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

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The latest officially reported population of Turkmenistan was 7,618,847 in 2025 vs 101,598,527 people in Vietnam in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Turkmenistan's population is 7,800,189 people compared to 102,486,146 in Vietnam.

Population statistics:

  • Vietnam's population is 13.1 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Turkmenistan is ranked the 104th most populous country in the world, while Vietnam is the 16th.
  • The countries together account for 1.33% of the world: 0.09% for Turkmenistan vs 1.23% for Vietnam.
  • For the last 10 years, Turkmenistan has had an average growth rate of +2.08% per year vs +0.94% in Vietnam.
  • Since 2006, the population of Turkmenistan has increased from 5.15M people to 7.8M (51.5% growth), while Vietnam has grown from 82.2M to 102M (24.7% growth).

Turkmenistan vs Vietnam: population by year and forecast

Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Turkmenistan Vietnam
2100 10,041,228 92,225,380
2099 10,070,007 92,721,469
2098 10,097,571 93,212,742
2097 10,123,813 93,688,693
2096 10,148,560 94,163,950
2095 10,172,371 94,626,063
2094 10,194,567 95,083,879
2093 10,215,533 95,543,293
2092 10,235,132 96,000,019
2091 10,253,189 96,459,165
2090 10,270,414 96,922,871
2089 10,285,963 97,384,434
2088 10,300,439 97,843,001
2087 10,313,629 98,308,755
2086 10,325,212 98,773,008
2085 10,335,299 99,233,927
2084 10,343,821 99,695,401
2083 10,350,710 100,162,677
2082 10,356,526 100,634,653
2081 10,360,689 101,104,469
2080 10,363,394 101,568,526
2079 10,364,229 102,030,723
2078 10,363,113 102,480,219
2077 10,360,467 102,928,253
2076 10,356,079 103,358,352
2075 10,349,863 103,783,177
2074 10,342,496 104,197,814
2073 10,333,532 104,606,950
2072 10,322,776 105,005,673
2071 10,310,748 105,384,777
2070 10,297,702 105,757,144
2069 10,283,723 106,110,195
2068 10,268,779 106,454,379
2067 10,252,681 106,794,625
2066 10,235,535 107,126,965
2065 10,217,603 107,442,675
2064 10,198,228 107,744,261
2063 10,177,447 108,038,461
2062 10,155,121 108,322,712
2061 10,131,160 108,590,617
2060 10,105,616 108,842,045
2059 10,077,893 109,087,333
2058 10,047,185 109,320,301
2057 10,013,846 109,529,799
2056 9,977,699 109,715,196
2055 9,938,273 109,886,647
2054 9,895,840 110,035,740
2053 9,849,324 110,156,643
2052 9,799,331 110,253,026
2051 9,745,673 110,321,289
2050 9,688,197 110,344,733
2049 9,627,119 110,339,565
2048 9,562,502 110,296,602
2047 9,494,734 110,211,618
2046 9,423,990 110,090,837
2045 9,350,870 109,926,260
2044 9,275,707 109,731,512
2043 9,199,229 109,497,595
2042 9,121,705 109,225,525
2041 9,043,208 108,919,674
2040 8,964,374 108,594,542
2039 8,885,167 108,237,715
2038 8,805,836 107,861,117
2037 8,726,399 107,463,482
2036 8,646,796 107,058,359
2035 8,567,354 106,630,705
2034 8,487,651 106,189,495
2033 8,407,327 105,745,684
2032 8,326,172 105,283,013
2031 8,243,436 104,809,957
2030 8,158,380 104,314,150
2029 8,065,431 103,819,556
2028 7,964,546 103,300,347
2027 7,856,302 102,759,746
2026 7,740,924 102,197,177
2025 7,618,847 101,598,527
2024 7,494,498 100,987,686
2023 7,364,438 100,352,192
2022 7,230,193 99,680,655
2021 7,092,043 98,935,098
2020 6,949,912 98,079,191
2019 6,803,944 97,173,776
2018 6,655,524 96,237,319
2017 6,507,061 95,176,977
2016 6,360,041 94,000,117
2015 6,215,770 92,823,254
2014 6,075,283 91,679,578
2013 5,939,341 90,573,104
2012 5,808,546 89,510,356
2011 5,683,417 88,468,314
2010 5,564,356 87,455,152
2009 5,451,592 86,460,018
2008 5,345,029 85,175,788
2007 5,244,046 83,633,375
2006 5,147,105 82,167,897
2005 5,052,257 81,088,313
2004 4,958,093 80,338,971
2003 4,863,865 79,563,777
2002 4,769,465 78,772,224
2001 4,675,409 77,969,361
2000 4,582,677 77,154,011
1999 4,492,170 76,287,452
1998 4,410,507 75,299,660
1997 4,336,730 74,226,889
1996 4,263,819 73,156,447
1995 4,191,203 72,049,940
1994 4,116,662 70,854,391
1993 4,032,407 69,586,384
1992 3,944,689 68,260,337
1991 3,855,894 66,891,775
1990 3,760,562 65,504,552
1989 3,662,459 64,147,348
1988 3,559,363 62,843,228
1987 3,452,731 61,584,651
1986 3,347,809 60,347,048
1985 3,247,534 59,060,622
1984 3,154,079 57,706,067
1983 3,067,534 56,337,921
1982 2,985,557 55,011,289
1981 2,907,187 53,738,141
1980 2,832,203 52,490,101
1979 2,760,358 51,378,211
1978 2,691,088 50,249,552
1977 2,623,948 48,954,872
1976 2,558,521 47,684,931
1975 2,494,570 46,482,903
1974 2,432,028 45,413,537
1973 2,370,919 44,409,861
1972 2,311,430 43,429,168
1971 2,253,119 42,449,276
1970 2,195,616 41,475,230
1969 2,139,024 40,582,096
1968 2,083,069 39,734,609
1967 2,027,403 38,895,080
1966 1,971,737 38,024,836
1965 1,915,916 37,129,656
1964 1,859,997 36,201,563
1963 1,804,272 35,249,101
1962 1,749,214 34,288,560
1961 1,695,400 33,409,059
1960 1,643,457 32,531,933

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/vietnam | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Turkmenistan increased by 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth), while Vietnam gained 11,832,220 people (a 14.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Turkmenistan gained 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth), while Vietnam's population increased by 8,486,029 people (a 9.03% growth).

Turkmenistan was ranked 113th most populous country in 2006 and is 104th in 2026. Vietnam was ranked 15th in 2006 and ranked 16th 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 Vietnam will increase by 7.67% to 110,344,733 people and will still be ranked 16th.

Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.4M people compared to the peak of 110M people in 2050 for Vietnam.

Population growth rate by year

Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
Vietnam
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Turkmenistan Vietnam
2100 -0.29% -0.54%
2099 -0.27% -0.53%
2098 -0.26% -0.51%
2097 -0.24% -0.5%
2096 -0.23% -0.49%
2095 -0.22% -0.48%
2094 -0.21% -0.48%
2093 -0.19% -0.48%
2092 -0.18% -0.48%
2091 -0.17% -0.48%
2090 -0.15% -0.47%
2089 -0.14% -0.47%
2088 -0.13% -0.47%
2087 -0.11% -0.47%
2086 -0.1% -0.46%
2085 -0.08% -0.46%
2084 -0.07% -0.47%
2083 -0.06% -0.47%
2082 -0.04% -0.46%
2081 -0.03% -0.46%
2080 -0.008% -0.45%
2079 0.01% -0.44%
2078 0.03% -0.44%
2077 0.04% -0.42%
2076 0.06% -0.41%
2075 0.07% -0.4%
2074 0.09% -0.39%
2073 0.1% -0.38%
2072 0.12% -0.36%
2071 0.13% -0.35%
2070 0.14% -0.33%
2069 0.15% -0.32%
2068 0.16% -0.32%
2067 0.17% -0.31%
2066 0.18% -0.29%
2065 0.19% -0.28%
2064 0.2% -0.27%
2063 0.22% -0.26%
2062 0.24% -0.25%
2061 0.25% -0.23%
2060 0.28% -0.22%
2059 0.31% -0.21%
2058 0.33% -0.19%
2057 0.36% -0.17%
2056 0.4% -0.16%
2055 0.43% -0.14%
2054 0.47% -0.11%
2053 0.51% -0.09%
2052 0.55% -0.06%
2051 0.59% -0.02%
2050 0.63% 0.005%
2049 0.68% 0.04%
2048 0.71% 0.08%
2047 0.75% 0.11%
2046 0.78% 0.15%
2045 0.81% 0.18%
2044 0.83% 0.21%
2043 0.85% 0.25%
2042 0.87% 0.28%
2041 0.88% 0.3%
2040 0.89% 0.33%
2039 0.9% 0.35%
2038 0.91% 0.37%
2037 0.92% 0.38%
2036 0.93% 0.4%
2035 0.94% 0.42%
2034 0.96% 0.42%
2033 0.97% 0.44%
2032 1% 0.45%
2031 1.04% 0.48%
2030 1.15% 0.48%
2029 1.27% 0.5%
2028 1.38% 0.53%
2027 1.49% 0.55%
2026 1.6% 0.59%
2025 1.66% 0.6%
2024 1.77% 0.63%
2023 1.86% 0.67%
2022 1.95% 0.75%
2021 2.05% 0.87%
2020 2.15% 0.93%
2019 2.23% 0.97%
2018 2.28% 1.11%
2017 2.31% 1.25%
2016 2.32% 1.27%
2015 2.31% 1.25%
2014 2.29% 1.22%
2013 2.25% 1.19%
2012 2.2% 1.18%
2011 2.14% 1.16%
2010 2.07% 1.15%
2009 1.99% 1.51%
2008 1.93% 1.84%
2007 1.88% 1.78%
2006 1.88% 1.33%
2005 1.9% 0.93%
2004 1.94% 0.97%
2003 1.98% 1%
2002 2.01% 1.03%
2001 2.02% 1.06%
2000 2.01% 1.14%
1999 1.85% 1.31%
1998 1.7% 1.45%
1997 1.71% 1.46%
1996 1.73% 1.54%
1995 1.81% 1.69%
1994 2.09% 1.82%
1993 2.22% 1.94%
1992 2.3% 2.05%
1991 2.54% 2.12%
1990 2.68% 2.12%
1989 2.9% 2.08%
1988 3.09% 2.04%
1987 3.13% 2.05%
1986 3.09% 2.18%
1985 2.96% 2.35%
1984 2.82% 2.43%
1983 2.75% 2.41%
1982 2.7% 2.37%
1981 2.65% 2.38%
1980 2.6% 2.16%
1979 2.57% 2.25%
1978 2.56% 2.64%
1977 2.56% 2.66%
1976 2.56% 2.59%
1975 2.57% 2.35%
1974 2.58% 2.26%
1973 2.57% 2.26%
1972 2.59% 2.31%
1971 2.62% 2.35%
1970 2.65% 2.2%
1969 2.69% 2.13%
1968 2.75% 2.16%
1967 2.82% 2.29%
1966 2.91% 2.41%
1965 3.01% 2.56%
1964 3.09% 2.7%
1963 3.15% 2.8%
1962 3.17% 2.63%
1961 3.16% 2.7%

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 Vietnam's population grew by 0.6%.

Live population counters

Turkmenistan Vietnam
Current population
7800189
102486146
Population rank 104/197 16/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 1.23%
One net population change
4.24 minutes
51.8 seconds
One birth every
3.35 minutes
23.3 seconds
One death every
12 minutes
47 seconds
Daily growth/decline +341 +1,674
Annual growth/decline +124,349 +610,841
Annual growth/decline rate +1.66% +0.6%
Population growth rate rank 63/197 122/197
One migration net change every
39.7 minutes
10.9 minutes
Annual migration change +13,268 -48,171
Net migration rank 39/196 174/196
Foreign-born residents 193,763 326,418
Foreign-born residents rank 115/195 95/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.6% 0.3%
Foreign-born share rank 125/195 185/195

Natural population change vs migration

Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
Vietnam
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Turkmenistan Vietnam
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 13,268 - -48,171
2024 112,942 14,646 684,393 -59,645
2023 117,529 15,005 727,955 -81,789
2022 121,814 14,141 775,914 -78,977
2021 122,721 17,617 799,593 -5,418
2020 124,014 19,913 924,004 -6,457
2019 128,275 19,735 895,262 -2,051
2018 129,537 19,293 882,977 96,650
2017 131,417 16,678 1,001,833 139,245
2016 132,581 13,365 1,045,094 167,652
2015 132,663 9,936 1,145,903 -4,888
2014 129,677 8,696 1,151,221 -4,894
2013 126,217 7,287 1,071,570 -4,979
2012 120,957 7,125 1,063,741 -4,851
2011 115,197 6,992 1,029,859 -4,602
2010 109,318 6,621 1,005,559 -4,443
2009 102,931 6,656 1,007,778 -18,560
2008 96,815 6,734 1,008,141 571,113
2007 92,038 6,388 981,689 523,784
2006 87,840 7,613 943,041 482,399
2005 83,968 10,263 942,084 -208,337
2004 79,850 14,242 985,438 -220,458
2003 76,737 17,625 1,001,470 -216,062
2002 75,639 18,803 991,427 -193,766
2001 76,682 16,982 985,610 -177,586
2000 76,875 14,925 966,894 -144,298
1999 76,362 12,859 925,519 -15,010
1998 77,342 -3,239 959,016 106,091
1997 79,045 -5,600 1,028,116 52,382
1996 80,996 -8,627 1,108,686 -48,235
1995 86,289 -13,423 1,203,666 -51,147
1994 89,319 -13,094 1,291,534 -53,012
1993 92,596 -312 1,370,365 -72,931
1992 96,668 -13,517 1,419,952 -65,285
1991 99,297 -4,864 1,459,311 -76,829
1990 101,099 -4,864 1,449,157 -57,221
1989 103,553 -3,576 1,423,622 -101,113
1988 104,802 1,408 1,370,108 -84,361
1987 103,885 3,161 1,359,481 -128,095
1986 100,930 1,878 1,407,957 -164,183
1985 95,890 1,861 1,453,954 -124,910
1984 90,591 -1,427 1,477,448 -97,339
1983 85,183 -1,264 1,453,913 -97,706
1982 80,989 -961 1,407,959 -110,901
1981 77,829 -1,102 1,358,500 -109,259
1980 74,394 -1,152 1,321,595 -74,791
1979 71,135 -677 1,314,563 -337,597
1978 68,437 -350 1,286,991 -6,592
1977 66,318 -132 1,259,315 49,655
1976 64,513 160 1,232,608 -1,733
1975 62,681 550 1,175,181 -2,010
1974 60,925 924 1,000,505 -34,940
1973 59,169 1,194 1,061,707 -19,937
1972 57,326 1,293 921,524 -1,920
1971 56,666 1,348 963,259 76,961
1970 55,617 1,376 905,902 1,997
1969 54,791 1,397 878,359 0
1968 54,324 1,401 815,116 1,489
1967 54,209 1,397 862,071 394
1966 54,353 1,377 876,283 1,769
1965 54,558 1,366 913,761 -1,438
1964 54,574 1,340 950,219 -6,328
1963 54,203 1,332 961,067 0
1962 53,248 1,337 960,046 0
1961 51,659 1,372 798,978 0
1960 49,436 1,421 955,268 0

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

GeoRank.org/population/turkmenistan/vietnam | CC BY

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 Vietnam 98.2% is from natural causes (a gain of 8,882,928 people) and 1.82% is from migration (a gain of 164,322 people).

As of 2024, 193,763 residents or 2.6% of the population were not native-born in Turkmenistan, compared to 326,418 people or 0.3% in Vietnam.

Biggest cities by population

Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K
Vietnam
City Population
Ho Chi Minh 14M
Hanoi 8.72M
Can Tho 3.21M
Da Nang 2.82M
Haiphong 2.12M
Bien Hoa 1.1M
Hue 653K
Bac Ninh 520K
Hai Duong 507K
Vinh 490K

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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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