Kyrgyzstan vs Turkmenistan: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Kyrgyzstan
1.63 million people
in 2020
Turkmenistan
1.63 million people
in 2020
Kyrgyzstan rank
113th
Turkmenistan rank
112th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 1.63 million people against 1.63 million people in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 2,000 people.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Turkmenistan has been ahead every year.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 113th and Turkmenistan ranks 112th of 236 countries.
Turkmenistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 745,900 people | 793,074 people | 47,174 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1960s | 856,018 people | 936,832 people | 80,814 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1970s | 971,504 people | 1.08 million people | 111,341 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1980s | 1.13 million people | 1.23 million people | 102,465 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1990s | 1.26 million people | 1.39 million people | 134,220 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2000s | 1.32 million people | 1.44 million people | 112,630 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2010s | 1.43 million people | 1.50 million people | 75,025 people | Turkmenistan |
| 2020s | 1.63 million people | 1.63 million people | 2,000 people | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas, Kyrgyzstan or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 1.63 million people against 1.63 million people in Kyrgyzstan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan?
- 2,000 people, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 113th and Turkmenistan ranks 112th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of people living in rural areas. Rural areas are identified using satellite imagery and population data, applying the same definitions across countries.