Fertility rate: births per woman in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Fertility rate: births per woman was 2.8 live births per woman in 2023. ▼ Falling
Fertility rate: births per woman in Kyrgyzstan, 1950–2023
Source: Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in live births per woman.
Analysis
Kyrgyzstan recorded 2.8 live births per woman for fertility rate: births per woman in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fertility rate: births per woman in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 5.48 live births per woman in 1963 and was at its lowest, 2.55 live births per woman, in 2001.
That places Kyrgyzstan 62nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.85 live births per woman | 4.63 live births per woman | 5.23 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.33 live births per woman | 5.18 live births per woman | 5.48 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.84 live births per woman | 4.38 live births per woman | 5.2 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.15 live births per woman | 3.91 live births per woman | 4.22 live births per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.26 live births per woman | 2.71 live births per woman | 3.8 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.69 live births per woman | 2.55 live births per woman | 2.96 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.17 live births per woman | 3.04 live births per woman | 3.33 live births per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.89 live births per woman | 2.8 live births per woman | 3.05 live births per woman | 4 |
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More reference data data for Kyrgyzstan
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.0453 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 2.8 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 2.8 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.72 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 40.85 0-100 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.9361 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.8013 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 42.82 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.5045 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 57.28 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fertility rate: births per woman in Kyrgyzstan?
- Fertility rate: births per woman in Kyrgyzstan was 2.8 live births per woman in 2023, according to Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.48 live births per woman in 1963.
- What is the lowest fertility rate: births per woman recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.55 live births per woman in 2001.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for fertility rate: births per woman?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 62nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is fertility rate: births per woman rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan data come from?
- The figures come from Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Fertility rate: births per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.