Kyrgyzstan — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Kyrgyzstan had an estimated population of 5,312,751 in 2005, with 34 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
About these figures. This page is part of the restored World Gazetteer archive: the 2005 edition of Stefan Helders' reference work, which was published at this domain until 2013 and is preserved here. Figures are as of 2005 and are kept for citation continuity and historical comparison. Esta página conserva la edición de 2005 del World Gazetteer. Las cifras corresponden a 2005; para datos actuales, consulte las fuentes oficiales.
For current figures: Kyrgyzstan today — population now 7,400,465, against 5,312,751 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 5,312,751 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 5,246,332 | 7,400,465 | +41% |
The two 2005 figures agree closely. Use the UN pair for a like-for-like change.
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bişkek | Bişkek | 896,259 | — |
| 2 | Oş | Oş | 230,410 | — |
| 3 | Celalabad | Celalabad | 77,929 | — |
| 4 | Karakol | Issık-Göl | 70,171 | 84,351 now |
| 5 | Tokmak | Çuy | 63,047 | — |
| 6 | Karabalta | Çuy | 62,796 | 48,278 now |
| 7 | Balıkçı | Issık-Göl | 45,102 | — |
| 8 | Narın | Narın | 41,714 | — |
| 9 | Özgön | Oş | 40,360 | — |
| 10 | Talas | Talas | 35,172 | 40,308 now |
| 11 | Kızılkıya | Oş | 30,977 | — |
| 12 | Bazarkurgon | Celalabad | 27,704 | — |
| 13 | Taşkömür | Celalabad | 23,594 | — |
| 14 | Gulcha | Oş | 21,525 | 13,755 now |
| 15 | Maylısuu | Celalabad | 20,209 | — |
| 16 | Kant | Çuy | 20,181 | 22,617 now |
| 17 | Karakol | Talas | 19,432 | — |
| 18 | Toktogul | Talas | 19,336 | 20,577 now |
| 19 | Çolponata | Issık-Göl | 18,595 | — |
| 20 | Kara-Suu | Oş | 18,096 | 26,609 now |
| 21 | Isfana | Batken | 16,952 | — |
| 22 | Kyzyl-Suu | 16,927 | 15,075 now | |
| 23 | Kochkor-Ata | Celalabad | 16,076 | 17,177 now |
| 24 | At-Bashi | Narın | 15,226 | 14,655 now |
| 25 | Kyzyl-Tuu | 15,098 | — | |
| 26 | Sülüktü | Oş | 15,019 | 15,019 now |
| 27 | Tyup | Issık-Göl | 13,437 | 12,355 now |
| 28 | Haydarkan | Batken | 11,857 | — |
| 29 | Kökyangak | Celalabad | 10,992 | — |
| 30 | Kayingdi | Çuy | 10,616 | — |
| 31 | Kemin | Çuy | 10,295 | 10,354 now |
| 32 | Batken | Batken | 10,155 | 27,730 now |
| 33 | Krasnooktyabrskiy | Çuy | 9,857 | — |
| 34 | Ak-Suu | Çuy | 9,344 | 14,009 now |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oş | 1,299,451 |
| 2 | Celalabad | 962,227 |
| 3 | Bişkek | 896,259 |
| 4 | Çuy | 818,019 |
| 5 | Issık-Göl | 450,721 |
| 6 | Batken | 400,370 |
| 7 | Narın | 269,651 |
| 8 | Talas | 216,053 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.