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

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The latest officially reported population of Turkmenistan was 7,618,847 in 2025 vs 69,487,000 people in the United Kingdom in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Turkmenistan's population is 7,800,189 people compared to 70,071,289 in the United Kingdom.

Population statistics:

  • The United Kingdom's population is 8.98 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 0.84% for the United Kingdom.
  • For the last 10 years, Turkmenistan has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +0.66% in the United Kingdom.
  • Since 2006, the population of Turkmenistan has increased from 5.15M people to 7.8M (51.5% growth), while the United Kingdom has grown from 60.8M to 70.1M (15.2% growth).

Turkmenistan vs United Kingdom: population by year and forecast

Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
United Kingdom
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Turkmenistan United Kingdom
2100 10,041,228 74,517,005
2099 10,070,007 74,647,273
2098 10,097,571 74,766,073
2097 10,123,813 74,879,923
2096 10,148,560 74,991,940
2095 10,172,371 75,102,041
2094 10,194,567 75,198,597
2093 10,215,533 75,296,704
2092 10,235,132 75,390,038
2091 10,253,189 75,480,137
2090 10,270,414 75,566,962
2089 10,285,963 75,649,353
2088 10,300,439 75,721,067
2087 10,313,629 75,791,990
2086 10,325,212 75,859,854
2085 10,335,299 75,918,647
2084 10,343,821 75,969,065
2083 10,350,710 76,018,614
2082 10,356,526 76,059,464
2081 10,360,689 76,086,593
2080 10,363,394 76,118,679
2079 10,364,229 76,147,352
2078 10,363,113 76,165,841
2077 10,360,467 76,183,437
2076 10,356,079 76,185,828
2075 10,349,863 76,198,349
2074 10,342,496 76,209,676
2073 10,333,532 76,218,781
2072 10,322,776 76,211,187
2071 10,310,748 76,200,495
2070 10,297,702 76,190,801
2069 10,283,723 76,184,140
2068 10,268,779 76,183,288
2067 10,252,681 76,175,881
2066 10,235,535 76,168,987
2065 10,217,603 76,168,193
2064 10,198,228 76,165,129
2063 10,177,447 76,165,534
2062 10,155,121 76,158,910
2061 10,131,160 76,156,587
2060 10,105,616 76,157,104
2059 10,077,893 76,157,593
2058 10,047,185 76,139,384
2057 10,013,846 76,119,478
2056 9,977,699 76,086,799
2055 9,938,273 76,047,952
2054 9,895,840 75,980,524
2053 9,849,324 75,907,047
2052 9,799,331 75,815,200
2051 9,745,673 75,709,173
2050 9,688,197 75,591,218
2049 9,627,119 75,460,140
2048 9,562,502 75,313,837
2047 9,494,734 75,153,802
2046 9,423,990 74,986,563
2045 9,350,870 74,808,886
2044 9,275,707 74,623,687
2043 9,199,229 74,424,133
2042 9,121,705 74,224,922
2041 9,043,208 74,020,934
2040 8,964,374 73,812,680
2039 8,885,167 73,600,788
2038 8,805,836 73,378,310
2037 8,726,399 73,155,497
2036 8,646,796 72,921,995
2035 8,567,354 72,671,687
2034 8,487,651 72,418,766
2033 8,407,327 72,145,065
2032 8,326,172 71,869,259
2031 8,243,436 71,581,519
2030 8,158,380 71,267,237
2029 8,065,431 70,948,992
2028 7,964,546 70,609,246
2027 7,856,302 70,248,858
2026 7,740,924 69,883,746
2025 7,618,847 69,487,000
2024 7,494,498 69,281,000
2023 7,364,438 68,526,000
2022 7,230,193 67,636,000
2021 7,092,043 66,978,000
2020 6,949,912 66,740,000
2019 6,803,944 66,628,000
2018 6,655,524 66,287,000
2017 6,507,061 65,964,000
2016 6,360,041 65,606,000
2015 6,215,770 65,087,000
2014 6,075,283 64,619,000
2013 5,939,341 64,138,000
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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 4,759,180 people (a 7.82% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Turkmenistan gained 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth), while the United Kingdom's population increased by 4,465,289 people (a 6.81% 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 24.2% to 9,688,197 people with a rank change from 104th to 101st. The population of the United Kingdom will increase by 7.88% to 75,591,218 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 76.2M 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 1.66% 0.3%
2024 1.77% 1.1%
2023 1.86% 1.32%
2022 1.95% 0.98%
2021 2.05% 0.36%
2020 2.15% 0.17%
2019 2.23% 0.51%
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 (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 the United Kingdom's population grew by 0.3%.

Live population counters

Turkmenistan United Kingdom
Current population
7800189
70071289
Population rank 104/197 22/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.84%
One net population change
4.24 minutes
2.56 minutes
One birth every
3.35 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
12 minutes
46.9 seconds
Daily growth/decline +341 +564
Annual growth/decline +124,349 +206,000
Annual growth/decline rate +1.66% +0.3%
Population growth rate rank 63/197 145/197
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 112,942 14,646 13,233 417,114
2023 117,529 15,005 34,606 445,523
2022 121,814 14,141 39,770 487,029
2021 122,721 17,617 30,609 462,967
2020 124,014 19,913 -4,272 144,221
2019 128,275 19,735 108,338 232,727
2018 129,537 19,293 119,317 259,744
2017 131,417 16,678 145,121 272,311
2016 132,581 13,365 177,136 324,649
2015 132,663 9,936 175,735 347,839
2014 129,677 8,696 206,781 306,091
2013 126,217 7,287 198,827 237,272
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 2026-07-08).

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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 the United Kingdom 19.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 839,593 people) and 80.2% is from migration (a gain of 3,394,124 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 (1960–2025, 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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