Kyrgyz Republic
Capital: Bishkek · Lower middle income · Pop. 7.2 million
Source: World Bank Open Data (WHO/UNICEF JMP & FAO AQUASTAT) · drinking water 2024
In Kyrgyz Republic, 73.88% of the population uses safely managed drinking water — an improved source, located on premises, available when needed, and free from contamination (2024 estimate). That leaves roughly 1.9 million people without safely managed drinking water at home.
Sanitation tracks closely: 93.03% use safely managed sanitation services and 98.54% have at least a basic service (2024).
Kyrgyz Republic has about 7,015 cubic meters of renewable internal freshwater per person each year. It withdraws the equivalent of 16% of those internal resources annually (low-medium water stress).
Agriculture accounts for about 93% of Kyrgyz Republic's water withdrawals, the rest going to households and industry.
Common questions
How many people in Kyrgyz Republic have safe drinking water?
73.88% of Kyrgyz Republic's population uses safely managed drinking water (2024), per WHO/UNICEF data; about 1.9 million people do not.
Does Kyrgyz Republic have enough freshwater?
Kyrgyz Republic has roughly 7,015 m³ of renewable internal freshwater per person per year, and uses about 16% of it annually (low-medium stress).