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

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The latest officially reported population of Turkmenistan was 7,618,847 in 2025 vs 51,384,894 people in Uganda in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Turkmenistan's population is 7,800,189 people compared to 53,495,325 in Uganda.

Population statistics:

  • Uganda's population is 6.86 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 +2.08% per year vs +3.19% in Uganda.
  • Since 2006, the population of Turkmenistan has increased from 5.15M people to 7.8M (51.5% growth), while Uganda has grown from 28.8M to 53.5M (85.8% growth).

Turkmenistan vs Uganda: population by year and forecast

Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
Uganda
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Turkmenistan Uganda
2100 10,041,228 122,461,518
2099 10,070,007 122,400,118
2098 10,097,571 122,328,333
2097 10,123,813 122,230,315
2096 10,148,560 122,110,905
2095 10,172,371 121,940,556
2094 10,194,567 121,763,948
2093 10,215,533 121,549,120
2092 10,235,132 121,301,128
2091 10,253,189 121,034,858
2090 10,270,414 120,731,912
2089 10,285,963 120,392,371
2088 10,300,439 120,029,300
2087 10,313,629 119,633,372
2086 10,325,212 119,221,630
2085 10,335,299 118,780,837
2084 10,343,821 118,304,392
2083 10,350,710 117,787,304
2082 10,356,526 117,240,484
2081 10,360,689 116,673,088
2080 10,363,394 116,061,969
2079 10,364,229 115,440,209
2078 10,363,113 114,771,629
2077 10,360,467 114,085,142
2076 10,356,079 113,356,858
2075 10,349,863 112,604,741
2074 10,342,496 111,830,528
2073 10,333,532 111,038,122
2072 10,322,776 110,208,535
2071 10,310,748 109,360,734
2070 10,297,702 108,473,738
2069 10,283,723 107,576,028
2068 10,268,779 106,646,220
2067 10,252,681 105,691,752
2066 10,235,535 104,708,323
2065 10,217,603 103,707,399
2064 10,198,228 102,671,371
2063 10,177,447 101,616,654
2062 10,155,121 100,532,299
2061 10,131,160 99,421,530
2060 10,105,616 98,305,883
2059 10,077,893 97,158,930
2058 10,047,185 95,986,215
2057 10,013,846 94,793,892
2056 9,977,699 93,585,691
2055 9,938,273 92,357,892
2054 9,895,840 91,106,039
2053 9,849,324 89,831,291
2052 9,799,331 88,542,276
2051 9,745,673 87,244,950
2050 9,688,197 85,932,109
2049 9,627,119 84,607,399
2048 9,562,502 83,260,483
2047 9,494,734 81,904,082
2046 9,423,990 80,545,542
2045 9,350,870 79,185,378
2044 9,275,707 77,812,065
2043 9,199,229 76,431,508
2042 9,121,705 75,053,218
2041 9,043,208 73,680,031
2040 8,964,374 72,312,112
2039 8,885,167 70,942,351
2038 8,805,836 69,559,994
2037 8,726,399 68,166,092
2036 8,646,796 66,785,108
2035 8,567,354 65,392,706
2034 8,487,651 64,004,533
2033 8,407,327 62,616,072
2032 8,326,172 61,217,174
2031 8,243,436 59,807,490
2030 8,158,380 58,398,308
2029 8,065,431 56,989,526
2028 7,964,546 55,580,177
2027 7,856,302 54,175,341
2026 7,740,924 52,777,106
2025 7,618,847 51,384,894
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth), while Uganda's population increased by 14,696,173 people (a 37.9% 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 24.2% to 9,688,197 people with a rank change from 104th to 101st. The population of Uganda will increase by 60.6% to 85,932,109 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 1.66% 2.74%
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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In 2025, the population of Turkmenistan grew by 1.66%, while Uganda's population grew by 2.74%.

Live population counters

Turkmenistan Uganda
Current population
7800189
53495325
Population rank 104/197 30/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.64%
One net population change
4.24 minutes
23.1 seconds
One birth every
3.35 minutes
18.3 seconds
One death every
12 minutes
2.2 minutes
Daily growth/decline +341 +3,753
Annual growth/decline +124,349 +1,369,802
Annual growth/decline rate +1.66% +2.74%
Population growth rate rank 63/197 21/197
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 112,942 14,646 1,483,898 -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 2026-07-08).

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Over the last 10 years, 88.7% of the population change in Turkmenistan is from natural causes (a gain of 1,253,493 people) and 11.3% is from migration (a gain of 160,329 people). In Uganda 99.7% is from natural causes (a gain of 13,702,011 people) and 0.33% is from migration (a gain of 45,806 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 134K
Entebbe 70K
Tororo 42.9K

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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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