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Population in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan: Population was 7.36 million people in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
7.36 million people
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
105th
of 238 countries
All-time high
7.36 million people
in 2023
All-time low
170,000 people
in 1000
Years of data
241
1000–2023

Population in Turkmenistan, 1000–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, population in Turkmenistan stood at 7.36 million people. That is the highest value across all 241 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population in Turkmenistan peaked at 7.36 million people in 2023 and was at its lowest, 170,000 people, in 1000.

That places Turkmenistan 105th out of 238 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1000s 170,000 people 170,000 people 170,000 people 1
1100s 182,000 people 182,000 people 182,000 people 1
1200s 194,000 people 194,000 people 194,000 people 1
1300s 206,000 people 206,000 people 206,000 people 1
1400s 220,000 people 220,000 people 220,000 people 1
1500s 240,000 people 240,000 people 240,000 people 1
1600s 280,000 people 280,000 people 280,000 people 1
1700s 310,000 people 310,000 people 310,000 people 1
1710s 330,823 people 330,823 people 330,823 people 1
1720s 349,202 people 349,202 people 349,202 people 1
1730s 368,602 people 368,602 people 368,602 people 1
1740s 389,080 people 389,080 people 389,080 people 1
1750s 410,695 people 410,695 people 410,695 people 1
1760s 433,512 people 433,512 people 433,512 people 1
1770s 457,596 people 457,596 people 457,596 people 1
1780s 483,018 people 483,018 people 483,018 people 1
1790s 509,852 people 509,852 people 509,852 people 1
1800s 367,215 people 367,215 people 367,215 people 10
1810s 367,282 people 367,215 people 367,889 people 10
1820s 383,055 people 369,243 people 398,714 people 10
1830s 419,402 people 402,373 people 436,851 people 10
1840s 459,517 people 440,860 people 478,635 people 10
1850s 503,365 people 483,028 people 524,200 people 10
1860s 551,258 people 528,986 people 574,077 people 10
1870s 603,709 people 579,318 people 628,698 people 10
1880s 661,150 people 634,438 people 688,517 people 10
1890s 724,056 people 694,803 people 754,027 people 10
1900s 792,948 people 760,911 people 825,770 people 10
1910s 868,406 people 833,309 people 904,422 people 10
1920s 951,349 people 912,721 people 990,929 people 10
1930s 1.04 million people 1.00 million people 1.09 million people 10
1940s 1.14 million people 1.10 million people 1.19 million people 10
1950s 1.41 million people 1.27 million people 1.59 million people 10
1960s 1.89 million people 1.64 million people 2.14 million people 10
1970s 2.47 million people 2.20 million people 2.76 million people 10
1980s 3.22 million people 2.83 million people 3.66 million people 10
1990s 4.14 million people 3.76 million people 4.49 million people 10
2000s 5.01 million people 4.58 million people 5.45 million people 10
2010s 6.16 million people 5.56 million people 6.80 million people 10
2020s 7.16 million people 6.95 million people 7.36 million people 4

Countries ranked near Turkmenistan

  1. 102 Togo 8.22 million people compare
  2. 103 Laos 7.67 million people compare
  3. 104 Hong Kong 7.44 million people compare
  4. 106 Libya 7.31 million people compare
  5. 107 Kyrgyzstan 7.07 million people compare
  6. 108 Paraguay 6.84 million people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population in Turkmenistan?
Population in Turkmenistan was 7.36 million people in 2023, according to HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest population recorded in Turkmenistan?
The highest recorded value was 7.36 million people in 2023.
What is the lowest population recorded in Turkmenistan?
The lowest recorded value was 170,000 people in 1000.
How does Turkmenistan rank for population?
Turkmenistan ranks 105th out of 238 countries with data for 2023.
Is population rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.