Kyrgyzstan vs Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan vs Uzbekistan: Fertility rate
Fertility rate in 2023: 2.8 births per woman in Kyrgyzstan and 3.5 births per woman in Uzbekistan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Uzbekistan, by 0.7 births per woman, or 1.25 times that in Kyrgyzstan.
births per woman · UN
What the numbers say
- Uzbekistan has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Kyrgyzstan.
- In 2023, Kyrgyzstan ranked 60 and Uzbekistan ranked 45 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Kyrgyzstan at 1.85 births per woman and Uzbekistan at 1.94 births per woman in 2100.
- The world as a whole: 2.25 births per woman in 2023.
Every year
births per woman · UN
| Year | Kyrgyzstan | Uzbekistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 2.25 |
| 2022 | 2.81 | 3.4 | 2.27 |
| 2021 | 2.89 | 3.27 | 2.29 |
| 2020 | 3.05 | 3.06 | 2.32 |
| 2019 | 3.33 | 2.87 | 2.4 |
| 2018 | 3.28 | 2.71 | 2.44 |
| 2017 | 3.04 | 2.57 | 2.5 |
| 2016 | 3.1 | 2.56 | 2.54 |
| 2015 | 3.21 | 2.58 | 2.54 |
| 2014 | 3.21 | 2.55 | 2.56 |
| 2013 | 3.15 | 2.45 | 2.57 |
| 2012 | 3.18 | 2.34 | 2.61 |
| 2011 | 3.14 | 2.35 | 2.59 |
| 2010 | 3.1 | 2.44 | 2.6 |
| 2009 | 2.96 | 2.56 | 2.62 |
| 2008 | 2.84 | 2.64 | 2.63 |
| 2007 | 2.78 | 2.57 | 2.62 |
| 2006 | 2.74 | 2.46 | 2.63 |
| 2005 | 2.65 | 2.44 | 2.63 |
| 2004 | 2.63 | 2.5 | 2.65 |
| 2003 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.66 |
| 2002 | 2.57 | 2.58 | 2.68 |
| 2001 | 2.55 | 2.61 | 2.71 |
| 2000 | 2.58 | 2.7 | 2.75 |
| 1999 | 2.71 | 2.83 | 2.75 |
| 1998 | 2.8 | 2.99 | 2.78 |
| 1997 | 2.88 | 3.19 | 2.81 |
| 1996 | 3.09 | 3.39 | 2.85 |
| 1995 | 3.29 | 3.57 | 2.89 |
| 1994 | 3.28 | 3.66 | 2.93 |
| 1993 | 3.41 | 3.86 | 2.98 |
| 1992 | 3.64 | 4.06 | 3.04 |
| 1991 | 3.74 | 4.19 | 3.13 |
| 1990 | 3.8 | 4.12 | 3.31 |
| 1989 | 3.91 | 4.1 | 3.35 |
| 1988 | 4.03 | 4.26 | 3.39 |
| 1987 | 4.16 | 4.53 | 3.48 |
| 1986 | 4.22 | 4.68 | 3.5 |
| 1985 | 4.2 | 4.69 | 3.51 |
| 1984 | 4.2 | 4.73 | 3.55 |
| 1983 | 4.17 | 4.71 | 3.58 |
| 1982 | 4.2 | 4.82 | 3.71 |
| 1981 | 4.19 | 4.91 | 3.71 |
| 1980 | 4.23 | 5.04 | 3.74 |
| 1979 | 4.38 | 5.16 | 3.77 |
| 1978 | 4.53 | 5.28 | 3.79 |
| 1977 | 4.59 | 5.54 | 3.85 |
| 1976 | 4.68 | 5.75 | 3.97 |
| 1975 | 4.76 | 5.92 | 4.08 |
| 1974 | 4.89 | 6.05 | 4.26 |
| 1973 | 5.02 | 6.16 | 4.42 |
| 1972 | 5.14 | 6.25 | 4.55 |
| 1971 | 5.18 | 6.28 | 4.68 |
| 1970 | 5.2 | 6.31 | 4.83 |
| 1969 | 5.18 | 6.34 | 4.87 |
| 1968 | 5.18 | 6.39 | 4.96 |
| 1967 | 5.26 | 6.57 | 4.85 |
| 1966 | 5.32 | 6.66 | 4.96 |
| 1965 | 5.38 | 6.81 | 5.07 |
| 1964 | 5.43 | 6.82 | 5.12 |
| 1963 | 5.48 | 6.81 | 5.31 |
| 1962 | 5.42 | 6.88 | 5.02 |
| 1961 | 5.36 | 6.75 | 4.57 |
| 1960 | 5.31 | 6.61 | 4.7 |
| 1959 | 5.23 | 6.35 | 4.74 |
| 1958 | 5.14 | 6.1 | 4.93 |
| 1957 | 4.99 | 5.92 | 5.07 |
| 1956 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 4.93 |
| 1955 | 4.84 | 5.68 | 5 |
| 1954 | 4.78 | 5.53 | 5 |
| 1953 | 4.73 | 5.42 | 4.92 |
| 1952 | 4.68 | 5.31 | 5 |
| 1951 | 4.63 | 5.17 | 4.82 |
| 1950 | 4.63 | 5.17 | 4.85 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Kyrgyzstan | Uzbekistan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.782.44–3.13 | 3.493.14–3.88 | 2.25 |
| 2025 | 2.752.36–3.18 | 3.453.03–3.96 | 2.24 |
| 2026 | 2.722.29–3.21 | 3.42.92–4 | 2.23 |
| 2027 | 2.72.21–3.23 | 3.362.83–4.04 | 2.22 |
| 2028 | 2.672.12–3.26 | 3.312.73–4.05 | 2.21 |
| 2029 | 2.652.07–3.26 | 3.272.64–4.05 | 2.2 |
| 2030 | 2.622.03–3.26 | 3.222.54–4.03 | 2.2 |
| 2031 | 2.61.97–3.28 | 3.182.47–4 | 2.19 |
| 2032 | 2.571.91–3.27 | 3.142.4–4 | 2.18 |
| 2033 | 2.541.88–3.27 | 3.092.35–3.95 | 2.17 |
| 2034 | 2.521.86–3.25 | 3.052.28–3.94 | 2.16 |
| 2035 | 2.491.82–3.27 | 3.012.25–3.91 | 2.15 |
| 2036 | 2.471.77–3.26 | 2.982.19–3.9 | 2.15 |
| 2037 | 2.451.75–3.26 | 2.942.15–3.88 | 2.14 |
| 2038 | 2.431.72–3.25 | 2.912.1–3.86 | 2.13 |
| 2039 | 2.421.7–3.25 | 2.882.05–3.84 | 2.13 |
| 2040 | 2.41.67–3.26 | 2.842–3.81 | 2.13 |
| 2041 | 2.381.64–3.27 | 2.811.97–3.82 | 2.12 |
| 2042 | 2.361.62–3.26 | 2.781.93–3.82 | 2.12 |
| 2043 | 2.351.59–3.27 | 2.751.89–3.82 | 2.12 |
| 2044 | 2.331.58–3.23 | 2.721.85–3.8 | 2.12 |
| 2045 | 2.311.55–3.21 | 2.691.8–3.74 | 2.12 |
| 2046 | 2.291.55–3.25 | 2.661.76–3.69 | 2.11 |
| 2047 | 2.281.51–3.28 | 2.631.74–3.71 | 2.11 |
| 2048 | 2.261.49–3.25 | 2.61.68–3.7 | 2.11 |
| 2049 | 2.251.46–3.23 | 2.581.66–3.65 | 2.1 |
| 2050 | 2.231.45–3.22 | 2.551.64–3.66 | 2.1 |
| 2051 | 2.211.45–3.2 | 2.531.61–3.61 | 2.09 |
| 2052 | 2.21.42–3.18 | 2.511.58–3.59 | 2.09 |
| 2053 | 2.191.41–3.15 | 2.481.56–3.59 | 2.08 |
| 2054 | 2.171.39–3.16 | 2.461.55–3.57 | 2.07 |
| 2055 | 2.161.36–3.13 | 2.441.5–3.6 | 2.07 |
| 2056 | 2.151.35–3.13 | 2.421.5–3.57 | 2.06 |
| 2057 | 2.141.34–3.1 | 2.41.49–3.55 | 2.05 |
| 2058 | 2.121.33–3.09 | 2.381.48–3.56 | 2.04 |
| 2059 | 2.111.33–3.1 | 2.361.47–3.55 | 2.04 |
| 2060 | 2.11.31–3.06 | 2.341.45–3.51 | 2.03 |
| 2061 | 2.091.32–3.07 | 2.321.43–3.53 | 2.02 |
| 2062 | 2.081.32–3.07 | 2.311.42–3.52 | 2.02 |
| 2063 | 2.071.32–3.08 | 2.31.41–3.48 | 2.01 |
| 2064 | 2.061.31–3.04 | 2.281.4–3.48 | 2 |
| 2065 | 2.051.3–3.06 | 2.261.39–3.45 | 2 |
| 2066 | 2.041.28–3.01 | 2.251.38–3.47 | 1.99 |
| 2067 | 2.031.29–3.05 | 2.241.37–3.45 | 1.98 |
| 2068 | 2.021.3–3.03 | 2.221.37–3.45 | 1.98 |
| 2069 | 2.021.29–3.02 | 2.211.37–3.43 | 1.97 |
| 2070 | 2.011.28–3 | 2.21.37–3.45 | 1.97 |
| 2071 | 21.28–2.98 | 2.191.37–3.44 | 1.96 |
| 2072 | 21.26–2.97 | 2.181.37–3.43 | 1.96 |
| 2073 | 1.991.25–2.94 | 2.161.35–3.41 | 1.95 |
| 2074 | 1.981.25–2.91 | 2.151.34–3.4 | 1.95 |
| 2075 | 1.971.24–2.92 | 2.141.32–3.38 | 1.94 |
| 2076 | 1.971.24–2.88 | 2.131.34–3.41 | 1.94 |
| 2077 | 1.961.24–2.9 | 2.121.3–3.39 | 1.94 |
| 2078 | 1.951.23–2.87 | 2.111.31–3.38 | 1.93 |
| 2079 | 1.951.23–2.88 | 2.11.29–3.37 | 1.93 |
| 2080 | 1.941.22–2.89 | 2.091.27–3.36 | 1.92 |
| 2081 | 1.931.23–2.88 | 2.081.26–3.34 | 1.92 |
| 2082 | 1.931.23–2.86 | 2.071.24–3.33 | 1.91 |
| 2083 | 1.921.23–2.86 | 2.061.22–3.33 | 1.91 |
| 2084 | 1.921.23–2.85 | 2.051.23–3.3 | 1.91 |
| 2085 | 1.911.23–2.82 | 2.041.21–3.27 | 1.9 |
| 2086 | 1.911.21–2.82 | 2.031.2–3.24 | 1.9 |
| 2087 | 1.91.22–2.81 | 2.031.21–3.22 | 1.89 |
| 2088 | 1.91.2–2.79 | 2.021.2–3.22 | 1.89 |
| 2089 | 1.891.19–2.78 | 2.011.2–3.14 | 1.88 |
| 2090 | 1.891.18–2.78 | 21.21–3.12 | 1.88 |
| 2091 | 1.881.18–2.76 | 1.991.19–3.12 | 1.88 |
| 2092 | 1.881.18–2.76 | 1.991.2–3.12 | 1.87 |
| 2093 | 1.871.18–2.76 | 1.981.18–3.1 | 1.87 |
| 2094 | 1.871.18–2.74 | 1.971.17–3.12 | 1.86 |
| 2095 | 1.861.17–2.73 | 1.971.17–3.14 | 1.86 |
| 2096 | 1.861.18–2.71 | 1.961.18–3.14 | 1.85 |
| 2097 | 1.861.17–2.74 | 1.961.13–3.15 | 1.85 |
| 2098 | 1.851.18–2.72 | 1.951.15–3.13 | 1.85 |
| 2099 | 1.851.17–2.72 | 1.951.14–3.15 | 1.84 |
| 2100 | 1.851.19–2.71 | 1.941.12–3.12 | 1.84 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The children a woman would have over her life at the year’s birth rates for each age.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, 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 Uzbekistan
Health
- Life expectancyKyrgyzstan: 71.7 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 72.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKyrgyzstan: 1.7 per 100 live births in 2024Uzbekistan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKyrgyzstan: 14.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uzbekistan: 11.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterKyrgyzstan: 76.5% in 2022Uzbekistan: 79.9% in 2022
- DepressionKyrgyzstan: 3.05% in 2017Uzbekistan: 2.89% in 2017
- Suicide rateKyrgyzstan: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017Uzbekistan: 9.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKyrgyzstan: 7.07 million people in 2023Uzbekistan: 35.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthKyrgyzstan: 1.61% a year in 2023Uzbekistan: 2.01% a year in 2023
- Urban populationKyrgyzstan: 34.8% in 2025Uzbekistan: 51% in 2025
- Median ageKyrgyzstan: 25.1 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 26.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKyrgyzstan: 5.4% in 2023Uzbekistan: 5.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateKyrgyzstan: 0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023Uzbekistan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKyrgyzstan: 2.92% of GDP in 2025Uzbekistan: 2.49% of GDP in 2018
- Military spending in US dollarsKyrgyzstan: $558M in 2025Uzbekistan: $1.77B in 2018
- Military spending per personKyrgyzstan: $83 in 2025Uzbekistan: $45 in 2018
- Military share of state spendingKyrgyzstan: 7.9% of government spending in 2025Uzbekistan: 11.1% of government spending in 2018
- Armed forces personnelKyrgyzstan: 21,000 people in 2020Uzbekistan: 68,000 people in 2020
- National powerKyrgyzstan: 0.04% of world capability in 2022Uzbekistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKyrgyzstan: 0.81% of the labour force in 2020Uzbekistan: 0.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKyrgyzstan: 54 million TIV in 2023Uzbekistan: 32 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKyrgyzstan: 34 million TIV in 2025Uzbekistan: 68 million TIV in 2016