Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan
Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan: Armed forces personnel
Armed forces personnel in 2020: 21,000 people in Kyrgyzstan and 17,000 people in Tajikistan, by IISS estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Kyrgyzstan, by 4,000 people, or 1.24 times that in Tajikistan.
people · IISS
What the numbers say
- Kyrgyzstan has been higher since 1997, when it overtook Tajikistan.
- The world as a whole: 27.4 million people in 2020.
Every year
people · IISS
| Year | Kyrgyzstan | Tajikistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 21,000 | 17,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2019 | 21,000 | 17,000 | 27.7 million |
| 2018 | 20,900 | 16,800 | 27.7 million |
| 2017 | 21,000 | 17,000 | 27.4 million |
| 2016 | 20,400 | 16,300 | 27.5 million |
| 2015 | 20,400 | 16,300 | 27.4 million |
| 2014 | 20,400 | 16,300 | 27.3 million |
| 2013 | 20,400 | 16,300 | 27.2 million |
| 2012 | 20,400 | 16,300 | 28.2 million |
| 2011 | 20,400 | 16,300 | 28 million |
| 2010 | 20,400 | 16,300 | 28.1 million |
| 2009 | 20,400 | 16,300 | 27.9 million |
| 2008 | 21,000 | 17,000 | 27.5 million |
| 2007 | 21,000 | 17,000 | 27.3 million |
| 2006 | 21,000 | 17,000 | 27 million |
| 2005 | 18,000 | 13,000 | 28.5 million |
| 2004 | 17,000 | 12,000 | 27.1 million |
| 2003 | 15,900 | 7,200 | 28.2 million |
| 2002 | 15,900 | 7,200 | 28.3 million |
| 2001 | 14,000 | 7,200 | 28.2 million |
| 2000 | 14,000 | 7,200 | 29.4 million |
| 1999 | 12,200 | 10,200 | 29.6 million |
| 1998 | 14,200 | 10,200 | 29.9 million |
| 1997 | 14,200 | 10,200 | 29.9 million |
| 1996 | 12,000 | 23,500 | 30.2 million |
| 1995 | 7,000 | 18,000 | 30.2 million |
| 1994 | 13,000 | 3,000 | 23.2 million |
| 1993 | 12,000 | 3,000 | 23.7 million |
| 1992 | 12,000 | 3,000 | 24.5 million |
| 1991 | – | – | 22.7 million |
| 1990 | – | – | 23.9 million |
| 1989 | – | – | 24.3 million |
| 1985 | – | – | 22.2 million |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Active-duty military personnel, with paramilitary forces where they are trained and equipped like soldiers, by the IISS Military Balance.
- Source: IISS, The Military Balance, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 170 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Kyrgyzstan vs Tajikistan
Health
- Life expectancyKyrgyzstan: 71.7 years in 2023Tajikistan: 71.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKyrgyzstan: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024Tajikistan: 2.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKyrgyzstan: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tajikistan: 24.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterKyrgyzstan: 76.5% in 2022Tajikistan: 55.3% in 2022
- DepressionKyrgyzstan: 3.05% in 2017Tajikistan: 2.56% in 2017
- Suicide rateKyrgyzstan: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017Tajikistan: 5.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKyrgyzstan: 7.07 million people in 2023Tajikistan: 10.4 million people in 2023
- Population growthKyrgyzstan: 1.61% a year in 2023Tajikistan: 1.96% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKyrgyzstan: 2.8 births per woman in 2023Tajikistan: 3.07 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKyrgyzstan: 34.8% in 2025Tajikistan: 26.2% in 2025
- Median ageKyrgyzstan: 25.1 years in 2023Tajikistan: 21.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKyrgyzstan: 5.4% in 2023Tajikistan: 3.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateKyrgyzstan: 0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Tajikistan: -1.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKyrgyzstan: 2.92% of GDP in 2025Tajikistan: 1.47% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKyrgyzstan: $558M in 2025Tajikistan: $220M in 2025
- Military spending per personKyrgyzstan: $83 in 2025Tajikistan: $23 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKyrgyzstan: 7.9% of government spending in 2025Tajikistan: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- National powerKyrgyzstan: 0.04% of world capability in 2022Tajikistan: 0.05% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKyrgyzstan: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020Tajikistan: 0.75% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKyrgyzstan: 54 million TIV in 2023Tajikistan: 75 million TIV in 2025