Kyrgyzstan

About the country

Kyrgyzstan is a land of high mountains: the Tian Shan covers most of it, and Lake Issyk-Kul lies among its ranges. Manaschy still tell the Manas epic, one of the longest in the world, from memory, and summer pastures keep the yurt and felt-making crafts alive.

Elders in numbers

of people are 65 or older

6%

people aged 65 or older

438.1K

will be 65 or older in 2050

10.1%

is how long people live after 60, on average

20.3 years

of people 65+ live alone

10.3%

women 14.1%, men 4.5%

of people 65+ live in collective quarters: care homes, hospitals, hostels and the like

0.3%

Sources: World Bank, 2025; World Bank projection for 2050; WHO, 2023; UN, 2023; UN, 2009 census

Compare with the world

Languages

9 languages, 2 of them endangered

• Crimean TatarVulnerable
• DunganVulnerable
• Karakalpak
• Kazakh
• Kyrgyz
• Russian
• Tajik
• Uyghur
• Uzbek

Languages and their status: Glottolog v5.3, CC BY 4.0. Names: Wikidata.

UNESCO intangible heritage

• Kyrgyz epic trilogy: Manas, Semetey, Seytek2013
• Art of Akyns, Kyrgyz epic tellers2008
• Ala-kiyiz and Shyrdak, art of Kyrgyz traditional felt carpets2012
• Kok boru, traditional horse game2017
• Ak-kalpak craftsmanship, traditional knowledge and skills in making and wearing Kyrgyz men’s headwear2019
• Traditional knowledge and skills in making Kyrgyz, Kazakh and Karakalpak yurts (Turkic nomadic dwellings)2025

List and years: ich.unesco.org

Holidays

January 1, 2027

New Year's Day

January 7, 2027

Christmas Day

March 8, 2027

International Women's Day

March 9, 2027 · date not final

Eid al-Fitr

March 21, 2027

Nooruz Holiday

May 1, 2027

Labor Day

May 5, 2027

Constitution Day

May 9, 2027

Victory Day

May 16, 2027 · date not final

Eid al-Adha

August 31, 2027

Independence Day

Sources: python-holidays 0.106