Share of urban population living in slums in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Share of urban population living in slums was 0.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of urban population living in slums in Turkmenistan, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 0.1% for share of urban population living in slums in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 40.0% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of urban population living in slums in Turkmenistan peaked at 0.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2025.
Turkmenistan ranks 170th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of urban population living in slums in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.5% | — |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 9.5% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 9.3% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -98.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +108.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -64.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1% | -40.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 10.0% | 10.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 0.1% | 9.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
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More population data for Turkmenistan
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1815 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2917 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.5817 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.2917 % change on previous year (2100)
- 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)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4231 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.9758 Percent per annum (2030)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population living in slums in Turkmenistan?
- Share of urban population living in slums in Turkmenistan was 0.1% in 2025, according to United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population living in slums recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of urban population living in slums recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2025.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for share of urban population living in slums?
- Turkmenistan ranks 170th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of urban population living in slums rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Human Settlements Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of urban population living in slums. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of urban population living in slums (%).