Share of urban population living in slums in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Share of urban population living in slums was 0.06 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of urban population living in slums in Turkmenistan, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkmenistan recorded 0.06 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 0.25 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.06, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.5 | — |
| 2002 | 10.5 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.51 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 10.26 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 10.01 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 9.76 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 9.51 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 9.26 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.18 | -98.1% |
| 2016 | 0.12 | -33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.25 | +108.3% |
| 2018 | 0.09 | -64.0% |
| 2019 | 0.12 | +33.3% |
| 2020 | 0.11 | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1 | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.06 | -40.0% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 0.06 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 14.7, 0% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 0.06 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.24, 25% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of urban population living in slums 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +108.3% | 0.12 | 0.25 |
| 2015 | -98.1% | 9.26 | 0.18 |
| 2018 | -64.0% | 0.25 | 0.09 |
| 2025 | -40.0% | 0.1 | 0.06 |
| 2019 | +33.3% | 0.09 | 0.12 |
| 2016 | -33.3% | 0.18 | 0.12 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.36 | 10.01 | 10.51 | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.66 | 0.09 | 9.76 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.095 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
More population data for Turkmenistan
- Population regions 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 long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.2917 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.1815 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 8,264 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.9758 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.4231 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.298 (2100)
- Population density 21.17 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 500,079 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of urban population living in slums in Turkmenistan?
- Share of urban population living in slums in Turkmenistan was 0.06 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of urban population living in slums recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.25 in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of urban population living in slums recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 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 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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