Which religion is practiced by most Kyrgyz people?

Most Kyrgyz people are Sunni Muslim. While Islam was gradually adopted by the Kyrgyz people starting in the 18th and 19th centuries, it has historically remained a veneer on the national culture, and Kyrgyzstan has no official religion.123

Historically, the early Kyrgyz practiced shamanism, which continued to flourish among them into the late 16th century. Today, religious observance varies by region, with southern Kyrgyzstan tending to be more rural and Islamic compared to the more urbanized north.24