Turkmenistan Population

Population now

6,493,529

World: 111th
Asia: 35th

Male:	3,193,624	(49.18 %)
Female:	3,299,906	(50.82 %)

Births in 2026:	94,499
Deaths in 2026:	36,006

Life expectancy & Rates (2026)

Male:	65.49 years
Female:	72.66 years
Total:	69.06 years
Median Age:	27.15 years

Birth Rate:	19.08
Death Rate:	7.27
Growth Rate:	1.62 %
Fertility Rate:	2.53

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Median Age
Population structure (mid 2026)
Urbanization

Turkmenistan Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	2M	782k	822k	0.95	1.87%	45.71	15.95	6.59	54.47	50.97	58.13	20.73	46.41%	3.28
1961	2M	809k	850k	0.95	1.92%	45.55	15.58	6.69	54.90	51.38	58.54	20.32	46.56%	3.40
1962	2M	837k	879k	0.95	1.97%	45.12	15.17	6.76	55.33	51.80	58.95	19.77	46.70%	3.51
1963	2M	865k	908k	0.95	2.01%	44.43	14.74	6.79	55.76	52.21	59.37	19.05	46.85%	3.63
1964	2M	895k	938k	0.95	2.05%	43.53	14.28	6.79	56.19	52.63	59.79	18.30	46.99%	3.76
1965	2M	924k	969k	0.95	2.08%	42.50	13.81	6.76	56.61	53.05	60.20	17.74	47.14%	3.88
1966	2M	953k	999k	0.95	2.10%	41.40	13.36	6.70	57.02	53.45	60.60	17.25	47.28%	4.00
1967	2M	983k	1M	0.96	2.12%	40.32	12.92	6.64	57.42	53.84	60.99	16.94	47.43%	4.12
1968	2M	1M	1M	0.96	2.15%	39.35	12.51	6.56	57.79	54.21	61.36	16.78	47.58%	4.24
1969	2M	1M	1M	0.96	2.17%	38.53	12.14	6.48	58.15	54.55	61.71	16.70	47.72%	4.37
1970	2M	1M	1M	0.96	2.21%	37.90	11.82	6.40	58.47	54.87	62.03	16.66	47.78%	4.50
1971	2M	1M	1M	0.96	2.24%	37.46	11.56	6.32	58.77	55.16	62.31	16.69	47.74%	4.63
1972	2M	1M	1M	0.96	2.28%	37.18	11.33	6.24	59.03	55.42	62.57	16.74	47.69%	4.76
1973	2M	1M	1M	0.96	2.32%	37.00	11.13	6.14	59.27	55.65	62.81	16.81	47.65%	4.90
1974	2M	1M	1M	0.96	2.37%	36.90	10.96	6.04	59.49	55.87	63.03	16.91	47.60%	5.03
1975	3M	1M	1M	0.96	2.41%	36.84	10.81	5.93	59.70	56.08	63.24	17.04	47.56%	5.17
1976	3M	1M	1M	0.96	2.45%	36.78	10.66	5.80	59.93	56.30	63.47	17.14	47.51%	5.32
1977	3M	1M	1M	0.96	2.50%	36.71	10.50	5.65	60.16	56.54	63.70	17.26	47.47%	5.46
1978	3M	1M	1M	0.96	2.54%	36.60	10.34	5.49	60.42	56.79	63.96	17.40	47.42%	5.60
1979	3M	1M	1M	0.96	2.58%	36.45	10.17	5.33	60.70	57.07	64.24	17.56	47.30%	5.75
1980	3M	1M	1M	0.96	2.63%	36.30	9.99	5.17	61.00	57.36	64.53	17.72	47.08%	5.89
1981	3M	1M	2M	0.96	2.69%	36.19	9.80	5.02	61.31	57.68	64.83	17.85	46.86%	6.04
1982	3M	1M	2M	0.96	2.75%	36.16	9.63	4.90	61.62	58.00	65.13	17.99	46.64%	6.19
1983	3M	2M	2M	0.96	2.82%	36.22	9.47	4.79	61.92	58.31	65.40	18.14	46.42%	6.33
1984	3M	2M	2M	0.96	2.90%	36.35	9.33	4.71	62.19	58.61	65.66	18.28	46.20%	6.49
1985	3M	2M	2M	0.96	2.96%	36.50	9.21	4.65	62.43	58.86	65.87	18.40	45.98%	6.65
1986	3M	2M	2M	0.96	3.02%	36.61	9.11	4.60	62.61	59.04	66.05	18.48	45.76%	6.81
1987	3M	2M	2M	0.96	3.05%	36.61	9.03	4.56	62.73	59.15	66.20	18.52	45.54%	6.98
1988	3M	2M	2M	0.96	3.07%	36.45	8.95	4.50	62.80	59.19	66.31	18.55	45.32%	7.16
1989	4M	2M	2M	0.97	3.06%	36.09	8.88	4.44	62.82	59.17	66.41	18.58	45.16%	7.35
1990	4M	2M	2M	0.97	3.03%	35.47	8.81	4.34	62.81	59.10	66.48	18.64	45.08%	7.55
1991	4M	2M	2M	0.97	2.96%	34.54	8.73	4.22	62.78	59.01	66.56	18.63	44.99%	7.76
1992	4M	2M	2M	0.97	2.86%	33.35	8.63	4.07	62.76	58.91	66.63	18.68	44.90%	7.99
1993	4M	2M	2M	0.97	2.75%	31.95	8.52	3.90	62.76	58.85	66.72	18.78	44.82%	8.22
1994	4M	2M	2M	0.97	2.62%	30.41	8.39	3.71	62.79	58.82	66.83	18.91	44.73%	8.43
1995	4M	2M	2M	0.97	2.49%	28.84	8.26	3.51	62.85	58.85	66.95	19.10	44.79%	8.62
1996	4M	2M	2M	0.97	2.36%	27.35	8.13	3.32	62.95	58.93	67.09	19.34	45.02%	8.78
1997	4M	2M	2M	0.97	2.25%	26.03	8.02	3.15	63.08	59.05	67.24	19.64	45.24%	8.92
1998	4M	2M	2M	0.97	2.15%	24.94	7.92	3.01	63.24	59.21	67.39	19.99	45.47%	9.04
1999	4M	2M	2M	0.97	2.08%	24.14	7.84	2.90	63.41	59.40	67.56	20.33	45.69%	9.15
2000	5M	2M	2M	0.97	2.04%	23.60	7.77	2.82	63.61	59.62	67.73	20.65	45.91%	9.25
2001	5M	2M	2M	0.97	2.02%	23.29	7.72	2.77	63.84	59.89	67.93	20.99	46.14%	9.35
2002	5M	2M	2M	0.97	2.02%	23.11	7.66	2.73	64.10	60.19	68.14	21.25	46.36%	9.44
2003	5M	2M	2M	0.97	2.03%	23.00	7.60	2.70	64.39	60.52	68.37	21.46	46.59%	9.54
2004	5M	2M	2M	0.97	2.04%	22.94	7.54	2.67	64.69	60.88	68.62	21.71	46.81%	9.64
2005	5M	2M	2M	0.97	2.07%	22.97	7.47	2.65	65.02	61.26	68.89	22.00	47.05%	9.74
2006	5M	2M	2M	0.97	2.13%	23.15	7.40	2.65	65.35	61.65	69.16	22.24	47.31%	9.85
2007	5M	2M	2M	0.97	2.20%	23.51	7.34	2.67	65.70	62.04	69.44	22.55	47.58%	9.98
2008	5M	2M	3M	0.97	2.30%	24.05	7.29	2.71	66.03	62.44	69.71	22.88	47.87%	10.11
2009	5M	2M	3M	0.97	2.41%	24.71	7.25	2.77	66.36	62.81	69.98	23.18	48.17%	10.26
2010	5M	3M	3M	0.97	2.52%	25.41	7.21	2.83	66.66	63.16	70.22	23.44	48.49%	10.42
2011	5M	3M	3M	0.97	2.62%	26.01	7.19	2.89	66.93	63.47	70.45	23.72	48.83%	10.60
2012	5M	3M	3M	0.97	2.68%	26.41	7.17	2.94	67.17	63.73	70.65	23.94	49.18%	10.79
2013	5M	3M	3M	0.97	2.71%	26.56	7.15	2.96	67.38	63.96	70.84	24.14	49.54%	10.99
2014	5M	3M	3M	0.97	2.71%	26.42	7.12	2.96	67.55	64.14	71.01	24.37	49.92%	11.20
2015	6M	3M	3M	0.97	2.66%	26.01	7.10	2.93	67.70	64.28	71.17	24.64	50.32%	11.40
2016	6M	3M	3M	0.97	2.58%	25.37	7.08	2.89	67.84	64.40	71.31	24.81	50.73%	11.60
2017	6M	3M	3M	0.97	2.49%	24.62	7.06	2.84	67.96	64.50	71.45	25.09	51.15%	11.80
2018	6M	3M	3M	0.97	2.38%	23.83	7.05	2.79	68.07	64.60	71.58	25.42	51.59%	11.99
2019	6M	3M	3M	0.97	2.28%	23.07	7.04	2.74	68.19	64.71	71.72	25.71	52.05%	12.17
2020	6M	3M	3M	0.97	2.17%	22.35	7.04	2.70	68.31	64.81	71.85	25.94	52.52%	12.36
2021	6M	3M	3M	0.97	2.17%	22.35	7.04	2.70	68.31	64.81	71.85	26.22	53.00%	12.53
2022	6M	3M	3M	0.97	2.17%	22.35	7.04	2.70	68.31	64.81	71.85	26.43	53.49%	12.71
2023	6M	3M	3M	0.97	1.89%	20.58	7.13	2.61	68.69	65.15	72.26	26.61	54.00%	12.87
2024	6M	3M	3M	0.97	1.79%	19.99	7.16	2.58	68.81	65.27	72.39	26.79	54.52%	13.03
2025	6M	3M	3M	0.97	1.70%	19.40	7.19	2.55	68.94	65.38	72.53	27.00	55.06%	13.19
2026	7M	3M	3M	0.97	1.62%	19.08	7.27	2.53	69.06	65.49	72.66	27.15	55.60%	13.34

Turkmenistan Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2027	7M	3M	3M	0.97	1.55%	18.76	7.35	2.50	69.18	65.60	72.79	27.32	56.16%	13.48
2028	7M	3M	3M	0.97	1.48%	18.43	7.42	2.48	69.30	65.72	72.93	27.50	56.72%	13.62
2029	7M	3M	3M	0.97	1.41%	18.11	7.50	2.45	69.42	65.83	73.06	27.65	57.30%	13.76
2030	7M	3M	3M	0.97	1.35%	17.79	7.58	2.43	69.54	65.94	73.19	27.78	57.88%	13.89
2031	7M	3M	3M	0.97	1.31%	17.73	7.69	2.41	69.66	66.05	73.32	27.91	58.46%	14.03
2032	7M	3M	4M	0.96	1.27%	17.67	7.80	2.39	69.78	66.16	73.45	28.07	59.04%	14.16
2033	7M	3M	4M	0.96	1.23%	17.60	7.91	2.37	69.89	66.26	73.58	28.21	59.61%	14.29
2034	7M	3M	4M	0.96	1.19%	17.54	8.02	2.35	70.01	66.37	73.71	28.35	60.18%	14.42
2035	7M	3M	4M	0.96	1.15%	17.48	8.13	2.33	70.13	66.48	73.84	28.52	60.75%	14.54
2036	7M	4M	4M	0.96	1.12%	17.47	8.24	2.31	70.25	66.59	73.97	28.61	61.32%	14.67
2037	7M	4M	4M	0.96	1.09%	17.46	8.36	2.29	70.36	66.69	74.10	28.73	61.89%	14.80
2038	7M	4M	4M	0.96	1.06%	17.46	8.47	2.28	70.48	66.80	74.22	28.84	62.45%	14.93
2039	7M	4M	4M	0.96	1.03%	17.45	8.59	2.26	70.59	66.90	74.35	28.97	63.00%	15.05
2040	7M	4M	4M	0.96	1.00%	17.44	8.70	2.24	70.71	67.01	74.48	29.22	63.56%	15.18
2041	7M	4M	4M	0.96	0.97%	17.31	8.80	2.22	70.83	67.12	74.60	29.46	64.11%	15.30
2042	8M	4M	4M	0.96	0.93%	17.19	8.90	2.21	70.94	67.23	74.73	29.79	64.66%	15.43
2043	8M	4M	4M	0.96	0.90%	17.06	8.99	2.19	71.06	67.34	74.85	30.07	65.20%	15.55
2044	8M	4M	4M	0.96	0.86%	16.94	9.09	2.18	71.17	67.45	74.98	30.34	65.74%	15.66
2045	8M	4M	4M	0.96	0.83%	16.81	9.19	2.16	71.29	67.56	75.10	30.64	66.27%	15.78
2046	8M	4M	4M	0.96	0.79%	16.57	9.27	2.14	71.41	67.67	75.22	30.89	66.80%	15.89
2047	8M	4M	4M	0.96	0.75%	16.33	9.35	2.13	71.52	67.79	75.34	31.15	67.33%	15.99
2048	8M	4M	4M	0.96	0.71%	16.09	9.42	2.11	71.64	67.90	75.46	31.42	67.85%	16.10
2049	8M	4M	4M	0.96	0.67%	15.85	9.50	2.10	71.75	68.02	75.58	31.69	68.37%	16.19
2050	8M	4M	4M	0.96	0.63%	15.61	9.58	2.08	71.87	68.13	75.70	31.97	68.88%	16.29

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1	Ashgabat	878,692	727,700

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