Canada vs Turkmenistan: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Canada
5.76 million people
in 2050
Turkmenistan
5.06 million people
in 2050
Canada rank
69th
Turkmenistan rank
72nd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Canada
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Canada currently reports 5.76 million people against 5.06 million people in Turkmenistan, a difference of 701,850 people.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Turkmenistan ahead.
Canada ranks 69th and Turkmenistan ranks 72nd of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 31 and Turkmenistan in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 99,999 people | 169,999 people | 70,000 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1100s | 119,997 people | 181,998 people | 62,001 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1200s | 139,988 people | 193,992 people | 54,004 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1300s | 159,960 people | 205,975 people | 46,015 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1400s | 179,867 people | 219,919 people | 40,052 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1500s | 199,556 people | 239,733 people | 40,177 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1600s | 198,667 people | 279,067 people | 80,400 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1700s | 196,000 people | 306,900 people | 110,900 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1710s | 222,777 people | 327,515 people | 104,738 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1720s | 258,174 people | 345,710 people | 87,536 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1730s | 299,890 people | 364,916 people | 65,026 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1740s | 349,071 people | 385,189 people | 36,118 people | Turkmenistan |
| 1750s | 407,045 people | 406,589 people | 456 people | Canada |
| 1760s | 475,350 people | 429,177 people | 46,173 people | Canada |
| 1770s | 555,740 people | 453,020 people | 102,720 people | Canada |
| 1780s | 650,205 people | 478,128 people | 172,077 people | Canada |
| 1790s | 760,966 people | 503,400 people | 257,566 people | Canada |
| 1800s | 890,453 people | 529,664 people | 360,789 people | Canada |
| 1810s | 1.04 million people | 556,843 people | 484,417 people | Canada |
| 1820s | 1.23 million people | 584,814 people | 641,656 people | Canada |
| 1830s | 1.44 million people | 613,392 people | 829,828 people | Canada |
| 1840s | 1.70 million people | 642,308 people | 1.05 million people | Canada |
| 1850s | 1.99 million people | 671,183 people | 1.32 million people | Canada |
| 1860s | 2.72 million people | 699,486 people | 2.02 million people | Canada |
| 1870s | 2.98 million people | 726,491 people | 2.26 million people | Canada |
| 1880s | 3.30 million people | 751,210 people | 2.55 million people | Canada |
| 1890s | 3.48 million people | 772,305 people | 2.71 million people | Canada |
| 1900s | 3.44 million people | 787,979 people | 2.66 million people | Canada |
| 1910s | 3.95 million people | 795,825 people | 3.16 million people | Canada |
| 1920s | 4.47 million people | 792,629 people | 3.67 million people | Canada |
| 1930s | 4.61 million people | 774,111 people | 3.84 million people | Canada |
| 1940s | 4.68 million people | 734,582 people | 3.94 million people | Canada |
| 1950s | 5.34 million people | 780,354 people | 4.56 million people | Canada |
| 1960s | 5.36 million people | 993,574 people | 4.37 million people | Canada |
| 1970s | 5.57 million people | 1.29 million people | 4.27 million people | Canada |
| 1980s | 6.15 million people | 1.74 million people | 4.41 million people | Canada |
| 1990s | 6.59 million people | 2.28 million people | 4.31 million people | Canada |
| 2000s | 6.53 million people | 2.67 million people | 3.86 million people | Canada |
| 2010s | 6.71 million people | 3.27 million people | 3.45 million people | Canada |
| 2020s | 6.85 million people | 3.98 million people | 2.87 million people | Canada |
| 2030s | 6.60 million people | 4.48 million people | 2.12 million people | Canada |
| 2040s | 6.10 million people | 4.87 million people | 1.23 million people | Canada |
| 2050s | 5.76 million people | 5.06 million people | 701,850 people | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Canada or Turkmenistan?
- Canada, at 5.76 million people against 5.06 million people in Turkmenistan as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Canada and Turkmenistan?
- 701,850 people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Turkmenistan?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Canada and Turkmenistan rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Canada ranks 69th and Turkmenistan ranks 72nd of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Urban and rural population projected to 2050. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people living in rural areas, combining UN estimates and projections with modeled historical data.