The latest officially reported population of Belarus was 9,132,629 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Belarus' population is 9,011,944 people compared to 7,737,847 in Turkmenistan.
Population statistics:
- Belarus' population is 1.16 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
- Belarus is ranked the 101st most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
- The countries together account for 0.2% of the world: 0.11% for Belarus vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
- For the last 10 years, Belarus has had an average growth rate of -0.3% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
- Since 2006, the population of Belarus has decreased from 9.6M people to 9.01M (6.17% decline), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.74M (50.3% growth).
- Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.3M people, while Belarus' population already peaked in 1993 at 10.2M people and is projected to decrease to 4.39M people by 2100.
Belarus vs Turkmenistan: live population counter
Belarus
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Turkmenistan
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| Current population |
9011944
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7737847
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| Population rank | 101/197 | 104/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.11% | 0.09% |
| One net population change |
11.5 minutes
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4.04 minutes
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| One birth every |
8.02 minutes
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3.28 minutes
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| One death every |
4.29 minutes
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12.3 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
2.81 hours
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35.9 minutes
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| Annual migration change | -3,119 | +14,646 |
| Daily growth/decline | -125 | +356 |
| Annual growth/decline | -45,669 | +130,060 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | -0.5% | +1.77% |
| Population growth rate rank | 187/197 | 61/197 |
Belarus and Turkmenistan: population history and growth rate by year chart
Belarus
Population
Growth rate
Turkmenistan
Population
Growth rate
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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Belarus
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Turkmenistan
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Belarus
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Turkmenistan
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| 1960 | 8,198,000 | 1,643,457 | - | - |
| 1961 | 8,271,216 | 1,695,400 | 0.89% | 3.16% |
| 1962 | 8,351,928 | 1,749,214 | 0.98% | 3.17% |
| 1963 | 8,437,232 | 1,804,272 | 1.02% | 3.15% |
| 1964 | 8,524,224 | 1,859,997 | 1.03% | 3.09% |
| 1965 | 8,610,000 | 1,915,916 | 1.01% | 3.01% |
| 1966 | 8,696,496 | 1,971,737 | 1% | 2.91% |
| 1967 | 8,785,648 | 2,027,403 | 1.03% | 2.82% |
| 1968 | 8,874,552 | 2,083,069 | 1.01% | 2.75% |
| 1969 | 8,960,304 | 2,139,024 | 0.97% | 2.69% |
| 1970 | 9,040,000 | 2,195,616 | 0.89% | 2.65% |
| 1971 | 9,115,576 | 2,253,119 | 0.84% | 2.62% |
| 1972 | 9,188,968 | 2,311,430 | 0.81% | 2.59% |
| 1973 | 9,257,272 | 2,370,919 | 0.74% | 2.57% |
| 1974 | 9,317,584 | 2,432,028 | 0.65% | 2.58% |
| 1975 | 9,367,000 | 2,494,570 | 0.53% | 2.57% |
| 1976 | 9,411,000 | 2,558,521 | 0.47% | 2.56% |
| 1977 | 9,463,000 | 2,623,948 | 0.55% | 2.56% |
| 1978 | 9,525,000 | 2,691,088 | 0.66% | 2.56% |
| 1979 | 9,584,000 | 2,760,358 | 0.62% | 2.57% |
| 1980 | 9,643,000 | 2,832,203 | 0.62% | 2.6% |
| 1981 | 9,710,000 | 2,907,187 | 0.69% | 2.65% |
| 1982 | 9,776,000 | 2,985,557 | 0.68% | 2.7% |
| 1983 | 9,843,000 | 3,067,534 | 0.69% | 2.75% |
| 1984 | 9,910,000 | 3,154,079 | 0.68% | 2.82% |
| 1985 | 9,975,000 | 3,247,534 | 0.66% | 2.96% |
| 1986 | 10,043,000 | 3,347,809 | 0.68% | 3.09% |
| 1987 | 10,111,000 | 3,452,731 | 0.68% | 3.13% |
| 1988 | 10,140,000 | 3,559,363 | 0.29% | 3.09% |
| 1989 | 10,170,000 | 3,662,459 | 0.3% | 2.9% |
| 1990 | 10,189,348 | 3,760,562 | 0.19% | 2.68% |
| 1991 | 10,194,050 | 3,855,894 | 0.05% | 2.54% |
| 1992 | 10,216,470 | 3,944,689 | 0.22% | 2.3% |
| 1993 | 10,239,050 | 4,032,407 | 0.22% | 2.22% |
| 1994 | 10,226,955 | 4,116,662 | -0.12% | 2.09% |
| 1995 | 10,193,831 | 4,191,203 | -0.32% | 1.81% |
| 1996 | 10,159,569 | 4,263,819 | -0.34% | 1.73% |
| 1997 | 10,117,433 | 4,336,730 | -0.41% | 1.71% |
| 1998 | 10,071,963 | 4,410,507 | -0.45% | 1.7% |
| 1999 | 10,026,738 | 4,492,170 | -0.45% | 1.85% |
| 2000 | 9,979,610 | 4,582,677 | -0.47% | 2.01% |
| 2001 | 9,928,549 | 4,675,409 | -0.51% | 2.02% |
| 2002 | 9,865,548 | 4,769,465 | -0.63% | 2.01% |
| 2003 | 9,796,749 | 4,863,865 | -0.7% | 1.98% |
| 2004 | 9,730,146 | 4,958,093 | -0.68% | 1.94% |
| 2005 | 9,663,915 | 5,052,257 | -0.68% | 1.9% |
| 2006 | 9,604,924 | 5,147,105 | -0.61% | 1.88% |
| 2007 | 9,560,953 | 5,244,046 | -0.46% | 1.88% |
| 2008 | 9,527,985 | 5,345,029 | -0.34% | 1.93% |
| 2009 | 9,504,583 | 5,451,592 | -0.25% | 1.99% |
| 2010 | 9,483,836 | 5,564,356 | -0.22% | 2.07% |
| 2011 | 9,461,643 | 5,683,417 | -0.23% | 2.14% |
| 2012 | 9,446,836 | 5,808,546 | -0.16% | 2.2% |
| 2013 | 9,443,211 | 5,939,341 | -0.04% | 2.25% |
| 2014 | 9,448,515 | 6,075,283 | 0.06% | 2.29% |
| 2015 | 9,461,076 | 6,215,770 | 0.13% | 2.31% |
| 2016 | 9,469,379 | 6,360,041 | 0.09% | 2.32% |
| 2017 | 9,458,989 | 6,507,061 | -0.11% | 2.31% |
| 2018 | 9,438,785 | 6,655,524 | -0.21% | 2.28% |
| 2019 | 9,419,758 | 6,803,944 | -0.2% | 2.23% |
| 2020 | 9,379,952 | 6,949,912 | -0.42% | 2.15% |
| 2021 | 9,302,585 | 7,092,043 | -0.82% | 2.05% |
| 2022 | 9,228,071 | 7,230,193 | -0.8% | 1.95% |
| 2023 | 9,178,298 | 7,364,438 | -0.54% | 1.86% |
| 2024 | 9,132,629 | 7,494,498 | -0.5% | 1.77% |
| 2025 | 9,073,036 | 7,618,855 | -0.65% | 1.66% |
| 2026 | 9,011,944 | 7,736,635 | -0.67% | 1.55% |
| 2027 | 8,950,041 | 7,847,563 | -0.69% | 1.43% |
| 2028 | 8,887,762 | 7,951,300 | -0.7% | 1.32% |
| 2029 | 8,824,424 | 8,047,445 | -0.71% | 1.21% |
| 2030 | 8,760,466 | 8,135,732 | -0.72% | 1.1% |
| 2031 | 8,696,768 | 8,218,959 | -0.73% | 1.02% |
| 2032 | 8,633,068 | 8,300,260 | -0.73% | 0.99% |
| 2033 | 8,569,172 | 8,380,356 | -0.74% | 0.96% |
| 2034 | 8,505,555 | 8,459,731 | -0.74% | 0.95% |
| 2035 | 8,442,461 | 8,538,678 | -0.74% | 0.93% |
| 2036 | 8,379,897 | 8,617,567 | -0.74% | 0.92% |
| 2037 | 8,317,831 | 8,696,458 | -0.74% | 0.92% |
| 2038 | 8,255,917 | 8,775,204 | -0.74% | 0.91% |
| 2039 | 8,193,893 | 8,853,842 | -0.75% | 0.9% |
| 2040 | 8,132,083 | 8,932,237 | -0.75% | 0.89% |
| 2041 | 8,070,545 | 9,010,272 | -0.76% | 0.87% |
| 2042 | 8,009,602 | 9,087,668 | -0.76% | 0.86% |
| 2043 | 7,949,312 | 9,164,056 | -0.75% | 0.84% |
| 2044 | 7,889,014 | 9,239,278 | -0.76% | 0.82% |
| 2045 | 7,828,555 | 9,312,825 | -0.77% | 0.8% |
| 2046 | 7,767,902 | 9,384,188 | -0.77% | 0.77% |
| 2047 | 7,706,676 | 9,452,893 | -0.79% | 0.73% |
| 2048 | 7,644,179 | 9,518,558 | -0.81% | 0.69% |
| 2049 | 7,580,508 | 9,580,906 | -0.83% | 0.66% |
| 2050 | 7,516,034 | 9,639,711 | -0.85% | 0.61% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Belarus decreased by 135,545 people (a 1.41% decline), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Belarus lost -457,435 (a 4.83% decline), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,377,806 (a 21.7% growth).
Belarus was ranked 82nd most populous country in 2006 and is 101st in 2026. Turkmenistan was ranked 113th in 2006 and ranked 104th now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Belarus' population will shrink by 16.6% to 7,516,034 people with a rank change from 101st to 114th. The population of Turkmenistan will increase by 24.6% to 9,639,711 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.
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Population differences between Belarus and Turkmenistan
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Belarus
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Turkmenistan
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|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 75 years | 70.5 years |
| Average age | 41.7 years | 29.1 years |
| Median age | 42 years | 27.5 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 46.6:53.4 | 49.1:50.9 |
| Fertility rate | 1.21 births per woman | 2.69 births per woman |
| Population density | 116.5 ppl/mi² | 41.3 ppl/mi² |
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