Kyrgyzstan vs Uzbekistan
Kyrgyzstan vs Uzbekistan: Net migration rate
Net migration rate in 2023: 0.8 per 1,000 people in Kyrgyzstan and -0.2 per 1,000 people in Uzbekistan, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Kyrgyzstan, by 1 per 1,000 people.
per 1,000 people · UN
What the numbers say
- Kyrgyzstan has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Uzbekistan.
- In 2023, Kyrgyzstan ranked 80 and Uzbekistan ranked 121 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts Kyrgyzstan at -0.4 per 1,000 people and Uzbekistan at -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2100.
Every year
per 1,000 people · UN
| Year | Kyrgyzstan | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.8 | -0.2 |
| 2022 | 1.8 | -0.1 |
| 2021 | 6.8 | -0.3 |
| 2020 | 8.2 | -0.3 |
| 2019 | 7.3 | -0.3 |
| 2018 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| 2017 | 1.2 | -0.4 |
| 2016 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| 2015 | -0.8 | -0.5 |
| 2014 | -1.6 | -0.7 |
| 2013 | -1.7 | -0.7 |
| 2012 | -2.2 | -0.7 |
| 2011 | -1.8 | -0.7 |
| 2010 | -1.2 | -0.7 |
| 2009 | -2.7 | -0.7 |
| 2008 | -12.1 | -0.9 |
| 2007 | -10.2 | -1 |
| 2006 | -10.1 | -1.1 |
| 2005 | -6.9 | -1.3 |
| 2004 | -6.2 | -1.5 |
| 2003 | -5.9 | -1.7 |
| 2002 | -5.5 | -1.9 |
| 2001 | -5.1 | -1.9 |
| 2000 | -4.6 | -2.7 |
| 1999 | -2.1 | -2.5 |
| 1998 | -3.6 | -2.1 |
| 1997 | -2.4 | -2 |
| 1996 | -2.3 | -2.2 |
| 1995 | -2.3 | -2 |
| 1994 | -4.8 | -1.9 |
| 1993 | -22.4 | -1.7 |
| 1992 | -7.2 | -1.5 |
| 1991 | -7.1 | -1.4 |
| 1990 | -6.3 | -3.6 |
| 1989 | -5.9 | -0.7 |
| 1988 | -9.5 | -0 |
| 1987 | -9.4 | -0 |
| 1986 | -9.6 | -0 |
| 1985 | -9.4 | -0 |
| 1984 | -8.5 | -0 |
| 1983 | -1.4 | 0.1 |
| 1982 | -1.6 | 0.2 |
| 1981 | -1.8 | 0.4 |
| 1980 | -1.4 | 0.5 |
| 1979 | -1.8 | 0.7 |
| 1978 | -1.9 | 1.9 |
| 1977 | -1.9 | 3.2 |
| 1976 | -3 | 3 |
| 1975 | -2.3 | 2.8 |
| 1974 | -1.8 | 2.5 |
| 1973 | -1 | 2.3 |
| 1972 | -0.4 | 2.1 |
| 1971 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 1970 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
| 1969 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
| 1968 | 7.3 | 7.1 |
| 1967 | 8 | 6.9 |
| 1966 | 8.1 | 6.8 |
| 1965 | 8.7 | 6.6 |
| 1964 | 8.8 | 6.4 |
| 1963 | 9 | 6.2 |
| 1962 | 9 | 5.9 |
| 1961 | 8 | 5.7 |
| 1960 | 6.3 | 2.7 |
| 1959 | 4.3 | 1.3 |
| 1958 | 1.9 | 0.8 |
| 1957 | 2.2 | 0.7 |
| 1956 | 2 | 0.6 |
| 1955 | 1.7 | 0.6 |
| 1954 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 1953 | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| 1952 | 2.1 | 0.6 |
| 1951 | 2.7 | 0.7 |
| 1950 | 3.3 | 0.8 |
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Kyrgyzstan | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.5-6.2–6.6 | -0.2-1.8–1.2 |
| 2025 | 0.2-9.1–8.5 | -0.2-2.3–1.7 |
| 2026 | 0-10.4–9.6 | -0.1-2.8–2.2 |
| 2027 | 0.1-11.4–10.7 | -0.1-3.2–2.6 |
| 2028 | -0.2-11.8–11.2 | -0.2-3.5–2.9 |
| 2029 | -0.1-12.2–12 | -0-3.5–3.2 |
| 2030 | -0.2-12.6–13.2 | -0.1-4–3.4 |
| 2031 | -0.3-13.2–12.7 | -0.1-4–3.3 |
| 2032 | -0.5-13.3–12.6 | -0.1-4.4–3.8 |
| 2033 | -0.6-13.6–12.7 | -0.1-4.3–4 |
| 2034 | -0.6-14–13.4 | -0.1-4.6–4.2 |
| 2035 | -0.7-14.4–13.4 | -0.1-4.7–4.3 |
| 2036 | -0.7-15–11.9 | -0.1-5–4.3 |
| 2037 | -0.8-14.6–11.9 | -0.1-4.9–4.6 |
| 2038 | -0.7-15.1–12.7 | -0-5.3–4.5 |
| 2039 | -0.7-14.2–12.4 | -0.1-5.5–4.6 |
| 2040 | -0.6-14–12 | -0.1-5.5–4.9 |
| 2041 | -0.7-14.4–12.4 | -0-5.6–5.1 |
| 2042 | -0.8-14.3–12.5 | -0.1-5.5–5.2 |
| 2043 | -0.8-13.9–13 | -0.1-5.4–5.3 |
| 2044 | -0.9-14–12.8 | -0.1-5.6–5.5 |
| 2045 | -0.8-14.7–12.8 | -0.1-5.6–5.3 |
| 2046 | -1-14.5–12.7 | -0.1-5.6–5.8 |
| 2047 | -0.9-14.8–11.7 | -0-5.8–5.5 |
| 2048 | -0.7-14.3–13 | -0-5.8–5.5 |
| 2049 | -0.7-14.9–12.7 | -0-5.9–5.7 |
| 2050 | -0.7-14.8–12.8 | -0.1-5.6–5.9 |
| 2051 | -0.7-15.2–11.9 | -0-5.8–6.1 |
| 2052 | -0.8-15.7–11.8 | -0-6–5.9 |
| 2053 | -0.7-15.4–13.2 | -0-6–5.9 |
| 2054 | -0.8-16.4–13 | -0-6–5.7 |
| 2055 | -0.8-15.5–12.5 | -0.1-6–5.9 |
| 2056 | -0.7-15.7–12.9 | -0.1-6–5.7 |
| 2057 | -0.6-16–13 | -0-6–5.8 |
| 2058 | -0.6-14.9–13.2 | -0-6.2–6.2 |
| 2059 | -0.8-15.9–13.2 | 0-6.1–6.2 |
| 2060 | -0.8-14.8–12.9 | -0-6.1–6 |
| 2061 | -0.7-15.9–13.4 | -0-6.2–6.3 |
| 2062 | -0.7-15.8–12.7 | -0-6.5–6.1 |
| 2063 | -0.6-15.6–12.5 | -0-6.4–5.9 |
| 2064 | -0.8-15.3–11.5 | -0-6.5–6.3 |
| 2065 | -0.7-15.4–12.2 | -0.1-6.8–6 |
| 2066 | -0.6-15.1–13 | -0.1-6.5–6.5 |
| 2067 | -0.6-15.3–13.3 | -0.1-6.4–6.4 |
| 2068 | -0.5-15.1–13.2 | -0-6.6–6.7 |
| 2069 | -0.5-16.2–13.5 | -0-6.4–6.3 |
| 2070 | -0.5-15.7–12.8 | -0-6.7–6.5 |
| 2071 | -0.5-16.1–12.5 | 0-7–6.7 |
| 2072 | -0.5-16.1–13.3 | -0.1-7.1–6.6 |
| 2073 | -0.7-16.3–12.7 | -0-7.1–6.3 |
| 2074 | -0.5-16.1–13.3 | -0-6.7–6.4 |
| 2075 | -0.3-15.9–13.1 | 0-6.6–6.7 |
| 2076 | -0.6-16.1–13 | 0-6.8–6.4 |
| 2077 | -0.6-16.7–12.8 | 0.1-6.7–6.5 |
| 2078 | -0.5-16.5–13.3 | 0-6.5–6.4 |
| 2079 | -0.6-17–13.3 | -0-6.8–6.9 |
| 2080 | -0.5-17.7–13 | -0-6.9–6.3 |
| 2081 | -0.5-18.1–12.2 | 0-6.8–6.7 |
| 2082 | -0.6-17–12.9 | -0.1-7–6.3 |
| 2083 | -0.5-16.5–12.8 | 0-6.7–6.6 |
| 2084 | -0.4-15.9–13.4 | 0-7.2–6.3 |
| 2085 | -0.5-16.6–12.8 | -0-7.1–6.5 |
| 2086 | -0.5-17.3–14.1 | -0.1-7.2–6.2 |
| 2087 | -0.6-17.5–13.2 | -0-7.2–6.5 |
| 2088 | -0.6-17.2–13.1 | -0.1-6.8–6.5 |
| 2089 | -0.6-17.1–14 | -0-6.8–6.5 |
| 2090 | -0.6-16.8–13.5 | -0.1-7.2–6.4 |
| 2091 | -0.6-17.2–13.9 | -0.1-6.9–6.6 |
| 2092 | -0.6-16.5–14.8 | -0.1-6.9–6.5 |
| 2093 | -0.4-15.8–14.5 | -0-7–6.7 |
| 2094 | -0.3-15.5–14.4 | -0-7–7 |
| 2095 | -0.4-15.7–14.1 | -0.1-7.1–6.8 |
| 2096 | -0.4-16.1–14.4 | -0.1-7.3–7.2 |
| 2097 | -0.4-16.5–14.5 | -0-6.8–6.9 |
| 2098 | -0.5-16.2–12.8 | -0.1-7.1–6.8 |
| 2099 | -0.5-16.9–12.9 | -0.1-7.2–6.8 |
| 2100 | -0.4-16.6–14.1 | -0.1-7–6.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- People moving in minus people moving out in a year, per 1,000 residents; below zero, more left than arrived.
- 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.
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
- Fertility rateKyrgyzstan: 2.8 births per woman in 2023Uzbekistan: 3.5 births per woman 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
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