Urban population, total in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: Urban population, total was 0.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.4%
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
85th
of 103 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2017
All-time low
0.3%
in 2002
Years of data
17
2002–2020

Urban population, total in Kyrgyzstan, 2002–2020

00.20.40.62002201120202002: 0.347 % of total population2003: 0.348 % of total population2004: 0.352 % of total population2005: 0.367 % of total population2006: 0.435 % of total population2007: 0.363 % of total population2008: 0.356 % of total population2009: 0.646 % of total population2010: 0.362 % of total population2011: 0.633 % of total population2012: 0.365 % of total population2015: 0.353 % of total population2016: 0.353 % of total population2017: 0.647 % of total population2018: 0.354 % of total population2019: 0.358 % of total population2020: 0.361 % of total population

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for urban population, total in Kyrgyzstan is 0.4%, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, total in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 0.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2002.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 85th of 103 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Urban population, total in Kyrgyzstan, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, total (% of total population) in Kyrgyzstan, 2002 to 2020.
Year % of total population Change
2002 0.3%
2003 0.3% +0.4%
2004 0.4% +1.2%
2005 0.4% +4.2%
2006 0.4% +18.5%
2007 0.4% -16.6%
2008 0.4% -1.9%
2009 0.6% +81.4%
2010 0.4% -44.0%
2011 0.6% +74.9%
2012 0.4% -42.3%
2015 0.4% -3.4%
2016 0.4% +0.1%
2017 0.6% +83.2%
2018 0.4% -45.4%
2019 0.4% +1.2%
2020 0.4% +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.3% 0.6% 8
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.6% 8
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 1

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  1. 82 Kosovo 0.4% compare
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  4. 86 Nigeria 0.4% compare
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  6. 88 Mozambique 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, total in Kyrgyzstan?
Urban population, total in Kyrgyzstan was 0.4% in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, total recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2017.
What is the lowest urban population, total recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2002.
How does Kyrgyzstan rank for urban population, total?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 85th out of 103 countries with data for 2020.
Is urban population, total rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Urban population, total (% of total population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, total (% of total population)
Unit
% of total population
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
103 places, 1,485 data points, 1970–2021
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