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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Turkmenistan was 7,494,498 in 2024 vs 37,860,221 people in Ukraine in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Turkmenistan's population is 7,776,557 people compared to 40,125,599 in Ukraine.

Population statistics:

  • Ukraine's population is 5.16 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Turkmenistan is ranked the 104th most populous country in the world, while Ukraine is the 40th.
  • The countries together account for 0.58% of the world: 0.09% for Turkmenistan vs 0.48% for Ukraine.
  • For the last 10 years, Turkmenistan has had an average growth rate of +2.14% per year vs -1.74% in Ukraine.
  • Since 2006, the population of Turkmenistan has increased from 5.15M people to 7.78M (51.1% growth), while Ukraine has declined from 47.3M to 40.1M (15.1% decline).

Turkmenistan vs Ukraine: population by year and forecast

Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Turkmenistan Ukraine
2100 10,046,945 15,493,960
2099 10,075,740 15,751,557
2098 10,103,319 16,012,938
2097 10,129,577 16,278,602
2096 10,154,338 16,547,938
2095 10,178,163 16,820,897
2094 10,200,371 17,098,910
2093 10,221,349 17,381,822
2092 10,240,959 17,669,049
2091 10,259,026 17,960,681
2090 10,276,261 18,257,867
2089 10,291,819 18,559,027
2088 10,306,303 18,865,031
2087 10,319,501 19,176,483
2086 10,331,090 19,492,606
2085 10,341,183 19,812,584
2084 10,349,710 20,138,855
2083 10,356,602 20,468,747
2082 10,362,422 20,803,241
2081 10,366,587 21,140,953
2080 10,369,293 21,482,498
2079 10,370,130 21,827,152
2078 10,369,013 22,175,099
2077 10,366,366 22,525,846
2076 10,361,975 22,879,896
2075 10,355,755 23,236,521
2074 10,348,384 23,596,095
2073 10,339,415 23,957,807
2072 10,328,653 24,319,928
2071 10,316,618 24,685,370
2070 10,303,565 25,053,352
2069 10,289,578 25,423,272
2068 10,274,625 25,794,560
2067 10,258,518 26,168,072
2066 10,241,362 26,543,206
2065 10,223,420 26,920,121
2064 10,204,034 27,298,592
2063 10,183,241 27,677,528
2062 10,160,903 28,056,960
2061 10,136,928 28,437,884
2060 10,111,369 28,818,343
2059 10,083,631 29,198,891
2058 10,052,905 29,580,044
2057 10,019,547 29,958,884
2056 9,983,379 30,335,136
2055 9,943,931 30,710,041
2054 9,901,473 31,080,334
2053 9,854,931 31,447,868
2052 9,804,909 31,811,171
2051 9,751,221 32,170,929
2050 9,693,713 32,525,262
2049 9,632,600 32,875,483
2048 9,567,946 33,217,836
2047 9,500,139 33,556,749
2046 9,429,355 33,892,646
2045 9,356,194 34,221,999
2044 9,280,988 34,547,153
2043 9,204,466 34,869,270
2042 9,126,898 35,189,550
2041 9,048,356 35,507,946
2040 8,969,478 35,823,225
2039 8,890,225 36,141,658
2038 8,810,850 36,457,134
2037 8,731,367 36,772,578
2036 8,651,719 37,084,252
2035 8,572,231 37,396,243
2034 8,492,483 37,706,533
2033 8,412,113 38,015,585
2032 8,330,912 38,322,554
2031 8,248,129 38,630,259
2030 8,163,024 38,935,791
2029 8,070,023 39,238,099
2028 7,969,080 39,537,815
2027 7,860,774 39,830,895
2026 7,745,331 40,125,599
2025 7,623,184 38,707,520
2024 7,494,498 37,860,221
2023 7,364,438 37,732,836
2022 7,230,193 41,048,766
2021 7,092,043 44,298,640
2020 6,949,912 44,680,014
2019 6,803,944 44,957,458
2018 6,655,524 45,208,907
2017 6,507,061 45,436,041
2016 6,360,041 45,616,832
2015 6,215,770 45,784,896
2014 6,075,283 45,972,380
2013 5,939,341 46,126,770
2012 5,808,546 46,210,056
2011 5,683,417 46,307,853
2010 5,564,356 46,456,003
2009 5,451,592 46,623,731
2008 5,345,029 46,819,175
2007 5,244,046 47,062,798
2006 5,147,105 47,278,694
2005 5,052,257 47,585,556
2004 4,958,093 47,979,507
2003 4,863,865 48,315,136
2002 4,769,465 48,677,281
2001 4,675,409 49,106,855
2000 4,582,677 49,556,660
1999 4,492,170 49,976,446
1998 4,410,507 50,379,731
1997 4,336,730 50,786,885
1996 4,263,819 51,226,109
1995 4,191,203 51,665,539
1994 4,116,662 52,075,998
1993 4,032,407 52,350,126
1992 3,944,689 52,323,671
1991 3,855,894 52,170,961
1990 3,760,562 52,054,092
1989 3,662,459 51,917,817
1988 3,559,363 51,724,853
1987 3,452,731 51,515,732
1986 3,347,809 51,318,745
1985 3,247,534 51,108,770
1984 3,154,079 50,887,599
1983 3,067,534 50,637,029
1982 2,985,557 50,402,724
1981 2,907,187 50,189,281
1980 2,832,203 49,955,152
1979 2,760,358 49,721,381
1978 2,691,088 49,521,243
1977 2,623,948 49,336,481
1976 2,558,521 49,120,842
1975 2,494,570 48,865,229
1974 2,432,028 48,576,570
1973 2,370,919 48,277,121
1972 2,311,430 47,946,893
1971 2,253,119 47,573,287
1970 2,195,616 47,261,306
1969 2,139,024 46,976,256
1968 2,083,069 46,614,325
1967 2,027,403 46,215,988
1966 1,971,737 45,802,519
1965 1,915,916 45,386,892
1964 1,859,997 44,951,156
1963 1,804,272 44,462,372
1962 1,749,214 43,943,674
1961 1,695,400 43,399,766
1960 1,643,457 42,824,093

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/ukraine | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Turkmenistan increased by 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth), while Ukraine lost 1,661,862 people (a 3.52% decline).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Turkmenistan gained 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth), while Ukraine's population decreased by 5,491,233 people (a 12% decline).

Turkmenistan was ranked 113th most populous country in 2006 and is 104th in 2026. Ukraine was ranked 27th in 2006 and ranked 40th 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 Ukraine will decrease by 18.9% to 32,525,262 people and rank change from 40th to 60th.

Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.4M people, while Ukraine's population already peaked in 1993 at 52.4M people and is projected to decrease to 15.5M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
Ukraine
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Turkmenistan Ukraine
2100 -0.29% -1.64%
2099 -0.27% -1.63%
2098 -0.26% -1.63%
2097 -0.24% -1.63%
2096 -0.23% -1.62%
2095 -0.22% -1.63%
2094 -0.21% -1.63%
2093 -0.19% -1.63%
2092 -0.18% -1.62%
2091 -0.17% -1.63%
2090 -0.15% -1.62%
2089 -0.14% -1.62%
2088 -0.13% -1.62%
2087 -0.11% -1.62%
2086 -0.1% -1.62%
2085 -0.08% -1.62%
2084 -0.07% -1.61%
2083 -0.06% -1.61%
2082 -0.04% -1.6%
2081 -0.03% -1.59%
2080 -0.008% -1.58%
2079 0.01% -1.57%
2078 0.03% -1.56%
2077 0.04% -1.55%
2076 0.06% -1.53%
2075 0.07% -1.52%
2074 0.09% -1.51%
2073 0.1% -1.49%
2072 0.12% -1.48%
2071 0.13% -1.47%
2070 0.14% -1.46%
2069 0.15% -1.44%
2068 0.16% -1.43%
2067 0.17% -1.41%
2066 0.18% -1.4%
2065 0.19% -1.39%
2064 0.2% -1.37%
2063 0.22% -1.35%
2062 0.24% -1.34%
2061 0.25% -1.32%
2060 0.28% -1.3%
2059 0.31% -1.29%
2058 0.33% -1.26%
2057 0.36% -1.24%
2056 0.4% -1.22%
2055 0.43% -1.19%
2054 0.47% -1.17%
2053 0.51% -1.14%
2052 0.55% -1.12%
2051 0.59% -1.09%
2050 0.63% -1.07%
2049 0.68% -1.03%
2048 0.71% -1.01%
2047 0.75% -0.99%
2046 0.78% -0.96%
2045 0.81% -0.94%
2044 0.83% -0.92%
2043 0.85% -0.91%
2042 0.87% -0.9%
2041 0.88% -0.88%
2040 0.89% -0.88%
2039 0.9% -0.87%
2038 0.91% -0.86%
2037 0.92% -0.84%
2036 0.93% -0.83%
2035 0.94% -0.82%
2034 0.96% -0.81%
2033 0.97% -0.8%
2032 1% -0.8%
2031 1.04% -0.78%
2030 1.15% -0.77%
2029 1.27% -0.76%
2028 1.38% -0.74%
2027 1.49% -0.73%
2026 1.6% 3.66%
2025 1.72% 2.24%
2024 1.77% 0.34%
2023 1.86% -8.08%
2022 1.95% -7.34%
2021 2.05% -0.85%
2020 2.15% -0.62%
2019 2.23% -0.56%
2018 2.28% -0.5%
2017 2.31% -0.4%
2016 2.32% -0.37%
2015 2.31% -0.41%
2014 2.29% -0.33%
2013 2.25% -0.18%
2012 2.2% -0.21%
2011 2.14% -0.32%
2010 2.07% -0.36%
2009 1.99% -0.42%
2008 1.93% -0.52%
2007 1.88% -0.46%
2006 1.88% -0.64%
2005 1.9% -0.82%
2004 1.94% -0.69%
2003 1.98% -0.74%
2002 2.01% -0.87%
2001 2.02% -0.91%
2000 2.01% -0.84%
1999 1.85% -0.8%
1998 1.7% -0.8%
1997 1.71% -0.86%
1996 1.73% -0.85%
1995 1.81% -0.79%
1994 2.09% -0.52%
1993 2.22% 0.05%
1992 2.3% 0.29%
1991 2.54% 0.22%
1990 2.68% 0.26%
1989 2.9% 0.37%
1988 3.09% 0.41%
1987 3.13% 0.38%
1986 3.09% 0.41%
1985 2.96% 0.43%
1984 2.82% 0.49%
1983 2.75% 0.46%
1982 2.7% 0.43%
1981 2.65% 0.47%
1980 2.6% 0.47%
1979 2.57% 0.4%
1978 2.56% 0.37%
1977 2.56% 0.44%
1976 2.56% 0.52%
1975 2.57% 0.59%
1974 2.58% 0.62%
1973 2.57% 0.69%
1972 2.59% 0.79%
1971 2.62% 0.66%
1970 2.65% 0.61%
1969 2.69% 0.78%
1968 2.75% 0.86%
1967 2.82% 0.9%
1966 2.91% 0.92%
1965 3.01% 0.97%
1964 3.09% 1.1%
1963 3.15% 1.18%
1962 3.17% 1.25%
1961 3.16% 1.34%

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/ukraine | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Turkmenistan grew by 1.77%, while Ukraine's population grew by 0.34%.

Live population counters

Turkmenistan Ukraine
Current population
7776557
40125599
Population rank 104/197 40/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.48%
One net population change
4.04 minutes
4.13 minutes
One birth every
3.28 minutes
2.48 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
1.06 minutes
Daily growth/decline +356 +349
Annual growth/decline +130,060 +127,385
Annual growth/decline rate +1.77% +0.34%
Population growth rate rank 61/197 147/197
One migration net change every
39.7 minutes
18.6 seconds
Annual migration change +13,268 +1,702,358
Net migration rank 39/196 1/196
Foreign-born residents 193,763 5,064,173
Foreign-born residents rank 115/195 14/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.6% 13.4%
Foreign-born share rank 125/195 51/195

Natural population change vs migration

Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
Ukraine
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Turkmenistan Ukraine
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 13,268 - 1,702,358
2024 - 14,646 - 1,146,012
2023 117,529 15,005 -283,185 -299,961
2022 121,814 14,141 -349,284 -5,699,445
2021 122,721 17,617 -449,941 -1,129
2020 124,014 19,913 -307,533 -4,167
2019 128,275 19,735 -236,296 -6,908
2018 129,537 19,293 -227,491 -32,220
2017 131,417 16,678 -158,390 -36,155
2016 132,581 13,365 -135,710 -31,340
2015 132,663 9,936 -147,107 -21,992
2014 129,677 8,696 -140,216 -65,678
2013 126,217 7,287 -129,662 26,781
2012 120,957 7,125 -130,451 66,768
2011 115,197 6,992 -158,372 26,457
2010 109,318 6,621 -180,388 16,030
2009 102,931 6,656 -197,918 26,796
2008 96,815 6,734 -229,086 9,312
2007 92,038 6,388 -282,659 15,237
2006 87,840 7,613 -300,787 136,442
2005 83,968 10,263 -337,857 -111,493
2004 79,850 14,242 -344,157 5,644
2003 76,737 17,625 -351,299 18,540
2002 75,639 18,803 -364,544 -26,991
2001 76,682 16,982 -374,734 -92,847
2000 76,875 14,925 -364,143 -67,865
1999 76,362 12,859 -348,286 -59,247
1998 77,342 -3,239 -318,299 -80,684
1997 79,045 -5,600 -306,549 -108,735
1996 80,996 -8,627 -305,154 -158,008
1995 86,289 -13,423 -281,629 -134,053
1994 89,319 -13,094 -238,820 -166,380
1993 92,596 -312 -169,405 26,357
1992 96,668 -13,517 -95,857 291,788
1991 99,297 -4,864 -16,486 125,962
1990 101,099 -4,864 48,463 75,760
1989 103,553 -3,576 106,431 36,978
1988 104,802 1,408 162,002 75,637
1987 103,885 3,161 198,850 -18,275
1986 100,930 1,878 225,751 -12,369
1985 95,890 1,861 201,011 5,546
1984 90,591 -1,427 222,430 13,340
1983 85,183 -1,264 241,741 23,608
1982 80,989 -961 194,101 9,096
1981 77,829 -1,102 182,839 40,807
1980 74,394 -1,152 197,223 47,406
1979 71,135 -677 197,294 25,635
1978 68,437 -350 206,554 -29,180
1977 66,318 -132 216,932 -24,745
1976 64,513 160 247,323 -8,219
1975 62,681 550 256,787 15,336
1974 60,925 924 273,486 31,725
1973 59,169 1,194 274,938 18,777
1972 57,326 1,293 309,785 56,928
1971 56,666 1,348 305,849 74,604
1970 55,617 1,376 291,839 -48,335
1969 54,791 1,397 274,858 51,763
1968 54,324 1,401 295,162 102,096
1967 54,209 1,397 313,899 85,527
1966 54,353 1,377 337,794 89,737
1965 54,558 1,366 334,365 69,354
1964 54,574 1,340 391,120 76,650
1963 54,203 1,332 449,648 60,178
1962 53,248 1,337 481,887 45,712
1961 51,659 1,372 508,602 51,625
1960 49,436 1,421 538,812 52,281

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). In Ukraine 28.2% is from natural causes (a loss of 2,435,153 people) and 71.8% is from migration (a loss of 6,198,995 people).

As of 2024, 193,763 residents or 2.6% of the population were not native-born in Turkmenistan, compared to 5,064,173 people or 13.4% in Ukraine.

Biggest cities by population

Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K
Ukraine
City Population
Kyiv 2.95M
Kharkiv 1.42M
Odesa 1.01M
Dnipro 969K
Donetsk 902K
Lviv 717K
Zaporizhia 710K
Kryvyi Rih 604K
Mykolaiv 470K
Luhansk 418K

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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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