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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Turkmenistan was 7,494,498 in 2024 vs 341,784,857 people in the United States in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Turkmenistan's population is 7,776,557 people compared to 344,023,146 in the United States.

Population statistics:

  • The United States' population is 44.2 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Turkmenistan is ranked the 104th most populous country in the world, while the United States is the 3rd.
  • The countries together account for 4.24% of the world: 0.09% for Turkmenistan vs 4.15% for the United States.
  • For the last 10 years, Turkmenistan has had an average growth rate of +2.14% per year vs +0.65% in the United States.
  • Since 2006, the population of Turkmenistan has increased from 5.15M people to 7.78M (51.1% growth), while the United States has grown from 298M to 344M (15.3% growth).

Turkmenistan vs United States: population by year and forecast

Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Turkmenistan United States
2100 10,046,945 415,429,771
2099 10,075,740 414,829,167
2098 10,103,319 414,231,720
2097 10,129,577 413,576,381
2096 10,154,338 412,927,393
2095 10,178,163 412,225,379
2094 10,200,371 411,498,749
2093 10,221,349 410,785,729
2092 10,240,959 410,051,921
2091 10,259,026 409,320,183
2090 10,276,261 408,613,732
2089 10,291,819 407,885,645
2088 10,306,303 407,129,733
2087 10,319,501 406,421,298
2086 10,331,090 405,715,343
2085 10,341,183 405,059,379
2084 10,349,710 404,343,130
2083 10,356,602 403,612,785
2082 10,362,422 402,871,293
2081 10,366,587 402,054,554
2080 10,369,293 401,319,194
2079 10,370,130 400,554,914
2078 10,369,013 399,737,968
2077 10,366,366 398,906,565
2076 10,361,975 398,035,750
2075 10,355,755 397,109,170
2074 10,348,384 396,226,412
2073 10,339,415 395,307,725
2072 10,328,653 394,393,561
2071 10,316,618 393,415,363
2070 10,303,565 392,469,727
2069 10,289,578 391,479,981
2068 10,274,625 390,517,695
2067 10,258,518 389,543,856
2066 10,241,362 388,597,719
2065 10,223,420 387,685,327
2064 10,204,034 386,805,026
2063 10,183,241 385,911,917
2062 10,160,903 385,032,627
2061 10,136,928 384,170,837
2060 10,111,369 383,361,269
2059 10,083,631 382,542,030
2058 10,052,905 381,704,804
2057 10,019,547 380,907,023
2056 9,983,379 380,159,777
2055 9,943,931 379,430,756
2054 9,901,473 378,682,851
2053 9,854,931 377,878,421
2052 9,804,909 377,073,303
2051 9,751,221 376,229,840
2050 9,693,713 375,373,155
2049 9,632,600 374,493,150
2048 9,567,946 373,590,762
2047 9,500,139 372,626,259
2046 9,429,355 371,644,809
2045 9,356,194 370,602,914
2044 9,280,988 369,518,897
2043 9,204,466 368,375,680
2042 9,126,898 367,158,772
2041 9,048,356 365,937,822
2040 8,969,478 364,671,837
2039 8,890,225 363,367,337
2038 8,810,850 361,997,023
2037 8,731,367 360,606,236
2036 8,651,719 359,193,245
2035 8,572,231 357,750,686
2034 8,492,483 356,266,726
2033 8,412,113 354,775,032
2032 8,330,912 353,259,037
2031 8,248,129 351,721,511
2030 8,163,024 350,155,042
2029 8,070,023 348,564,667
2028 7,969,080 346,906,294
2027 7,860,774 345,257,605
2026 7,745,331 343,565,426
2025 7,623,184 341,784,857
2024 7,494,498 340,110,988
2023 7,364,438 334,914,895
2022 7,230,193 333,271,411
2021 7,092,043 331,893,745
2020 6,949,912 331,526,933
2019 6,803,944 328,329,953
2018 6,655,524 326,838,199
2017 6,507,061 325,122,128
2016 6,360,041 323,071,755
2015 6,215,770 320,738,994
2014 6,075,283 318,386,329
2013 5,939,341 316,059,947
2012 5,808,546 313,877,662
2011 5,683,417 311,583,481
2010 5,564,356 309,327,143
2009 5,451,592 306,771,529
2008 5,345,029 304,093,966
2007 5,244,046 301,231,207
2006 5,147,105 298,379,912
2005 5,052,257 295,516,599
2004 4,958,093 292,805,298
2003 4,863,865 290,107,933
2002 4,769,465 287,625,193
2001 4,675,409 284,968,955
2000 4,582,677 282,162,411
1999 4,492,170 279,294,713
1998 4,410,507 276,115,288
1997 4,336,730 272,911,760
1996 4,263,819 269,667,391
1995 4,191,203 266,557,091
1994 4,116,662 263,435,673
1993 4,032,407 260,255,352
1992 3,944,689 256,894,189
1991 3,855,894 253,492,503
1990 3,760,562 250,131,894
1989 3,662,459 246,819,222
1988 3,559,363 244,499,004
1987 3,452,731 242,288,936
1986 3,347,809 240,132,831
1985 3,247,534 237,923,734
1984 3,154,079 235,824,908
1983 3,067,534 233,792,014
1982 2,985,557 231,664,432
1981 2,907,187 229,465,744
1980 2,832,203 226,542,250
1979 2,760,358 225,055,487
1978 2,691,088 222,584,545
1977 2,623,948 220,239,425
1976 2,558,521 218,035,164
1975 2,494,570 215,973,199
1974 2,432,028 213,853,928
1973 2,370,919 211,908,788
1972 2,311,430 209,896,021
1971 2,253,119 207,660,677
1970 2,195,616 205,052,174
1969 2,139,024 202,676,946
1968 2,083,069 200,706,052
1967 2,027,403 198,712,056
1966 1,971,737 196,560,338
1965 1,915,916 194,302,963
1964 1,859,997 191,888,791
1963 1,804,272 189,241,798
1962 1,749,214 186,537,737
1961 1,695,400 183,691,481
1960 1,643,457 180,671,158

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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From 2006 to 2016, the population of Turkmenistan increased by 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth), while the United States gained 24,691,843 people (a 8.28% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Turkmenistan gained 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth), while the United States' population increased by 20,951,391 people (a 6.49% growth).

Turkmenistan was ranked 113th most populous country in 2006 and is 104th in 2026. The United States was ranked 3rd in 2006 and still ranked 3rd 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 States will increase by 9.11% to 375,373,155 people and will still be ranked 3rd.

Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.4M people compared to the peak of 415M people in 2100 for the United States.

Population growth rate by year

Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
United States
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Turkmenistan United States
2100 -0.29% 0.14%
2099 -0.27% 0.14%
2098 -0.26% 0.16%
2097 -0.24% 0.16%
2096 -0.23% 0.17%
2095 -0.22% 0.18%
2094 -0.21% 0.17%
2093 -0.19% 0.18%
2092 -0.18% 0.18%
2091 -0.17% 0.17%
2090 -0.15% 0.18%
2089 -0.14% 0.19%
2088 -0.13% 0.17%
2087 -0.11% 0.17%
2086 -0.1% 0.16%
2085 -0.08% 0.18%
2084 -0.07% 0.18%
2083 -0.06% 0.18%
2082 -0.04% 0.2%
2081 -0.03% 0.18%
2080 -0.008% 0.19%
2079 0.01% 0.2%
2078 0.03% 0.21%
2077 0.04% 0.22%
2076 0.06% 0.23%
2075 0.07% 0.22%
2074 0.09% 0.23%
2073 0.1% 0.23%
2072 0.12% 0.25%
2071 0.13% 0.24%
2070 0.14% 0.25%
2069 0.15% 0.25%
2068 0.16% 0.25%
2067 0.17% 0.24%
2066 0.18% 0.24%
2065 0.19% 0.23%
2064 0.2% 0.23%
2063 0.22% 0.23%
2062 0.24% 0.22%
2061 0.25% 0.21%
2060 0.28% 0.21%
2059 0.31% 0.22%
2058 0.33% 0.21%
2057 0.36% 0.2%
2056 0.4% 0.19%
2055 0.43% 0.2%
2054 0.47% 0.21%
2053 0.51% 0.21%
2052 0.55% 0.22%
2051 0.59% 0.23%
2050 0.63% 0.23%
2049 0.68% 0.24%
2048 0.71% 0.26%
2047 0.75% 0.26%
2046 0.78% 0.28%
2045 0.81% 0.29%
2044 0.83% 0.31%
2043 0.85% 0.33%
2042 0.87% 0.33%
2041 0.88% 0.35%
2040 0.89% 0.36%
2039 0.9% 0.38%
2038 0.91% 0.39%
2037 0.92% 0.39%
2036 0.93% 0.4%
2035 0.94% 0.42%
2034 0.96% 0.42%
2033 0.97% 0.43%
2032 1% 0.44%
2031 1.04% 0.45%
2030 1.15% 0.46%
2029 1.27% 0.48%
2028 1.38% 0.48%
2027 1.49% 0.49%
2026 1.6% 0.52%
2025 1.72% 0.49%
2024 1.77% 1.55%
2023 1.86% 0.49%
2022 1.95% 0.42%
2021 2.05% 0.11%
2020 2.15% 0.97%
2019 2.23% 0.46%
2018 2.28% 0.53%
2017 2.31% 0.63%
2016 2.32% 0.73%
2015 2.31% 0.74%
2014 2.29% 0.74%
2013 2.25% 0.7%
2012 2.2% 0.74%
2011 2.14% 0.73%
2010 2.07% 0.83%
2009 1.99% 0.88%
2008 1.93% 0.95%
2007 1.88% 0.96%
2006 1.88% 0.97%
2005 1.9% 0.93%
2004 1.94% 0.93%
2003 1.98% 0.86%
2002 2.01% 0.93%
2001 2.02% 0.99%
2000 2.01% 1.03%
1999 1.85% 1.15%
1998 1.7% 1.17%
1997 1.71% 1.2%
1996 1.73% 1.17%
1995 1.81% 1.18%
1994 2.09% 1.22%
1993 2.22% 1.31%
1992 2.3% 1.34%
1991 2.54% 1.34%
1990 2.68% 1.34%
1989 2.9% 0.95%
1988 3.09% 0.91%
1987 3.13% 0.9%
1986 3.09% 0.93%
1985 2.96% 0.89%
1984 2.82% 0.87%
1983 2.75% 0.92%
1982 2.7% 0.96%
1981 2.65% 1.29%
1980 2.6% 0.66%
1979 2.57% 1.11%
1978 2.56% 1.06%
1977 2.56% 1.01%
1976 2.56% 0.95%
1975 2.57% 0.99%
1974 2.58% 0.92%
1973 2.57% 0.96%
1972 2.59% 1.08%
1971 2.62% 1.27%
1970 2.65% 1.17%
1969 2.69% 0.98%
1968 2.75% 1%
1967 2.82% 1.09%
1966 2.91% 1.16%
1965 3.01% 1.26%
1964 3.09% 1.4%
1963 3.15% 1.45%
1962 3.17% 1.55%
1961 3.16% 1.67%
1960 - 1.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-02-08); World Bank | Health (1961–2024, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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In 2025, the population of Turkmenistan grew by 1.77%, while the United States' population grew by 0.49%.

Live population counters

Turkmenistan United States
Current population
7776557
344023146
Population rank 104/197 3/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 4.15%
One net population change
4.04 minutes
18.9 seconds
One birth every
3.28 minutes
8.8 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
10.2 seconds
Daily growth/decline +356 +4,586
Annual growth/decline +130,060 +1,673,869
Annual growth/decline rate +1.77% +0.49%
Population growth rate rank 61/197 134/197
One migration net change every
39.7 minutes
25.7 seconds
Annual migration change +13,268 +1,230,663
Net migration rank 39/196 2/196
Foreign-born residents 193,763 52,375,047
Foreign-born residents rank 115/195 1/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.6% 15.2%
Foreign-born share rank 125/195 41/195

Natural population change vs migration

Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
United States
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Turkmenistan United States
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 13,268 - 1,230,663
2024 - 14,646 - 1,286,132
2023 117,529 15,005 502,372 1,322,668
2022 121,814 14,141 399,926 1,319,009
2021 122,721 17,617 199,137 674,787
2020 124,014 19,913 208,862 329,769
2019 128,275 19,735 887,476 1,774,500
2018 129,537 19,293 955,022 1,764,961
2017 131,417 16,678 1,028,037 1,864,738
2016 132,581 13,365 1,197,627 1,889,129
2015 132,663 9,936 1,270,126 1,722,127
2014 129,677 8,696 1,357,281 1,672,598
2013 126,217 7,287 1,322,711 1,663,885
2012 120,957 7,125 1,411,822 1,632,007
2011 115,197 6,992 1,441,697 1,624,033
2010 109,318 6,621 1,548,182 1,594,453
2009 102,931 6,656 1,717,920 1,387,306
2008 96,815 6,734 1,794,154 1,416,841
2007 92,038 6,388 1,897,757 1,371,353
2006 87,840 7,613 1,849,955 1,347,750
2005 83,968 10,263 1,684,445 1,369,224
2004 79,850 14,242 1,698,271 1,313,467
2003 76,737 17,625 1,653,615 1,331,376
2002 75,639 18,803 1,581,938 1,336,518
2001 76,682 16,982 1,595,826 1,312,455
2000 76,875 14,925 1,664,758 1,248,392
1999 76,362 12,859 1,564,050 1,156,311
1998 77,342 -3,239 1,573,857 1,225,134
1997 79,045 -5,600 1,501,014 1,116,922
1996 80,996 -8,627 1,510,137 1,141,648
1995 86,289 -13,423 1,546,031 1,173,016
1994 89,319 -13,094 1,633,302 1,179,309
1993 92,596 -312 1,717,685 1,228,478
1992 96,668 -13,517 1,875,328 1,304,880
1991 99,297 -4,864 1,926,543 1,202,426
1990 101,099 -4,864 2,026,068 1,084,720
1989 103,553 -3,576 1,875,826 400,998
1988 104,802 1,408 1,735,943 460,778
1987 103,885 3,161 1,720,252 480,815
1986 100,930 1,878 1,656,917 493,082
1985 95,890 1,861 1,689,258 598,777
1984 90,591 -1,427 1,627,192 622,793
1983 85,183 -1,264 1,636,544 662,840
1982 80,989 -961 1,714,317 600,149
1981 77,829 -1,102 1,652,153 583,070
1980 74,394 -1,152 1,608,450 595,916
1979 71,135 -677 1,597,894 503,559
1978 68,437 -350 1,402,283 556,521
1977 66,318 -132 1,431,556 577,060
1976 64,513 160 1,264,604 635,590
1975 62,681 550 1,252,644 655,078
1974 60,925 924 1,218,968 706,978
1973 59,169 1,194 1,165,499 783,163
1972 57,326 1,293 1,301,355 833,543
1971 56,666 1,348 1,640,519 833,549
1970 55,617 1,376 1,824,965 744,902
1969 54,791 1,397 1,702,487 523,740
1968 54,324 1,401 1,565,507 594,514
1967 54,209 1,397 1,669,181 585,410
1966 54,353 1,377 1,749,387 637,692
1965 54,558 1,366 1,943,030 644,902
1964 54,574 1,340 2,245,099 618,635
1963 54,203 1,332 2,289,826 639,495
1962 53,248 1,337 2,406,337 625,617
1961 51,659 1,372 2,571,681 580,333
1960 49,436 1,421 2,565,530 422,708

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-04-06); U.S. Census Bureau (1960–2023, retrieved 2026-02-08).

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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 the United States 35.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,005,866 people) and 64.2% is from migration (a gain of 14,334,286 people).

As of 2024, 193,763 residents or 2.6% of the population were not native-born in Turkmenistan, compared to 52,375,047 people or 15.2% in the United States.

Biggest cities by population

Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K
United States
City Population
New York 8.8M
Los Angeles 3.9M
Chicago 2.75M
Houston 2.3M
Phoenix 1.61M
Philadelphia 1.6M
San Antonio 1.43M
San Diego 1.39M
Dallas 1.3M
San Jose 1.01M

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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)
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