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

Updated on by Georank team

The latest officially reported population of Turkmenistan was 7,494,498 in 2024 vs 16,634,373 people in Zimbabwe in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Turkmenistan's population is 7,776,557 people compared to 17,361,868 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • Zimbabwe's population is 2.23 times bigger than Turkmenistan's.
  • Turkmenistan is ranked the 104th most populous country in the world, while Zimbabwe is the 74th.
  • The countries together account for 0.3% of the world: 0.09% for Turkmenistan vs 0.21% for Zimbabwe.
  • For the last 10 years, Turkmenistan has had an average growth rate of +2.14% per year vs +1.57% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Turkmenistan has increased from 5.15M people to 7.78M (51.1% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (37.4% growth).

Turkmenistan vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Turkmenistan Zimbabwe
2100 10,046,945 37,483,053
2099 10,075,740 37,412,398
2098 10,103,319 37,328,255
2097 10,129,577 37,235,542
2096 10,154,338 37,142,915
2095 10,178,163 37,032,129
2094 10,200,371 36,912,747
2093 10,221,349 36,810,893
2092 10,240,959 36,688,511
2091 10,259,026 36,567,262
2090 10,276,261 36,425,606
2089 10,291,819 36,280,973
2088 10,306,303 36,141,446
2087 10,319,501 35,977,638
2086 10,331,090 35,808,135
2085 10,341,183 35,637,092
2084 10,349,710 35,456,207
2083 10,356,602 35,268,035
2082 10,362,422 35,078,904
2081 10,366,587 34,873,129
2080 10,369,293 34,658,962
2079 10,370,130 34,439,720
2078 10,369,013 34,217,295
2077 10,366,366 33,982,909
2076 10,361,975 33,739,228
2075 10,355,755 33,495,867
2074 10,348,384 33,244,838
2073 10,339,415 32,978,488
2072 10,328,653 32,706,059
2071 10,316,618 32,445,747
2070 10,303,565 32,181,119
2069 10,289,578 31,906,793
2068 10,274,625 31,631,000
2067 10,258,518 31,345,338
2066 10,241,362 31,062,884
2065 10,223,420 30,766,830
2064 10,204,034 30,479,939
2063 10,183,241 30,176,104
2062 10,160,903 29,867,679
2061 10,136,928 29,557,068
2060 10,111,369 29,252,423
2059 10,083,631 28,945,088
2058 10,052,905 28,631,679
2057 10,019,547 28,307,305
2056 9,983,379 27,990,713
2055 9,943,931 27,658,887
2054 9,901,473 27,331,920
2053 9,854,931 26,986,935
2052 9,804,909 26,643,553
2051 9,751,221 26,287,592
2050 9,693,713 25,934,893
2049 9,632,600 25,585,239
2048 9,567,946 25,228,082
2047 9,500,139 24,874,649
2046 9,429,355 24,513,443
2045 9,356,194 24,147,637
2044 9,280,988 23,783,088
2043 9,204,466 23,401,965
2042 9,126,898 23,035,288
2041 9,048,356 22,647,950
2040 8,969,478 22,273,520
2039 8,890,225 21,902,980
2038 8,810,850 21,530,130
2037 8,731,367 21,159,664
2036 8,651,719 20,791,034
2035 8,572,231 20,413,656
2034 8,492,483 20,048,019
2033 8,412,113 19,676,339
2032 8,330,912 19,311,985
2031 8,248,129 18,959,300
2030 8,163,024 18,613,738
2029 8,070,023 18,270,049
2028 7,969,080 17,933,466
2027 7,860,774 17,600,984
2026 7,745,331 17,273,208
2025 7,623,184 16,949,303
2024 7,494,498 16,634,373
2023 7,364,438 16,340,822
2022 7,230,193 16,069,056
2021 7,092,043 15,797,210
2020 6,949,912 15,526,888
2019 6,803,944 15,271,368
2018 6,655,524 15,034,452
2017 6,507,061 14,812,482
2016 6,360,041 14,600,294
2015 6,215,770 14,399,013
2014 6,075,283 14,207,359
2013 5,939,341 14,013,808
2012 5,808,546 13,817,887
2011 5,683,417 13,595,424
2010 5,564,356 13,356,548
2009 5,451,592 13,142,790
2008 5,345,029 12,959,149
2007 5,244,046 12,804,058
2006 5,147,105 12,636,445
2005 5,052,257 12,483,432
2004 4,958,093 12,365,896
2003 4,863,865 12,232,323
2002 4,769,465 12,087,653
2001 4,675,409 11,971,901
2000 4,582,677 11,892,055
1999 4,492,170 11,783,458
1998 4,410,507 11,594,297
1997 4,336,730 11,369,827
1996 4,263,819 11,158,360
1995 4,191,203 10,974,599
1994 4,116,662 10,873,148
1993 4,032,407 10,860,288
1992 3,944,689 10,702,700
1991 3,855,894 10,404,816
1990 3,760,562 10,137,281
1989 3,662,459 9,864,798
1988 3,559,363 9,583,094
1987 3,452,731 9,284,644
1986 3,347,809 8,982,578
1985 3,247,534 8,686,813
1984 3,154,079 8,391,488
1983 3,067,534 8,098,404
1982 2,985,557 7,796,496
1981 2,907,187 7,498,635
1980 2,832,203 7,041,303
1979 2,760,358 6,647,556
1978 2,691,088 6,543,575
1977 2,623,948 6,449,512
1976 2,558,521 6,287,105
1975 2,494,570 6,098,658
1974 2,432,028 5,908,328
1973 2,370,919 5,720,404
1972 2,311,430 5,542,445
1971 2,253,119 5,374,712
1970 2,195,616 5,215,918
1969 2,139,024 5,058,181
1968 2,083,069 4,900,440
1967 2,027,403 4,748,307
1966 1,971,737 4,601,217
1965 1,915,916 4,458,462
1964 1,859,997 4,320,006
1963 1,804,272 4,185,877
1962 1,749,214 4,055,959
1961 1,695,400 3,930,401
1960 1,643,457 3,809,389

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/zimbabwe | CC BY

From 2006 to 2016, the population of Turkmenistan increased by 1,212,936 people (a 23.6% growth), while Zimbabwe gained 1,963,849 people (a 15.5% growth).

For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Turkmenistan gained 1,416,516 people (a 22.3% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,761,574 people (a 18.9% growth).

Turkmenistan was ranked 113th most populous country in 2006 and is 104th in 2026. Zimbabwe was ranked 70th in 2006 and ranked 74th 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 Zimbabwe will increase by 49.4% to 25,934,893 people and rank change from 74th to 65th.

Turkmenistan is projected to reach its peak in 2079 at 10.4M people compared to the peak of 37.5M people in 2100 for Zimbabwe.

Population growth rate by year

Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Growth rate
Turkmenistan Zimbabwe
2100 -0.29% 0.19%
2099 -0.27% 0.23%
2098 -0.26% 0.25%
2097 -0.24% 0.25%
2096 -0.23% 0.3%
2095 -0.22% 0.32%
2094 -0.21% 0.28%
2093 -0.19% 0.33%
2092 -0.18% 0.33%
2091 -0.17% 0.39%
2090 -0.15% 0.4%
2089 -0.14% 0.39%
2088 -0.13% 0.46%
2087 -0.11% 0.47%
2086 -0.1% 0.48%
2085 -0.08% 0.51%
2084 -0.07% 0.53%
2083 -0.06% 0.54%
2082 -0.04% 0.59%
2081 -0.03% 0.62%
2080 -0.008% 0.64%
2079 0.01% 0.65%
2078 0.03% 0.69%
2077 0.04% 0.72%
2076 0.06% 0.73%
2075 0.07% 0.76%
2074 0.09% 0.81%
2073 0.1% 0.83%
2072 0.12% 0.8%
2071 0.13% 0.82%
2070 0.14% 0.86%
2069 0.15% 0.87%
2068 0.16% 0.91%
2067 0.17% 0.91%
2066 0.18% 0.96%
2065 0.19% 0.94%
2064 0.2% 1.01%
2063 0.22% 1.03%
2062 0.24% 1.05%
2061 0.25% 1.04%
2060 0.28% 1.06%
2059 0.31% 1.09%
2058 0.33% 1.15%
2057 0.36% 1.13%
2056 0.4% 1.2%
2055 0.43% 1.2%
2054 0.47% 1.28%
2053 0.51% 1.29%
2052 0.55% 1.35%
2051 0.59% 1.36%
2050 0.63% 1.37%
2049 0.68% 1.42%
2048 0.71% 1.42%
2047 0.75% 1.47%
2046 0.78% 1.51%
2045 0.81% 1.53%
2044 0.83% 1.63%
2043 0.85% 1.59%
2042 0.87% 1.71%
2041 0.88% 1.68%
2040 0.89% 1.69%
2039 0.9% 1.73%
2038 0.91% 1.75%
2037 0.92% 1.77%
2036 0.93% 1.85%
2035 0.94% 1.82%
2034 0.96% 1.89%
2033 0.97% 1.89%
2032 1% 1.86%
2031 1.04% 1.86%
2030 1.15% 1.88%
2029 1.27% 1.88%
2028 1.38% 1.89%
2027 1.49% 1.9%
2026 1.6% 1.91%
2025 1.72% 1.89%
2024 1.77% 1.8%
2023 1.86% 1.69%
2022 1.95% 1.72%
2021 2.05% 1.74%
2020 2.15% 1.67%
2019 2.23% 1.58%
2018 2.28% 1.5%
2017 2.31% 1.45%
2016 2.32% 1.4%
2015 2.31% 1.35%
2014 2.29% 1.38%
2013 2.25% 1.42%
2012 2.2% 1.64%
2011 2.14% 1.79%
2010 2.07% 1.63%
2009 1.99% 1.42%
2008 1.93% 1.21%
2007 1.88% 1.33%
2006 1.88% 1.23%
2005 1.9% 0.95%
2004 1.94% 1.09%
2003 1.98% 1.2%
2002 2.01% 0.97%
2001 2.02% 0.67%
2000 2.01% 0.92%
1999 1.85% 1.63%
1998 1.7% 1.97%
1997 1.71% 1.9%
1996 1.73% 1.67%
1995 1.81% 0.93%
1994 2.09% 0.12%
1993 2.22% 1.47%
1992 2.3% 2.86%
1991 2.54% 2.64%
1990 2.68% 2.76%
1989 2.9% 2.94%
1988 3.09% 3.21%
1987 3.13% 3.36%
1986 3.09% 3.4%
1985 2.96% 3.52%
1984 2.82% 3.62%
1983 2.75% 3.87%
1982 2.7% 3.97%
1981 2.65% 6.49%
1980 2.6% 5.92%
1979 2.57% 1.59%
1978 2.56% 1.46%
1977 2.56% 2.58%
1976 2.56% 3.09%
1975 2.57% 3.22%
1974 2.58% 3.29%
1973 2.57% 3.21%
1972 2.59% 3.12%
1971 2.62% 3.04%
1970 2.65% 3.12%
1969 2.69% 3.22%
1968 2.75% 3.2%
1967 2.82% 3.2%
1966 2.91% 3.2%
1965 3.01% 3.2%
1964 3.09% 3.2%
1963 3.15% 3.2%
1962 3.17% 3.19%
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).

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In 2024, the population of Turkmenistan grew by 1.77%, while Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.8%.

Live population counters

Turkmenistan Zimbabwe
Current population
7776557
17361868
Population rank 104/197 74/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.21%
One net population change
4.04 minutes
1.79 minutes
One birth every
3.28 minutes
1.06 minutes
One death every
12.3 minutes
4.22 minutes
Daily growth/decline +356 +804
Annual growth/decline +130,060 +293,551
Annual growth/decline rate +1.77% +1.8%
Population growth rate rank 61/197 60/197
One migration net change every
39.7 minutes
9.66 minutes
Annual migration change +13,268 -54,555
Net migration rank 39/196 175/196
Foreign-born residents 193,763 429,108
Foreign-born residents rank 115/195 87/195
Foreign-born share of population 2.6% 2.6%
Foreign-born share rank 125/195 127/195

Natural population change vs migration

Turkmenistan
Natural

Migration
Zimbabwe
Natural

Migration
1x
Year Population change
Turkmenistan Zimbabwe
Natural Migration Natural Migration
2025 - 13,268 - -54,555
2024 - 14,646 - -60,528
2023 117,529 15,005 372,505 -97,380
2022 121,814 14,141 371,243 -102,828
2021 122,721 17,617 349,908 -74,623
2020 124,014 19,913 354,790 -89,440
2019 128,275 19,735 348,798 -103,107
2018 129,537 19,293 345,883 -117,758
2017 131,417 16,678 344,035 -128,241
2016 132,581 13,365 348,772 -140,181
2015 132,663 9,936 356,203 -162,220
2014 129,677 8,696 366,350 -177,029
2013 126,217 7,287 374,757 -176,972
2012 120,957 7,125 371,135 -177,061
2011 115,197 6,992 359,572 -108,714
2010 109,318 6,621 335,570 -108,671
2009 102,931 6,656 309,316 -108,689
2008 96,815 6,734 280,527 -113,858
2007 92,038 6,388 261,805 -118,299
2006 87,840 7,613 248,963 -57,257
2005 83,968 10,263 248,545 -134,212
2004 79,850 14,242 248,307 -127,550
2003 76,737 17,625 243,057 -96,667
2002 75,639 18,803 244,170 -101,212
2001 76,682 16,982 227,909 -139,361
2000 76,875 14,925 236,343 -165,181
1999 76,362 12,859 232,393 -86,343
1998 77,342 -3,239 225,614 6,645
1997 79,045 -5,600 216,288 395
1996 80,996 -8,627 205,269 978
1995 86,289 -13,423 206,695 -45,428
1994 89,319 -13,094 216,343 -174,723
1993 92,596 -312 228,045 -243,947
1992 96,668 -13,517 255,291 75,788
1991 99,297 -4,864 260,943 3,749
1990 101,099 -4,864 265,444 4,948
1989 103,553 -3,576 270,838 3,736
1988 104,802 1,408 277,498 11,327
1987 103,885 3,161 286,766 21,308
1986 100,930 1,878 289,894 6,154
1985 95,890 1,861 290,756 4,718
1984 90,591 -1,427 290,052 5,124
1983 85,183 -1,264 286,545 4,456
1982 80,989 -961 279,934 32,899
1981 77,829 -1,102 271,361 11,523
1980 74,394 -1,152 241,179 390,593
1979 71,135 -677 223,657 -67,937
1978 68,437 -350 222,979 -170,727
1977 66,318 -132 225,139 -89,270
1976 64,513 160 221,419 -32,495
1975 62,681 550 216,947 -28,988
1974 60,925 924 208,806 -16,105
1973 59,169 1,194 201,885 -18,733
1972 57,326 1,293 193,725 -20,959
1971 56,666 1,348 185,427 -22,719
1970 55,617 1,376 178,979 -24,102
1969 54,791 1,397 172,626 -12,028
1968 54,324 1,401 166,865 -11,997
1967 54,209 1,397 161,205 -11,814
1966 54,353 1,377 156,014 -11,211
1965 54,558 1,366 151,164 -10,465
1964 54,574 1,340 145,848 -9,631
1963 54,203 1,332 140,984 -8,936
1962 53,248 1,337 136,317 -8,529
1961 51,659 1,372 131,531 -8,204
1960 49,436 1,421 126,959 -8,260

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 Zimbabwe 74.9% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,558,487 people) and 25.1% is from migration (a loss of 1,192,807 people).

As of 2024, 193,763 residents or 2.6% of the population were not native-born in Turkmenistan, compared to 429,108 people or 2.6% in Zimbabwe.

Biggest cities by population

Turkmenistan
City Population
Ashgabat 1.03M
Turkmenabat 231K
Dasoguz 227K
Mary 126K
Anau 29.6K
Baherden 24.7K
Zimbabwe
City Population
Harare 2.15M
Masvingo 1.64M
Bulawayo 666K
Chitungwiza 371K
Mutare 225K
Gweru 141K
Kadoma 116K
Kwekwe 93.1K
Chinhoyi 56.8K
Marondera 52.3K

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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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