Rural population share — all countries

Rural population share — Kyrgyzstan

Rural population share in Kyrgyzstan in 2025 — 65.3%. Ranked 34 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 0.4 pp.

2025 65.3% −0 pp vs 2024
World rank 34of 217
Period maximum 65.6%1960
Period minimum 61.7%1979

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of population

Rural population share — Kyrgyzstan, 1960–202561626364656619601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 65.6%1962: 64.8%1964: 64%1966: 63.4%1968: 62.9%1970: 62.5%1972: 62.2%1974: 62%1976: 61.8%1978: 61.7%1980: 61.7%1982: 61.7%1984: 61.8%1986: 61.8%1988: 61.8%1990: 62%1992: 62.6%1994: 63.4%1996: 64.2%1998: 64.6%2000: 64.7%2002: 64.7%2004: 64.7%2006: 64.7%2008: 64.7%2010: 64.7%2012: 64.8%2014: 64.9%2016: 64.9%2018: 65.1%2020: 65.2%2022: 65.3%2024: 65.3%2025: 65.3%
Change over the period: −0.4 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan 65.3%
World 42.2%
Central Asia computed 51.1%
Rural population share — Kyrgyzstan, by year Kyrgyzstan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 65.3 −0 pp
2024 65.3 −0 pp
2023 65.3 −0 pp
2022 65.3 +0.1 pp
2021 65.2 +0.1 pp
2020 65.2 +0.1 pp
2019 65.1 +0.1 pp
2018 65.1 +0.1 pp
2017 65 +0.1 pp
2016 64.9 +0 pp
2015 64.9 +0 pp
2014 64.9 +0 pp
2013 64.8 +0 pp
2012 64.8 +0 pp
2011 64.8 +0 pp
2010 64.7 +0 pp
2009 64.7 +0 pp
2008 64.7 +0 pp
2007 64.7 +0 pp
2006 64.7 +0 pp
2005 64.7 +0 pp
2004 64.7 +0 pp
2003 64.7 +0 pp
2002 64.7 +0 pp
2001 64.7 +0 pp
2000 64.7 +0 pp
1999 64.7 +0 pp
1998 64.6 +0.2 pp
1997 64.4 +0.3 pp
1996 64.2 +0.4 pp
1995 63.8 +0.4 pp
1994 63.4 +0.4 pp
1993 63 +0.4 pp
1992 62.6 +0.3 pp
1991 62.3 +0.3 pp
1990 62 +0.1 pp
1989 61.9 +0 pp
1988 61.8 +0 pp
1987 61.8 +0 pp
1986 61.8 +0 pp
1985 61.8 +0 pp
1984 61.8 +0 pp
1983 61.7 +0 pp
1982 61.7 +0 pp
1981 61.7 +0 pp
1980 61.7 +0 pp
1979 61.7 −0 pp
1978 61.7 −0 pp
1977 61.7 −0.1 pp
1976 61.8 −0.1 pp
1975 61.9 −0.1 pp
1974 62 −0.1 pp
1973 62.1 −0.1 pp
1972 62.2 −0.1 pp
1971 62.4 −0.1 pp
1970 62.5 −0.2 pp
1969 62.7 −0.2 pp
1968 62.9 −0.2 pp
1967 63.1 −0.3 pp
1966 63.4 −0.3 pp
1965 63.7 −0.3 pp
1964 64 −0.4 pp
1963 64.4 −0.4 pp
1962 64.8 −0.4 pp
1961 65.2 −0.4 pp
1960 65.6

Central Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of population living outside urban settlements, as a percent of the total. It is computed as the difference between total and urban population, and therefore inherits every particularity of national definitions of urban areas.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.