Turkmenistan has a population density of 41.3 people per square mile compared to 5,886 people in the Vatican. Turkmenistan has 705,496 sq ft of land per person vs 5,274 sq ft in the Vatican. In the list of countries ranked from the most to the least densely populated, Turkmenistan and the Vatican are ranked 181st and 3rd, respectively.
Population density is calculated as the ratio of population to land area. Turkmenistan has 0.09% of the world's population and 0.32% of the land area of all countries, compared to 0.00001% of the population and 0.0000003% of the land area for the Vatican, hence the population density in Turkmenistan is 99.3% lower than in the Vatican.
Population density comparison
Turkmenistan
|
Vatican
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Population density | 41.3 ppl/mi² | 5,886 ppl/mi² |
| Population density rank | 181/197 | 3/197 |
| Population |
7713465
|
949
|
| Land area | 181,441 sq mi | 0.17 sq mi |
| Land area per capita | 674,933 sq ft | 4,736 sq ft |
| Rural population | 45.5% | n/a |
| Urban population | 54.5% | n/a |
| Living in agglomerations of 1M+ people | 13.7% | 0% |
Turkmenistan vs the Vatican:
Population density chart by year
From 2000 to 2019, population density in Turkmenistan increased by 48.5%, compared to a 13.6% growth in the Vatican.
In 2000, Turkmenistan ranked 171st for population density and is in 180th place now. The Vatican was 3rd in 2000 and still ranks 3rd out of 197 currently.
people per square mile
| Year | Population density | |
|---|---|---|
|
Turkmenistan
|
Vatican
|
|
| 2024 | 41.3 | - |
| 2023 | 40.6 | - |
| 2022 | 39.8 | - |
| 2021 | 39.1 | - |
| 2020 | 38.3 | - |
| 2019 | 37.5 | 5,886 |
| 2018 | 36.7 | 5,886 |
| 2017 | 35.9 | 5,886 |
| 2016 | 35.1 | 5,886 |
| 2015 | 34.3 | 5,886 |
| 2014 | 33.5 | 4,956 |
| 2013 | 32.7 | 4,939 |
| 2012 | 32 | 4,921 |
| 2011 | 31.3 | 4,897 |
| 2010 | 30.7 | 4,880 |
| 2009 | 30 | 4,862 |
| 2008 | 29.5 | 4,850 |
| 2007 | 28.9 | 4,833 |
| 2006 | 28.4 | 5,486 |
| 2005 | 27.8 | 5,421 |
| 2004 | 27.3 | 5,421 |
| 2003 | 26.8 | 5,362 |
| 2002 | 26.3 | 5,298 |
| 2001 | 25.8 | 5,239 |
| 2000 | 25.3 | 5,180 |
| 1999 | 24.8 | - |
| 1998 | 24.3 | - |
| 1997 | 23.9 | - |
| 1996 | 23.5 | - |
| 1995 | 23.1 | - |
| 1994 | 22.7 | - |
| 1993 | 22.2 | - |
| 1992 | 21.7 | - |
Densely populated cities
|
Turkmenistan
|
|
|---|---|
| City | Population |
| Ashgabat | 1.03M |
| Turkmenabat | 231K |
| Dasoguz | 227K |
| Mary | 126K |
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