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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Turkmenistan was 7,494,498 in 2024 vs 21,314,956 people in Zambia in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Turkmenistan's population is 7,776,557 people compared to 22,697,916 in Zambia.

Population statistics:

  • Zambia's population is 2.92 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Turkmenistan is ranked the 104th most populous country in the world, while Zambia is the 62nd.
  • The countries together account for 0.37% of the world: 0.09% for Turkmenistan vs 0.27% for Zambia.
  • For the last 10 years, Turkmenistan has had an average growth rate of +2.14% per year vs +3% in Zambia.
  • Since 2006, the population of Turkmenistan has increased from 5.15M people to 7.78M (51.1% growth), while Zambia has grown from 12.1M to 22.7M (87.1% growth).

Turkmenistan vs Zambia: population by year and forecast

Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Turkmenistan Zambia
2100 10,046,945 65,217,429
2099 10,075,740 64,871,545
2098 10,103,319 64,515,891
2097 10,129,577 64,148,736
2096 10,154,338 63,777,313
2095 10,178,163 63,393,169
2094 10,200,371 62,992,652
2093 10,221,349 62,590,327
2092 10,240,959 62,175,930
2091 10,259,026 61,750,591
2090 10,276,261 61,321,399
2089 10,291,819 60,880,148
2088 10,306,303 60,434,676
2087 10,319,501 59,970,107
2086 10,331,090 59,499,234
2085 10,341,183 59,023,040
2084 10,349,710 58,535,857
2083 10,356,602 58,040,512
2082 10,362,422 57,538,672
2081 10,366,587 57,027,491
2080 10,369,293 56,506,421
2079 10,370,130 55,983,242
2078 10,369,013 55,449,777
2077 10,366,366 54,906,771
2076 10,361,975 54,361,075
2075 10,355,755 53,806,856
2074 10,348,384 53,246,777
2073 10,339,415 52,677,348
2072 10,328,653 52,101,139
2071 10,316,618 51,519,691
2070 10,303,565 50,931,614
2069 10,289,578 50,334,700
2068 10,274,625 49,737,479
2067 10,258,518 49,135,488
2066 10,241,362 48,530,443
2065 10,223,420 47,918,592
2064 10,204,034 47,299,740
2063 10,183,241 46,677,439
2062 10,160,903 46,048,819
2061 10,136,928 45,416,657
2060 10,111,369 44,777,347
2059 10,083,631 44,137,306
2058 10,052,905 43,494,451
2057 10,019,547 42,851,923
2056 9,983,379 42,206,898
2055 9,943,931 41,558,284
2054 9,901,473 40,906,492
2053 9,854,931 40,255,629
2052 9,804,909 39,603,888
2051 9,751,221 38,949,958
2050 9,693,713 38,294,607
2049 9,632,600 37,634,194
2048 9,567,946 36,971,309
2047 9,500,139 36,309,749
2046 9,429,355 35,645,868
2045 9,356,194 34,981,812
2044 9,280,988 34,316,981
2043 9,204,466 33,652,420
2042 9,126,898 32,990,657
2041 9,048,356 32,329,447
2040 8,969,478 31,664,262
2039 8,890,225 31,001,305
2038 8,810,850 30,335,662
2037 8,731,367 29,668,561
2036 8,651,719 29,000,264
2035 8,572,231 28,333,498
2034 8,492,483 27,671,195
2033 8,412,113 27,011,974
2032 8,330,912 26,356,580
2031 8,248,129 25,702,812
2030 8,163,024 25,055,216
2029 8,070,023 24,414,405
2028 7,969,080 23,780,809
2027 7,860,774 23,151,479
2026 7,745,331 22,529,742
2025 7,623,184 21,918,187
2024 7,494,498 21,314,956
2023 7,364,438 20,723,965
2022 7,230,193 20,152,938
2021 7,092,043 19,603,607
2020 6,949,912 19,059,395
2019 6,803,944 18,513,839
2018 6,655,524 17,973,569
2017 6,507,061 17,441,320
2016 6,360,041 16,914,423
2015 6,215,770 16,399,089
2014 6,075,283 15,895,315
2013 5,939,341 15,398,997
2012 5,808,546 14,913,629
2011 5,683,417 14,437,796
2010 5,564,356 13,965,594
2009 5,451,592 13,490,389
2008 5,345,029 13,021,324
2007 5,244,046 12,565,085
2006 5,147,105 12,129,553
2005 5,052,257 11,718,819
2004 4,958,093 11,338,198
2003 4,863,865 10,983,595
2002 4,769,465 10,647,949
2001 4,675,409 10,325,185
2000 4,582,677 10,017,631
1999 4,492,170 9,740,005
1998 4,410,507 9,482,408
1997 4,336,730 9,237,063
1996 4,263,819 9,004,053
1995 4,191,203 8,785,763
1994 4,116,662 8,576,269
1993 4,032,407 8,373,921
1992 3,944,689 8,176,680
1991 3,855,894 7,981,650
1990 3,760,562 7,786,169
1989 3,662,459 7,589,216
1988 3,559,363 7,391,440
1987 3,452,731 7,191,282
1986 3,347,809 6,986,471
1985 3,247,534 6,780,953
1984 3,154,079 6,580,490
1983 3,067,534 6,381,038
1982 2,985,557 6,178,637
1981 2,907,187 5,983,289
1980 2,832,203 5,802,833
1979 2,760,358 5,631,728
1978 2,691,088 5,465,374
1977 2,623,948 5,302,480
1976 2,558,521 5,143,842
1975 2,494,570 4,990,086
1974 2,432,028 4,842,746
1973 2,370,919 4,702,693
1972 2,311,430 4,569,309
1971 2,253,119 4,442,525
1970 2,195,616 4,321,718
1969 2,139,024 4,197,116
1968 2,083,069 4,065,593
1967 2,027,403 3,936,343
1966 1,971,737 3,812,003
1965 1,915,916 3,692,086
1964 1,859,997 3,577,017
1963 1,804,272 3,465,907
1962 1,749,214 3,358,099
1961 1,695,400 3,254,086
1960 1,643,457 3,153,729

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/zambia | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Turkmenistan increased by 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth), while Zambia gained 4,784,870 people (a 39.4% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Turkmenistan gained 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth), while Zambia's population increased by 5,783,493 people (a 34.2% growth).

Turkmenistan was ranked 113th most populous country in 2006 and is 104th in 2026. Zambia was ranked 71st in 2006 and ranked 62nd 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 Zambia will increase by 68.7% to 38,294,607 people and rank change from 62nd to 54th.

Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.4M people compared to the peak of 65.2M people in 2100 for Zambia.

Population growth rate by year

Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
Zambia
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Turkmenistan Zambia
2100 -0.29% 0.53%
2099 -0.27% 0.55%
2098 -0.26% 0.57%
2097 -0.24% 0.58%
2096 -0.23% 0.61%
2095 -0.22% 0.64%
2094 -0.21% 0.64%
2093 -0.19% 0.67%
2092 -0.18% 0.69%
2091 -0.17% 0.7%
2090 -0.15% 0.72%
2089 -0.14% 0.74%
2088 -0.13% 0.77%
2087 -0.11% 0.79%
2086 -0.1% 0.81%
2085 -0.08% 0.83%
2084 -0.07% 0.85%
2083 -0.06% 0.87%
2082 -0.04% 0.9%
2081 -0.03% 0.92%
2080 -0.008% 0.93%
2079 0.01% 0.96%
2078 0.03% 0.99%
2077 0.04% 1%
2076 0.06% 1.03%
2075 0.07% 1.05%
2074 0.09% 1.08%
2073 0.1% 1.11%
2072 0.12% 1.13%
2071 0.13% 1.15%
2070 0.14% 1.19%
2069 0.15% 1.2%
2068 0.16% 1.23%
2067 0.17% 1.25%
2066 0.18% 1.28%
2065 0.19% 1.31%
2064 0.2% 1.33%
2063 0.22% 1.37%
2062 0.24% 1.39%
2061 0.25% 1.43%
2060 0.28% 1.45%
2059 0.31% 1.48%
2058 0.33% 1.5%
2057 0.36% 1.53%
2056 0.4% 1.56%
2055 0.43% 1.59%
2054 0.47% 1.62%
2053 0.51% 1.65%
2052 0.55% 1.68%
2051 0.59% 1.71%
2050 0.63% 1.75%
2049 0.68% 1.79%
2048 0.71% 1.82%
2047 0.75% 1.86%
2046 0.78% 1.9%
2045 0.81% 1.94%
2044 0.83% 1.97%
2043 0.85% 2.01%
2042 0.87% 2.05%
2041 0.88% 2.1%
2040 0.89% 2.14%
2039 0.9% 2.19%
2038 0.91% 2.25%
2037 0.92% 2.3%
2036 0.93% 2.35%
2035 0.94% 2.39%
2034 0.96% 2.44%
2033 0.97% 2.49%
2032 1% 2.54%
2031 1.04% 2.58%
2030 1.15% 2.62%
2029 1.27% 2.66%
2028 1.38% 2.72%
2027 1.49% 2.76%
2026 1.6% 2.79%
2025 1.72% 2.83%
2024 1.77% 2.85%
2023 1.86% 2.83%
2022 1.95% 2.8%
2021 2.05% 2.86%
2020 2.15% 2.95%
2019 2.23% 3.01%
2018 2.28% 3.05%
2017 2.31% 3.12%
2016 2.32% 3.14%
2015 2.31% 3.17%
2014 2.29% 3.22%
2013 2.25% 3.25%
2012 2.2% 3.3%
2011 2.14% 3.38%
2010 2.07% 3.52%
2009 1.99% 3.6%
2008 1.93% 3.63%
2007 1.88% 3.59%
2006 1.88% 3.5%
2005 1.9% 3.36%
2004 1.94% 3.23%
2003 1.98% 3.15%
2002 2.01% 3.13%
2001 2.02% 3.07%
2000 2.01% 2.85%
1999 1.85% 2.72%
1998 1.7% 2.66%
1997 1.71% 2.59%
1996 1.73% 2.48%
1995 1.81% 2.44%
1994 2.09% 2.42%
1993 2.22% 2.41%
1992 2.3% 2.44%
1991 2.54% 2.51%
1990 2.68% 2.6%
1989 2.9% 2.68%
1988 3.09% 2.78%
1987 3.13% 2.93%
1986 3.09% 3.03%
1985 2.96% 3.05%
1984 2.82% 3.13%
1983 2.75% 3.28%
1982 2.7% 3.26%
1981 2.65% 3.11%
1980 2.6% 3.04%
1979 2.57% 3.04%
1978 2.56% 3.07%
1977 2.56% 3.08%
1976 2.56% 3.08%
1975 2.57% 3.04%
1974 2.58% 2.98%
1973 2.57% 2.92%
1972 2.59% 2.85%
1971 2.62% 2.8%
1970 2.65% 2.97%
1969 2.69% 3.24%
1968 2.75% 3.28%
1967 2.82% 3.26%
1966 2.91% 3.25%
1965 3.01% 3.22%
1964 3.09% 3.21%
1963 3.15% 3.21%
1962 3.17% 3.2%
1961 3.16% 3.18%

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/zambia | CC BY

In 2024, the population of Turkmenistan grew by 1.77%, while Zambia's population grew by 2.85%.

Live population counters

Turkmenistan Zambia
Current population
7776557
22697916
Population rank 104/197 62/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.27%
One net population change
4.04 minutes
53.4 seconds
One birth every
3.28 minutes
46 seconds
One death every
12.3 minutes
4.87 minutes
Daily growth/decline +356 +1,619
Annual growth/decline +130,060 +590,991
Annual growth/decline rate +1.77% +2.85%
Population growth rate rank 61/197 21/197
One migration net change every
39.7 minutes
1.34 hours
Annual migration change +13,268 +6,562
Net migration rank 39/196 47/196
Foreign-born residents 193,763 249,205
Foreign-born residents rank 115/195 105/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.6% 1.2%
Foreign-born share rank 125/195 150/195

Natural population change vs migration

Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
Zambia
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Turkmenistan Zambia
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 13,268 - 6,562
2024 - 14,646 - 7,381
2023 117,529 15,005 577,660 9,521
2022 121,814 14,141 563,456 -8,566
2021 122,721 17,617 535,629 8,143
2020 124,014 19,913 536,484 8,156
2019 128,275 19,735 528,089 18,385
2018 129,537 19,293 515,644 18,431
2017 131,417 16,678 504,630 25,789
2016 132,581 13,365 497,521 25,860
2015 132,663 9,936 491,021 16,261
2014 129,677 8,696 483,663 16,574
2013 126,217 7,287 476,846 15,542
2012 120,957 7,125 469,406 8,958
2011 115,197 6,992 459,743 13,569
2010 109,318 6,621 448,337 22,761
2009 102,931 6,656 434,458 44,867
2008 96,815 6,734 419,560 39,249
2007 92,038 6,388 403,729 49,945
2006 87,840 7,613 387,891 29,517
2005 83,968 10,263 368,756 35,316
2004 79,850 14,242 349,352 7,819
2003 76,737 17,625 331,189 20,845
2002 75,639 18,803 316,041 3,206
2001 76,682 16,982 302,682 23,582
2000 76,875 14,925 293,186 -4,338
1999 76,362 12,859 283,297 -16,888
1998 77,342 -3,239 275,568 -26,796
1997 79,045 -5,600 268,198 -26,276
1996 80,996 -8,627 262,468 -38,358
1995 86,289 -13,423 257,897 -45,423
1994 89,319 -13,094 252,023 -45,504
1993 92,596 -312 245,917 -47,739
1992 96,668 -13,517 239,953 -43,656
1991 99,297 -4,864 237,957 -44,203
1990 101,099 -4,864 235,835 -38,619
1989 103,553 -3,576 233,429 -36,736
1988 104,802 1,408 230,118 -31,270
1987 103,885 3,161 227,813 -26,338
1986 100,930 1,878 224,768 -16,610
1985 95,890 1,861 221,351 -18,474
1984 90,591 -1,427 216,695 -18,652
1983 85,183 -1,264 212,712 -11,849
1982 80,989 -961 207,621 -3,676
1981 77,829 -1,102 202,822 -16,072
1980 74,394 -1,152 198,817 -24,664
1979 71,135 -677 197,578 -29,515
1978 68,437 -350 194,933 -30,284
1977 66,318 -132 191,557 -30,423
1976 64,513 160 186,762 -30,612
1975 62,681 550 182,258 -30,886
1974 60,925 924 174,484 -31,178
1973 59,169 1,194 168,258 -31,472
1972 57,326 1,293 161,648 -31,672
1971 56,666 1,348 155,249 -31,651
1970 55,617 1,376 149,380 -31,370
1969 54,791 1,397 142,660 -11,469
1968 54,324 1,401 137,315 -5,447
1967 54,209 1,397 131,938 -5,298
1966 54,353 1,377 127,164 -5,129
1965 54,558 1,366 122,814 -5,023
1964 54,574 1,340 117,197 -4,851
1963 54,203 1,332 114,555 -4,676
1962 53,248 1,337 110,173 -4,428
1961 51,659 1,372 106,318 -4,043
1960 49,436 1,421 102,335 -3,898

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

GeoRank.org/population/turkmenistan/zambia | 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 Zambia 97.4% is from natural causes (a gain of 5,233,797 people) and 2.58% is from migration (a gain of 138,554 people).

As of 2024, 193,763 residents or 2.6% of the population were not native-born in Turkmenistan, compared to 249,205 people or 1.2% in Zambia.

Biggest cities by population

Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K
Zambia
City Population
Lusaka 2.47M
Kitwe 625K
Ndola 528K
Chingola 255K
Mufulira 182K
Livingstone 177K
Kasama 158K
Kapiri Mposhi 65.2K
Choma 51.8K
Mansa 45.4K

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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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