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Turkmenistan

Population

7,772,001

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
104th
Share of world
0.09%
Annual change
+117,7851.76%

Population of Turkmenistan

5M10M15M20M95% prediction intervalProjected peak20267.8M2050 projection9.6M↑ 24% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 7,772,001. 2050 projection: 9,639,708.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Turkmenistan. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
20267,736,6321.76%104
20257,618,8471.86%104
20206,949,9122.15%106
20196,803,9442.23%108
20186,655,5242.28%108
20176,507,0612.31%108
20156,215,7702.24%109
20105,564,3561.95%111
20055,052,2571.97%114
20004,582,6771.80%113

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Ashgabat is home to 1,142,396 people, 14.77% of Turkmenistan's population.

City population1M500K200K
Ashgabat 1.1MTurkmenabat 241.2KMary 179.5KBalkanabat 128.6KBayramaly 74.5KTejen 71.9KGyzylarbat 50.8KMagdanly 48.4KBoldumsaz 43.2KBaherden 41.4K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Ashgabat1.1M14.77%
2Turkmenabat241.2K3.12%
3Mary179.5K2.32%
4Balkanabat128.6K1.66%
5Bayramaly74.5K0.96%
6Tejen71.9K0.93%
7Gyzylarbat50.8K0.66%
8Magdanly48.4K0.63%
9Boldumsaz43.2K0.56%
10Baherden41.4K0.54%

Turkmenistan by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Turkmenistan is home to an estimated 7,772,001 people, the 104th largest population in the world.
Daily change
Turkmenistan has a net population change of approximately 313 people per day, driven by 407 births, 126 deaths, and net immigration of 32 people.
Share of world
Turkmenistan makes up 0.09% of the world's population and 0.15% of Asia's.
Density
16.5 people per km² of land (42.6 per mi²), ranking 211th among countries and territories.
Urban living
47.11% of people live in urban areas.

Turkmenistan Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 6100+ years, female: 3195–99 years, male: 11795–99 years, female: 40890–94 years, male: 76190–94 years, female: 2,50485–89 years, male: 2,43585–89 years, female: 9,80180–84 years, male: 3,32780–84 years, female: 15,29975–79 years, male: 15,37975–79 years, female: 36,43570–74 years, male: 40,35070–74 years, female: 69,01865–69 years, male: 81,35965–69 years, female: 116,78660–64 years, male: 116,32160–64 years, female: 151,38255–59 years, male: 157,08055–59 years, female: 190,33550–54 years, male: 184,42050–54 years, female: 219,55945–49 years, male: 204,20645–49 years, female: 223,82640–44 years, male: 252,87540–44 years, female: 255,36035–39 years, male: 306,98335–39 years, female: 302,03930–34 years, male: 343,21030–34 years, female: 338,32725–29 years, male: 304,54625–29 years, female: 302,39120–24 years, male: 251,68220–24 years, female: 234,22215–19 years, male: 317,46515–19 years, female: 302,76810–14 years, male: 403,87710–14 years, female: 390,2335–9 years, male: 420,8865–9 years, female: 400,7590–4 years, male: 394,4400–4 years, female: 373,430100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–4200K200K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

28.3 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

70.5 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

49.14%

Female

50.86%

Life expectancy 67.2Life expectancy 73.3

Ethnicity

85%

Turkmen

  • Turkmen85%
  • Other6%
  • Uzbek5%
  • Russian4%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2003 est.

Religion

93%

Muslim, the largest religion

  • Muslim93%
  • Eastern Orthodox6.4%
  • Other0.6%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2017 est.

Muslim: majority Sunni

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Turkmenistan United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. GeoNames - Locations used in the city population map.
  5. State Committee of Turkmenistan on Statistics