Tajikistan vs Turkmenistan: Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas
Tajikistan
1.68 million people
in 2020
Turkmenistan
1.63 million people
in 2020
Tajikistan rank
111th
Turkmenistan rank
112th
Number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas over time
- Tajikistan
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Tajikistan currently reports 1.68 million people against 1.63 million people in Turkmenistan, a difference of 45,090 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Tajikistan ahead.
Tajikistan ranks 111th and Turkmenistan ranks 112th of 236 countries.
Tajikistan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tajikistan | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 908,809 people | 793,074 people | 115,734 people | Tajikistan |
| 1960s | 1.09 million people | 936,832 people | 151,328 people | Tajikistan |
| 1970s | 1.28 million people | 1.08 million people | 192,995 people | Tajikistan |
| 1980s | 1.41 million people | 1.23 million people | 180,930 people | Tajikistan |
| 1990s | 1.45 million people | 1.39 million people | 63,750 people | Tajikistan |
| 2000s | 1.45 million people | 1.44 million people | 12,045 people | Tajikistan |
| 2010s | 1.51 million people | 1.50 million people | 5,720 people | Tajikistan |
| 2020s | 1.68 million people | 1.63 million people | 45,090 people | Tajikistan |
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, Tajikistan or Turkmenistan?
- Tajikistan, at 1.68 million people against 1.63 million people in Turkmenistan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas between Tajikistan and Turkmenistan?
- 45,090 people, with Tajikistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tajikistan and Turkmenistan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Tajikistan and Turkmenistan rank globally for number of people living in cities, towns and rural areas?
- Tajikistan ranks 111th 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.