Spain vs Turkmenistan: Urban and rural population projected to 2050
Spain
4.72 million people
in 2050
Turkmenistan
5.06 million people
in 2050
Spain rank
75th
Turkmenistan rank
72nd
Urban and rural population projected to 2050 over time
- Spain
- Turkmenistan
How they compare
Turkmenistan currently reports 5.06 million people against 4.72 million people in Spain, a difference of 340,700 people.
That makes Turkmenistan's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 133 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Spain ahead.
Spain ranks 75th and Turkmenistan ranks 72nd of 238 countries.
Across the 43 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 42 and Turkmenistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Turkmenistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 3.46 million people | 169,999 people | 3.29 million people | Spain |
| 1100s | 3.76 million people | 181,998 people | 3.58 million people | Spain |
| 1200s | 4.77 million people | 193,992 people | 4.58 million people | Spain |
| 1300s | 4.79 million people | 205,975 people | 4.58 million people | Spain |
| 1400s | 4.22 million people | 219,919 people | 4.00 million people | Spain |
| 1500s | 5.60 million people | 239,733 people | 5.36 million people | Spain |
| 1600s | 7.05 million people | 279,067 people | 6.77 million people | Spain |
| 1700s | 6.38 million people | 306,900 people | 6.07 million people | Spain |
| 1710s | 7.18 million people | 327,515 people | 6.85 million people | Spain |
| 1720s | 7.35 million people | 345,710 people | 7.01 million people | Spain |
| 1730s | 7.54 million people | 364,916 people | 7.17 million people | Spain |
| 1740s | 7.73 million people | 385,189 people | 7.34 million people | Spain |
| 1750s | 7.92 million people | 406,589 people | 7.51 million people | Spain |
| 1760s | 8.18 million people | 429,177 people | 7.75 million people | Spain |
| 1770s | 8.44 million people | 453,020 people | 7.99 million people | Spain |
| 1780s | 8.72 million people | 478,128 people | 8.24 million people | Spain |
| 1790s | 9.01 million people | 503,400 people | 8.50 million people | Spain |
| 1800s | 9.30 million people | 529,664 people | 8.77 million people | Spain |
| 1810s | 9.30 million people | 556,843 people | 8.75 million people | Spain |
| 1820s | 9.30 million people | 584,814 people | 8.71 million people | Spain |
| 1830s | 9.66 million people | 613,392 people | 9.04 million people | Spain |
| 1840s | 9.36 million people | 642,308 people | 8.72 million people | Spain |
| 1850s | 9.91 million people | 671,183 people | 9.24 million people | Spain |
| 1860s | 10.59 million people | 699,486 people | 9.89 million people | Spain |
| 1870s | 10.80 million people | 726,491 people | 10.07 million people | Spain |
| 1880s | 11.00 million people | 751,210 people | 10.25 million people | Spain |
| 1890s | 11.12 million people | 772,305 people | 10.35 million people | Spain |
| 1900s | 10.96 million people | 787,979 people | 10.18 million people | Spain |
| 1910s | 11.32 million people | 795,825 people | 10.52 million people | Spain |
| 1920s | 11.64 million people | 792,629 people | 10.85 million people | Spain |
| 1930s | 12.37 million people | 774,111 people | 11.60 million people | Spain |
| 1940s | 13.03 million people | 734,582 people | 12.29 million people | Spain |
| 1950s | 13.45 million people | 780,354 people | 12.67 million people | Spain |
| 1960s | 12.52 million people | 993,574 people | 11.53 million people | Spain |
| 1970s | 11.09 million people | 1.29 million people | 9.80 million people | Spain |
| 1980s | 10.29 million people | 1.74 million people | 8.55 million people | Spain |
| 1990s | 9.79 million people | 2.28 million people | 7.51 million people | Spain |
| 2000s | 9.97 million people | 2.67 million people | 7.30 million people | Spain |
| 2010s | 9.79 million people | 3.27 million people | 6.52 million people | Spain |
| 2020s | 9.34 million people | 3.98 million people | 5.35 million people | Spain |
| 2030s | 7.98 million people | 4.48 million people | 3.50 million people | Spain |
| 2040s | 6.00 million people | 4.87 million people | 1.13 million people | Spain |
| 2050s | 4.72 million people | 5.06 million people | 340,700 people | Turkmenistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban and rural population projected to 2050, Spain or Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan, at 5.06 million people against 4.72 million people in Spain as of 2050.
- What is the difference in urban and rural population projected to 2050 between Spain and Turkmenistan?
- 340,700 people, with Turkmenistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Turkmenistan?
- 133 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2050.
- How do Spain and Turkmenistan rank globally for urban and rural population projected to 2050?
- Spain ranks 75th 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.