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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Russia was 143,533,851 in 2024 vs 7,494,498 people in Turkmenistan in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Russia's population is 141,906,741 people compared to 7,776,557 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Russia's population is 18.2 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Russia is ranked the 9th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 1.81% of the world: 1.71% for Russia vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Russia has had an average growth rate of -0.02% per year vs +2.14% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Russia has decreased from 143M people to 142M (0.8% decline), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.78M (51.1% growth).

Russia vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Russia
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Russia Turkmenistan
2100 124,983,377 10,046,945
2099 125,086,144 10,075,740
2098 125,186,329 10,103,319
2097 125,264,415 10,129,577
2096 125,354,177 10,154,338
2095 125,422,006 10,178,163
2094 125,474,373 10,200,371
2093 125,529,632 10,221,349
2092 125,604,261 10,240,959
2091 125,652,742 10,259,026
2090 125,707,894 10,276,261
2089 125,760,026 10,291,819
2088 125,810,124 10,306,303
2087 125,858,116 10,319,501
2086 125,926,035 10,331,090
2085 126,001,913 10,341,183
2084 126,076,414 10,349,710
2083 126,151,046 10,356,602
2082 126,234,371 10,362,422
2081 126,317,768 10,366,587
2080 126,414,511 10,369,293
2079 126,534,688 10,370,130
2078 126,674,591 10,369,013
2077 126,830,956 10,366,366
2076 126,982,766 10,361,975
2075 127,165,304 10,355,755
2074 127,362,143 10,348,384
2073 127,576,856 10,339,415
2072 127,802,632 10,328,653
2071 128,080,998 10,316,618
2070 128,353,977 10,303,565
2069 128,642,208 10,289,578
2068 128,920,237 10,274,625
2067 129,203,483 10,258,518
2066 129,511,983 10,241,362
2065 129,842,007 10,223,420
2064 130,177,089 10,204,034
2063 130,522,107 10,183,241
2062 130,851,664 10,160,903
2061 131,200,160 10,136,928
2060 131,526,812 10,111,369
2059 131,884,461 10,083,631
2058 132,247,211 10,052,905
2057 132,584,941 10,019,547
2056 132,925,501 9,983,379
2055 133,271,436 9,943,931
2054 133,595,068 9,901,473
2053 133,914,243 9,854,931
2052 134,180,223 9,804,909
2051 134,443,510 9,751,221
2050 134,687,487 9,693,713
2049 134,909,323 9,632,600
2048 135,117,641 9,567,946
2047 135,311,492 9,500,139
2046 135,482,008 9,429,355
2045 135,664,379 9,356,194
2044 135,863,165 9,280,988
2043 136,085,277 9,204,466
2042 136,307,658 9,126,898
2041 136,557,818 9,048,356
2040 136,821,807 8,969,478
2039 137,122,219 8,890,225
2038 137,433,644 8,810,850
2037 137,770,811 8,731,367
2036 138,118,955 8,651,719
2035 138,478,809 8,572,231
2034 138,852,689 8,492,483
2033 139,237,595 8,412,113
2032 139,635,142 8,330,912
2031 140,058,187 8,248,129
2030 140,453,528 8,163,024
2029 140,840,370 8,070,023
2028 141,214,141 7,969,080
2027 141,580,416 7,860,774
2026 141,906,741 7,745,331
2025 142,772,403 7,623,184
2024 143,533,851 7,494,498
2023 143,826,130 7,364,438
2022 144,236,933 7,230,193
2021 144,746,762 7,092,043
2020 145,245,148 6,949,912
2019 145,453,291 6,803,944
2018 145,398,106 6,655,524
2017 145,293,260 6,507,061
2016 145,015,460 6,360,041
2015 144,640,716 6,215,770
2014 144,237,223 6,075,283
2013 143,805,638 5,939,341
2012 143,378,447 5,808,546
2011 143,018,195 5,683,417
2010 142,849,468 5,564,356
2009 142,785,348 5,451,592
2008 142,742,366 5,345,029
2007 142,805,114 5,244,046
2006 143,049,637 5,147,105
2005 143,518,814 5,052,257
2004 144,067,316 4,958,093
2003 144,648,618 4,863,865
2002 145,306,497 4,769,465
2001 145,976,482 4,675,409
2000 146,596,869 4,582,677
1999 147,214,776 4,492,170
1998 147,670,784 4,410,507
1997 147,915,361 4,336,730
1996 148,160,129 4,263,819
1995 148,375,787 4,191,203
1994 148,407,912 4,116,662
1993 148,458,777 4,032,407
1992 148,538,197 3,944,689
1991 148,394,216 3,855,894
1990 147,969,406 3,760,562
1989 147,721,000 3,662,459
1988 146,857,000 3,559,363
1987 145,908,000 3,452,731
1986 144,894,000 3,347,809
1985 143,858,000 3,247,534
1984 142,745,000 3,154,079
1983 141,668,000 3,067,534
1982 140,823,000 2,985,557
1981 139,941,000 2,907,187
1980 139,010,000 2,832,203
1979 138,027,000 2,760,358
1978 137,060,000 2,691,088
1977 136,100,000 2,623,948
1976 135,147,000 2,558,521
1975 134,200,000 2,494,570
1974 133,432,000 2,432,028
1973 132,669,000 2,370,919
1972 131,909,000 2,311,430
1971 131,155,000 2,253,119
1970 130,404,000 2,195,616
1969 129,664,000 2,139,024
1968 128,928,000 2,083,069
1967 128,196,000 2,027,403
1966 127,468,000 1,971,737
1965 126,745,000 1,915,916
1964 125,345,000 1,859,997
1963 123,960,000 1,804,272
1962 122,591,000 1,749,214
1961 121,236,000 1,695,400
1960 119,897,000 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/russia/turkmenistan | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Russia increased by 1,965,823 people (a 1.37% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Russia lost 3,108,719 people (a 2.14% decline), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth).

Russia was ranked 9th most populous country in 2006 and is still 9th 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) Russia's population will shrink by 5.09% to 134,687,487 people with a rank change from 9th to 14th. The population of Turkmenistan will increase by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people and rank change from 104th to 101st.

Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.4M people, while Russia's population already peaked in 1992 at 149M people and is projected to decrease to 125M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Russia
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Russia Turkmenistan
2100 -0.08% -0.29%
2099 -0.08% -0.27%
2098 -0.06% -0.26%
2097 -0.07% -0.24%
2096 -0.05% -0.23%
2095 -0.04% -0.22%
2094 -0.04% -0.21%
2093 -0.06% -0.19%
2092 -0.04% -0.18%
2091 -0.04% -0.17%
2090 -0.04% -0.15%
2089 -0.04% -0.14%
2088 -0.04% -0.13%
2087 -0.05% -0.11%
2086 -0.06% -0.1%
2085 -0.06% -0.08%
2084 -0.06% -0.07%
2083 -0.07% -0.06%
2082 -0.07% -0.04%
2081 -0.08% -0.03%
2080 -0.09% -0.008%
2079 -0.11% 0.01%
2078 -0.12% 0.03%
2077 -0.12% 0.04%
2076 -0.14% 0.06%
2075 -0.15% 0.07%
2074 -0.17% 0.09%
2073 -0.18% 0.1%
2072 -0.22% 0.12%
2071 -0.21% 0.13%
2070 -0.22% 0.14%
2069 -0.22% 0.15%
2068 -0.22% 0.16%
2067 -0.24% 0.17%
2066 -0.25% 0.18%
2065 -0.26% 0.19%
2064 -0.26% 0.2%
2063 -0.25% 0.22%
2062 -0.27% 0.24%
2061 -0.25% 0.25%
2060 -0.27% 0.28%
2059 -0.27% 0.31%
2058 -0.25% 0.33%
2057 -0.26% 0.36%
2056 -0.26% 0.4%
2055 -0.24% 0.43%
2054 -0.24% 0.47%
2053 -0.2% 0.51%
2052 -0.2% 0.55%
2051 -0.18% 0.59%
2050 -0.16% 0.63%
2049 -0.15% 0.68%
2048 -0.14% 0.71%
2047 -0.13% 0.75%
2046 -0.13% 0.78%
2045 -0.15% 0.81%
2044 -0.16% 0.83%
2043 -0.16% 0.85%
2042 -0.18% 0.87%
2041 -0.19% 0.88%
2040 -0.22% 0.89%
2039 -0.23% 0.9%
2038 -0.24% 0.91%
2037 -0.25% 0.92%
2036 -0.26% 0.93%
2035 -0.27% 0.94%
2034 -0.28% 0.96%
2033 -0.28% 0.97%
2032 -0.3% 1%
2031 -0.28% 1.04%
2030 -0.27% 1.15%
2029 -0.26% 1.27%
2028 -0.26% 1.38%
2027 -0.23% 1.49%
2026 -0.61% 1.6%
2025 -0.53% 1.72%
2024 -0.2% 1.77%
2023 -0.28% 1.86%
2022 -0.35% 1.95%
2021 -0.34% 2.05%
2020 -0.14% 2.15%
2019 0.04% 2.23%
2018 0.07% 2.28%
2017 0.19% 2.31%
2016 0.26% 2.32%
2015 0.28% 2.31%
2014 0.3% 2.29%
2013 0.3% 2.25%
2012 0.25% 2.2%
2011 0.12% 2.14%
2010 0.04% 2.07%
2009 0.03% 1.99%
2008 -0.04% 1.93%
2007 -0.17% 1.88%
2006 -0.33% 1.88%
2005 -0.38% 1.9%
2004 -0.4% 1.94%
2003 -0.45% 1.98%
2002 -0.46% 2.01%
2001 -0.42% 2.02%
2000 -0.42% 2.01%
1999 -0.31% 1.85%
1998 -0.17% 1.7%
1997 -0.17% 1.71%
1996 -0.15% 1.73%
1995 -0.02% 1.81%
1994 -0.03% 2.09%
1993 -0.05% 2.22%
1992 0.1% 2.3%
1991 0.29% 2.54%
1990 0.17% 2.68%
1989 0.59% 2.9%
1988 0.65% 3.09%
1987 0.7% 3.13%
1986 0.72% 3.09%
1985 0.78% 2.96%
1984 0.76% 2.82%
1983 0.6% 2.75%
1982 0.63% 2.7%
1981 0.67% 2.65%
1980 0.71% 2.6%
1979 0.71% 2.57%
1978 0.71% 2.56%
1977 0.71% 2.56%
1976 0.71% 2.56%
1975 0.58% 2.57%
1974 0.58% 2.58%
1973 0.58% 2.57%
1972 0.57% 2.59%
1971 0.58% 2.62%
1970 0.57% 2.65%
1969 0.57% 2.69%
1968 0.57% 2.75%
1967 0.57% 2.82%
1966 0.57% 2.91%
1965 1.12% 3.01%
1964 1.12% 3.09%
1963 1.12% 3.15%
1962 1.12% 3.17%
1961 1.12% 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 Russia declined by 0.2%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.77%.

Live population counters

Russia Turkmenistan
Current population
141906741
7776557
Population rank 9/197 104/197
Percent of world population 1.71% 0.09%
One net population change
1.8 minutes
4.04 minutes
One birth every
25.5 seconds
3.28 minutes
One death every
18.1 seconds
12.3 minutes
Daily growth/decline -801 +356
Annual growth/decline -292,279 +130,060
Annual growth/decline rate -0.2% +1.77%
Population growth rate rank 177/197 61/197
One migration net change every
2.09 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change -251,822 +13,268
Net migration rank 187/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents 7,605,774 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 10/195 115/195
Foreign-born share of population 5.3% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 91/195 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Russia
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Russia Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - -251,822 - 13,268
2024 - -178,042 - 14,646
2023 -503,392 27,807 117,529 15,005
2022 -576,948 765,629 121,814 14,141
2021 -1,027,702 314,112 122,721 17,617
2020 -697,177 334,094 124,014 19,913
2019 -319,997 336,494 128,275 19,735
2018 -232,637 339,972 129,537 19,293
2017 -130,764 396,619 131,417 16,678
2016 0 447,645 132,581 13,365
2015 43,392 384,756 132,663 9,936
2014 28,848 264,698 129,677 8,696
2013 28,761 289,872 126,217 7,287
2012 0 285,977 120,957 7,125
2011 -128,716 309,377 115,197 6,992
2010 -242,844 307,555 109,318 6,621
2009 -257,014 350,206 102,931 6,656
2008 -356,856 360,840 96,815 6,734
2007 -471,257 365,717 92,038 6,388
2006 -686,638 308,370 87,840 7,613
2005 -846,761 263,541 83,968 10,263
2004 -792,370 261,519 79,850 14,242
2003 -896,822 256,804 76,737 17,625
2002 -944,492 1,358,944 75,639 18,803
2001 -963,445 259,614 76,682 16,982
2000 -967,540 550,401 76,875 14,925
1999 -927,453 375,468 76,362 12,859
1998 -694,053 528,135 77,342 -3,239
1997 -769,159 541,387 79,045 -5,600
1996 -785,248 587,171 80,996 -8,627
1995 -845,742 723,875 86,289 -13,423
1994 -920,129 1,271,417 89,319 -13,094
1993 -757,140 507,229 92,596 -312
1992 -222,808 -1,129,589 96,668 -13,517
1991 103,876 125,505 99,297 -4,864
1990 325,533 299,863 101,099 -4,864
1989 576,112 89,400 103,553 -3,576
1988 778,343 269,862 104,802 1,408
1987 977,583 275,611 103,885 3,161
1986 985,279 283,553 100,930 1,878
1985 762,447 280,614 95,890 1,861
1984 756,548 247,026 90,591 -1,427
1983 906,676 200,159 85,183 -1,264
1982 830,855 107,520 80,989 -961
1981 713,700 36,686 77,829 -1,102
1980 681,149 10,440 74,394 -1,152
1979 690,135 -5,791 71,135 -677
1978 812,766 108,882 68,437 -350
1977 832,932 122,316 66,318 -132
1976 852,237 113,851 64,513 160
1975 843,850 80,069 62,681 550
1974 883,186 -51,759 60,925 924
1973 846,561 -107,568 59,169 1,194
1972 872,050 -111,168 57,326 1,293
1971 854,999 -134,968 56,666 1,348
1970 785,554 -264,464 55,617 1,376
1969 753,088 -64,643 54,791 1,397
1968 787,621 -83,221 54,324 1,401
1967 854,554 -116,029 54,209 1,397
1966 989,279 -111,360 54,353 1,377
1965 1,059,335 -138,078 54,558 1,366
1964 1,233,520 -148,595 54,574 1,340
1963 1,436,077 -168,649 54,203 1,332
1962 1,573,701 -177,358 53,248 1,337
1961 1,810,538 -204,349 51,659 1,372
1960 1,962,834 -234,895 49,436 1,421

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

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Over the last 10 years, 48.6% of the population change in Russia is from natural causes (a loss of 3,416,377 people) and 51.4% is from migration (a gain of 3,611,826 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, 7,605,774 residents or 5.3% of the population were not native-born in Russia, compared to 193,763 people or 2.6% in Turkmenistan.

Biggest cities by population

Russia
City Population
Moscow 13.3M
Saint Petersburg 5.65M
Novosibirsk 1.64M
Yekaterinburg 1.47M
Kazan 1.33M
Nizhny Novgorod 1.2M
Chelyabinsk 1.18M
Krasnodar 1.15M
Samara 1.15M
Ufa 1.14M
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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