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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Turkmenistan was 7,494,498 in 2024 vs 50,015,092 people in Uganda in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Turkmenistan's population is 7,776,557 people compared to 53,170,946 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 6.84 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Turkmenistan is ranked the 104th most populous country in the world, while Uganda is the 30th.
  • The countries together account for 0.74% of the world: 0.09% for Turkmenistan vs 0.64% for Uganda.
  • For the last 10 years, Turkmenistan has had an average growth rate of +2.14% per year vs +3.21% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Turkmenistan has increased from 5.15M people to 7.78M (51.1% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.2M (84.7% growth).

Turkmenistan vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Turkmenistan Uganda
2100 10,046,945 122,497,526
2099 10,075,740 122,436,109
2098 10,103,319 122,364,302
2097 10,129,577 122,266,255
2096 10,154,338 122,146,810
2095 10,178,163 121,976,411
2094 10,200,371 121,799,752
2093 10,221,349 121,584,860
2092 10,240,959 121,336,796
2091 10,259,026 121,070,447
2090 10,276,261 120,767,412
2089 10,291,819 120,427,771
2088 10,306,303 120,064,594
2087 10,319,501 119,668,549
2086 10,331,090 119,256,686
2085 10,341,183 118,815,763
2084 10,349,710 118,339,179
2083 10,356,602 117,821,938
2082 10,362,422 117,274,958
2081 10,366,587 116,707,394
2080 10,369,293 116,096,095
2079 10,370,130 115,474,153
2078 10,369,013 114,805,376
2077 10,366,366 114,118,687
2076 10,361,975 113,390,189
2075 10,355,755 112,637,851
2074 10,348,384 111,863,410
2073 10,339,415 111,070,771
2072 10,328,653 110,240,940
2071 10,316,618 109,392,890
2070 10,303,565 108,505,633
2069 10,289,578 107,607,659
2068 10,274,625 106,677,578
2067 10,258,518 105,722,829
2066 10,241,362 104,739,111
2065 10,223,420 103,737,893
2064 10,204,034 102,701,560
2063 10,183,241 101,646,533
2062 10,160,903 100,561,859
2061 10,136,928 99,450,764
2060 10,111,369 98,334,788
2059 10,083,631 97,187,498
2058 10,052,905 96,014,439
2057 10,019,547 94,821,765
2056 9,983,379 93,613,209
2055 9,943,931 92,385,049
2054 9,901,473 91,132,827
2053 9,854,931 89,857,705
2052 9,804,909 88,568,311
2051 9,751,221 87,270,603
2050 9,693,713 85,957,376
2049 9,632,600 84,632,277
2048 9,567,946 83,284,965
2047 9,500,139 81,928,165
2046 9,429,355 80,569,225
2045 9,356,194 79,208,662
2044 9,280,988 77,834,944
2043 9,204,466 76,453,982
2042 9,126,898 75,075,287
2041 9,048,356 73,701,695
2040 8,969,478 72,333,375
2039 8,890,225 70,963,211
2038 8,810,850 69,580,447
2037 8,731,367 68,186,136
2036 8,651,719 66,804,746
2035 8,572,231 65,411,934
2034 8,492,483 64,023,352
2033 8,412,113 62,634,483
2032 8,330,912 61,235,174
2031 8,248,129 59,825,075
2030 8,163,024 58,415,479
2029 8,070,023 57,006,283
2028 7,969,080 55,596,520
2027 7,860,774 54,191,271
2026 7,745,331 52,792,624
2025 7,623,184 51,400,003
2024 7,494,498 50,015,092
2023 7,364,438 48,656,601
2022 7,230,193 47,312,719
2021 7,092,043 45,910,930
2020 6,949,912 44,457,152
2019 6,803,944 42,999,637
2018 6,655,524 41,565,831
2017 6,507,061 40,177,388
2016 6,360,041 38,799,152
2015 6,215,770 37,531,446
2014 6,075,283 36,395,539
2013 5,939,341 35,337,042
2012 5,808,546 34,337,438
2011 5,683,417 33,354,543
2010 5,564,356 32,390,802
2009 5,451,592 31,451,151
2008 5,345,029 30,539,553
2007 5,244,046 29,653,430
2006 5,147,105 28,794,003
2005 5,052,257 27,963,289
2004 4,958,093 27,154,515
2003 4,863,865 26,352,124
2002 4,769,465 25,532,870
2001 4,675,409 24,745,676
2000 4,582,677 24,000,150
1999 4,492,170 23,257,281
1998 4,410,507 22,515,806
1997 4,336,730 21,856,046
1996 4,263,819 21,231,550
1995 4,191,203 20,665,667
1994 4,116,662 20,108,801
1993 4,032,407 19,445,161
1992 3,944,689 18,785,032
1991 3,855,894 18,155,901
1990 3,760,562 17,569,897
1989 3,662,459 17,010,698
1988 3,559,363 16,470,483
1987 3,452,731 15,954,170
1986 3,347,809 15,467,579
1985 3,247,534 15,023,681
1984 3,154,079 14,607,677
1983 3,067,534 14,221,881
1982 2,985,557 13,873,631
1981 2,907,187 13,556,452
1980 2,832,203 13,275,741
1979 2,760,358 13,002,163
1978 2,691,088 12,692,113
1977 2,623,948 12,359,669
1976 2,558,521 12,037,294
1975 2,494,570 11,725,240
1974 2,432,028 11,424,846
1973 2,370,919 11,144,236
1972 2,311,430 10,885,796
1971 2,253,119 10,618,206
1970 2,195,616 10,321,603
1969 2,139,024 10,014,858
1968 2,083,069 9,708,632
1967 2,027,403 9,408,924
1966 1,971,737 9,122,864
1965 1,915,916 8,849,203
1964 1,859,997 8,586,363
1963 1,804,272 8,333,663
1962 1,749,214 8,092,231
1961 1,695,400 7,862,217
1960 1,643,457 7,640,973

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/turkmenistan/uganda | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Turkmenistan increased by 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth), while Uganda gained 10,005,149 people (a 34.7% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Turkmenistan gained 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,371,794 people (a 37% growth).

Turkmenistan was ranked 113th most populous country in 2006 and is 104th in 2026. Uganda was ranked 38th in 2006 and ranked 30th now.

The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that in 24 years (in 2050) Turkmenistan's population will grow by 24.7% to 9,693,713 people with a rank change from 104th to 101st. The population of Uganda will increase by 61.7% to 85,957,376 people and rank change from 30th to 20th.

Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.4M people compared to the peak of 122M people in 2100 for Uganda.

Population growth rate by year

Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Turkmenistan Uganda
2100 -0.29% 0.05%
2099 -0.27% 0.06%
2098 -0.26% 0.08%
2097 -0.24% 0.1%
2096 -0.23% 0.14%
2095 -0.22% 0.15%
2094 -0.21% 0.18%
2093 -0.19% 0.2%
2092 -0.18% 0.22%
2091 -0.17% 0.25%
2090 -0.15% 0.28%
2089 -0.14% 0.3%
2088 -0.13% 0.33%
2087 -0.11% 0.35%
2086 -0.1% 0.37%
2085 -0.08% 0.4%
2084 -0.07% 0.44%
2083 -0.06% 0.47%
2082 -0.04% 0.49%
2081 -0.03% 0.53%
2080 -0.008% 0.54%
2079 0.01% 0.58%
2078 0.03% 0.6%
2077 0.04% 0.64%
2076 0.06% 0.67%
2075 0.07% 0.69%
2074 0.09% 0.71%
2073 0.1% 0.75%
2072 0.12% 0.78%
2071 0.13% 0.82%
2070 0.14% 0.83%
2069 0.15% 0.87%
2068 0.16% 0.9%
2067 0.17% 0.94%
2066 0.18% 0.97%
2065 0.19% 1.01%
2064 0.2% 1.04%
2063 0.22% 1.08%
2062 0.24% 1.12%
2061 0.25% 1.13%
2060 0.28% 1.18%
2059 0.31% 1.22%
2058 0.33% 1.26%
2057 0.36% 1.29%
2056 0.4% 1.33%
2055 0.43% 1.37%
2054 0.47% 1.42%
2053 0.51% 1.46%
2052 0.55% 1.49%
2051 0.59% 1.53%
2050 0.63% 1.57%
2049 0.68% 1.62%
2048 0.71% 1.66%
2047 0.75% 1.69%
2046 0.78% 1.72%
2045 0.81% 1.76%
2044 0.83% 1.81%
2043 0.85% 1.84%
2042 0.87% 1.86%
2041 0.88% 1.89%
2040 0.89% 1.93%
2039 0.9% 1.99%
2038 0.91% 2.04%
2037 0.92% 2.07%
2036 0.93% 2.13%
2035 0.94% 2.17%
2034 0.96% 2.22%
2033 0.97% 2.29%
2032 1% 2.36%
2031 1.04% 2.41%
2030 1.15% 2.47%
2029 1.27% 2.54%
2028 1.38% 2.59%
2027 1.49% 2.65%
2026 1.6% 2.71%
2025 1.72% 2.77%
2024 1.77% 2.79%
2023 1.86% 2.84%
2022 1.95% 3.05%
2021 2.05% 3.27%
2020 2.15% 3.39%
2019 2.23% 3.45%
2018 2.28% 3.46%
2017 2.31% 3.55%
2016 2.32% 3.38%
2015 2.31% 3.12%
2014 2.29% 3%
2013 2.25% 2.91%
2012 2.2% 2.95%
2011 2.14% 2.98%
2010 2.07% 2.99%
2009 1.99% 2.98%
2008 1.93% 2.99%
2007 1.88% 2.98%
2006 1.88% 2.97%
2005 1.9% 2.98%
2004 1.94% 3.04%
2003 1.98% 3.21%
2002 2.01% 3.18%
2001 2.02% 3.11%
2000 2.01% 3.19%
1999 1.85% 3.29%
1998 1.7% 3.02%
1997 1.71% 2.94%
1996 1.73% 2.74%
1995 1.81% 2.77%
1994 2.09% 3.41%
1993 2.22% 3.51%
1992 2.3% 3.47%
1991 2.54% 3.34%
1990 2.68% 3.29%
1989 2.9% 3.28%
1988 3.09% 3.24%
1987 3.13% 3.15%
1986 3.09% 2.95%
1985 2.96% 2.85%
1984 2.82% 2.71%
1983 2.75% 2.51%
1982 2.7% 2.34%
1981 2.65% 2.11%
1980 2.6% 2.1%
1979 2.57% 2.44%
1978 2.56% 2.69%
1977 2.56% 2.68%
1976 2.56% 2.66%
1975 2.57% 2.63%
1974 2.58% 2.52%
1973 2.57% 2.37%
1972 2.59% 2.52%
1971 2.62% 2.87%
1970 2.65% 3.06%
1969 2.69% 3.15%
1968 2.75% 3.19%
1967 2.82% 3.14%
1966 2.91% 3.09%
1965 3.01% 3.06%
1964 3.09% 3.03%
1963 3.15% 2.98%
1962 3.17% 2.93%
1961 3.16% 2.9%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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

In 2024, the population of Turkmenistan grew by 1.77%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.79%.

Live population counters

Turkmenistan Uganda
Current population
7776557
53170946
Population rank 104/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.64%
One net population change
4.04 minutes
23.2 seconds
One birth every
3.28 minutes
18.4 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
2.23 minutes
Daily growth/decline +356 +3,722
Annual growth/decline +130,060 +1,358,491
Annual growth/decline rate +1.77% +2.79%
Population growth rate rank 61/197 22/197
One migration net change every
39.7 minutes
4.43 minutes
Annual migration change +13,268 -119,059
Net migration rank 39/196 183/196
Foreign-born residents 193,763 2,057,759
Foreign-born residents rank 115/195 37/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.6% 4.1%
Foreign-born share rank 125/195 106/195

Natural population change vs migration

Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
Uganda
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Turkmenistan Uganda
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 13,268 - -119,059
2024 - 14,646 - -117,924
2023 117,529 15,005 1,477,166 -126,181
2022 121,814 14,141 1,455,576 -118,843
2021 122,721 17,617 1,423,377 43,464
2020 124,014 19,913 1,397,288 43,464
2019 128,275 19,735 1,367,044 107,210
2018 129,537 19,293 1,332,600 60,724
2017 131,417 16,678 1,290,658 92,879
2016 132,581 13,365 1,249,565 123,379
2015 132,663 9,936 1,224,839 -62,366
2014 129,677 8,696 1,201,599 -92,273
2013 126,217 7,287 1,184,250 -176,579
2012 120,957 7,125 1,167,473 -175,936
2011 115,197 6,992 1,147,263 -173,005
2010 109,318 6,621 1,121,564 -168,322
2009 102,931 6,656 1,090,600 -164,553
2008 96,815 6,734 1,055,935 -158,790
2007 92,038 6,388 1,029,893 -154,773
2006 87,840 7,613 999,958 -156,232
2005 83,968 10,263 969,096 -151,386
2004 79,850 14,242 938,623 -138,770
2003 76,737 17,625 901,374 -96,429
2002 75,639 18,803 868,756 -35,149
2001 76,682 16,982 836,751 -95,956
2000 76,875 14,925 803,069 -52,824
1999 76,362 12,859 775,166 -39,695
1998 77,342 -3,239 741,175 6,277
1997 79,045 -5,600 727,523 -155,461
1996 80,996 -8,627 699,707 -22,795
1995 86,289 -13,423 697,218 -242,378
1994 89,319 -13,094 675,092 -16,198
1993 92,596 -312 650,032 18,349
1992 96,668 -13,517 627,139 24,723
1991 99,297 -4,864 602,740 3,643
1990 101,099 -4,864 587,291 -21,688
1989 103,553 -3,576 565,367 -12,576
1988 104,802 1,408 547,759 -20,113
1987 103,885 3,161 527,397 -22,415
1986 100,930 1,878 487,693 -19,485
1985 95,890 1,861 462,534 -42,942
1984 90,591 -1,427 421,241 -8,818
1983 85,183 -1,264 404,940 -45,776
1982 80,989 -961 390,820 -53,497
1981 77,829 -1,102 380,028 -83,010
1980 74,394 -1,152 370,287 -105,900
1979 71,135 -677 381,626 -98,863
1978 68,437 -350 371,930 -34,606
1977 66,318 -132 365,216 -37,671
1976 64,513 160 359,458 -42,259
1975 62,681 550 354,278 -47,359
1974 60,925 924 345,773 -51,910
1973 59,169 1,194 340,780 -73,439
1972 57,326 1,293 335,935 -86,409
1971 56,666 1,348 328,294 -42,642
1970 55,617 1,376 333,202 -25,646
1969 54,791 1,397 320,486 -14,548
1968 54,324 1,401 309,725 -3,214
1967 54,209 1,397 296,692 -3,773
1966 54,353 1,377 282,225 -3,021
1965 54,558 1,366 271,830 -3,716
1964 54,574 1,340 260,733 -3,169
1963 54,203 1,332 250,885 -3,058
1962 53,248 1,337 241,513 -6,470
1961 51,659 1,372 232,894 -7,893
1960 49,436 1,421 225,080 -7,586

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

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

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). In Uganda 99.5% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,419,712 people) and 0.53% is from migration (a gain of 71,457 people).

As of 2024, 193,763 residents or 2.6% of the population were not native-born in Turkmenistan, compared to 2,057,759 people or 4.1% in Uganda.

Biggest cities by population

Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K
Uganda
City Population
Kampala 1.68M
Mbale 586K
Arua 385K
Kira Town 317K
Jinja 279K
Gulu 177K
Kasese 101K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 41.9K

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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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