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Population in Turkmenistan compared to the United Kingdom: Trends, Charts, Rankings

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Turkmenistan was 7,494,498 in 2024 vs 69,226,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Turkmenistan's population is 7,776,557 people compared to 70,154,914 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 9.02 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Turkmenistan is ranked the 104th most populous country in the world, while the United Kingdom is the 22nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.94% of the world: 0.09% for Turkmenistan vs 0.85% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Turkmenistan has had an average growth rate of +2.14% per year vs +0.7% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Turkmenistan has increased from 5.15M people to 7.78M (51.1% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.2M (15.3% growth).

Turkmenistan vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Turkmenistan United Kingdom
2100 10,046,945 74,700,585
2099 10,075,740 74,831,175
2098 10,103,319 74,950,267
2097 10,129,577 75,064,397
2096 10,154,338 75,176,691
2095 10,178,163 75,287,063
2094 10,200,371 75,383,856
2093 10,221,349 75,482,205
2092 10,240,959 75,575,769
2091 10,259,026 75,666,091
2090 10,276,261 75,753,129
2089 10,291,819 75,835,723
2088 10,306,303 75,907,614
2087 10,319,501 75,978,712
2086 10,331,090 76,046,742
2085 10,341,183 76,105,680
2084 10,349,710 76,156,223
2083 10,356,602 76,205,894
2082 10,362,422 76,246,844
2081 10,366,587 76,274,040
2080 10,369,293 76,306,205
2079 10,370,130 76,334,949
2078 10,369,013 76,353,484
2077 10,366,366 76,371,123
2076 10,361,975 76,373,520
2075 10,355,755 76,386,071
2074 10,348,384 76,397,426
2073 10,339,415 76,406,554
2072 10,328,653 76,398,941
2071 10,316,618 76,388,223
2070 10,303,565 76,378,505
2069 10,289,578 76,371,827
2068 10,274,625 76,370,973
2067 10,258,518 76,363,548
2066 10,241,362 76,356,638
2065 10,223,420 76,355,841
2064 10,204,034 76,352,770
2063 10,183,241 76,353,175
2062 10,160,903 76,346,535
2061 10,136,928 76,344,206
2060 10,111,369 76,344,725
2059 10,083,631 76,345,215
2058 10,052,905 76,326,961
2057 10,019,547 76,307,006
2056 9,983,379 76,274,247
2055 9,943,931 76,235,304
2054 9,901,473 76,167,710
2053 9,854,931 76,094,051
2052 9,804,909 76,001,979
2051 9,751,221 75,895,690
2050 9,693,713 75,777,445
2049 9,632,600 75,646,044
2048 9,567,946 75,499,380
2047 9,500,139 75,338,951
2046 9,429,355 75,171,300
2045 9,356,194 74,993,186
2044 9,280,988 74,807,530
2043 9,204,466 74,607,485
2042 9,126,898 74,407,783
2041 9,048,356 74,203,292
2040 8,969,478 73,994,525
2039 8,890,225 73,782,112
2038 8,810,850 73,559,085
2037 8,731,367 73,335,723
2036 8,651,719 73,101,646
2035 8,572,231 72,850,722
2034 8,492,483 72,597,177
2033 8,412,113 72,322,802
2032 8,330,912 72,046,316
2031 8,248,129 71,757,868
2030 8,163,024 71,442,811
2029 8,070,023 71,123,782
2028 7,969,080 70,783,199
2027 7,860,774 70,421,923
2026 7,745,331 70,055,911
2025 7,623,184 69,658,188
2024 7,494,498 69,226,000
2023 7,364,438 68,492,000
2022 7,230,193 67,604,000
2021 7,092,043 66,984,000
2020 6,949,912 66,744,000
2019 6,803,944 66,631,000
2018 6,655,524 66,289,000
2017 6,507,061 65,966,000
2016 6,360,041 65,607,000
2015 6,215,770 65,088,000
2014 6,075,283 64,620,000
2013 5,939,341 64,139,000
2012 5,808,546 63,711,000
2011 5,683,417 63,258,810
2010 5,564,356 62,766,365
2009 5,451,592 62,276,270
2008 5,345,029 61,806,995
2007 5,244,046 61,322,463
2006 5,147,105 60,846,820
2005 5,052,257 60,401,206
2004 4,958,093 59,987,905
2003 4,863,865 59,647,577
2002 4,769,465 59,370,479
2001 4,675,409 59,119,673
2000 4,582,677 58,892,514
1999 4,492,170 58,682,466
1998 4,410,507 58,487,141
1997 4,336,730 58,316,954
1996 4,263,819 58,166,950
1995 4,191,203 58,019,030
1994 4,116,662 57,865,745
1993 4,032,407 57,718,614
1992 3,944,689 57,580,402
1991 3,855,894 57,424,897
1990 3,760,562 57,247,586
1989 3,662,459 57,076,711
1988 3,559,363 56,928,327
1987 3,452,731 56,802,050
1986 3,347,809 56,681,396
1985 3,247,534 56,550,268
1984 3,154,079 56,422,072
1983 3,067,534 56,332,848
1982 2,985,557 56,313,641
1981 2,907,187 56,333,829
1980 2,832,203 56,314,216
1979 2,760,358 56,246,951
1978 2,691,088 56,196,504
1977 2,623,948 56,193,492
1976 2,558,521 56,211,968
1975 2,494,570 56,225,800
1974 2,432,028 56,229,974
1973 2,370,919 56,194,527
1972 2,311,430 56,086,065
1971 2,253,119 55,896,223
1970 2,195,616 55,663,250
1969 2,139,024 55,441,750
1968 2,083,069 55,211,700
1967 2,027,403 54,943,600
1966 1,971,737 54,648,500
1965 1,915,916 54,348,050
1964 1,859,997 54,000,000
1963 1,804,272 53,650,000
1962 1,749,214 53,250,000
1961 1,695,400 52,800,000
1960 1,643,457 52,400,000

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Turkmenistan increased by 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth), while the United Kingdom gained 4,760,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Turkmenistan gained 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,547,914 people (a 6.93% growth).

Turkmenistan was ranked 113th most populous country in 2006 and is 104th in 2026. The United Kingdom was ranked 21st in 2006 and ranked 22nd 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 the United Kingdom will increase by 8.01% to 75,777,445 people and rank change from 22nd to 26th.

Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.4M people compared to the peak of 76.4M people in 2073 for the United Kingdom.

Population growth rate by year

Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Turkmenistan United Kingdom
2100 -0.29% -0.17%
2099 -0.27% -0.16%
2098 -0.26% -0.15%
2097 -0.24% -0.15%
2096 -0.23% -0.15%
2095 -0.22% -0.13%
2094 -0.21% -0.13%
2093 -0.19% -0.12%
2092 -0.18% -0.12%
2091 -0.17% -0.11%
2090 -0.15% -0.11%
2089 -0.14% -0.09%
2088 -0.13% -0.09%
2087 -0.11% -0.09%
2086 -0.1% -0.08%
2085 -0.08% -0.07%
2084 -0.07% -0.07%
2083 -0.06% -0.05%
2082 -0.04% -0.04%
2081 -0.03% -0.04%
2080 -0.008% -0.04%
2079 0.01% -0.02%
2078 0.03% -0.02%
2077 0.04% -0.003%
2076 0.06% -0.02%
2075 0.07% -0.01%
2074 0.09% -0.01%
2073 0.1% 0.01%
2072 0.12% 0.01%
2071 0.13% 0.01%
2070 0.14% 0.009%
2069 0.15% 0.001%
2068 0.16% 0.01%
2067 0.17% 0.009%
2066 0.18% 0.001%
2065 0.19% 0.004%
2064 0.2% -0%
2063 0.22% 0.009%
2062 0.24% 0.003%
2061 0.25% -0.001%
2060 0.28% -0.001%
2059 0.31% 0.02%
2058 0.33% 0.03%
2057 0.36% 0.04%
2056 0.4% 0.05%
2055 0.43% 0.09%
2054 0.47% 0.1%
2053 0.51% 0.12%
2052 0.55% 0.14%
2051 0.59% 0.16%
2050 0.63% 0.17%
2049 0.68% 0.19%
2048 0.71% 0.21%
2047 0.75% 0.22%
2046 0.78% 0.24%
2045 0.81% 0.25%
2044 0.83% 0.27%
2043 0.85% 0.27%
2042 0.87% 0.28%
2041 0.88% 0.28%
2040 0.89% 0.29%
2039 0.9% 0.3%
2038 0.91% 0.3%
2037 0.92% 0.32%
2036 0.93% 0.34%
2035 0.94% 0.35%
2034 0.96% 0.38%
2033 0.97% 0.38%
2032 1% 0.4%
2031 1.04% 0.44%
2030 1.15% 0.45%
2029 1.27% 0.48%
2028 1.38% 0.51%
2027 1.49% 0.52%
2026 1.6% 0.57%
2025 1.72% 0.62%
2024 1.77% 1.07%
2023 1.86% 1.31%
2022 1.95% 0.93%
2021 2.05% 0.36%
2020 2.15% 0.17%
2019 2.23% 0.52%
2018 2.28% 0.49%
2017 2.31% 0.55%
2016 2.32% 0.8%
2015 2.31% 0.72%
2014 2.29% 0.75%
2013 2.25% 0.67%
2012 2.2% 0.71%
2011 2.14% 0.78%
2010 2.07% 0.79%
2009 1.99% 0.76%
2008 1.93% 0.79%
2007 1.88% 0.78%
2006 1.88% 0.74%
2005 1.9% 0.69%
2004 1.94% 0.57%
2003 1.98% 0.47%
2002 2.01% 0.42%
2001 2.02% 0.39%
2000 2.01% 0.36%
1999 1.85% 0.33%
1998 1.7% 0.29%
1997 1.71% 0.26%
1996 1.73% 0.25%
1995 1.81% 0.26%
1994 2.09% 0.25%
1993 2.22% 0.24%
1992 2.3% 0.27%
1991 2.54% 0.31%
1990 2.68% 0.3%
1989 2.9% 0.26%
1988 3.09% 0.22%
1987 3.13% 0.21%
1986 3.09% 0.23%
1985 2.96% 0.23%
1984 2.82% 0.16%
1983 2.75% 0.03%
1982 2.7% -0.04%
1981 2.65% 0.03%
1980 2.6% 0.12%
1979 2.57% 0.09%
1978 2.56% 0.005%
1977 2.56% -0.03%
1976 2.56% -0.02%
1975 2.57% -0.007%
1974 2.58% 0.06%
1973 2.57% 0.19%
1972 2.59% 0.34%
1971 2.62% 0.42%
1970 2.65% 0.4%
1969 2.69% 0.42%
1968 2.75% 0.49%
1967 2.82% 0.54%
1966 2.91% 0.55%
1965 3.01% 0.64%
1964 3.09% 0.65%
1963 3.15% 0.75%
1962 3.17% 0.85%
1961 3.16% 0.76%

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/united-kingdom | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Turkmenistan grew by 1.77%, while the United Kingdom's population grew by 1.07%.

Live population counters

Turkmenistan United Kingdom
Current population
7776557
70154914
Population rank 104/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.85%
One net population change
4.04 minutes
43 seconds
One birth every
3.28 minutes
45.9 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
48.4 seconds
Daily growth/decline +356 +2,011
Annual growth/decline +130,060 +734,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.77% +1.07%
Population growth rate rank 61/197 97/197
One migration net change every
39.7 minutes
1.35 minutes
Annual migration change +13,268 +389,911
Net migration rank 39/196 4/196
Foreign-born residents 193,763 11,845,479
Foreign-born residents rank 115/195 4/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.6% 17.1%
Foreign-born share rank 125/195 36/195

Natural population change vs migration

Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
United Kingdom
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Turkmenistan United Kingdom
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 13,268 - 389,911
2024 - 14,646 - 417,114
2023 117,529 15,005 34,589 445,523
2022 121,814 14,141 39,751 487,029
2021 122,721 17,617 30,612 462,967
2020 124,014 19,913 -4,272 144,221
2019 128,275 19,735 108,342 232,727
2018 129,537 19,293 119,321 259,744
2017 131,417 16,678 145,125 272,311
2016 132,581 13,365 177,139 324,649
2015 132,663 9,936 175,738 347,839
2014 129,677 8,696 206,784 306,091
2013 126,217 7,287 198,830 237,272
2012 120,957 7,125 248,473 172,088
2011 115,197 6,992 259,361 228,773
2010 109,318 6,621 251,066 274,811
2009 102,931 6,656 230,422 249,639
2008 96,815 6,734 216,325 263,390
2007 92,038 6,388 196,232 309,385
2006 87,840 7,613 176,455 288,923
2005 83,968 10,263 144,963 308,279
2004 79,850 14,242 131,974 276,077
2003 76,737 17,625 89,471 211,846
2002 75,639 18,803 65,308 203,577
2001 76,682 16,982 65,032 175,133
2000 76,875 14,925 70,671 153,917
1999 76,362 12,859 64,551 152,653
1998 77,342 -3,239 87,730 125,541
1997 79,045 -5,600 99,138 59,723
1996 80,996 -8,627 98,884 54,964
1995 86,289 -13,423 87,028 61,385
1994 89,319 -13,094 127,304 45,339
1993 92,596 -312 103,893 27,403
1992 96,668 -13,517 149,709 17,846
1991 99,297 -4,864 143,562 27,601
1990 101,099 -4,864 154,569 57,132
1989 103,553 -3,576 119,861 49,586
1988 104,802 1,408 136,628 13,952
1987 103,885 3,161 136,325 8,266
1986 100,930 1,878 90,690 41,836
1985 95,890 1,861 79,170 83,164
1984 90,591 -1,427 84,633 71,107
1983 85,183 -1,264 61,966 27,063
1982 80,989 -961 56,314 -61,152
1981 77,829 -1,102 73,234 -83,876
1980 74,394 -1,152 95,734 -25,187
1979 71,135 -677 61,872 11,255
1978 68,437 -350 16,859 3,783
1977 66,318 -132 0 -21,636
1976 64,513 160 -5,621 -19,135
1975 62,681 550 33,735 -40,241
1974 60,925 924 67,476 -65,710
1973 59,169 1,194 112,389 -33,840
1972 57,326 1,293 162,650 -1,406
1971 56,666 1,348 257,123 1,175
1970 55,617 1,376 244,918 -15,254
1969 54,791 1,397 260,577 -60,655
1968 54,324 1,401 292,622 -38,852
1967 54,209 1,397 346,145 -39,659
1966 54,353 1,377 333,356 -27,935
1965 54,558 1,366 364,132 -24,955
1964 54,574 1,340 405,000 -23,885
1963 54,203 1,332 337,995 8,271
1962 53,248 1,337 340,800 76,443
1961 51,659 1,372 311,519 52,295
1960 49,436 1,421 314,400 19,953

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

GeoRank.org/population/turkmenistan/united-kingdom | 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 the United Kingdom 23.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 1,033,129 people) and 76.1% is from migration (a gain of 3,283,101 people).

As of 2024, 193,763 residents or 2.6% of the population were not native-born in Turkmenistan, compared to 11,845,479 people or 17.1% in the United Kingdom.

Biggest cities by population

Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K
United Kingdom
City Population
London 8.8M
Birmingham 1.14M
Glasgow 626K
Manchester 548K
Leeds 536K
Sheffield 518K
Liverpool 513K
Edinburgh 488K
Bristol 472K
Cardiff 384K

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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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