Population estimates and projections in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan had an estimated population of 7,364,438 on 1 July 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1950.

Turkmenistan, 2023 (latest estimate) 7,364,438 People
Change from 2022 +1.9% 2022: 7,230,193 people
Projection for 2030 8,135,729 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2050 9,639,708 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Projection for 2100 9,946,598 people Medium variant, World Population Prospects 2024
Position in 2023 104th of 216 See the full ranking

Population estimates and projections in Turkmenistan over time

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People. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.

Population, estimates and projections to 2100 (people), 1994 to 2100 – the last ten estimates and projections every five years; the CSV has every year
Period Turkmenistan
2100 9,946,598 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2095 10,079,713 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2090 10,180,243 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2085 10,248,154 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2080 10,279,686 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2075 10,270,688 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2070 10,222,330 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2065 10,145,291 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2060 10,037,970 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2055 9,878,842 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2050 9,639,708 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2045 9,312,822 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2040 8,932,232 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2035 8,538,668 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2030 8,135,729 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2025 7,618,848 peoplef (Projection (medium variant))
2023 7,364,438 people
2022 7,230,193 people
2021 7,092,044 people
2020 6,949,912 people
2019 6,803,944 people
2018 6,655,524 people
2017 6,507,061 people
2016 6,360,041 people
2015 6,215,770 people
2014 6,075,283 people

Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.9% from 7,230,193 people in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 5,939,341 people, the figure has changed by +24.0%.
  • Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, Turkmenistan has the 104th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
UN Population Division
Source
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Dataset or series code
WPP2024 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1950 to 2023 for Turkmenistan
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Attribution
Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024