Demographics of Kyrgyzstan

Demographics of Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan population pyramid in 2020
Population	6,636,800 (2021)[1]
Density	27.4/km2 (71/sq mi)
Growth rate	1.32/1,000 population (2010)
Birth rate	24.0 births/1,000 population (2020)
Death rate	6.0 deaths/1,000 population (2020)
Life expectancy	71.9 years (2020)
• male	67.8 years (2020)
• female	76.0 years (2020)
Fertility rate	3.04 children born/woman (2020)
Infant mortality rate	14.4 deaths/1,000 live births (2020)
Age structure
0–14 years	23.6%
15–64 years	62.9%
65 and over	6.2%
Sex ratio
At birth	1.05 male(s)/female
Under 15	1.04 male(s)/female
15–64 years	0.96 male(s)/female
65 and over	0.64 male(s)/female
Nationality
Nationality	Kyrgyz
Major ethnic	Kyrgyz
Minor ethnic	Kazakh, Russian, Uzbek, Dungan, Uyghur
Language
Official	Kyrgyz, Russian
Spoken	Kyrgyz, Russian

The Demographics of Kyrgyzstan is about the demographic features of the population of Kyrgyzstan, including population growth, population density, ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population. The name Kyrgyz, both for the people and the country, means "forty tribes", a reference to the epic hero Manas who unified forty tribes against the Oirats, as symbolized by the 40-ray sun on the flag of Kyrgyzstan.