Turkmenistan
Population 2026
7,736,632
Overview
- Yearly change
- +1.55%
- Density
- 16 per km²
- Land area
- 469,930 km²
- Capital
- Ashgabat
- Currency
- Manat (TMT)
- Official languages
- TK, RU, UZ
- Urban population
- 47.1%
- Continent
- AS
Demographics
- Births
- 148,6642026
- Deaths
- 45,9852026
- Birth rate
- 20.9per 1,000
- Death rate
- 5.8per 1,000
- Fertility rate
- 2.66
- Life expectancy
- 70.2At birth, years
- Median age
- 27.3
- Net migration
- 13,268
Age distribution
- 0–1431.2%
- 15–6464.0%
- 65+4.8%
Population by year
Economy
- GDP
- $49.8B
- GDP per capita
- $6.5K
- GDP growth
- +6.3%
- Inflation
- —
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
- Exports
- $7.2B
- Imports
- $6.8B
- Tourism receipts
- —% of exports
Economic output by sector (% of GDP)
- Agriculture12.4%
- Industry36.0%
- Manufacturing20.5%
- Services48.9%
Employment by sector (%)
- Agriculture21.9%
- Industry28.6%
- Services49.5%
Largest cities
| # | City | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AshgabatAshgabat | 1,030,0632026 |
| 2 | TürkmenabatLebap | 230,8612026 |
| 3 | DaşoguzDasoguz | 201,1422026 |
| 4 | MaryMary | 167,0272026 |
| 5 | TürkmenbaşyBalkan | 91,7452026 |
| 6 | BalkanabatBalkan | 87,8222026 |
| 7 | BayramalyMary | 70,3762026 |
| 8 | TejenAhal | 67,4882026 |
| 9 | GyzylarbatBalkan | 48,5582026 |
| 10 | MagdanlyLebap | 44,5082026 |
Populated place as listed by GeoNames. Not a metropolitan-area figure.
Historical statistics
| Year | Population | Births | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7,736,632 | 149K | 46.0K |
| 2020 | 6,949,915 | 168K | 43.6K |
| 2010 | 5,564,356 | 143K | 33.8K |
| 2000 | 4,582,675 | 109K | 31.8K |
| 1990 | 3,760,561 | 131K | 30.3K |
| 1980 | 2,832,201 | 103K | 28.6K |
| 1970 | 2,195,617 | 83.8K | 28.2K |
| 1960 | 1,643,462 | 78.0K | 28.5K |
| 1950 | 1,269,184 | 49.5K | 23.9K |