The total population of Kyrgyzstan is 6,132,932 people. People in Kyrgyzstan speak the Kyrgyz, and Russian languages. The linguistic diversity of Kyrgyzstan is rather diverse according to a fractionalization scale which for Kyrgyzstan is 0.5949. The median age is approximately 25.7 years. Life expectancy in Kyrgyzstan is 69. The female fertility rate in Kyrgyzstan is 4. Around 16% of the population of Kyrgyzstan are obese. The ethnic diversity is rather diverse according to a fractionalization scale which for Kyrgyzstan is 0.6752. To find out specifics of language, religion, age, gender distribution, and advancement of people in Kyrgyzstan see the sections below, as well as visit the section concerning the education in the country.

Population
In Kyrgyzstan, the population density is 29.5 people per square kilometer (77 per square mile). Because of this statistic, this country is considered to be sparsely populated. The total population of Kyrgyzstan is 6,132,932 people. Kyrgyzstan has approximately 226,960 foreign immigrants. Immigrants in Kyrgyzstan represent 0.1 percent of the total number of immigrants in the world. Immigrants in Kyrgyzstan represent 4.6 percent of the total number of immigrants in the world. The ethnic diversity of Kyrgyzstan is rather diverse according to a fractionalization scale based on ethnicity. Ethnic fractionalization (EF) deals with the number, sizes, socioeconomic distribution, and geographical location of distinct cultural groups, usually in a state or some otherwise delineated territory. Specific cultural features might refer to language, skin color, religion, ethnicity, customs and traditions, history, or other distinctive criteria, alone or in combination. Frequently, these features are used for social exclusion and the monopolization of power. The index of ethnic fractionalization in Kyrgyzstan is 0.6752. This means that there is a relatively high number of unique ethnic groups in Kyrgyzstan. EF is usually measured as 1 minus the Herfindahl concentration index of ethnolinguistic group shares, which reproduces the probability that two randomly drawn individuals from the population belong to different groups. The theoretical maximum of EF of 1 means that each person belongs to a different group. Read below for statistics of Kyrgyzstan on median age and gender distribution at various ages.

Age
The median age is approximately 25.7 years. The median age for men is 24.7, while the median age for women is 26.7.

Gender
The sex ratio, or the number of males for each female (estimated at birth), is 1.05. It can be further divided into the following categories: sex ratio under 15 - 1.04; sex ratio from 15 to 64 - 0.96; sex ratio over 64 - 0.64; total sex ratio - 0.96. Total sex ratio is different from sex ratio estimated at birth. This is due to the fact that some newborns are considered in the sex ratio estimated at birth but pass away within the first weeks of their life and are not included in the total sex ratio.

Religion
The majority religion of Kyrgyzstan is Islam, the followers of which comprise 88% of all religious believers in the country. Islam (Arabic: الإسلام‎) is a monotheistic and Abrahamic religion articulated by the Quran, a religious text considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word of God (Allāh), and, for the vast majority of adherents, by the teachings and normative example (called the sunnah, Arabic سنة, composed of accounts called hadith, Arabic حديث) of Muhammad, considered by most of them to be the last prophet of God. An adherent of Islam is called a Muslim. Besides Islam, there are some followers of folk religions in Kyrgyzstan. The religious diversity of Kyrgyzstan is diverse according to a fractionalization scale based on the number of religions in Kyrgyzstan. The index of religious fractionalization in Kyrgyzstan is 0.447. This score means that within the country there is one major religion and several other minor beliefs.

General development
Kyrgyzstan is considered to be a developing nation. The developmental stage of a nation is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, economic prosperity, life expectancy, income equality, and quality of life. As a developing nation, Kyrgyzstan may not be able to offer consistent social services to its citizens. These social services may include things like public education, reliable healthcare, and law enforcement. Citizens of developing nations may have lower life expectancies than citizens of developed nations. In Kyrgyzstan, 21.72 in every 100 people use internet. Kyrgyzstan has a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.628. Kyrgyzstan has an upper medium HDI score. This indicates that the majority of citizens will be able to attain a desirable life, though some citizens will not be able to achieve high living standards. The migration rate in Kyrgyzstan is -5.22%. In Kyrgyzstan, 25.4% of the population lives below the poverty line.