Turkmenistan Demographics: Median age, Gender, Religion

Median age history and projection chart in
Turkmenistan vs World

Table

Year	Median age
	Turkmenistan	World
1960	21.3	22.5
1961	20.9	22.5
1962	20.4	22.4
1963	19.7	22.2
1964	19	22
1965	18.4	21.8
1966	18	21.7
1967	17.7	21.6
1968	17.5	21.5
1969	17.4	21.5
1970	17.4	21.4
1971	17.4	21.4
1972	17.5	21.5
1973	17.6	21.5
1974	17.7	21.6
1975	17.9	21.7
1976	18	21.9
1977	18.2	22
1978	18.3	22.2
1979	18.5	22.3
1980	18.7	22.5
1981	18.8	22.6
1982	19	22.7
1983	19.1	22.9
1984	19.2	23
1985	19.3	23.2
1986	19.3	23.3
1987	19.3	23.4
1988	19.3	23.6
1989	19.3	23.8
1990	19.3	23.9
1991	19.4	24.1
1992	19.4	24.3
1993	19.5	24.5
1994	19.6	24.7
1995	19.7	25
1996	19.9	25.2
1997	20.1	25.4
1998	20.3	25.7
1999	20.6	25.9
2000	20.9	26.1
2001	21.2	26.3
2002	21.5	26.5
2003	21.8	26.7
2004	22.1	27
2005	22.4	27.2
2006	22.8	27.4
2007	23.1	27.6
2008	23.4	27.8
2009	23.7	28
2010	24	28.2
2011	24.3	28.4
2012	24.5	28.6
2013	24.8	28.9
2014	25	29.1
2015	25.3	29.3
2016	25.5	29.5
2017	25.7	29.8
2018	25.9	30
2019	26.2	30.3
2020	26.4	30.6
2021	26.7	30.8
2022	26.9	31
2023	27.2	31.3
2024	27.5	31.6
2025	27.9	31.9
2026	28.3	32.1
2027	28.6	32.3
2028	28.9	32.6
2029	29.2	32.8
2030	29.5	33
2031	29.8	33.2
2032	30	33.4
2033	30.1	33.6
2034	30.3	33.8
2035	30.3	34
2036	30.4	34.2
2037	30.5	34.4
2038	30.6	34.6
2039	30.7	34.8
2040	30.9	35
2041	31.1	35.2
2042	31.4	35.4
2043	31.6	35.6
2044	31.9	35.8
2045	32.2	36
2046	32.5	36.2
2047	32.8	36.4
2048	33.1	36.6
2049	33.4	36.8
2050	33.8	37.1

In 1960, the median age in Turkmenistan was 21.3 years compared to the world's average of 22.5 years. As of 2024, the median age had increased to 27.5 years compared to the world's average of 31.6 years. Ranked 71st for median age 64 years ago (old to young), Turkmenistan ranks 119th currently.

According to the United Nations projections, the median age in Turkmenistan is expected to increase to around 33.8 years by 2050. The aging demographics forecast is based on previous years' birth rates and increasing life expectancy.

Turkmenistan demographic pyramid: age and gender distribution

Table

Age range	Share of population
	Turkmenistan
	Male	Female
0-4	5.44%	5.15%
5-9	5.64%	5.39%
10-14	5.02%	4.87%
15-19	3.76%	3.5%
20-24	3.55%	3.42%
25-29	4.35%	4.31%
30-34	4.41%	4.32%
35-39	3.82%	3.77%
40-44	3.08%	3.16%
45-49	2.62%	2.98%
50-54	2.41%	2.85%
55-59	1.92%	2.34%
60-64	1.46%	1.93%
65-69	0.92%	1.34%
70-74	0.44%	0.81%
75-79	0.14%	0.39%
80+	0.1%	0.4%

The chart above is a variation of the population pyramid and represents the age and gender structure. Turkmenistan has average demographic potential with 63.1% of people in the 0-34 age group (ranked 77/196).

Age dependency chart

Table

Year	Age dependency ratio
	Turkmenistan			World
	Total	Young	Old	Total	Young	Old
1960	82.9%	73.9%	9.05%	73.5%	64.9%	8.62%
1961	86.8%	77.8%	8.97%	73.8%	65.1%	8.67%
1962	90.4%	81.5%	8.9%	74.1%	65.4%	8.73%
1963	93.7%	84.9%	8.83%	74.9%	66.1%	8.79%
1964	96%	87.3%	8.77%	75.5%	66.6%	8.85%
1965	97.4%	88.7%	8.72%	75.8%	66.8%	8.93%
1966	98.4%	89.7%	8.7%	75.9%	66.9%	9%
1967	99.3%	90.6%	8.72%	75.9%	66.8%	9.07%
1968	99.7%	91%	8.76%	75.8%	66.6%	9.14%
1969	99.6%	90.9%	8.77%	75.7%	66.5%	9.2%
1970	99.1%	90.3%	8.75%	75.5%	66.2%	9.26%
1971	98.1%	89.4%	8.69%	75.2%	65.9%	9.33%
1972	96.7%	88.1%	8.59%	74.9%	65.6%	9.39%
1973	95%	86.5%	8.47%	74.6%	65.1%	9.46%
1974	93.2%	84.8%	8.36%	74.4%	64.9%	9.54%
1975	91.4%	83.2%	8.26%	74.2%	64.6%	9.64%
1976	89.7%	81.5%	8.18%	74%	64.3%	9.72%
1977	88%	79.9%	8.11%	73.5%	63.7%	9.79%
1978	86.5%	78.4%	8.04%	72.4%	62.5%	9.84%
1979	84.9%	77%	7.92%	71.3%	61.4%	9.88%
1980	83.5%	75.8%	7.73%	70.4%	60.5%	9.89%
1981	82.3%	74.8%	7.5%	69.5%	59.6%	9.85%
1982	81.2%	73.9%	7.23%	68.7%	58.9%	9.79%
1983	80.3%	73.4%	6.94%	67.9%	58.1%	9.72%
1984	79.8%	73.1%	6.68%	67%	57.3%	9.68%
1985	79.7%	73.2%	6.5%	66.3%	56.6%	9.68%
1986	79.9%	73.5%	6.4%	65.7%	55.9%	9.71%
1987	80.3%	73.9%	6.35%	65.2%	55.4%	9.75%
1988	80.7%	74.3%	6.37%	64.8%	54.9%	9.81%
1989	80.9%	74.6%	6.4%	64.4%	54.5%	9.89%
1990	81.1%	74.7%	6.43%	64.2%	54.3%	9.97%
1991	81.1%	74.6%	6.51%	64%	53.9%	10.1%
1992	81.2%	74.5%	6.63%	63.7%	53.6%	10.2%
1993	81%	74.2%	6.76%	63.5%	53.2%	10.3%
1994	80.6%	73.7%	6.89%	63.1%	52.7%	10.4%
1995	80%	73%	6.99%	62.7%	52.2%	10.5%
1996	78.9%	71.8%	7.05%	62.1%	51.5%	10.6%
1997	77.3%	70.2%	7.05%	61.5%	50.8%	10.7%
1998	75.2%	68.2%	6.99%	60.7%	50%	10.7%
1999	72.8%	65.9%	6.91%	60%	49.2%	10.8%
2000	70.4%	63.6%	6.84%	59.3%	48.4%	10.9%
2001	68%	61.2%	6.79%	58.5%	47.6%	11%
2002	65.8%	59%	6.78%	57.8%	46.7%	11.1%
2003	63.8%	57%	6.78%	57%	45.9%	11.1%
2004	61.8%	55.1%	6.77%	56.3%	45.1%	11.2%
2005	59.9%	53.2%	6.73%	55.6%	44.3%	11.3%
2006	58.1%	51.5%	6.63%	55%	43.6%	11.4%
2007	56.3%	49.8%	6.46%	54.5%	43.1%	11.4%
2008	54.6%	48.4%	6.22%	54.1%	42.6%	11.5%
2009	53%	47.1%	5.96%	53.8%	42.2%	11.6%
2010	51.7%	46%	5.72%	53.5%	41.9%	11.6%
2011	50.7%	45.1%	5.53%	53.4%	41.6%	11.8%
2012	50%	44.6%	5.4%	53.3%	41.4%	11.9%
2013	49.7%	44.3%	5.34%	53.4%	41.2%	12.1%
2014	49.6%	44.3%	5.32%	53.5%	41.1%	12.4%
2015	49.9%	44.5%	5.34%	53.6%	40.9%	12.7%
2016	50.4%	45%	5.4%	53.7%	40.7%	13%
2017	51.1%	45.6%	5.48%	53.9%	40.6%	13.3%
2018	51.9%	46.3%	5.58%	54.1%	40.4%	13.7%
2019	52.9%	47.2%	5.7%	54.2%	40.1%	14%
2020	53.9%	48.1%	5.84%	54.2%	39.8%	14.4%
2021	54.8%	48.8%	6.02%	54.2%	39.5%	14.7%
2022	55.6%	49.3%	6.29%	54%	39%	15%
2023	56.1%	49.4%	6.67%	53.9%	38.5%	15.4%
2024	56.3%	49.3%	7.08%	53.7%	38%	15.7%

Age dependency is the ratio of people not in the labor force (children under 15 and adults 64+) to people aged 15 to 64. Age dependency in Turkmenistan decreased from 61.8% to 56.3% between 2004 and 2024 with a decreased share of children and an increased proportion of people aged 65+

Turkmenistan working age demographic chart

Table

Year	Working age population share
	Turkmenistan	World
1960	54.7%	57.6%
1961	53.5%	57.5%
1962	52.5%	57.4%
1963	51.6%	57.2%
1964	51%	57%
1965	50.7%	56.9%
1966	50.4%	56.8%
1967	50.2%	56.9%
1968	50.1%	56.9%
1969	50.1%	56.9%
1970	50.2%	57%
1971	50.5%	57.1%
1972	50.8%	57.2%
1973	51.3%	57.3%
1974	51.8%	57.3%
1975	52.2%	57.4%
1976	52.7%	57.5%
1977	53.2%	57.7%
1978	53.6%	58%
1979	54.1%	58.4%
1980	54.5%	58.7%
1981	54.9%	59%
1982	55.2%	59.3%
1983	55.5%	59.6%
1984	55.6%	59.9%
1985	55.7%	60.1%
1986	55.6%	60.4%
1987	55.5%	60.5%
1988	55.3%	60.7%
1989	55.3%	60.8%
1990	55.2%	60.9%
1991	55.2%	61%
1992	55.2%	61.1%
1993	55.3%	61.2%
1994	55.4%	61.3%
1995	55.6%	61.5%
1996	55.9%	61.7%
1997	56.4%	61.9%
1998	57.1%	62.2%
1999	57.9%	62.5%
2000	58.7%	62.8%
2001	59.5%	63.1%
2002	60.3%	63.4%
2003	61.1%	63.7%
2004	61.8%	64%
2005	62.5%	64.3%
2006	63.3%	64.5%
2007	64%	64.7%
2008	64.7%	64.9%
2009	65.4%	65%
2010	65.9%	65.1%
2011	66.4%	65.2%
2012	66.7%	65.2%
2013	66.8%	65.2%
2014	66.8%	65.2%
2015	66.7%	65.1%
2016	66.5%	65.1%
2017	66.2%	65%
2018	65.8%	64.9%
2019	65.4%	64.9%
2020	65%	64.8%
2021	64.6%	64.9%
2022	64.3%	64.9%
2023	64.1%	65%
2024	64%	65.1%
2025	64%	65.2%
2026	64.1%	65.3%
2027	64.3%	65.4%
2028	64.6%	65.4%
2029	65%	65.4%
2030	65.4%	65.4%
2031	65.8%	65.4%
2032	66.2%	65.4%
2033	66.6%	65.4%
2034	66.9%	65.3%
2035	67.1%	65.2%
2036	67.3%	65%
2037	67.5%	64.9%
2038	67.6%	64.7%
2039	67.6%	64.6%
2040	67.7%	64.5%
2041	67.6%	64.4%
2042	67.6%	64.3%
2043	67.4%	64.2%
2044	67.3%	64.1%
2045	67.2%	63.9%
2046	67%	63.8%
2047	66.8%	63.7%
2048	66.6%	63.6%
2049	66.5%	63.4%
2050	66.3%	63.3%

The share of working-age demographics aged 15-64 in Turkmenistan changed from 61.8% to 64% between 2004 and 2024.

Share of young population (0-14 years)

Table

Year	Share of population 0-14 years old
	Turkmenistan	World
1960	40.4%	37.4%
1961	41.7%	37.5%
1962	42.8%	37.6%
1963	43.8%	37.8%
1964	44.5%	38%
1965	44.9%	38%
1966	45.2%	38%
1967	45.4%	38%
1968	45.6%	37.9%
1969	45.5%	37.8%
1970	45.4%	37.7%
1971	45.1%	37.6%
1972	44.8%	37.5%
1973	44.4%	37.3%
1974	43.9%	37.2%
1975	43.4%	37.1%
1976	43%	36.9%
1977	42.5%	36.7%
1978	42.1%	36.3%
1979	41.6%	35.9%
1980	41.3%	35.5%
1981	41%	35.2%
1982	40.8%	34.9%
1983	40.7%	34.6%
1984	40.7%	34.3%
1985	40.7%	34%
1986	40.8%	33.8%
1987	41%	33.6%
1988	41.1%	33.4%
1989	41.2%	33.2%
1990	41.2%	33%
1991	41.2%	32.9%
1992	41.1%	32.7%
1993	41%	32.5%
1994	40.8%	32.3%
1995	40.5%	32.1%
1996	40.2%	31.8%
1997	39.6%	31.5%
1998	38.9%	31.1%
1999	38.1%	30.8%
2000	37.3%	30.4%
2001	36.4%	30%
2002	35.6%	29.6%
2003	34.8%	29.2%
2004	34%	28.8%
2005	33.3%	28.5%
2006	32.6%	28.1%
2007	31.9%	27.9%
2008	31.3%	27.6%
2009	30.8%	27.5%
2010	30.3%	27.3%
2011	30%	27.1%
2012	29.7%	27%
2013	29.6%	26.9%
2014	29.6%	26.8%
2015	29.7%	26.6%
2016	29.9%	26.5%
2017	30.2%	26.4%
2018	30.5%	26.2%
2019	30.9%	26%
2020	31.2%	25.8%
2021	31.5%	25.6%
2022	31.7%	25.3%
2023	31.7%	25%
2024	31.5%	24.7%
2025	31.2%	24.4%
2026	30.8%	24.1%
2027	30.3%	23.8%
2028	29.7%	23.4%
2029	29.1%	23.1%
2030	28.4%	22.8%
2031	27.7%	22.6%
2032	27%	22.3%
2033	26.4%	22.1%
2034	25.8%	21.9%
2035	25.3%	21.7%
2036	24.8%	21.6%
2037	24.4%	21.5%
2038	24%	21.4%
2039	23.7%	21.3%
2040	23.4%	21.2%
2041	23.3%	21.1%
2042	23.1%	21%
2043	23.1%	21%
2044	23%	20.9%
2045	23%	20.8%
2046	23%	20.7%
2047	23%	20.7%
2048	23%	20.6%
2049	23%	20.5%
2050	22.9%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Turkmenistan decreased from 34% to 31.5% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in birth rates.

Share of old population (65+)

Table

Year	Share of population 65+ years old
	Turkmenistan	World
1960	4.95%	4.97%
1961	4.8%	4.99%
1962	4.67%	5.01%
1963	4.56%	5.02%
1964	4.48%	5.04%
1965	4.42%	5.08%
1966	4.38%	5.12%
1967	4.38%	5.16%
1968	4.39%	5.2%
1969	4.39%	5.24%
1970	4.4%	5.28%
1971	4.39%	5.32%
1972	4.37%	5.37%
1973	4.35%	5.42%
1974	4.33%	5.47%
1975	4.32%	5.53%
1976	4.31%	5.59%
1977	4.31%	5.65%
1978	4.31%	5.71%
1979	4.28%	5.77%
1980	4.21%	5.81%
1981	4.12%	5.81%
1982	3.99%	5.8%
1983	3.85%	5.79%
1984	3.72%	5.8%
1985	3.62%	5.82%
1986	3.56%	5.86%
1987	3.52%	5.91%
1988	3.52%	5.95%
1989	3.54%	6.01%
1990	3.55%	6.07%
1991	3.6%	6.14%
1992	3.66%	6.21%
1993	3.74%	6.29%
1994	3.82%	6.37%
1995	3.89%	6.45%
1996	3.94%	6.53%
1997	3.97%	6.61%
1998	3.99%	6.68%
1999	4%	6.76%
2000	4.01%	6.84%
2001	4.04%	6.92%
2002	4.09%	7.01%
2003	4.14%	7.1%
2004	4.18%	7.18%
2005	4.21%	7.26%
2006	4.19%	7.34%
2007	4.13%	7.41%
2008	4.02%	7.47%
2009	3.89%	7.52%
2010	3.77%	7.58%
2011	3.67%	7.66%
2012	3.6%	7.78%
2013	3.57%	7.92%
2014	3.56%	8.08%
2015	3.57%	8.26%
2016	3.59%	8.45%
2017	3.63%	8.65%
2018	3.67%	8.88%
2019	3.73%	9.1%
2020	3.8%	9.33%
2021	3.89%	9.53%
2022	4.04%	9.74%
2023	4.27%	9.98%
2024	4.53%	10.2%
2025	4.81%	10.4%
2026	5.09%	10.6%
2027	5.38%	10.8%
2028	5.65%	11.1%
2029	5.92%	11.5%
2030	6.18%	11.7%
2031	6.45%	12%
2032	6.72%	12.3%
2033	7.01%	12.6%
2034	7.3%	12.8%
2035	7.6%	13.1%
2036	7.89%	13.4%
2037	8.17%	13.7%
2038	8.44%	13.9%
2039	8.68%	14.1%
2040	8.91%	14.3%
2041	9.12%	14.5%
2042	9.31%	14.7%
2043	9.48%	14.9%
2044	9.65%	15%
2045	9.8%	15.2%
2046	9.96%	15.4%
2047	10.1%	15.7%
2048	10.3%	15.9%
2049	10.6%	16.1%
2050	10.8%	16.3%

The share of older people aged 65 and over in Turkmenistan increased from 4.18% to 4.53% between 2004 and 2024 due to changes in life expectancy.