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

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The latest officially reported population of Estonia was 1,366,475 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Estonia's population is 1,347,027 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 5.79 times bigger than Estonia's.
  • Estonia is ranked the 155th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.11% of the world: 0.02% for Estonia vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Estonia has had an average growth rate of +0.35% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Estonia has increased from 1.35M people to 1.35M (0.02% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Estonia vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Estonia Turkmenistan
2100 836,010 10,041,228
2099 841,611 10,070,007
2098 847,091 10,097,571
2097 852,580 10,123,813
2096 858,210 10,148,560
2095 863,813 10,172,371
2094 869,346 10,194,567
2093 874,966 10,215,533
2092 880,538 10,235,132
2091 886,175 10,253,189
2090 891,952 10,270,414
2089 897,814 10,285,963
2088 903,726 10,300,439
2087 909,938 10,313,629
2086 916,313 10,325,212
2085 922,817 10,335,299
2084 929,590 10,343,821
2083 936,429 10,350,710
2082 943,318 10,356,526
2081 950,224 10,360,689
2080 957,303 10,363,394
2079 964,518 10,364,229
2078 971,861 10,363,113
2077 979,290 10,360,467
2076 986,730 10,356,079
2075 994,224 10,349,863
2074 1,001,883 10,342,496
2073 1,009,652 10,333,532
2072 1,017,490 10,322,776
2071 1,025,441 10,310,748
2070 1,033,527 10,297,702
2069 1,041,579 10,283,723
2068 1,049,614 10,268,779
2067 1,057,732 10,252,681
2066 1,065,824 10,235,535
2065 1,073,994 10,217,603
2064 1,082,173 10,198,228
2063 1,090,322 10,177,447
2062 1,098,483 10,155,121
2061 1,106,624 10,131,160
2060 1,114,804 10,105,616
2059 1,122,732 10,077,893
2058 1,130,617 10,047,185
2057 1,138,317 10,013,846
2056 1,145,937 9,977,699
2055 1,153,485 9,938,273
2054 1,160,725 9,895,840
2053 1,167,900 9,849,324
2052 1,174,867 9,799,331
2051 1,181,816 9,745,673
2050 1,188,591 9,688,197
2049 1,195,231 9,627,119
2048 1,201,594 9,562,502
2047 1,207,963 9,494,734
2046 1,214,281 9,423,990
2045 1,220,553 9,350,870
2044 1,226,815 9,275,707
2043 1,232,969 9,199,229
2042 1,239,123 9,121,705
2041 1,245,261 9,043,208
2040 1,251,349 8,964,374
2039 1,257,523 8,885,167
2038 1,263,757 8,805,836
2037 1,270,161 8,726,399
2036 1,276,749 8,646,796
2035 1,283,416 8,567,354
2034 1,290,282 8,487,651
2033 1,297,198 8,407,327
2032 1,304,236 8,326,172
2031 1,311,342 8,243,436
2030 1,318,468 8,158,380
2029 1,325,543 8,065,431
2028 1,332,712 7,964,546
2027 1,339,889 7,856,302
2026 1,347,027 7,740,924
2025 1,366,475 7,618,847
2024 1,372,341 7,494,498
2023 1,370,286 7,364,438
2022 1,348,840 7,230,193
2021 1,330,932 7,092,043
2020 1,329,522 6,949,912
2019 1,326,898 6,803,944
2018 1,321,977 6,655,524
2017 1,317,384 6,507,061
2016 1,315,790 6,360,041
2015 1,315,407 6,215,770
2014 1,314,545 6,075,283
2013 1,317,997 5,939,341
2012 1,322,696 5,808,546
2011 1,327,439 5,683,417
2010 1,331,475 5,564,356
2009 1,334,515 5,451,592
2008 1,337,090 5,345,029
2007 1,340,680 5,244,046
2006 1,346,810 5,147,105
2005 1,354,775 5,052,257
2004 1,362,550 4,958,093
2003 1,370,720 4,863,865
2002 1,379,350 4,769,465
2001 1,388,115 4,675,409
2000 1,396,985 4,582,677
1999 1,390,244 4,492,170
1998 1,386,156 4,410,507
1997 1,399,535 4,336,730
1996 1,415,594 4,263,819
1995 1,436,634 4,191,203
1994 1,462,514 4,116,662
1993 1,494,128 4,032,407
1992 1,533,091 3,944,689
1991 1,561,314 3,855,894
1990 1,569,174 3,760,562
1989 1,568,131 3,662,459
1988 1,561,900 3,559,363
1987 1,552,221 3,452,731
1986 1,540,190 3,347,809
1985 1,528,781 3,247,534
1984 1,518,617 3,154,079
1983 1,508,745 3,067,534
1982 1,498,414 2,985,557
1981 1,487,666 2,907,187
1980 1,477,219 2,832,203
1979 1,468,333 2,760,358
1978 1,460,188 2,691,088
1977 1,450,211 2,623,948
1976 1,439,576 2,558,521
1975 1,429,352 2,494,570
1974 1,418,169 2,432,028
1973 1,405,951 2,370,919
1972 1,392,518 2,311,430
1971 1,376,955 2,253,119
1970 1,360,076 2,195,616
1969 1,345,249 2,139,024
1968 1,331,214 2,083,069
1967 1,318,946 2,027,403
1966 1,308,597 1,971,737
1965 1,294,566 1,915,916
1964 1,277,086 1,859,997
1963 1,258,857 1,804,272
1962 1,241,623 1,749,214
1961 1,225,077 1,695,400
1960 1,211,537 1,643,457

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Estonia decreased by 31,020 people (a 2.3% decline), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Estonia gained 31,237 people (a 2.37% growth), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

Estonia was ranked 149th most populous country in 2006 and is 155th 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) Estonia's population will shrink by 11.8% to 1,188,591 people with a rank change from 155th to 159th. The population of Turkmenistan will increase by 24.2% to 9,688,197 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.4M people, while Estonia's population already peaked in 1990 at 1.57M people and is projected to decrease to 836K people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Estonia
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Estonia Turkmenistan
2100 -0.67% -0.29%
2099 -0.65% -0.27%
2098 -0.64% -0.26%
2097 -0.66% -0.24%
2096 -0.65% -0.23%
2095 -0.64% -0.22%
2094 -0.64% -0.21%
2093 -0.63% -0.19%
2092 -0.64% -0.18%
2091 -0.65% -0.17%
2090 -0.65% -0.15%
2089 -0.65% -0.14%
2088 -0.68% -0.13%
2087 -0.7% -0.11%
2086 -0.7% -0.1%
2085 -0.73% -0.08%
2084 -0.73% -0.07%
2083 -0.73% -0.06%
2082 -0.73% -0.04%
2081 -0.74% -0.03%
2080 -0.75% -0.008%
2079 -0.76% 0.01%
2078 -0.76% 0.03%
2077 -0.75% 0.04%
2076 -0.75% 0.06%
2075 -0.76% 0.07%
2074 -0.77% 0.09%
2073 -0.77% 0.1%
2072 -0.78% 0.12%
2071 -0.78% 0.13%
2070 -0.77% 0.14%
2069 -0.77% 0.15%
2068 -0.77% 0.16%
2067 -0.76% 0.17%
2066 -0.76% 0.18%
2065 -0.76% 0.19%
2064 -0.75% 0.2%
2063 -0.74% 0.22%
2062 -0.74% 0.24%
2061 -0.73% 0.25%
2060 -0.71% 0.28%
2059 -0.7% 0.31%
2058 -0.68% 0.33%
2057 -0.66% 0.36%
2056 -0.65% 0.4%
2055 -0.62% 0.43%
2054 -0.61% 0.47%
2053 -0.59% 0.51%
2052 -0.59% 0.55%
2051 -0.57% 0.59%
2050 -0.56% 0.63%
2049 -0.53% 0.68%
2048 -0.53% 0.71%
2047 -0.52% 0.75%
2046 -0.51% 0.78%
2045 -0.51% 0.81%
2044 -0.5% 0.83%
2043 -0.5% 0.85%
2042 -0.49% 0.87%
2041 -0.49% 0.88%
2040 -0.49% 0.89%
2039 -0.49% 0.9%
2038 -0.5% 0.91%
2037 -0.52% 0.92%
2036 -0.52% 0.93%
2035 -0.53% 0.94%
2034 -0.53% 0.96%
2033 -0.54% 0.97%
2032 -0.54% 1%
2031 -0.54% 1.04%
2030 -0.53% 1.15%
2029 -0.54% 1.27%
2028 -0.54% 1.38%
2027 -0.53% 1.49%
2026 -1.42% 1.6%
2025 -0.43% 1.66%
2024 0.15% 1.77%
2023 1.59% 1.86%
2022 1.35% 1.95%
2021 0.11% 2.05%
2020 0.2% 2.15%
2019 0.37% 2.23%
2018 0.35% 2.28%
2017 0.12% 2.31%
2016 0.03% 2.32%
2015 0.07% 2.31%
2014 -0.26% 2.29%
2013 -0.36% 2.25%
2012 -0.36% 2.2%
2011 -0.3% 2.14%
2010 -0.23% 2.07%
2009 -0.19% 1.99%
2008 -0.27% 1.93%
2007 -0.46% 1.88%
2006 -0.59% 1.88%
2005 -0.57% 1.9%
2004 -0.6% 1.94%
2003 -0.63% 1.98%
2002 -0.63% 2.01%
2001 -0.63% 2.02%
2000 0.48% 2.01%
1999 0.29% 1.85%
1998 -0.96% 1.7%
1997 -1.13% 1.71%
1996 -1.46% 1.73%
1995 -1.77% 1.81%
1994 -2.12% 2.09%
1993 -2.54% 2.22%
1992 -1.81% 2.3%
1991 -0.5% 2.54%
1990 0.07% 2.68%
1989 0.4% 2.9%
1988 0.62% 3.09%
1987 0.78% 3.13%
1986 0.75% 3.09%
1985 0.67% 2.96%
1984 0.65% 2.82%
1983 0.69% 2.75%
1982 0.72% 2.7%
1981 0.71% 2.65%
1980 0.61% 2.6%
1979 0.56% 2.57%
1978 0.69% 2.56%
1977 0.74% 2.56%
1976 0.72% 2.56%
1975 0.79% 2.57%
1974 0.87% 2.58%
1973 0.96% 2.57%
1972 1.13% 2.59%
1971 1.24% 2.62%
1970 1.1% 2.65%
1969 1.05% 2.69%
1968 0.93% 2.75%
1967 0.79% 2.82%
1966 1.08% 2.91%
1965 1.37% 3.01%
1964 1.45% 3.09%
1963 1.39% 3.15%
1962 1.35% 3.17%
1961 1.12% 3.16%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

In 2025, the population of Estonia declined by 0.43%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Estonia Turkmenistan
Current population
1347027
7800189
Population rank 155/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.02% 0.09%
One net population change
1.5 hours
4.24 minutes
One birth every
53.9 minutes
3.35 minutes
One death every
33.3 minutes
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline -16 +341
Annual growth/decline -5,866 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate -0.43% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 182/197 63/197
One migration net change every
39.5 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -13,350 +13,268
Net migration rank 141/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 203,046 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 110/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 14.9% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 43/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Estonia
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Estonia Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -13,350 - 13,268
2024 -6,038 -7,742 112,942 14,646
2023 -5,070 5,717 117,529 15,005
2022 -5,665 39,754 121,814 14,141
2021 -5,324 7,043 122,721 17,617
2020 -2,659 3,694 124,014 19,913
2019 -1,327 5,386 128,275 19,735
2018 -1,322 7,089 129,537 19,293
2017 -1,713 5,202 131,417 16,678
2016 -1,316 1,081 132,581 13,365
2015 -1,315 4,261 132,663 9,936
2014 -1,972 -674 129,677 8,696
2013 -1,713 -2,688 126,217 7,287
2012 -1,455 -3,674 120,957 7,125
2011 -531 -3,941 115,197 6,992
2010 0 -3,781 109,318 6,621
2009 -400 -2,089 102,931 6,656
2008 -668 -2,034 96,815 6,734
2007 -1,608 -2,941 92,038 6,388
2006 -2,559 -5,351 87,840 7,613
2005 -2,981 -5,208 83,968 10,263
2004 -3,679 -3,681 79,850 14,242
2003 -5,072 -3,705 76,737 17,625
2002 -5,380 -2,889 75,639 18,803
2001 -5,830 -3,280 76,682 16,982
2000 -5,309 -3,083 76,875 14,925
1999 -6,117 1,419 76,362 12,859
1998 -7,208 -3,296 77,342 -3,239
1997 -6,018 -4,066 79,045 -5,600
1996 -5,662 -10,540 80,996 -8,627
1995 -7,327 -12,655 86,289 -13,423
1994 -8,044 -17,984 89,319 -13,094
1993 -5,976 -25,501 92,596 -312
1992 -1,993 -38,391 96,668 -13,517
1991 -312 -9,712 99,297 -4,864
1990 2,825 -2,660 101,099 -4,864
1989 5,803 -368 103,553 -3,576
1988 6,404 5,256 104,802 1,408
1987 6,829 5,389 103,885 3,161
1986 6,160 5,260 100,930 1,878
1985 4,281 5,097 95,890 1,861
1984 5,163 5,006 90,591 -1,427
1983 5,884 4,986 85,183 -1,264
1982 5,244 4,832 80,989 -961
1981 4,612 4,789 77,829 -1,102
1980 3,989 4,619 74,394 -1,152
1979 3,818 4,521 71,135 -677
1978 4,088 7,234 68,437 -350
1977 4,931 7,189 66,318 -132
1976 4,319 6,942 64,513 160
1975 4,717 6,737 62,681 550
1974 5,956 6,594 60,925 924
1973 5,623 6,488 59,169 1,194
1972 6,267 6,432 57,326 1,293
1971 7,160 6,392 56,666 1,348
1970 6,257 6,158 55,617 1,376
1969 5,515 8,650 54,791 1,397
1968 5,592 9,403 54,324 1,401
1967 5,012 9,115 54,209 1,397
1966 4,842 8,998 54,353 1,377
1965 5,437 8,851 54,558 1,366
1964 6,897 8,734 54,574 1,340
1963 6,043 8,410 54,203 1,332
1962 6,457 8,248 53,248 1,337
1961 7,228 7,991 51,659 1,372
1960 7,511 7,762 49,436 1,421

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 30.8% of the population change in Estonia is from natural causes (a loss of 31,749 people) and 69.2% is from migration (a gain of 71,485 people). In Turkmenistan 88.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 people).

As of 2024, 203,046 residents or 14.9% of the population were not native-born in Estonia, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

Biggest cities by population

Estonia
City Population
Tallinn 458K
Tartu 97.8K
Narva 53.4K
Parnu 41.5K
Kohtla-Jarve 33.4K
Viljandi 17.3K
Maardu 17K
Rakvere 15.7K
Kuressaare 13.2K
Sillamae 12.4K
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 (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Data sources:

  1. World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  2. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  3. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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