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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Turkmenistan was 7,494,498 in 2024 vs 3,386,588 people in Uruguay in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Turkmenistan's population is 7,776,557 people compared to 3,382,789 in Uruguay.

Population statistics:

  • Turkmenistan's population is 2.3 times bigger than Uruguay's.
  • Turkmenistan is ranked the 104th most populous country in the world, while Uruguay is the 133rd.
  • The countries together account for 0.13% of the world: 0.09% for Turkmenistan vs 0.04% for Uruguay.
  • For the last 10 years, Turkmenistan has had an average growth rate of +2.14% per year vs +0.11% in Uruguay.
  • Since 2006, the population of Turkmenistan has increased from 5.15M people to 7.78M (51.1% growth), while Uruguay has grown from 3.29M to 3.38M (2.84% growth).

Turkmenistan vs Uruguay: population by year and forecast

Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Turkmenistan Uruguay
2100 10,046,945 2,256,741
2099 10,075,740 2,279,899
2098 10,103,319 2,303,351
2097 10,129,577 2,326,987
2096 10,154,338 2,350,799
2095 10,178,163 2,374,835
2094 10,200,371 2,398,960
2093 10,221,349 2,423,269
2092 10,240,959 2,447,646
2091 10,259,026 2,472,126
2090 10,276,261 2,496,514
2089 10,291,819 2,520,852
2088 10,306,303 2,545,052
2087 10,319,501 2,569,100
2086 10,331,090 2,592,974
2085 10,341,183 2,616,629
2084 10,349,710 2,640,001
2083 10,356,602 2,663,150
2082 10,362,422 2,686,021
2081 10,366,587 2,708,594
2080 10,369,293 2,730,883
2079 10,370,130 2,752,831
2078 10,369,013 2,774,432
2077 10,366,366 2,795,709
2076 10,361,975 2,816,677
2075 10,355,755 2,837,308
2074 10,348,384 2,857,709
2073 10,339,415 2,877,721
2072 10,328,653 2,897,543
2071 10,316,618 2,917,097
2070 10,303,565 2,936,478
2069 10,289,578 2,955,616
2068 10,274,625 2,974,445
2067 10,258,518 2,992,987
2066 10,241,362 3,011,309
2065 10,223,420 3,029,441
2064 10,204,034 3,047,343
2063 10,183,241 3,065,064
2062 10,160,903 3,082,642
2061 10,136,928 3,100,006
2060 10,111,369 3,117,149
2059 10,083,631 3,133,952
2058 10,052,905 3,150,250
2057 10,019,547 3,166,055
2056 9,983,379 3,181,373
2055 9,943,931 3,196,072
2054 9,901,473 3,210,110
2053 9,854,931 3,223,395
2052 9,804,909 3,235,973
2051 9,751,221 3,247,888
2050 9,693,713 3,259,108
2049 9,632,600 3,269,675
2048 9,567,946 3,279,610
2047 9,500,139 3,288,969
2046 9,429,355 3,297,696
2045 9,356,194 3,305,917
2044 9,280,988 3,313,556
2043 9,204,466 3,320,565
2042 9,126,898 3,326,955
2041 9,048,356 3,332,884
2040 8,969,478 3,338,277
2039 8,890,225 3,343,295
2038 8,810,850 3,347,790
2037 8,731,367 3,351,911
2036 8,651,719 3,355,671
2035 8,572,231 3,359,126
2034 8,492,483 3,362,276
2033 8,412,113 3,365,250
2032 8,330,912 3,368,057
2031 8,248,129 3,370,727
2030 8,163,024 3,373,273
2029 8,070,023 3,375,805
2028 7,969,080 3,378,198
2027 7,860,774 3,380,504
2026 7,745,331 3,382,789
2025 7,623,184 3,384,805
2024 7,494,498 3,386,588
2023 7,364,438 3,388,081
2022 7,230,193 3,390,913
2021 7,092,043 3,396,695
2020 6,949,912 3,398,968
2019 6,803,944 3,397,206
2018 6,655,524 3,394,534
2017 6,507,061 3,388,438
2016 6,360,041 3,379,283
2015 6,215,770 3,368,017
2014 6,075,283 3,356,334
2013 5,939,341 3,345,337
2012 5,808,546 3,335,401
2011 5,683,417 3,326,825
2010 5,564,356 3,318,580
2009 5,451,592 3,310,091
2008 5,345,029 3,302,177
2007 5,244,046 3,295,153
2006 5,147,105 3,289,506
2005 5,052,257 3,285,771
2004 4,958,093 3,283,148
2003 4,863,865 3,281,186
2002 4,769,465 3,278,867
2001 4,675,409 3,274,251
2000 4,582,677 3,266,206
1999 4,492,170 3,254,015
1998 4,410,507 3,239,280
1997 4,336,730 3,223,345
1996 4,263,819 3,206,324
1995 4,191,203 3,189,440
1994 4,116,662 3,172,834
1993 4,032,407 3,156,345
1992 3,944,689 3,139,702
1991 3,855,894 3,122,354
1990 3,760,562 3,104,403
1989 3,662,459 3,086,255
1988 3,559,363 3,067,961
1987 3,452,731 3,049,896
1986 3,347,809 3,032,845
1985 3,247,534 3,017,037
1984 3,154,079 3,002,488
1983 3,067,534 2,988,778
1982 2,985,557 2,975,492
1981 2,907,187 2,963,246
1980 2,832,203 2,951,953
1979 2,760,358 2,939,903
1978 2,691,088 2,925,715
1977 2,623,948 2,909,461
1976 2,558,521 2,891,392
1975 2,494,570 2,872,320
1974 2,432,028 2,853,944
1973 2,370,919 2,837,133
1972 2,311,430 2,821,644
1971 2,253,119 2,806,462
1970 2,195,616 2,790,807
1969 2,139,024 2,773,974
1968 2,083,069 2,754,606
1967 2,027,403 2,732,277
1966 1,971,737 2,707,646
1965 1,915,916 2,681,169
1964 1,859,997 2,653,180
1963 1,804,272 2,623,766
1962 1,749,214 2,593,298
1961 1,695,400 2,562,044
1960 1,643,457 2,529,957

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2025–2100, retrieved 2026-03-10); 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 Uruguay gained 89,777 people (a 2.73% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Turkmenistan gained 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth), while Uruguay's population increased by 3,506 people (a 0.1% growth).

Turkmenistan was ranked 113th most populous country in 2006 and is 104th in 2026. Uruguay was ranked 129th in 2006 and ranked 133rd 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 Uruguay will decrease by 3.66% to 3,259,108 people and rank change from 133rd to 138th.

Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.4M people, while Uruguay's population already peaked in 2020 at 3.4M people and is projected to decrease to 2.26M people by 2100.

Population growth rate by year

Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
Uruguay
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Turkmenistan Uruguay
2100 -0.29% -1.02%
2099 -0.27% -1.02%
2098 -0.26% -1.02%
2097 -0.24% -1.01%
2096 -0.23% -1.01%
2095 -0.22% -1.01%
2094 -0.21% -1%
2093 -0.19% -1%
2092 -0.18% -0.99%
2091 -0.17% -0.98%
2090 -0.15% -0.97%
2089 -0.14% -0.95%
2088 -0.13% -0.94%
2087 -0.11% -0.92%
2086 -0.1% -0.9%
2085 -0.08% -0.89%
2084 -0.07% -0.87%
2083 -0.06% -0.85%
2082 -0.04% -0.83%
2081 -0.03% -0.82%
2080 -0.008% -0.8%
2079 0.01% -0.78%
2078 0.03% -0.76%
2077 0.04% -0.74%
2076 0.06% -0.73%
2075 0.07% -0.71%
2074 0.09% -0.7%
2073 0.1% -0.68%
2072 0.12% -0.67%
2071 0.13% -0.66%
2070 0.14% -0.65%
2069 0.15% -0.63%
2068 0.16% -0.62%
2067 0.17% -0.61%
2066 0.18% -0.6%
2065 0.19% -0.59%
2064 0.2% -0.58%
2063 0.22% -0.57%
2062 0.24% -0.56%
2061 0.25% -0.55%
2060 0.28% -0.54%
2059 0.31% -0.52%
2058 0.33% -0.5%
2057 0.36% -0.48%
2056 0.4% -0.46%
2055 0.43% -0.44%
2054 0.47% -0.41%
2053 0.51% -0.39%
2052 0.55% -0.37%
2051 0.59% -0.34%
2050 0.63% -0.32%
2049 0.68% -0.3%
2048 0.71% -0.28%
2047 0.75% -0.26%
2046 0.78% -0.25%
2045 0.81% -0.23%
2044 0.83% -0.21%
2043 0.85% -0.19%
2042 0.87% -0.18%
2041 0.88% -0.16%
2040 0.89% -0.15%
2039 0.9% -0.13%
2038 0.91% -0.12%
2037 0.92% -0.11%
2036 0.93% -0.1%
2035 0.94% -0.09%
2034 0.96% -0.09%
2033 0.97% -0.08%
2032 1% -0.08%
2031 1.04% -0.08%
2030 1.15% -0.08%
2029 1.27% -0.07%
2028 1.38% -0.07%
2027 1.49% -0.07%
2026 1.6% -0.06%
2025 1.72% -0.05%
2024 1.77% -0.04%
2023 1.86% -0.08%
2022 1.95% -0.17%
2021 2.05% -0.07%
2020 2.15% 0.05%
2019 2.23% 0.08%
2018 2.28% 0.18%
2017 2.31% 0.27%
2016 2.32% 0.33%
2015 2.31% 0.35%
2014 2.29% 0.33%
2013 2.25% 0.3%
2012 2.2% 0.26%
2011 2.14% 0.25%
2010 2.07% 0.26%
2009 1.99% 0.24%
2008 1.93% 0.21%
2007 1.88% 0.17%
2006 1.88% 0.11%
2005 1.9% 0.08%
2004 1.94% 0.06%
2003 1.98% 0.07%
2002 2.01% 0.14%
2001 2.02% 0.25%
2000 2.01% 0.37%
1999 1.85% 0.45%
1998 1.7% 0.49%
1997 1.71% 0.53%
1996 1.73% 0.53%
1995 1.81% 0.52%
1994 2.09% 0.52%
1993 2.22% 0.53%
1992 2.3% 0.56%
1991 2.54% 0.58%
1990 2.68% 0.59%
1989 2.9% 0.6%
1988 3.09% 0.59%
1987 3.13% 0.56%
1986 3.09% 0.52%
1985 2.96% 0.48%
1984 2.82% 0.46%
1983 2.75% 0.45%
1982 2.7% 0.41%
1981 2.65% 0.38%
1980 2.6% 0.41%
1979 2.57% 0.48%
1978 2.56% 0.56%
1977 2.56% 0.62%
1976 2.56% 0.66%
1975 2.57% 0.64%
1974 2.58% 0.59%
1973 2.57% 0.55%
1972 2.59% 0.54%
1971 2.62% 0.56%
1970 2.65% 0.61%
1969 2.69% 0.7%
1968 2.75% 0.82%
1967 2.82% 0.91%
1966 2.91% 0.99%
1965 3.01% 1.05%
1964 3.09% 1.12%
1963 3.15% 1.17%
1962 3.17% 1.22%
1961 3.16% 1.27%

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

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In 2024, the population of Turkmenistan grew by 1.77%, while Uruguay's population declined by 0.04%.

Live population counters

Turkmenistan Uruguay
Current population
7776557
3382789
Population rank 104/197 133/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.04%
One net population change
4.04 minutes
5.87 hours
One birth every
3.28 minutes
15.7 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
15.9 minutes
Daily growth/decline +356 -4
Annual growth/decline +130,060 -1,493
Annual growth/decline rate +1.77% -0.04%
Population growth rate rank 61/197 167/197
One migration net change every
39.7 minutes
6.57 hours
Annual migration change +13,268 -1,338
Net migration rank 39/196 95/196
Foreign-born residents 193,763 160,064
Foreign-born residents rank 115/195 121/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.6% 4.7%
Foreign-born share rank 125/195 95/195

Natural population change vs migration

Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
Uruguay
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Turkmenistan Uruguay
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 13,268 - -1,338
2024 - 14,646 - -1,348
2023 117,529 15,005 298 -1,501
2022 121,814 14,141 -2,964 -1,501
2021 122,721 17,617 -5,621 -1,482
2020 124,014 19,913 4,048 -1,482
2019 128,275 19,735 3,873 -2,899
2018 129,537 19,293 7,322 -2,963
2017 131,417 16,678 10,907 -3,091
2016 132,581 13,365 14,008 -3,506
2015 132,663 9,936 16,194 -4,157
2014 129,677 8,696 16,238 -4,919
2013 126,217 7,287 16,318 -5,647
2012 120,957 7,125 15,520 -6,317
2011 115,197 6,992 14,934 -6,982
2010 109,318 6,621 16,231 -7,696
2009 102,931 6,656 16,947 -8,510
2008 96,815 6,734 16,838 -9,458
2007 92,038 6,388 17,422 -10,750
2006 87,840 7,613 17,783 -13,161
2005 83,968 10,263 18,926 -16,086
2004 79,850 14,242 18,067 -15,668
2003 76,737 17,625 18,628 -17,105
2002 75,639 18,803 20,073 -16,957
2001 76,682 16,982 20,729 -14,620
2000 76,875 14,925 21,060 -11,076
1999 76,362 12,859 21,844 -7,441
1998 77,342 -3,239 22,114 -7,048
1997 79,045 -5,600 23,737 -6,938
1996 80,996 -8,627 24,635 -7,397
1995 86,289 -13,423 24,872 -8,339
1994 89,319 -13,094 24,637 -7,955
1993 92,596 -312 24,212 -7,922
1992 96,668 -13,517 24,847 -7,850
1991 99,297 -4,864 25,422 -7,714
1990 101,099 -4,864 25,699 -7,499
1989 103,553 -3,576 25,322 -7,229
1988 104,802 1,408 25,071 -6,582
1987 103,885 3,161 24,469 -6,833
1986 100,930 1,878 24,505 -8,046
1985 95,890 1,861 23,988 -8,832
1984 90,591 -1,427 23,684 -9,730
1983 85,183 -1,264 24,146 -10,671
1982 80,989 -961 25,224 -12,131
1981 77,829 -1,102 24,968 -13,577
1980 74,394 -1,152 25,451 -14,252
1979 71,135 -677 27,456 -14,552
1978 68,437 -350 30,076 -14,611
1977 66,318 -132 31,321 -14,280
1976 64,513 160 33,199 -14,096
1975 62,681 550 33,393 -14,350
1974 60,925 924 32,221 -14,512
1973 59,169 1,194 30,213 -14,312
1972 57,326 1,293 28,896 -13,817
1971 56,666 1,348 28,584 -13,288
1970 55,617 1,376 28,737 -12,727
1969 54,791 1,397 28,805 -11,149
1968 54,324 1,401 29,103 -8,028
1967 54,209 1,397 29,514 -5,938
1966 54,353 1,377 30,293 -4,599
1965 54,558 1,366 30,807 -3,542
1964 54,574 1,340 31,340 -2,623
1963 54,203 1,332 31,824 -1,707
1962 53,248 1,337 31,441 -623
1961 51,659 1,372 30,975 703
1960 49,436 1,421 30,438 2,057

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 Uruguay 70% is from natural causes (a gain of 64,303 people) and 30% is from migration (a loss of 27,501 people).

As of 2024, 193,763 residents or 2.6% of the population were not native-born in Turkmenistan, compared to 160,064 people or 4.7% in Uruguay.

Biggest cities by population

Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K
Uruguay
City Population
Montevideo 1.3M
Salto 125K
Ciudad de la Costa 112K
Maldonado 86.8K
Rivera 84.8K
Paysandu 76.4K
Tacuarembo 54.8K
Melo 51.8K
Mercedes 42K
Artigas 40.7K

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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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