Kyrgyzstan vs Turkmenistan: Population peak status

Kyrgyzstan
7.07 million
in 2023
Turkmenistan
7.36 million
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan rank
107th
Turkmenistan rank
105th

Population peak status over time

  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Turkmenistan
2.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M195019862023

How they compare

Turkmenistan currently reports 7.36 million against 7.07 million in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 290,920.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kyrgyzstan ahead.

Kyrgyzstan ranks 107th and Turkmenistan ranks 105th of 229 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Kyrgyzstan averaged higher in 6 and Turkmenistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
1950s 1.93 million 1.41 million 521,107 Kyrgyzstan
1960s 2.58 million 1.89 million 686,394 Kyrgyzstan
1970s 3.34 million 2.47 million 875,103 Kyrgyzstan
1980s 4.06 million 3.22 million 840,474 Kyrgyzstan
1990s 4.71 million 4.14 million 568,420 Kyrgyzstan
2000s 5.22 million 5.01 million 206,897 Kyrgyzstan
2010s 5.96 million 6.16 million 196,860 Turkmenistan
2020s 6.88 million 7.16 million 280,668 Turkmenistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population peak status, Kyrgyzstan or Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan, at 7.36 million against 7.07 million in Kyrgyzstan as of 2023.
What is the difference in population peak status between Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan?
290,920, with Turkmenistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan rank globally for population peak status?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 107th and Turkmenistan ranks 105th of 229 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population peak status. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Population peak status
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed