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Population density in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan: Population density was 21.17 in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
21.17
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
202nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
21.88
in 2079
All-time low
0.3618
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Turkmenistan, 1000–2100

05101520100015502100

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Turkmenistan recorded 21.17 for population density in 2100.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population density in Turkmenistan peaked at 21.88 in 2079 and was at its lowest, 0.3618, in 1000.

That places Turkmenistan 202nd out of 235 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Population density in Turkmenistan, year by year

Year Value Change
1000 0.3618 —
1100 0.3873 +7.1%
1200 0.4128 +6.6%
1300 0.4384 +6.2%
1400 0.4682 +6.8%
1500 0.5107 +9.1%
1600 0.5958 +16.7%
1700 0.6597 +10.7%
1710 0.704 +6.7%
1720 0.7431 +5.6%
1730 0.7844 +5.6%
1740 0.828 +5.6%
1750 0.8739 +5.6%
1760 0.9225 +5.6%
1770 0.9738 +5.6%
1780 1.03 +5.6%
1790 1.08 +5.6%
1800 0.7814 -28.0%
1801 0.7814 +0.0%
1802 0.7814 +0.0%
1803 0.7814 +0.0%
1804 0.7814 +0.0%
1805 0.7814 +0.0%
1806 0.7814 +0.0%
1807 0.7814 +0.0%
1808 0.7814 +0.0%
1809 0.7814 +0.0%
1810 0.7814 +0.0%
1811 0.7814 +0.0%
1812 0.7814 +0.0%
1813 0.7814 +0.0%
1814 0.7814 +0.0%
1815 0.7814 +0.0%
1816 0.7814 +0.0%
1817 0.7814 +0.0%
1818 0.7814 +0.0%
1819 0.7829 +0.2%
1820 0.7857 +0.4%
1821 0.7901 +0.6%
1822 0.7959 +0.7%
1823 0.8032 +0.9%
1824 0.8106 +0.9%
1825 0.818 +0.9%
1826 0.8255 +0.9%
1827 0.8331 +0.9%
1828 0.8407 +0.9%
1829 0.8485 +0.9%
1830 0.8562 +0.9%
1831 0.8641 +0.9%
1832 0.872 +0.9%
1833 0.88 +0.9%
1834 0.8881 +0.9%
1835 0.8963 +0.9%
1836 0.9045 +0.9%
1837 0.9128 +0.9%
1838 0.9212 +0.9%
1839 0.9296 +0.9%
1840 0.9381 +0.9%
1841 0.9467 +0.9%
1842 0.9554 +0.9%
1843 0.9642 +0.9%
1844 0.9731 +0.9%
1845 0.982 +0.9%
1846 0.991 +0.9%
1847 1 +0.9%
1848 1.01 +0.9%
1849 1.02 +0.9%
1850 1.03 +0.9%
1851 1.04 +0.9%
1852 1.05 +0.9%
1853 1.06 +0.9%
1854 1.07 +0.9%
1855 1.08 +0.9%
1856 1.09 +0.9%
1857 1.1 +0.9%
1858 1.11 +0.9%
1859 1.12 +0.9%
1860 1.13 +0.9%
1861 1.14 +0.9%
1862 1.15 +0.9%
1863 1.16 +0.9%
1864 1.17 +0.9%
1865 1.18 +0.9%
1866 1.19 +0.9%
1867 1.2 +0.9%
1868 1.21 +0.9%
1869 1.22 +0.9%
1870 1.23 +0.9%
1871 1.24 +0.9%
1872 1.26 +0.9%
1873 1.27 +0.9%
1874 1.28 +0.9%
1875 1.29 +0.9%
1876 1.3 +0.9%
1877 1.31 +0.9%
1878 1.33 +0.9%
1879 1.34 +0.9%
1880 1.35 +0.9%
1881 1.36 +0.9%
1882 1.37 +0.9%
1883 1.39 +0.9%
1884 1.4 +0.9%
1885 1.41 +0.9%
1886 1.43 +0.9%
1887 1.44 +0.9%
1888 1.45 +0.9%
1889 1.47 +0.9%
1890 1.48 +0.9%
1891 1.49 +0.9%
1892 1.51 +0.9%
1893 1.52 +0.9%
1894 1.53 +0.9%
1895 1.55 +0.9%
1896 1.56 +0.9%
1897 1.58 +0.9%
1898 1.59 +0.9%
1899 1.6 +0.9%
1900 1.62 +0.9%
1901 1.63 +0.9%
1902 1.65 +0.9%
1903 1.66 +0.9%
1904 1.68 +0.9%
1905 1.69 +0.9%
1906 1.71 +0.9%
1907 1.73 +0.9%
1908 1.74 +0.9%
1909 1.76 +0.9%
1910 1.77 +0.9%
1911 1.79 +0.9%
1912 1.81 +0.9%
1913 1.82 +0.9%
1914 1.84 +0.9%
1915 1.86 +0.9%
1916 1.87 +0.9%
1917 1.89 +0.9%
1918 1.91 +0.9%
1919 1.92 +0.9%
1920 1.94 +0.9%
1921 1.96 +0.9%
1922 1.98 +0.9%
1923 2 +0.9%
1924 2.01 +0.9%
1925 2.03 +0.9%
1926 2.05 +0.9%
1927 2.07 +0.9%
1928 2.09 +0.9%
1929 2.11 +0.9%
1930 2.13 +0.9%
1931 2.15 +0.9%
1932 2.17 +0.9%
1933 2.19 +0.9%
1934 2.21 +0.9%
1935 2.23 +0.9%
1936 2.25 +0.9%
1937 2.27 +0.9%
1938 2.29 +0.9%
1939 2.31 +0.9%
1940 2.33 +0.9%
1941 2.35 +0.9%
1942 2.37 +0.9%
1943 2.4 +0.9%
1944 2.42 +0.9%
1945 2.44 +0.9%
1946 2.46 +0.9%
1947 2.49 +0.9%
1948 2.51 +0.9%
1949 2.54 +1.3%
1950 2.7 +6.3%
1951 2.75 +2.0%
1952 2.81 +2.0%
1953 2.87 +2.2%
1954 2.94 +2.4%
1955 3.02 +2.6%
1956 3.1 +2.8%
1957 3.19 +2.9%
1958 3.29 +3.0%
1959 3.39 +3.1%
1960 3.5 +3.1%
1961 3.61 +3.2%
1962 3.72 +3.2%
1963 3.84 +3.1%
1964 3.96 +3.1%
1965 4.08 +3.0%
1966 4.2 +2.9%
1967 4.31 +2.8%
1968 4.43 +2.7%
1969 4.55 +2.7%
1970 4.67 +2.6%
1971 4.79 +2.6%
1972 4.92 +2.6%
1973 5.05 +2.6%
1974 5.18 +2.6%
1975 5.31 +2.6%
1976 5.44 +2.6%
1977 5.58 +2.6%
1978 5.73 +2.6%
1979 5.87 +2.6%
1980 6.03 +2.6%
1981 6.19 +2.6%
1982 6.35 +2.7%
1983 6.53 +2.7%
1984 6.71 +2.8%
1985 6.91 +3.0%
1986 7.12 +3.1%
1987 7.35 +3.1%
1988 7.57 +3.1%
1989 7.79 +2.9%
1990 8 +2.7%
1991 8.21 +2.5%
1992 8.39 +2.3%
1993 8.58 +2.2%
1994 8.76 +2.1%
1995 8.92 +1.8%
1996 9.07 +1.7%
1997 9.23 +1.7%
1998 9.39 +1.7%
1999 9.56 +1.9%
2000 9.75 +2.0%
2001 9.95 +2.0%
2002 10.15 +2.0%
2003 10.35 +2.0%
2004 10.55 +1.9%
2005 10.75 +1.9%
2006 10.95 +1.9%
2007 11.16 +1.9%
2008 11.37 +1.9%
2009 11.6 +2.0%
2010 11.84 +2.1%
2011 12.09 +2.1%
2012 12.36 +2.2%
2013 12.64 +2.3%
2014 12.93 +2.3%
2015 13.23 +2.3%
2016 13.53 +2.3%
2017 13.85 +2.3%
2018 14.16 +2.3%
2019 14.48 +2.2%
2020 14.79 +2.1%
2021 15.09 +2.0%
2022 15.39 +1.9%
2023 15.67 +1.9%
2024 15.95 +1.8%
2025 16.21 +1.7%
2026 16.46 +1.5%
2027 16.7 +1.4%
2028 16.92 +1.3%
2029 17.12 +1.2%
2030 17.31 +1.1%
2031 17.49 +1.0%
2032 17.66 +1.0%
2033 17.83 +1.0%
2034 18 +0.9%
2035 18.17 +0.9%
2036 18.34 +0.9%
2037 18.51 +0.9%
2038 18.67 +0.9%
2039 18.84 +0.9%
2040 19.01 +0.9%
2041 19.17 +0.9%
2042 19.34 +0.9%
2043 19.5 +0.8%
2044 19.66 +0.8%
2045 19.82 +0.8%
2046 19.97 +0.8%
2047 20.12 +0.7%
2048 20.26 +0.7%
2049 20.39 +0.7%
2050 20.51 +0.6%
2051 20.63 +0.6%
2052 20.74 +0.5%
2053 20.84 +0.5%
2054 20.94 +0.5%
2055 21.02 +0.4%
2056 21.1 +0.4%
2057 21.18 +0.3%
2058 21.24 +0.3%
2059 21.3 +0.3%
2060 21.36 +0.3%
2061 21.41 +0.2%
2062 21.46 +0.2%
2063 21.51 +0.2%
2064 21.55 +0.2%
2065 21.59 +0.2%
2066 21.63 +0.2%
2067 21.66 +0.2%
2068 21.69 +0.2%
2069 21.72 +0.1%
2070 21.75 +0.1%
2071 21.78 +0.1%
2072 21.8 +0.1%
2073 21.82 +0.1%
2074 21.84 +0.1%
2075 21.86 +0.1%
2076 21.87 +0.1%
2077 21.87 +0.0%
2078 21.88 +0.0%
2079 21.88 +0.0%
2080 21.87 -0.0%
2081 21.87 -0.0%
2082 21.86 -0.0%
2083 21.84 -0.1%
2084 21.83 -0.1%
2085 21.81 -0.1%
2086 21.79 -0.1%
2087 21.76 -0.1%
2088 21.73 -0.1%
2089 21.7 -0.1%
2090 21.66 -0.2%
2091 21.63 -0.2%
2092 21.59 -0.2%
2093 21.54 -0.2%
2094 21.5 -0.2%
2095 21.45 -0.2%
2096 21.4 -0.2%
2097 21.34 -0.3%
2098 21.29 -0.3%
2099 21.23 -0.3%
2100 21.17 -0.3%

Turkmenistan compared with similar countries

  • Turkmenistan's 21.17 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.23, 31% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Turkmenistan's 21.17 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.72, 33% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Population density in Turkmenistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1800 -28.0% 1.08 0.7814

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.3618 0.3618 0.3618 1
1100s 0.3873 0.3873 0.3873 1
1200s 0.4128 0.4128 0.4128 1
1300s 0.4384 0.4384 0.4384 1
1400s 0.4682 0.4682 0.4682 1
1500s 0.5107 0.5107 0.5107 1
1600s 0.5958 0.5958 0.5958 1
1700s 0.6597 0.6597 0.6597 1
1710s 0.704 0.704 0.704 1
1720s 0.7431 0.7431 0.7431 1
1730s 0.7844 0.7844 0.7844 1
1740s 0.828 0.828 0.828 1
1750s 0.8739 0.8739 0.8739 1
1760s 0.9225 0.9225 0.9225 1
1770s 0.9738 0.9738 0.9738 1
1780s 1.03 1.03 1.03 1
1790s 1.08 1.08 1.08 1
1800s 0.7814 0.7814 0.7814 10
1810s 0.7816 0.7814 0.7829 10
1820s 0.8151 0.7857 0.8485 10
1830s 0.8925 0.8562 0.9296 10
1840s 0.9778 0.9381 1.02 10
1850s 1.07 1.03 1.12 10
1860s 1.17 1.13 1.22 10
1870s 1.28 1.23 1.34 10
1880s 1.41 1.35 1.47 10
1890s 1.54 1.48 1.6 10
1900s 1.69 1.62 1.76 10
1910s 1.85 1.77 1.92 10
1920s 2.02 1.94 2.11 10
1930s 2.22 2.13 2.31 10
1940s 2.43 2.33 2.54 10
1950s 3.01 2.7 3.39 10
1960s 4.02 3.5 4.55 10
1970s 5.25 4.67 5.87 10
1980s 6.86 6.03 7.79 10
1990s 8.81 8 9.56 10
2000s 10.66 9.75 11.6 10
2010s 13.11 11.84 14.48 10
2020s 16.03 14.79 17.12 10
2030s 18.08 17.31 18.84 10
2040s 19.72 19.01 20.39 10
2050s 20.95 20.51 21.3 10
2060s 21.56 21.36 21.72 10
2070s 21.84 21.75 21.88 10
2080s 21.81 21.7 21.87 10
2090s 21.46 21.23 21.66 10
2100s 21.17 21.17 21.17 1

Countries ranked near Turkmenistan

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  2. 200 New Zealand 22.07 compare
  3. 201 Belarus 21.44 compare
  4. 203 Belize 19.61 compare
  5. 204 Brazil 19.55 compare
  6. 205 Estonia 19.31 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Turkmenistan?
Population density in Turkmenistan was 21.17 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Turkmenistan?
The highest recorded value was 21.88 in 2079.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Turkmenistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3618 in 1000.
How does Turkmenistan rank for population density?
Turkmenistan ranks 202nd out of 235 countries with data for 2100.
Is population density rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Population density. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Population density
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Our World in Data
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Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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