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Population in Australia compared to Turkmenistan: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Australia was 27,196,812 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Australia's population is 27,799,169 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Australia's population is 3.57 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Australia is ranked the 55th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.43% of the world: 0.34% for Australia vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Australia has had an average growth rate of +1.49% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Australia has increased from 20.5M people to 27.8M (35.9% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Australia vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Australia
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Australia Turkmenistan
2100 44,031,396 10,046,945
2099 43,809,392 10,075,740
2098 43,581,416 10,103,319
2097 43,339,542 10,129,577
2096 43,103,046 10,154,338
2095 42,875,281 10,178,163
2094 42,654,231 10,200,371
2093 42,420,140 10,221,349
2092 42,183,554 10,240,959
2091 41,942,760 10,259,026
2090 41,703,255 10,276,261
2089 41,471,675 10,291,819
2088 41,232,214 10,306,303
2087 41,005,392 10,319,501
2086 40,785,916 10,331,090
2085 40,573,592 10,341,183
2084 40,363,192 10,349,710
2083 40,140,606 10,356,602
2082 39,925,452 10,362,422
2081 39,703,018 10,366,587
2080 39,490,533 10,369,293
2079 39,277,415 10,370,130
2078 39,063,163 10,369,013
2077 38,847,269 10,366,366
2076 38,637,253 10,361,975
2075 38,425,571 10,355,755
2074 38,212,169 10,348,384
2073 38,002,408 10,339,415
2072 37,795,438 10,328,653
2071 37,589,598 10,316,618
2070 37,376,868 10,303,565
2069 37,159,014 10,289,578
2068 36,939,616 10,274,625
2067 36,721,604 10,258,518
2066 36,504,952 10,241,362
2065 36,297,175 10,223,420
2064 36,095,981 10,204,034
2063 35,883,588 10,183,241
2062 35,673,924 10,160,903
2061 35,465,080 10,136,928
2060 35,260,552 10,111,369
2059 35,055,719 10,083,631
2058 34,839,385 10,052,905
2057 34,630,577 10,019,547
2056 34,422,531 9,983,379
2055 34,208,970 9,943,931
2054 33,996,776 9,901,473
2053 33,788,097 9,854,931
2052 33,580,016 9,804,909
2051 33,366,925 9,751,221
2050 33,152,099 9,693,713
2049 32,937,633 9,632,600
2048 32,711,001 9,567,946
2047 32,496,856 9,500,139
2046 32,269,549 9,429,355
2045 32,047,969 9,356,194
2044 31,829,535 9,280,988
2043 31,610,306 9,204,466
2042 31,387,780 9,126,898
2041 31,168,179 9,048,356
2040 30,952,283 8,969,478
2039 30,740,454 8,890,225
2038 30,521,772 8,810,850
2037 30,307,856 8,731,367
2036 30,085,861 8,651,719
2035 29,862,898 8,572,231
2034 29,641,453 8,492,483
2033 29,418,053 8,412,113
2032 29,191,922 8,330,912
2031 28,959,421 8,248,129
2030 28,722,798 8,163,024
2029 28,484,745 8,070,023
2028 28,236,324 7,969,080
2027 27,984,287 7,860,774
2026 27,730,530 7,745,331
2025 27,466,430 7,623,184
2024 27,196,812 7,494,498
2023 26,659,922 7,364,438
2022 26,018,721 7,230,193
2021 25,685,412 7,092,043
2020 25,649,248 6,949,912
2019 25,334,826 6,803,944
2018 24,963,258 6,655,524
2017 24,592,588 6,507,061
2016 24,190,907 6,360,041
2015 23,815,995 6,215,770
2014 23,475,686 6,075,283
2013 23,128,129 5,939,341
2012 22,733,465 5,808,546
2011 22,340,024 5,683,417
2010 22,031,750 5,564,356
2009 21,691,653 5,451,592
2008 21,249,199 5,345,029
2007 20,827,622 5,244,046
2006 20,450,966 5,147,105
2005 20,176,844 5,052,257
2004 19,932,722 4,958,093
2003 19,720,737 4,863,865
2002 19,495,210 4,769,465
2001 19,274,701 4,675,409
2000 19,028,802 4,582,677
1999 18,812,264 4,492,170
1998 18,607,584 4,410,507
1997 18,423,037 4,336,730
1996 18,224,767 4,263,819
1995 18,004,882 4,191,203
1994 17,805,468 4,116,662
1993 17,634,808 4,032,407
1992 17,478,635 3,944,689
1991 17,284,036 3,855,894
1990 17,065,128 3,760,562
1989 16,814,416 3,662,459
1988 16,532,164 3,559,363
1987 16,263,874 3,452,731
1986 16,018,350 3,347,809
1985 15,788,312 3,247,534
1984 15,579,391 3,154,079
1983 15,393,472 3,067,534
1982 15,184,247 2,985,557
1981 14,923,260 2,907,187
1980 14,692,000 2,832,203
1979 14,514,000 2,760,358
1978 14,358,000 2,691,088
1977 14,192,000 2,623,948
1976 14,033,000 2,558,521
1975 13,893,000 2,494,570
1974 13,723,000 2,432,028
1973 13,380,000 2,370,919
1972 13,177,000 2,311,430
1971 12,937,000 2,253,119
1970 12,507,000 2,195,616
1969 12,263,000 2,139,024
1968 12,009,000 2,083,069
1967 11,799,000 2,027,403
1966 11,651,000 1,971,737
1965 11,388,000 1,915,916
1964 11,167,000 1,859,997
1963 10,950,000 1,804,272
1962 10,742,000 1,749,214
1961 10,483,000 1,695,400
1960 10,276,477 1,643,457

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

GeoRank.org/population/australia/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Australia increased by 3,739,941 people (a 18.3% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Australia gained 3,608,262 people (a 14.9% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Australia was ranked 54th most populous country in 2006 and is 55th in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Australia's population will grow by 19.3% to 33,152,099 people with a rank change from 55th to 59th. The population of Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Australia is projected to reach its peak in 2100 at 44M people compared to the peak of 10.4M people in 2079 for Turkmenistan.

Population growth rate by year

Australia
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Australia Turkmenistan
2100 0.51% -0.29%
2099 0.52% -0.27%
2098 0.56% -0.26%
2097 0.55% -0.24%
2096 0.53% -0.23%
2095 0.52% -0.22%
2094 0.55% -0.21%
2093 0.56% -0.19%
2092 0.57% -0.18%
2091 0.57% -0.17%
2090 0.56% -0.15%
2089 0.58% -0.14%
2088 0.55% -0.13%
2087 0.54% -0.11%
2086 0.52% -0.1%
2085 0.52% -0.08%
2084 0.55% -0.07%
2083 0.54% -0.06%
2082 0.56% -0.04%
2081 0.54% -0.03%
2080 0.54% -0.008%
2079 0.55% 0.01%
2078 0.56% 0.03%
2077 0.54% 0.04%
2076 0.55% 0.06%
2075 0.56% 0.07%
2074 0.55% 0.09%
2073 0.55% 0.1%
2072 0.55% 0.12%
2071 0.57% 0.13%
2070 0.59% 0.14%
2069 0.59% 0.15%
2068 0.59% 0.16%
2067 0.59% 0.17%
2066 0.57% 0.18%
2065 0.56% 0.19%
2064 0.59% 0.2%
2063 0.59% 0.22%
2062 0.59% 0.24%
2061 0.58% 0.25%
2060 0.58% 0.28%
2059 0.62% 0.31%
2058 0.6% 0.33%
2057 0.6% 0.36%
2056 0.62% 0.4%
2055 0.62% 0.43%
2054 0.62% 0.47%
2053 0.62% 0.51%
2052 0.64% 0.55%
2051 0.65% 0.59%
2050 0.65% 0.63%
2049 0.69% 0.68%
2048 0.66% 0.71%
2047 0.7% 0.75%
2046 0.69% 0.78%
2045 0.69% 0.81%
2044 0.69% 0.83%
2043 0.71% 0.85%
2042 0.7% 0.87%
2041 0.7% 0.88%
2040 0.69% 0.89%
2039 0.72% 0.9%
2038 0.71% 0.91%
2037 0.74% 0.92%
2036 0.75% 0.93%
2035 0.75% 0.94%
2034 0.76% 0.96%
2033 0.77% 0.97%
2032 0.8% 1%
2031 0.82% 1.04%
2030 0.84% 1.15%
2029 0.88% 1.27%
2028 0.9% 1.38%
2027 0.92% 1.49%
2026 0.96% 1.6%
2025 0.99% 1.72%
2024 2.01% 1.77%
2023 2.46% 1.86%
2022 1.3% 1.95%
2021 0.14% 2.05%
2020 1.24% 2.15%
2019 1.49% 2.23%
2018 1.51% 2.28%
2017 1.66% 2.31%
2016 1.57% 2.32%
2015 1.45% 2.31%
2014 1.5% 2.29%
2013 1.74% 2.25%
2012 1.76% 2.2%
2011 1.4% 2.14%
2010 1.57% 2.07%
2009 2.08% 1.99%
2008 2.02% 1.93%
2007 1.84% 1.88%
2006 1.36% 1.88%
2005 1.22% 1.9%
2004 1.07% 1.94%
2003 1.16% 1.98%
2002 1.14% 2.01%
2001 1.29% 2.02%
2000 1.15% 2.01%
1999 1.1% 1.85%
1998 1% 1.7%
1997 1.09% 1.71%
1996 1.22% 1.73%
1995 1.12% 1.81%
1994 0.97% 2.09%
1993 0.89% 2.22%
1992 1.13% 2.3%
1991 1.28% 2.54%
1990 1.49% 2.68%
1989 1.71% 2.9%
1988 1.65% 3.09%
1987 1.53% 3.13%
1986 1.46% 3.09%
1985 1.34% 2.96%
1984 1.21% 2.82%
1983 1.38% 2.75%
1982 1.75% 2.7%
1981 1.57% 2.65%
1980 1.23% 2.6%
1979 1.09% 2.57%
1978 1.17% 2.56%
1977 1.13% 2.56%
1976 1.01% 2.56%
1975 1.24% 2.57%
1974 2.56% 2.58%
1973 1.54% 2.57%
1972 1.86% 2.59%
1971 3.44% 2.62%
1970 1.99% 2.65%
1969 2.12% 2.69%
1968 1.78% 2.75%
1967 1.27% 2.82%
1966 2.31% 2.91%
1965 1.98% 3.01%
1964 1.98% 3.09%
1963 1.94% 3.15%
1962 2.47% 3.17%
1961 2.01% 3.16%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2024, the population of Australia grew by 2.01%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Australia Turkmenistan
Current population
27799169
7776557
Population rank 55/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.34% 0.09%
One net population change
58.7 seconds
4.04 minutes
One birth every
1.83 minutes
3.28 minutes
One death every
2.86 minutes
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline +1,471 +356
Annual growth/decline +536,890 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate +2.01% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 51/197 61/197
One migration net change every
3.84 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change +137,109 +13,268
Net migration rank 11/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 8,111,404 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 9/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 30.4% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 18/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Australia
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Australia Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 137,109 - 13,268
2024 - 138,510 - 14,646
2023 103,974 140,232 117,529 15,005
2022 111,881 140,972 121,814 14,141
2021 138,701 116,768 122,721 17,617
2020 133,376 44,447 124,014 19,913
2019 136,808 207,142 128,275 19,735
2018 157,269 226,412 129,537 19,293
2017 150,015 255,023 131,417 16,678
2016 152,403 254,648 132,581 13,365
2015 150,041 212,350 132,663 9,936
2014 154,940 200,177 129,677 8,696
2013 159,584 215,823 126,217 7,287
2012 161,408 235,776 120,957 7,125
2011 156,380 197,657 115,197 6,992
2010 158,628 166,752 109,318 6,621
2009 160,518 235,628 102,931 6,656
2008 155,119 275,773 96,815 6,734
2007 154,124 249,873 92,038 6,388
2006 132,931 191,985 87,840 7,613
2005 129,132 131,371 83,968 10,263
2004 115,610 110,072 79,850 14,242
2003 118,325 104,437 76,737 17,625
2002 116,971 108,852 75,639 18,803
2001 117,575 117,552 76,682 16,982
2000 119,882 111,186 76,875 14,925
1999 118,517 92,900 76,362 12,859
1998 120,949 81,310 77,342 -3,239
1997 121,592 67,661 79,045 -5,600
1996 125,751 82,965 80,996 -8,627
1995 131,436 80,456 86,289 -13,423
1994 131,761 51,941 89,319 -13,094
1993 137,551 23,833 92,596 -312
1992 139,829 40,767 96,668 -13,517
1991 138,273 68,847 99,297 -4,864
1990 143,347 100,093 101,099 -4,864
1989 127,789 144,042 103,553 -3,576
1988 127,298 153,330 104,802 1,408
1987 128,484 136,421 103,885 3,161
1986 123,342 113,061 100,930 1,878
1985 143,674 98,327 95,890 1,861
1984 123,077 79,617 90,591 -1,427
1983 130,844 73,251 85,183 -1,264
1982 126,030 111,722 80,989 -961
1981 125,356 121,921 77,829 -1,102
1980 117,536 89,189 74,394 -1,152
1979 116,112 52,137 71,135 -677
1978 116,299 45,832 68,437 -350
1977 117,793 44,946 66,318 -132
1976 115,070 32,792 64,513 160
1975 123,648 25,336 62,681 550
1974 128,996 56,167 60,925 924
1973 136,476 62,928 59,169 1,194
1972 155,488 54,895 57,326 1,293
1971 165,593 223,991 56,666 1,348
1970 145,081 256,295 55,617 1,376
1969 143,477 108,770 54,791 1,397
1968 132,099 100,963 54,324 1,401
1967 126,249 80,904 54,209 1,397
1966 126,996 110,864 54,353 1,377
1965 122,990 118,891 54,558 1,366
1964 128,420 91,588 54,574 1,340
1963 140,161 73,237 54,203 1,332
1962 143,943 58,315 53,248 1,337
1961 150,955 64,495 51,659 1,372
1960 141,816 85,707 49,436 1,421

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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Over the last 10 years, 43.6% of the population change in Australia is from natural causes (a gain of 1,389,408 people) and 56.4% is from migration (a gain of 1,798,171 people). In Turkmenistan 89.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,270,228 people) and 10.8% is from migration (a gain of 154,379 people).

As of 2024, 8,111,404 residents or 30.4% of the population were not native-born in Australia, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

Biggest cities by population

Australia
City Population
Sydney 5.45M
Melbourne 5.35M
Brisbane 2.71M
Perth 2.14M
Adelaide 1.39M
Gold Coast 608K
Canberra 381K
Sunshine Coast 284K
Wollongong 262K
Ipswich 233K
Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K

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Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-02-20)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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