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

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The latest officially reported population of Turkmenistan was 7,618,847 in 2025 vs 16,950,795 people in Zimbabwe in 2025. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Turkmenistan's population is 7,800,189 people compared to 17,443,108 in Zimbabwe.

Population statistics:

  • Zimbabwe's population is 2.24 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 +2.08% per year vs +1.62% in Zimbabwe.
  • Since 2006, the population of Turkmenistan has increased from 5.15M people to 7.8M (51.5% growth), while Zimbabwe has grown from 12.6M to 17.4M (38% growth).

Turkmenistan vs Zimbabwe: population by year and forecast

Turkmenistan
Factual

Projection
Zimbabwe
Factual

Projection
1x
Year Population
Turkmenistan Zimbabwe
2100 10,041,228 37,486,352
2099 10,070,007 37,415,690
2098 10,097,571 37,331,540
2097 10,123,813 37,238,819
2096 10,148,560 37,146,184
2095 10,172,371 37,035,388
2094 10,194,567 36,915,996
2093 10,215,533 36,814,133
2092 10,235,132 36,691,740
2091 10,253,189 36,570,481
2090 10,270,414 36,428,812
2089 10,285,963 36,284,166
2088 10,300,439 36,144,627
2087 10,313,629 35,980,805
2086 10,325,212 35,811,286
2085 10,335,299 35,640,228
2084 10,343,821 35,459,328
2083 10,350,710 35,271,139
2082 10,356,526 35,081,992
2081 10,360,689 34,876,198
2080 10,363,394 34,662,013
2079 10,364,229 34,442,751
2078 10,363,113 34,220,306
2077 10,360,467 33,985,899
2076 10,356,079 33,742,198
2075 10,349,863 33,498,815
2074 10,342,496 33,247,764
2073 10,333,532 32,981,390
2072 10,322,776 32,708,937
2071 10,310,748 32,448,602
2070 10,297,702 32,183,952
2069 10,283,723 31,909,601
2068 10,268,779 31,633,783
2067 10,252,681 31,348,096
2066 10,235,535 31,065,618
2065 10,217,603 30,769,538
2064 10,198,228 30,482,622
2063 10,177,447 30,178,760
2062 10,155,121 29,870,308
2061 10,131,160 29,559,670
2060 10,105,616 29,254,998
2059 10,077,893 28,947,636
2058 10,047,185 28,634,199
2057 10,013,846 28,309,796
2056 9,977,699 27,993,176
2055 9,938,273 27,661,321
2054 9,895,840 27,334,325
2053 9,849,324 26,989,310
2052 9,799,331 26,645,898
2051 9,745,673 26,289,905
2050 9,688,197 25,937,176
2049 9,627,119 25,587,491
2048 9,562,502 25,230,302
2047 9,494,734 24,876,838
2046 9,423,990 24,515,600
2045 9,350,870 24,149,762
2044 9,275,707 23,785,181
2043 9,199,229 23,404,024
2042 9,121,705 23,037,316
2041 9,043,208 22,649,943
2040 8,964,374 22,275,480
2039 8,885,167 21,904,908
2038 8,805,836 21,532,024
2037 8,726,399 21,161,527
2036 8,646,796 20,792,863
2035 8,567,354 20,415,452
2034 8,487,651 20,049,783
2033 8,407,327 19,678,070
2032 8,326,172 19,313,685
2031 8,243,436 18,960,968
2030 8,158,380 18,615,376
2029 8,065,431 18,271,657
2028 7,964,546 17,935,044
2027 7,856,302 17,602,533
2026 7,740,924 17,274,728
2025 7,618,847 16,950,795
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 (2026–2100, retrieved 2026-07-08); World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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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 1,440,148 people (a 22.6% growth), while Zimbabwe's population increased by 2,842,814 people (a 19.5% 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 24.2% to 9,688,197 people with a rank change from 104th to 101st. The population of Zimbabwe will increase by 48.7% to 25,937,176 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 1.66% 1.9%
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 (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 Zimbabwe's population grew by 1.9%.

Live population counters

Turkmenistan Zimbabwe
Current population
7800189
17443108
Population rank 104/197 74/197
Percent of world population 0.09% 0.21%
One net population change
4.24 minutes
1.67 minutes
One birth every
3.35 minutes
1.06 minutes
One death every
12 minutes
4.21 minutes
Daily growth/decline +341 +867
Annual growth/decline +124,349 +316,422
Annual growth/decline rate +1.66% +1.9%
Population growth rate rank 63/197 53/197
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 112,942 14,646 372,494 -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 2026-07-08).

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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 Zimbabwe 76.8% is from natural causes (a gain of 3,564,631 people) and 23.2% is from migration (a loss of 1,076,306 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 (1960–2025, 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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