Population density in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan: Population density was 21.17 people per km² in 2100. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2100)
21.17 people per km²
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
202nd
of 235 countries
All-time high
21.88 people per km²
in 2079
All-time low
0.3618 people per km²
in 1000
Years of data
318
1000–2100

Population density in Turkmenistan, 1000–2100

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Source: HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people per km².

Analysis

Turkmenistan recorded 21.17 people per km² 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 people per km² in 2079 and was at its lowest, 0.3618 people per km², 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

Annual values for Population density in Turkmenistan, 1000 to 2100.
Year people per km² Change
1000 0.3618 people per km²
1100 0.3873 people per km² +7.1%
1200 0.4128 people per km² +6.6%
1300 0.4384 people per km² +6.2%
1400 0.4682 people per km² +6.8%
1500 0.5107 people per km² +9.1%
1600 0.5958 people per km² +16.7%
1700 0.6597 people per km² +10.7%
1710 0.704 people per km² +6.7%
1720 0.7431 people per km² +5.6%
1730 0.7844 people per km² +5.6%
1740 0.828 people per km² +5.6%
1750 0.8739 people per km² +5.6%
1760 0.9225 people per km² +5.6%
1770 0.9738 people per km² +5.6%
1780 1.03 people per km² +5.6%
1790 1.08 people per km² +5.6%
1800 0.7814 people per km² -28.0%
1801 0.7814 people per km² +0.0%
1802 0.7814 people per km² +0.0%
1803 0.7814 people per km² +0.0%
1804 0.7814 people per km² +0.0%
1805 0.7814 people per km² +0.0%
1806 0.7814 people per km² +0.0%
1807 0.7814 people per km² +0.0%
1808 0.7814 people per km² +0.0%
1809 0.7814 people per km² +0.0%
1810 0.7814 people per km² +0.0%
1811 0.7814 people per km² +0.0%
1812 0.7814 people per km² +0.0%
1813 0.7814 people per km² +0.0%
1814 0.7814 people per km² +0.0%
1815 0.7814 people per km² +0.0%
1816 0.7814 people per km² +0.0%
1817 0.7814 people per km² +0.0%
1818 0.7814 people per km² +0.0%
1819 0.7829 people per km² +0.2%
1820 0.7857 people per km² +0.4%
1821 0.7901 people per km² +0.6%
1822 0.7959 people per km² +0.7%
1823 0.8032 people per km² +0.9%
1824 0.8106 people per km² +0.9%
1825 0.818 people per km² +0.9%
1826 0.8255 people per km² +0.9%
1827 0.8331 people per km² +0.9%
1828 0.8407 people per km² +0.9%
1829 0.8485 people per km² +0.9%
1830 0.8562 people per km² +0.9%
1831 0.8641 people per km² +0.9%
1832 0.872 people per km² +0.9%
1833 0.88 people per km² +0.9%
1834 0.8881 people per km² +0.9%
1835 0.8963 people per km² +0.9%
1836 0.9045 people per km² +0.9%
1837 0.9128 people per km² +0.9%
1838 0.9212 people per km² +0.9%
1839 0.9296 people per km² +0.9%
1840 0.9381 people per km² +0.9%
1841 0.9467 people per km² +0.9%
1842 0.9554 people per km² +0.9%
1843 0.9642 people per km² +0.9%
1844 0.9731 people per km² +0.9%
1845 0.982 people per km² +0.9%
1846 0.991 people per km² +0.9%
1847 1 people per km² +0.9%
1848 1.01 people per km² +0.9%
1849 1.02 people per km² +0.9%
1850 1.03 people per km² +0.9%
1851 1.04 people per km² +0.9%
1852 1.05 people per km² +0.9%
1853 1.06 people per km² +0.9%
1854 1.07 people per km² +0.9%
1855 1.08 people per km² +0.9%
1856 1.09 people per km² +0.9%
1857 1.1 people per km² +0.9%
1858 1.11 people per km² +0.9%
1859 1.12 people per km² +0.9%
1860 1.13 people per km² +0.9%
1861 1.14 people per km² +0.9%
1862 1.15 people per km² +0.9%
1863 1.16 people per km² +0.9%
1864 1.17 people per km² +0.9%
1865 1.18 people per km² +0.9%
1866 1.19 people per km² +0.9%
1867 1.2 people per km² +0.9%
1868 1.21 people per km² +0.9%
1869 1.22 people per km² +0.9%
1870 1.23 people per km² +0.9%
1871 1.24 people per km² +0.9%
1872 1.26 people per km² +0.9%
1873 1.27 people per km² +0.9%
1874 1.28 people per km² +0.9%
1875 1.29 people per km² +0.9%
1876 1.3 people per km² +0.9%
1877 1.31 people per km² +0.9%
1878 1.33 people per km² +0.9%
1879 1.34 people per km² +0.9%
1880 1.35 people per km² +0.9%
1881 1.36 people per km² +0.9%
1882 1.37 people per km² +0.9%
1883 1.39 people per km² +0.9%
1884 1.4 people per km² +0.9%
1885 1.41 people per km² +0.9%
1886 1.43 people per km² +0.9%
1887 1.44 people per km² +0.9%
1888 1.45 people per km² +0.9%
1889 1.47 people per km² +0.9%
1890 1.48 people per km² +0.9%
1891 1.49 people per km² +0.9%
1892 1.51 people per km² +0.9%
1893 1.52 people per km² +0.9%
1894 1.53 people per km² +0.9%
1895 1.55 people per km² +0.9%
1896 1.56 people per km² +0.9%
1897 1.58 people per km² +0.9%
1898 1.59 people per km² +0.9%
1899 1.6 people per km² +0.9%
1900 1.62 people per km² +0.9%
1901 1.63 people per km² +0.9%
1902 1.65 people per km² +0.9%
1903 1.66 people per km² +0.9%
1904 1.68 people per km² +0.9%
1905 1.69 people per km² +0.9%
1906 1.71 people per km² +0.9%
1907 1.73 people per km² +0.9%
1908 1.74 people per km² +0.9%
1909 1.76 people per km² +0.9%
1910 1.77 people per km² +0.9%
1911 1.79 people per km² +0.9%
1912 1.81 people per km² +0.9%
1913 1.82 people per km² +0.9%
1914 1.84 people per km² +0.9%
1915 1.86 people per km² +0.9%
1916 1.87 people per km² +0.9%
1917 1.89 people per km² +0.9%
1918 1.91 people per km² +0.9%
1919 1.92 people per km² +0.9%
1920 1.94 people per km² +0.9%
1921 1.96 people per km² +0.9%
1922 1.98 people per km² +0.9%
1923 2 people per km² +0.9%
1924 2.01 people per km² +0.9%
1925 2.03 people per km² +0.9%
1926 2.05 people per km² +0.9%
1927 2.07 people per km² +0.9%
1928 2.09 people per km² +0.9%
1929 2.11 people per km² +0.9%
1930 2.13 people per km² +0.9%
1931 2.15 people per km² +0.9%
1932 2.17 people per km² +0.9%
1933 2.19 people per km² +0.9%
1934 2.21 people per km² +0.9%
1935 2.23 people per km² +0.9%
1936 2.25 people per km² +0.9%
1937 2.27 people per km² +0.9%
1938 2.29 people per km² +0.9%
1939 2.31 people per km² +0.9%
1940 2.33 people per km² +0.9%
1941 2.35 people per km² +0.9%
1942 2.37 people per km² +0.9%
1943 2.4 people per km² +0.9%
1944 2.42 people per km² +0.9%
1945 2.44 people per km² +0.9%
1946 2.46 people per km² +0.9%
1947 2.49 people per km² +0.9%
1948 2.51 people per km² +0.9%
1949 2.54 people per km² +1.3%
1950 2.7 people per km² +6.3%
1951 2.75 people per km² +2.0%
1952 2.81 people per km² +2.0%
1953 2.87 people per km² +2.2%
1954 2.94 people per km² +2.4%
1955 3.02 people per km² +2.6%
1956 3.1 people per km² +2.8%
1957 3.19 people per km² +2.9%
1958 3.29 people per km² +3.0%
1959 3.39 people per km² +3.1%
1960 3.5 people per km² +3.1%
1961 3.61 people per km² +3.2%
1962 3.72 people per km² +3.2%
1963 3.84 people per km² +3.1%
1964 3.96 people per km² +3.1%
1965 4.08 people per km² +3.0%
1966 4.2 people per km² +2.9%
1967 4.31 people per km² +2.8%
1968 4.43 people per km² +2.7%
1969 4.55 people per km² +2.7%
1970 4.67 people per km² +2.6%
1971 4.79 people per km² +2.6%
1972 4.92 people per km² +2.6%
1973 5.05 people per km² +2.6%
1974 5.18 people per km² +2.6%
1975 5.31 people per km² +2.6%
1976 5.44 people per km² +2.6%
1977 5.58 people per km² +2.6%
1978 5.73 people per km² +2.6%
1979 5.87 people per km² +2.6%
1980 6.03 people per km² +2.6%
1981 6.19 people per km² +2.6%
1982 6.35 people per km² +2.7%
1983 6.53 people per km² +2.7%
1984 6.71 people per km² +2.8%
1985 6.91 people per km² +3.0%
1986 7.12 people per km² +3.1%
1987 7.35 people per km² +3.1%
1988 7.57 people per km² +3.1%
1989 7.79 people per km² +2.9%
1990 8 people per km² +2.7%
1991 8.21 people per km² +2.5%
1992 8.39 people per km² +2.3%
1993 8.58 people per km² +2.2%
1994 8.76 people per km² +2.1%
1995 8.92 people per km² +1.8%
1996 9.07 people per km² +1.7%
1997 9.23 people per km² +1.7%
1998 9.39 people per km² +1.7%
1999 9.56 people per km² +1.9%
2000 9.75 people per km² +2.0%
2001 9.95 people per km² +2.0%
2002 10.15 people per km² +2.0%
2003 10.35 people per km² +2.0%
2004 10.55 people per km² +1.9%
2005 10.75 people per km² +1.9%
2006 10.95 people per km² +1.9%
2007 11.16 people per km² +1.9%
2008 11.37 people per km² +1.9%
2009 11.6 people per km² +2.0%
2010 11.84 people per km² +2.1%
2011 12.09 people per km² +2.1%
2012 12.36 people per km² +2.2%
2013 12.64 people per km² +2.3%
2014 12.93 people per km² +2.3%
2015 13.23 people per km² +2.3%
2016 13.53 people per km² +2.3%
2017 13.85 people per km² +2.3%
2018 14.16 people per km² +2.3%
2019 14.48 people per km² +2.2%
2020 14.79 people per km² +2.1%
2021 15.09 people per km² +2.0%
2022 15.39 people per km² +1.9%
2023 15.67 people per km² +1.9%
2024 15.95 people per km² +1.8%
2025 16.21 people per km² +1.7%
2026 16.46 people per km² +1.5%
2027 16.7 people per km² +1.4%
2028 16.92 people per km² +1.3%
2029 17.12 people per km² +1.2%
2030 17.31 people per km² +1.1%
2031 17.49 people per km² +1.0%
2032 17.66 people per km² +1.0%
2033 17.83 people per km² +1.0%
2034 18 people per km² +0.9%
2035 18.17 people per km² +0.9%
2036 18.34 people per km² +0.9%
2037 18.51 people per km² +0.9%
2038 18.67 people per km² +0.9%
2039 18.84 people per km² +0.9%
2040 19.01 people per km² +0.9%
2041 19.17 people per km² +0.9%
2042 19.34 people per km² +0.9%
2043 19.5 people per km² +0.8%
2044 19.66 people per km² +0.8%
2045 19.82 people per km² +0.8%
2046 19.97 people per km² +0.8%
2047 20.12 people per km² +0.7%
2048 20.26 people per km² +0.7%
2049 20.39 people per km² +0.7%
2050 20.51 people per km² +0.6%
2051 20.63 people per km² +0.6%
2052 20.74 people per km² +0.5%
2053 20.84 people per km² +0.5%
2054 20.94 people per km² +0.5%
2055 21.02 people per km² +0.4%
2056 21.1 people per km² +0.4%
2057 21.18 people per km² +0.3%
2058 21.24 people per km² +0.3%
2059 21.3 people per km² +0.3%
2060 21.36 people per km² +0.3%
2061 21.41 people per km² +0.2%
2062 21.46 people per km² +0.2%
2063 21.51 people per km² +0.2%
2064 21.55 people per km² +0.2%
2065 21.59 people per km² +0.2%
2066 21.63 people per km² +0.2%
2067 21.66 people per km² +0.2%
2068 21.69 people per km² +0.2%
2069 21.72 people per km² +0.1%
2070 21.75 people per km² +0.1%
2071 21.78 people per km² +0.1%
2072 21.8 people per km² +0.1%
2073 21.82 people per km² +0.1%
2074 21.84 people per km² +0.1%
2075 21.86 people per km² +0.1%
2076 21.87 people per km² +0.1%
2077 21.87 people per km² +0.0%
2078 21.88 people per km² +0.0%
2079 21.88 people per km² +0.0%
2080 21.87 people per km² -0.0%
2081 21.87 people per km² -0.0%
2082 21.86 people per km² -0.0%
2083 21.84 people per km² -0.1%
2084 21.83 people per km² -0.1%
2085 21.81 people per km² -0.1%
2086 21.79 people per km² -0.1%
2087 21.76 people per km² -0.1%
2088 21.73 people per km² -0.1%
2089 21.7 people per km² -0.1%
2090 21.66 people per km² -0.2%
2091 21.63 people per km² -0.2%
2092 21.59 people per km² -0.2%
2093 21.54 people per km² -0.2%
2094 21.5 people per km² -0.2%
2095 21.45 people per km² -0.2%
2096 21.4 people per km² -0.2%
2097 21.34 people per km² -0.3%
2098 21.29 people per km² -0.3%
2099 21.23 people per km² -0.3%
2100 21.17 people per km² -0.3%

Turkmenistan compared with similar countries

  • Turkmenistan's 21.17 people per km² is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 67.23 people per km², 31% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Turkmenistan's 21.17 people per km² is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 64.72 people per km², 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 people per km² 0.7814 people per km²

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 0.3618 people per km² 0.3618 people per km² 0.3618 people per km² 1
1100s 0.3873 people per km² 0.3873 people per km² 0.3873 people per km² 1
1200s 0.4128 people per km² 0.4128 people per km² 0.4128 people per km² 1
1300s 0.4384 people per km² 0.4384 people per km² 0.4384 people per km² 1
1400s 0.4682 people per km² 0.4682 people per km² 0.4682 people per km² 1
1500s 0.5107 people per km² 0.5107 people per km² 0.5107 people per km² 1
1600s 0.5958 people per km² 0.5958 people per km² 0.5958 people per km² 1
1700s 0.6597 people per km² 0.6597 people per km² 0.6597 people per km² 1
1710s 0.704 people per km² 0.704 people per km² 0.704 people per km² 1
1720s 0.7431 people per km² 0.7431 people per km² 0.7431 people per km² 1
1730s 0.7844 people per km² 0.7844 people per km² 0.7844 people per km² 1
1740s 0.828 people per km² 0.828 people per km² 0.828 people per km² 1
1750s 0.8739 people per km² 0.8739 people per km² 0.8739 people per km² 1
1760s 0.9225 people per km² 0.9225 people per km² 0.9225 people per km² 1
1770s 0.9738 people per km² 0.9738 people per km² 0.9738 people per km² 1
1780s 1.03 people per km² 1.03 people per km² 1.03 people per km² 1
1790s 1.08 people per km² 1.08 people per km² 1.08 people per km² 1
1800s 0.7814 people per km² 0.7814 people per km² 0.7814 people per km² 10
1810s 0.7816 people per km² 0.7814 people per km² 0.7829 people per km² 10
1820s 0.8151 people per km² 0.7857 people per km² 0.8485 people per km² 10
1830s 0.8925 people per km² 0.8562 people per km² 0.9296 people per km² 10
1840s 0.9778 people per km² 0.9381 people per km² 1.02 people per km² 10
1850s 1.07 people per km² 1.03 people per km² 1.12 people per km² 10
1860s 1.17 people per km² 1.13 people per km² 1.22 people per km² 10
1870s 1.28 people per km² 1.23 people per km² 1.34 people per km² 10
1880s 1.41 people per km² 1.35 people per km² 1.47 people per km² 10
1890s 1.54 people per km² 1.48 people per km² 1.6 people per km² 10
1900s 1.69 people per km² 1.62 people per km² 1.76 people per km² 10
1910s 1.85 people per km² 1.77 people per km² 1.92 people per km² 10
1920s 2.02 people per km² 1.94 people per km² 2.11 people per km² 10
1930s 2.22 people per km² 2.13 people per km² 2.31 people per km² 10
1940s 2.43 people per km² 2.33 people per km² 2.54 people per km² 10
1950s 3.01 people per km² 2.7 people per km² 3.39 people per km² 10
1960s 4.02 people per km² 3.5 people per km² 4.55 people per km² 10
1970s 5.25 people per km² 4.67 people per km² 5.87 people per km² 10
1980s 6.86 people per km² 6.03 people per km² 7.79 people per km² 10
1990s 8.81 people per km² 8 people per km² 9.56 people per km² 10
2000s 10.66 people per km² 9.75 people per km² 11.6 people per km² 10
2010s 13.11 people per km² 11.84 people per km² 14.48 people per km² 10
2020s 16.03 people per km² 14.79 people per km² 17.12 people per km² 10
2030s 18.08 people per km² 17.31 people per km² 18.84 people per km² 10
2040s 19.72 people per km² 19.01 people per km² 20.39 people per km² 10
2050s 20.95 people per km² 20.51 people per km² 21.3 people per km² 10
2060s 21.56 people per km² 21.36 people per km² 21.72 people per km² 10
2070s 21.84 people per km² 21.75 people per km² 21.88 people per km² 10
2080s 21.81 people per km² 21.7 people per km² 21.87 people per km² 10
2090s 21.46 people per km² 21.23 people per km² 21.66 people per km² 10
2100s 21.17 people per km² 21.17 people per km² 21.17 people per km² 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is population density in Turkmenistan?
Population density in Turkmenistan was 21.17 people per km² in 2100, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population density recorded in Turkmenistan?
The highest recorded value was 21.88 people per km² in 2079.
What is the lowest population density recorded in Turkmenistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3618 people per km² 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 HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by 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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people per km²
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024); UN FAO (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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Coverage
235 places, 68,610 data points, 1000–2100
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