As of the beginning of 2023, Kyrgyzstan had the youngest population among the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union, according to data from the compilation of the Eurasian Economic Commission "Demography in Numbers. EAEU Statistics."
The average age of Kyrgyzstanis is 28.3 years (27.4 years for men, 29.2 years for women).
Next is Kazakhstan with an average age of 32.1 years (30.5 years for men, 33.7 years for women). In Armenia, the average age of the population at the beginning of last year was 37.4 years, while in Russia and Belarus, it was 40.7 and 41.2 years, respectively.
The total population of Kyrgyzstan reached 7 million people in 2022.
In terms of population size, Uzbekistan takes the first place among the countries in the region - 36 million people, followed by Kazakhstan - 20 million, Tajikistan - 11 million, and Turkmenistan has a population of 5.5 million.
CentralasianLIGHT.org
January 10, 2024