

rate of urbanization: 1.25% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Drinking water sourceimproved: urban: 97.1% of population

rural: 84.4% of population

total: 89.3% of population

unimproved: urban: 2.9% of population

rural: 15.6% of population

total: 10.7% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 96.1% of population

total: 97.8% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 3.9% of population

total: 2.2% of population (2017 est.)
Sanitation facility accessimproved: urban: 99.6% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 99.3% of population

unimproved: urban: 0.4% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0.1% of population (2017 est.)
improved: urban: 100% of population

rural: 100% of population

total: 100% of population

unimproved: urban: 0% of population

rural: 0% of population

total: 0% of population (2017 est.)
Major cities - population1.060 million BISHKEK (capital) (2021)2.545 million TASHKENT (capital) (2021)
Maternal mortality rate60 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)29 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)
Children under the age of 5 years underweight1.8% (2018)2.9% (2017)
Health expenditures6.5% (2018)5.3% (2018)
Physicians density2.21 physicians/1,000 population (2014)2.37 physicians/1,000 population (2014)
Hospital bed density4.4 beds/1,000 population (2014)4 beds/1,000 population (2014)
Obesity - adult prevalence rate16.6% (2016)16.6% (2016)
Mother's mean age at first birth22.6 years (2019 est.)23.7 years (2019 est.)
Dependency ratiostotal dependency ratio: 59.7

youth dependency ratio: 52.1

elderly dependency ratio: 7.5

potential support ratio: 13.2 (2020 est.)
total dependency ratio: 50.6

youth dependency ratio: 43.4

elderly dependency ratio: 7.2

potential support ratio: 13.9 (2020 est.)

Source: CIA Factbook