What is the lowest share of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Turkmenistan?

The lowest recorded value was 437,146 people in 1950.

How does Turkmenistan rank for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?

Turkmenistan ranks 94th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is share of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Turkmenistan?

Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Turkmenistan

Name: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Turkmenistan
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Turkmenistan: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people was 2.33 million people in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

2.33 million people

Change on year

up 1.8%

World rank

94th

of 236 countries

All-time high

2.33 million people

in 2023

All-time low

437,146 people

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Turkmenistan, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in people.

Analysis

Turkmenistan recorded 2.33 million people for share of children, working-age adults, and older people in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 32.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Turkmenistan peaked at 2.33 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 437,146 people, in 1950.

That places Turkmenistan 94th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	503,666 people	437,146 people	622,778 people	10
1960s	833,319 people	663,796 people	973,558 people	10
1970s	1.07 million people	996,114 people	1.15 million people	10
1980s	1.32 million people	1.17 million people	1.51 million people	10
1990s	1.67 million people	1.55 million people	1.72 million people	10
2000s	1.69 million people	1.67 million people	1.71 million people	10
2010s	1.85 million people	1.69 million people	2.10 million people	10
2020s	2.26 million people	2.17 million people	2.33 million people	4

Countries ranked near Turkmenistan

91 Central African Republic 2.53 million people compare
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93 Laos 2.34 million people compare
95 Kyrgyzstan 2.31 million people compare
96 Azerbaijan 2.31 million people compare
97 Liberia 2.20 million people compare

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More population data for Turkmenistan

Population growth rate, by level of development -0.3% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 500,079 people (2100)
Population density 21.17 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.3% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.66 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 3,409 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.66 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.66 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 1.6% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.69 live births per woman (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Turkmenistan?: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people in Turkmenistan was 2.33 million people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Turkmenistan?: The highest recorded value was 2.33 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest share of children, working-age adults, and older people recorded in Turkmenistan?: The lowest recorded value was 437,146 people in 1950.
How does Turkmenistan rank for share of children, working-age adults, and older people?: Turkmenistan ranks 94th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of children, working-age adults, and older people rising or falling in Turkmenistan?: Over the last ten years it is up 32.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children, working-age adults, and older people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of children, working-age adults, and older people
Unit: people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The total population, measured on 1 July of the year shown. This only includes people aged 0-14.