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

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The latest officially reported population of Taiwan was 23,331,886 in 2025 vs 7,618,847 people in Turkmenistan in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Taiwan's population is 23,229,461 people compared to 7,800,189 in Turkmenistan.

Population statistics:

  • Taiwan's population is 2.98 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Taiwan is ranked the 60th most populous country in the world, while Turkmenistan is the 104th.
  • The countries together account for 0.37% of the world: 0.28% for Taiwan vs 0.09% for Turkmenistan.
  • For the last 10 years, Taiwan has had an average growth rate of -0.03% per year vs +2.08% in Turkmenistan.
  • Since 2006, the population of Taiwan has increased from 22.8M people to 23.2M (1.78% growth), while Turkmenistan has grown from 5.15M to 7.8M (51.5% growth).

Taiwan vs Turkmenistan: population by year and forecast

Taiwan
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Taiwan Turkmenistan
2100 10,150,338 10,041,228
2099 10,273,881 10,070,007
2098 10,399,680 10,097,571
2097 10,527,804 10,123,813
2096 10,657,536 10,148,560
2095 10,789,978 10,172,371
2094 10,925,075 10,194,567
2093 11,062,491 10,215,533
2092 11,202,670 10,235,132
2091 11,346,131 10,253,189
2090 11,494,369 10,270,414
2089 11,644,743 10,285,963
2088 11,799,177 10,300,439
2087 11,956,109 10,313,629
2086 12,116,149 10,325,212
2085 12,281,248 10,335,299
2084 12,451,872 10,343,821
2083 12,625,681 10,350,710
2082 12,803,442 10,356,526
2081 12,986,931 10,360,689
2080 13,174,137 10,363,394
2079 13,366,920 10,364,229
2078 13,564,788 10,363,113
2077 13,765,770 10,360,467
2076 13,969,802 10,356,079
2075 14,178,904 10,349,863
2074 14,391,331 10,342,496
2073 14,606,033 10,333,532
2072 14,824,987 10,322,776
2071 15,045,310 10,310,748
2070 15,266,143 10,297,702
2069 15,488,280 10,283,723
2068 15,714,125 10,268,779
2067 15,940,945 10,252,681
2066 16,167,553 10,235,535
2065 16,396,032 10,217,603
2064 16,625,600 10,198,228
2063 16,854,355 10,177,447
2062 17,084,600 10,155,121
2061 17,314,450 10,131,160
2060 17,541,998 10,105,616
2059 17,767,014 10,077,893
2058 17,988,239 10,047,185
2057 18,208,151 10,013,846
2056 18,423,453 9,977,699
2055 18,639,554 9,938,273
2054 18,853,384 9,895,840
2053 19,063,428 9,849,324
2052 19,270,076 9,799,331
2051 19,474,323 9,745,673
2050 19,677,203 9,688,197
2049 19,878,438 9,627,119
2048 20,073,645 9,562,502
2047 20,267,326 9,494,734
2046 20,454,154 9,423,990
2045 20,640,565 9,350,870
2044 20,819,477 9,275,707
2043 20,995,111 9,199,229
2042 21,166,213 9,121,705
2041 21,331,710 9,043,208
2040 21,491,361 8,964,374
2039 21,645,911 8,885,167
2038 21,794,529 8,805,836
2037 21,939,617 8,726,399
2036 22,077,701 8,646,796
2035 22,211,115 8,567,354
2034 22,340,809 8,487,651
2033 22,463,465 8,407,327
2032 22,582,449 8,326,172
2031 22,698,460 8,243,436
2030 22,809,605 8,158,380
2029 22,916,803 8,065,431
2028 23,022,058 7,964,546
2027 23,127,410 7,856,302
2026 23,229,461 7,740,924
2025 23,331,886 7,618,847
2024 23,410,331 7,494,498
2023 23,342,541 7,364,438
2022 23,319,977 7,230,193
2021 23,468,275 7,092,043
2020 23,582,179 6,949,912
2019 23,596,027 6,803,944
2018 23,580,080 6,655,524
2017 23,555,522 6,507,061
2016 23,515,945 6,360,041
2015 23,462,914 6,215,770
2014 23,403,635 6,075,283
2013 23,344,670 5,939,341
2012 23,270,367 5,808,546
2011 23,193,518 5,683,417
2010 23,140,948 5,564,356
2009 23,078,402 5,451,592
2008 22,997,696 5,345,029
2007 22,917,444 5,244,046
2006 22,823,455 5,147,105
2005 22,729,753 5,052,257
2004 22,646,836 4,958,093
2003 22,562,663 4,863,865
2002 22,463,172 4,769,465
2001 22,341,120 4,675,409
2000 22,184,530 4,582,677
1999 22,010,489 4,492,170
1998 21,835,703 4,410,507
1997 21,634,124 4,336,730
1996 21,441,432 4,263,819
1995 21,267,653 4,191,203
1994 21,086,645 4,116,662
1993 20,899,019 4,032,407
1992 20,704,227 3,944,689
1991 20,503,568 3,855,894
1990 20,278,946 3,760,562
1989 20,055,492 3,662,459
1988 19,839,704 3,559,363
1987 19,617,046 3,452,731
1986 19,411,454 3,347,809
1985 19,191,510 3,247,534
1984 18,929,866 3,154,079
1983 18,653,146 3,067,534
1982 18,354,855 2,985,557
1981 18,029,982 2,907,187
1980 17,704,538 2,832,203
1979 17,372,779 2,760,358
1978 17,042,272 2,691,088
1977 16,730,895 2,623,948
1976 16,401,413 2,558,521
1975 16,075,128 2,494,570
1974 15,784,817 2,432,028
1973 15,505,121 2,370,919
1972 15,220,495 2,311,430
1971 14,913,564 2,253,119
1970 14,582,944 2,195,616
1969 14,068,984 2,139,024
1968 13,548,537 2,083,069
1967 13,210,344 2,027,403
1966 12,874,153 1,971,737
1965 12,511,863 1,915,916
1964 12,137,143 1,859,997
1963 11,762,101 1,804,272
1962 11,392,513 1,749,214
1961 11,030,385 1,695,400
1960 10,667,705 1,643,457

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

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Taiwan increased by 692,490 people (a 3.03% growth), while Turkmenistan gained 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Taiwan lost 286,484 people (a 1.22% decline), while Turkmenistan's population increased by 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth).

Taiwan was ranked 49th most populous country in 2006 and is 60th 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) Taiwan's population will shrink by 15.3% to 19,677,203 people with a rank change from 60th to 76th. 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 Taiwan's population already peaked in 2019 at 23.6M people and is projected to decrease to 10.2M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Taiwan
Factual

Projection
Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Taiwan Turkmenistan
2100 -1.2% -0.29%
2099 -1.21% -0.27%
2098 -1.22% -0.26%
2097 -1.22% -0.24%
2096 -1.23% -0.23%
2095 -1.24% -0.22%
2094 -1.24% -0.21%
2093 -1.25% -0.19%
2092 -1.26% -0.18%
2091 -1.29% -0.17%
2090 -1.29% -0.15%
2089 -1.31% -0.14%
2088 -1.31% -0.13%
2087 -1.32% -0.11%
2086 -1.34% -0.1%
2085 -1.37% -0.08%
2084 -1.38% -0.07%
2083 -1.39% -0.06%
2082 -1.41% -0.04%
2081 -1.42% -0.03%
2080 -1.44% -0.008%
2079 -1.46% 0.01%
2078 -1.46% 0.03%
2077 -1.46% 0.04%
2076 -1.47% 0.06%
2075 -1.48% 0.07%
2074 -1.47% 0.09%
2073 -1.48% 0.1%
2072 -1.46% 0.12%
2071 -1.45% 0.13%
2070 -1.43% 0.14%
2069 -1.44% 0.15%
2068 -1.42% 0.16%
2067 -1.4% 0.17%
2066 -1.39% 0.18%
2065 -1.38% 0.19%
2064 -1.36% 0.2%
2063 -1.35% 0.22%
2062 -1.33% 0.24%
2061 -1.3% 0.25%
2060 -1.27% 0.28%
2059 -1.23% 0.31%
2058 -1.21% 0.33%
2057 -1.17% 0.36%
2056 -1.16% 0.4%
2055 -1.13% 0.43%
2054 -1.1% 0.47%
2053 -1.07% 0.51%
2052 -1.05% 0.55%
2051 -1.03% 0.59%
2050 -1.01% 0.63%
2049 -0.97% 0.68%
2048 -0.96% 0.71%
2047 -0.91% 0.75%
2046 -0.9% 0.78%
2045 -0.86% 0.81%
2044 -0.84% 0.83%
2043 -0.81% 0.85%
2042 -0.78% 0.87%
2041 -0.74% 0.88%
2040 -0.71% 0.89%
2039 -0.68% 0.9%
2038 -0.66% 0.91%
2037 -0.63% 0.92%
2036 -0.6% 0.93%
2035 -0.58% 0.94%
2034 -0.55% 0.96%
2033 -0.53% 0.97%
2032 -0.51% 1%
2031 -0.49% 1.04%
2030 -0.47% 1.15%
2029 -0.46% 1.27%
2028 -0.46% 1.38%
2027 -0.44% 1.49%
2026 -0.44% 1.6%
2025 -0.34% 1.66%
2024 0.29% 1.77%
2023 0.1% 1.86%
2022 -0.63% 1.95%
2021 -0.48% 2.05%
2020 -0.06% 2.15%
2019 0.07% 2.23%
2018 0.1% 2.28%
2017 0.17% 2.31%
2016 0.23% 2.32%
2015 0.25% 2.31%
2014 0.25% 2.29%
2013 0.32% 2.25%
2012 0.33% 2.2%
2011 0.23% 2.14%
2010 0.27% 2.07%
2009 0.35% 1.99%
2008 0.35% 1.93%
2007 0.41% 1.88%
2006 0.41% 1.88%
2005 0.37% 1.9%
2004 0.37% 1.94%
2003 0.44% 1.98%
2002 0.55% 2.01%
2001 0.71% 2.02%
2000 0.79% 2.01%
1999 0.8% 1.85%
1998 0.93% 1.7%
1997 0.9% 1.71%
1996 0.82% 1.73%
1995 0.86% 1.81%
1994 0.9% 2.09%
1993 0.94% 2.22%
1992 0.98% 2.3%
1991 1.11% 2.54%
1990 1.11% 2.68%
1989 1.09% 2.9%
1988 1.14% 3.09%
1987 1.06% 3.13%
1986 1.15% 3.09%
1985 1.38% 2.96%
1984 1.48% 2.82%
1983 1.63% 2.75%
1982 1.8% 2.7%
1981 1.84% 2.65%
1980 1.91% 2.6%
1979 1.94% 2.57%
1978 1.86% 2.56%
1977 2.01% 2.56%
1976 2.03% 2.56%
1975 1.84% 2.57%
1974 1.8% 2.58%
1973 1.87% 2.57%
1972 2.06% 2.59%
1971 2.27% 2.62%
1970 3.65% 2.65%
1969 3.84% 2.69%
1968 2.56% 2.75%
1967 2.61% 2.82%
1966 2.9% 2.91%
1965 3.09% 3.01%
1964 3.19% 3.09%
1963 3.24% 3.15%
1962 3.28% 3.17%
1961 3.4% 3.16%
1960 3.69% -

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Taiwan declined by 0.34%, while Turkmenistan's population grew by 1.66%.

Live population counters

Taiwan Turkmenistan
Current population
23229461
7800189
Population rank 60/197 104/197
Percent of world population 0.28% 0.09%
One net population change
6.72 minutes
4.24 minutes
One birth every
3.9 minutes
3.35 minutes
One death every
2.6 minutes
12 minutes
Daily growth/decline -215 +341
Annual growth/decline -78,445 +124,349
Annual growth/decline rate -0.34% +1.66%
Population growth rate rank 178/197 63/197
One migration net change every
11.2 minutes
39.7 minutes
Annual migration change +47,029 +13,268
Net migration rank 23/196 39/196
Foreign-born residents n/a 193,763
Foreign-born residents rank 115/195
Foreign-born share of population n/a 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 125/195

Natural population change vs migration

Taiwan
Natural

Migration
Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Taiwan Turkmenistan
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - - - 13,268
2024 -67,188 47,029 112,942 14,646
2023 -69,794 225,599 117,529 15,005
2022 -68,327 -42,430 121,814 14,141
2021 -30,039 -156,010 122,721 17,617
2020 -7,782 -33,978 124,014 19,913
2019 1,416 12,718 128,275 19,735
2018 8,725 8,888 129,537 19,293
2017 22,613 8,809 131,417 16,678
2016 35,980 11,707 132,581 13,365
2015 49,741 8,581 132,663 9,936
2014 - - 129,677 8,696
2013 - - 126,217 7,287
2012 - - 120,957 7,125
2011 43,836 19,077 115,197 6,992
2010 - - 109,318 6,621
2009 - - 102,931 6,656
2008 - - 96,815 6,734
2007 - - 92,038 6,388
2006 - - 87,840 7,613
2005 - - 83,968 10,263
2004 - - 79,850 14,242
2003 - - 76,737 17,625
2002 - - 75,639 18,803
2001 132,707 -3,811 76,682 16,982
2000 - - 76,875 14,925
1999 - - 76,362 12,859
1998 - - 77,342 -3,239
1997 - - 79,045 -5,600
1996 - - 80,996 -8,627
1995 - - 86,289 -13,423
1994 - - 89,319 -13,094
1993 - - 92,596 -312
1992 - - 96,668 -13,517
1991 215,698 -12,128 99,297 -4,864
1990 - - 101,099 -4,864
1989 - - 103,553 -3,576
1988 - - 104,802 1,408
1987 - - 103,885 3,161
1986 - - 100,930 1,878
1985 - - 95,890 1,861
1984 - - 90,591 -1,427
1983 - - 85,183 -1,264
1982 - - 80,989 -961
1981 326,883 4,508 77,829 -1,102
1980 - - 74,394 -1,152
1979 - - 71,135 -677
1978 - - 68,437 -350
1977 - - 66,318 -132
1976 - - 64,513 160
1975 - - 62,681 550
1974 - - 60,925 924
1973 - - 59,169 1,194
1972 - - 57,326 1,293
1971 - - 56,666 1,348
1970 - - 55,617 1,376
1969 - - 54,791 1,397
1968 - - 54,324 1,401
1967 - - 54,209 1,397
1966 346,958 18,774 54,353 1,377
1965 - - 54,558 1,366
1964 - - 54,574 1,340
1963 - - 54,203 1,332
1962 - - 53,248 1,337
1961 - - 51,659 1,372
1960 - - 49,436 1,421

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); National Statistics, Taiwan (1966–2024, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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

Over the last 10 years, 57.8% of the population change in Taiwan is from natural causes (a loss of 124,655 people) and 42.2% is from migration (a gain of 90,913 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).

Biggest cities by population

Taiwan
City Population
New Taipei 4.04M
Taichung 2.87M
Kaohsiung 2.71M
Taipei 2.43M
Taoyuan 2.36M
Tainan 1.85M
Hsinchu 456K
Keelung 359K
Chiayi 262K
Zhubei 221K
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); National Statistics, Taiwan (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. National Statistics, Taiwan (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  4. U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  5. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08)
  6. Wikidata (2026, retrieved 2026-07-08)

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