Number of permanent population of Kyrgyzstan exceeds 7.2M people

In January-July 2024, the number of permanent population of Kyrgyzstan increased by 69.2 thousand people, or 1%, and as of Aug. 1 amounted to 7 million 231 thousand people, the material of the National Statistics Committee said.

Thus, the civil registry offices registered 82.8 thousand newborns, or 19.8 per 1,000 population (19.8 - in January-July 2023) and 19.1 thousand deaths, or 4.6 per 1,000 population (4.4 - in January-July 2023).

As a result, the natural population growth amounted to 63.7 thousand people, or 15.2 per 1,000 population (15.4 - in January-July 2023).

The highest level of natural population growth in January-July 2024 was observed in Batken, Osh and Jalal-Abad Oblasts, and the lowest - in Bishkek city and Issyk-Kul Oblast.