Turkmenistan Population (1960-2026) & Projected growth

The current population of Turkmenistan is 7,776,557 people, as of 2026 based on the adjusted UN estimation. The latest officially reported number was 7,494,498 in 2024.

Since 2006, population has increased from 5.15M people to 7.78M (51.1% growth in 20 years).
Turkmenistan accounts for 0.09% of the world's population.
Turkmenistan is projected to reach 10.4M people in 2079.
For the last 20 years, Turkmenistan has had an average growth rate of 2.55% per year.
Turkmenistan is ranked 104/197 by population and was ranked 113th in 2006.

Turkmenistan population and growth rate by year

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Year	Population	Growth rate
2100	10,046,945	-0.29%
2099	10,075,740	-0.27%
2098	10,103,319	-0.26%
2097	10,129,577	-0.24%
2096	10,154,338	-0.23%
2095	10,178,163	-0.22%
2094	10,200,371	-0.21%
2093	10,221,349	-0.19%
2092	10,240,959	-0.18%
2091	10,259,026	-0.17%
2090	10,276,261	-0.15%
2089	10,291,819	-0.14%
2088	10,306,303	-0.13%
2087	10,319,501	-0.11%
2086	10,331,090	-0.1%
2085	10,341,183	-0.08%
2084	10,349,710	-0.07%
2083	10,356,602	-0.06%
2082	10,362,422	-0.04%
2081	10,366,587	-0.03%
2080	10,369,293	-0.008%
2079	10,370,130	0.01%
2078	10,369,013	0.03%
2077	10,366,366	0.04%
2076	10,361,975	0.06%
2075	10,355,755	0.07%
2074	10,348,384	0.09%
2073	10,339,415	0.1%
2072	10,328,653	0.12%
2071	10,316,618	0.13%
2070	10,303,565	0.14%
2069	10,289,578	0.15%
2068	10,274,625	0.16%
2067	10,258,518	0.17%
2066	10,241,362	0.18%
2065	10,223,420	0.19%
2064	10,204,034	0.2%
2063	10,183,241	0.22%
2062	10,160,903	0.24%
2061	10,136,928	0.25%
2060	10,111,369	0.28%
2059	10,083,631	0.31%
2058	10,052,905	0.33%
2057	10,019,547	0.36%
2056	9,983,379	0.4%
2055	9,943,931	0.43%
2054	9,901,473	0.47%
2053	9,854,931	0.51%
2052	9,804,909	0.55%
2051	9,751,221	0.59%
2050	9,693,713	0.63%
2049	9,632,600	0.68%
2048	9,567,946	0.71%
2047	9,500,139	0.75%
2046	9,429,355	0.78%
2045	9,356,194	0.81%
2044	9,280,988	0.83%
2043	9,204,466	0.85%
2042	9,126,898	0.87%
2041	9,048,356	0.88%
2040	8,969,478	0.89%
2039	8,890,225	0.9%
2038	8,810,850	0.91%
2037	8,731,367	0.92%
2036	8,651,719	0.93%
2035	8,572,231	0.94%
2034	8,492,483	0.96%
2033	8,412,113	0.97%
2032	8,330,912	1%
2031	8,248,129	1.04%
2030	8,163,024	1.15%
2029	8,070,023	1.27%
2028	7,969,080	1.38%
2027	7,860,774	1.49%
2026	7,745,331	1.6%
2025	7,623,184	1.72%
2024	7,494,498	1.77%
2023	7,364,438	1.86%
2022	7,230,193	1.95%
2021	7,092,043	2.05%
2020	6,949,912	2.15%
2019	6,803,944	2.23%
2018	6,655,524	2.28%
2017	6,507,061	2.31%
2016	6,360,041	2.32%
2015	6,215,770	2.31%
2014	6,075,283	2.29%
2013	5,939,341	2.25%
2012	5,808,546	2.2%
2011	5,683,417	2.14%
2010	5,564,356	2.07%
2009	5,451,592	1.99%
2008	5,345,029	1.93%
2007	5,244,046	1.88%
2006	5,147,105	1.88%
2005	5,052,257	1.9%
2004	4,958,093	1.94%
2003	4,863,865	1.98%
2002	4,769,465	2.01%
2001	4,675,409	2.02%
2000	4,582,677	2.01%
1999	4,492,170	1.85%
1998	4,410,507	1.7%
1997	4,336,730	1.71%
1996	4,263,819	1.73%
1995	4,191,203	1.81%
1994	4,116,662	2.09%
1993	4,032,407	2.22%
1992	3,944,689	2.3%
1991	3,855,894	2.54%
1990	3,760,562	2.68%
1989	3,662,459	2.9%
1988	3,559,363	3.09%
1987	3,452,731	3.13%
1986	3,347,809	3.09%
1985	3,247,534	2.96%
1984	3,154,079	2.82%
1983	3,067,534	2.75%
1982	2,985,557	2.7%
1981	2,907,187	2.65%
1980	2,832,203	2.6%
1979	2,760,358	2.57%
1978	2,691,088	2.56%
1977	2,623,948	2.56%
1976	2,558,521	2.56%
1975	2,494,570	2.57%
1974	2,432,028	2.58%
1973	2,370,919	2.57%
1972	2,311,430	2.59%
1971	2,253,119	2.62%
1970	2,195,616	2.65%
1969	2,139,024	2.69%
1968	2,083,069	2.75%
1967	2,027,403	2.82%
1966	1,971,737	2.91%
1965	1,915,916	3.01%
1964	1,859,997	3.09%
1963	1,804,272	3.15%
1962	1,749,214	3.17%
1961	1,695,400	3.16%
1960	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).

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Turkmenistan has a population of 7.78M as of 2026, compared to 6.36M in 2016, 5.15M in 2006, and 4.26M in 1996.

Over the past 10 years, the population has had a trend to increase by an average of 2.23% per year. Turkmenistan is ranked 52nd out of 197 countries by a 10-year average growth rate.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 20 years (in 2046) Turkmenistan will have 9,429,355 people (21.3% growth) with a rank change from 104th to 102nd.

By the year 2100, Turkmenistan's population is projected to grow by 29.2% from its current level to 10M people.

Natural change and net migration by year

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Year	Population change
Year	Total	Natural	Net migration
2025	-	-	13,268
2024	-	-	14,646
2023	132,534	117,529	15,005
2022	135,955	121,814	14,141
2021	140,338	122,721	17,617
2020	143,927	124,014	19,913
2019	148,010	128,275	19,735
2018	148,830	129,537	19,293
2017	148,095	131,417	16,678
2016	145,946	132,581	13,365
2015	142,599	132,663	9,936
2014	138,373	129,677	8,696
2013	133,504	126,217	7,287
2012	128,082	120,957	7,125
2011	122,189	115,197	6,992
2010	115,939	109,318	6,621
2009	109,587	102,931	6,656
2008	103,549	96,815	6,734
2007	98,426	92,038	6,388
2006	95,453	87,840	7,613
2005	94,231	83,968	10,263
2004	94,092	79,850	14,242
2003	94,362	76,737	17,625
2002	94,442	75,639	18,803
2001	93,664	76,682	16,982
2000	91,800	76,875	14,925
1999	89,221	76,362	12,859
1998	74,103	77,342	-3,239
1997	73,445	79,045	-5,600
1996	72,369	80,996	-8,627
1995	72,866	86,289	-13,423
1994	76,225	89,319	-13,094
1993	92,284	92,596	-312
1992	83,151	96,668	-13,517
1991	94,433	99,297	-4,864
1990	96,235	101,099	-4,864
1989	99,977	103,553	-3,576
1988	106,210	104,802	1,408
1987	107,046	103,885	3,161
1986	102,808	100,930	1,878
1985	97,751	95,890	1,861
1984	89,164	90,591	-1,427
1983	83,919	85,183	-1,264
1982	80,028	80,989	-961
1981	76,727	77,829	-1,102
1980	73,242	74,394	-1,152
1979	70,458	71,135	-677
1978	68,087	68,437	-350
1977	66,186	66,318	-132
1976	64,673	64,513	160
1975	63,231	62,681	550
1974	61,849	60,925	924
1973	60,363	59,169	1,194
1972	58,619	57,326	1,293
1971	58,014	56,666	1,348
1970	56,993	55,617	1,376
1969	56,188	54,791	1,397
1968	55,725	54,324	1,401
1967	55,606	54,209	1,397
1966	55,730	54,353	1,377
1965	55,924	54,558	1,366
1964	55,914	54,574	1,340
1963	55,535	54,203	1,332
1962	54,585	53,248	1,337
1961	53,031	51,659	1,372
1960	50,857	49,436	1,421

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

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Over the last 10 years, 89.2% of the population change in Turkmenistan 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, 193,763 residents or 2.6% of the population were not native-born in Turkmenistan, compared to 197,979 and 3.6% in 2010.

Turkmenistan population clock

	Turkmenistan	Rank
Current population	7776557	104/197
Percent of world population	0.09%	104/197
One net population change	4.04 minutes	77/197
One birth every	3.28 minutes	94/196
One death every	12.3 minutes	115/196
Daily growth/decline	+356	77/197
Annual growth/decline	+130,060	77/197
Annual growth/decline rate	+1.77%	61/197
One migration net change every	39.7 minutes	39/196
Annual migration change	+13,268	39/196
Foreign-born residents	193,763	115/195
Foreign-born share of population	2.6%	125/195

Largest cities by population

Turkmenistan
City	Population
Ashgabat	1.03M
Turkmenabat	231K
Dasoguz	227K
Mary	126K

Turkmenistan population statistics

	Turkmenistan	World
Life expectancy	70.5 years	73.8 years
Average age	29.1 years	33.8 years
Median age	27.5 years	31.6 years
Male:Female ratio	49.1:50.9	50.3:49.7
Fertility rate	2.69 births per woman	2.2 births per woman
Population density	42.7 ppl/mi²	144 ppl/mi²

More about the demographics of Turkmenistan.

Population map with other countries

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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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