Turkmenistan
- Fertility
- 2.66 166 of 237 with a TFR, lowest first
- World population rank
- 104 of 237
- Regional population rank
- 33 of 51 in Asia
- Population
- 7.49m
- Annual change
- +127,591
- Natural change
- +112,938
- Migrant share
- 2.6%
What drives population change?
Births and deaths set natural change. Net migration can reinforce, reduce, or reverse that direction.
Positive net migration adds to natural growth.
Turkmenistan, 2024 projected: natural change +112,938 people, net migration +14,646, WPP adjustment +7, total population change +127,591. Positive net migration adds to natural growth.
Exact reconciliation: WPP includes a +7-person statistical adjustment. Figures are rounded to whole people.
SOURCE · UN WPP 2024 CHECKS PASSED · DETAILS⌄
Growth in this series
- Current run
- Since 1950 75 consecutive years · projected 2024
- Latest annual gain
- +127,591 1.70% of 2024 population
- Series maximum
- projected 2079 Projected from the WPP medium variant, not a forecast.
Turkmenistan observed 2023 population pyramid. Mirrored bars compare male and female population from oldest to youngest across 85+, 80–84, 75–79, 70–74, 65–69, 60–64, 55–59, 50–54, 45–49, 40–44, 35–39, 30–34, 25–29, 20–24, 15–19, 10–14, 5–9, 0–4 age bands.
| Year | Population | Annual change | Fertility |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.49m | +127,591 | 2.66 |
| 2050 | 9.64m | +57,019 | 2.13 |
| 2080 | 10.28m | −2,683 | 1.89 |
| 2100 | 9.95m | −29,650 | 1.81 |
Values after 2023 are medium-variant projections, not forecasts.
Youth and older population
Annual share of the population aged under 18 and aged 65+. The crossing shows when the older group first becomes larger in the annual source series.
- First annual crossover
- 2088 · projected
- Rule
- 65+ strictly exceeds under 18
Turkmenistan annual age balance from 1950 to 2100. Under-18 population moves from 40.9% in 1950 to 36.0% in 2023 and 18.9% in the 2100 projection. Population aged 65 and older moves from 5.6% to 4.3% and 23.0%. First annual crossover: 2088 · projected. Estimates run through 2023 and WPP Medium projections begin in 2024.
- 1950
- Under 18 · 40.9%65+ · 5.6%
- 2023 observed
- Under 18 · 36.0%65+ · 4.3%
- 2100 projected
- Under 18 · 18.9%65+ · 23.0%
Annual evidence · 151 source rows
| Year | Evidence | Under 18 | Share | 65+ | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | observed | 519,047 | 40.9% | 70,890 | 5.6% |
| 1951 | observed | 532,186 | 41.1% | 73,100 | 5.6% |
| 1952 | observed | 544,780 | 41.3% | 75,655 | 5.7% |
| 1953 | observed | 557,989 | 41.3% | 78,175 | 5.8% |
| 1954 | observed | 572,852 | 41.4% | 80,132 | 5.8% |
| 1955 | observed | 588,495 | 41.5% | 81,394 | 5.7% |
| 1956 | observed | 606,326 | 41.6% | 82,022 | 5.6% |
| 1957 | observed | 629,330 | 42.0% | 82,029 | 5.5% |
| 1958 | observed | 658,670 | 42.6% | 81,661 | 5.3% |
| 1959 | observed | 692,941 | 43.5% | 81,342 | 5.1% |
| 1960 | observed | 730,967 | 44.5% | 81,288 | 4.9% |
| 1961 | observed | 772,843 | 45.6% | 81,424 | 4.8% |
| 1962 | observed | 817,820 | 46.8% | 81,718 | 4.7% |
| 1963 | observed | 864,270 | 47.9% | 82,287 | 4.6% |
| 1964 | observed | 910,816 | 49.0% | 83,253 | 4.5% |
| 1965 | observed | 955,832 | 49.9% | 84,626 | 4.4% |
| 1966 | observed | 998,430 | 50.6% | 86,437 | 4.4% |
| 1967 | observed | 1,036,021 | 51.1% | 88,756 | 4.4% |
| 1968 | observed | 1,068,632 | 51.3% | 91,370 | 4.4% |
| 1969 | observed | 1,099,805 | 51.4% | 93,990 | 4.4% |
| 1970 | observed | 1,130,742 | 51.5% | 96,522 | 4.4% |
| 1971 | observed | 1,160,490 | 51.5% | 98,886 | 4.4% |
| 1972 | observed | 1,188,136 | 51.4% | 101,006 | 4.4% |
| 1973 | observed | 1,214,354 | 51.2% | 103,058 | 4.3% |
| 1974 | observed | 1,239,569 | 51.0% | 105,300 | 4.3% |
| 1975 | observed | 1,263,594 | 50.7% | 107,706 | 4.3% |
| 1976 | observed | 1,286,402 | 50.3% | 110,316 | 4.3% |
| 1977 | observed | 1,308,550 | 49.9% | 113,220 | 4.3% |
| 1978 | observed | 1,330,731 | 49.4% | 116,044 | 4.3% |
| 1979 | observed | 1,353,060 | 49.0% | 118,139 | 4.3% |
| 1980 | observed | 1,375,930 | 48.6% | 119,328 | 4.2% |
| 1981 | observed | 1,400,294 | 48.2% | 119,671 | 4.1% |
| 1982 | observed | 1,426,933 | 47.8% | 119,111 | 4.0% |
| 1983 | observed | 1,456,869 | 47.5% | 118,056 | 3.8% |
| 1984 | observed | 1,491,652 | 47.3% | 117,201 | 3.7% |
| 1985 | observed | 1,533,505 | 47.2% | 117,536 | 3.6% |
| 1986 | observed | 1,582,110 | 47.3% | 119,157 | 3.6% |
| 1987 | observed | 1,634,539 | 47.3% | 121,700 | 3.5% |
| 1988 | observed | 1,687,005 | 47.4% | 125,460 | 3.5% |
| 1989 | observed | 1,736,407 | 47.4% | 129,484 | 3.5% |
| 1990 | observed | 1,782,491 | 47.4% | 133,560 | 3.6% |
| 1991 | observed | 1,825,449 | 47.3% | 138,631 | 3.6% |
| 1992 | observed | 1,864,505 | 47.3% | 144,416 | 3.7% |
| 1993 | observed | 1,899,679 | 47.1% | 150,693 | 3.7% |
| 1994 | observed | 1,930,021 | 46.9% | 157,078 | 3.8% |
| 1995 | observed | 1,955,510 | 46.7% | 162,875 | 3.9% |
| 1996 | observed | 1,976,740 | 46.4% | 168,013 | 3.9% |
| 1997 | observed | 1,993,358 | 46.0% | 172,371 | 4.0% |
| 1998 | observed | 2,006,245 | 45.5% | 175,955 | 4.0% |
| 1999 | observed | 2,018,723 | 44.9% | 179,613 | 4.0% |
| 2000 | observed | 2,031,420 | 44.3% | 183,878 | 4.0% |
| 2001 | observed | 2,041,212 | 43.7% | 188,978 | 4.0% |
| 2002 | observed | 2,047,223 | 42.9% | 194,996 | 4.1% |
| 2003 | observed | 2,049,106 | 42.1% | 201,383 | 4.1% |
| 2004 | observed | 2,047,683 | 41.3% | 207,456 | 4.2% |
| 2005 | observed | 2,044,480 | 40.5% | 212,469 | 4.2% |
| 2006 | observed | 2,041,767 | 39.7% | 215,726 | 4.2% |
| 2007 | observed | 2,040,421 | 38.9% | 216,626 | 4.1% |
| 2008 | observed | 2,041,870 | 38.2% | 215,133 | 4.0% |
| 2009 | observed | 2,047,927 | 37.6% | 212,288 | 3.9% |
| 2010 | observed | 2,058,515 | 37.0% | 209,698 | 3.8% |
| 2011 | observed | 2,073,868 | 36.5% | 208,540 | 3.7% |
| 2012 | observed | 2,094,148 | 36.1% | 209,238 | 3.6% |
| 2013 | observed | 2,119,580 | 35.7% | 211,823 | 3.6% |
| 2014 | observed | 2,151,031 | 35.4% | 216,073 | 3.6% |
| 2015 | observed | 2,189,043 | 35.2% | 221,628 | 3.6% |
| 2016 | observed | 2,233,800 | 35.1% | 228,384 | 3.6% |
| 2017 | observed | 2,285,024 | 35.1% | 236,032 | 3.6% |
| 2018 | observed | 2,341,430 | 35.2% | 244,392 | 3.7% |
| 2019 | observed | 2,401,851 | 35.3% | 253,706 | 3.7% |
| 2020 | observed | 2,465,159 | 35.5% | 263,939 | 3.8% |
| 2021 | observed | 2,530,370 | 35.7% | 275,644 | 3.9% |
| 2022 | observed | 2,594,703 | 35.9% | 292,438 | 4.0% |
| 2023 | observed | 2,654,787 | 36.0% | 314,638 | 4.3% |
| 2024 | projected | 2,708,649 | 36.1% | 339,518 | 4.5% |
| 2025 | projected | 2,753,253 | 36.1% | 366,297 | 4.8% |
| 2026 | projected | 2,785,185 | 36.0% | 394,013 | 5.1% |
| 2027 | projected | 2,803,370 | 35.7% | 421,921 | 5.4% |
| 2028 | projected | 2,808,929 | 35.3% | 449,391 | 5.7% |
| 2029 | projected | 2,803,408 | 34.8% | 476,319 | 5.9% |
| 2030 | projected | 2,788,460 | 34.3% | 503,043 | 6.2% |
| 2031 | projected | 2,766,381 | 33.7% | 530,108 | 6.4% |
| 2032 | projected | 2,739,607 | 33.0% | 558,101 | 6.7% |
| 2033 | projected | 2,710,079 | 32.3% | 587,375 | 7.0% |
| 2034 | projected | 2,679,570 | 31.7% | 617,817 | 7.3% |
| 2035 | projected | 2,649,686 | 31.0% | 648,912 | 7.6% |
| 2036 | projected | 2,621,923 | 30.4% | 680,011 | 7.9% |
| 2037 | projected | 2,597,641 | 29.9% | 710,634 | 8.2% |
| 2038 | projected | 2,577,884 | 29.4% | 740,338 | 8.4% |
| 2039 | projected | 2,562,416 | 28.9% | 768,841 | 8.7% |
| 2040 | projected | 2,550,142 | 28.5% | 796,033 | 8.9% |
| 2041 | projected | 2,541,653 | 28.2% | 821,871 | 9.1% |
| 2042 | projected | 2,537,553 | 27.9% | 846,249 | 9.3% |
| 2043 | projected | 2,537,843 | 27.7% | 869,193 | 9.5% |
| 2044 | projected | 2,542,796 | 27.5% | 891,142 | 9.6% |
| 2045 | projected | 2,551,729 | 27.4% | 912,816 | 9.8% |
| 2046 | projected | 2,563,521 | 27.3% | 935,032 | 10.0% |
| 2047 | projected | 2,576,841 | 27.3% | 958,579 | 10.1% |
| 2048 | projected | 2,590,322 | 27.2% | 984,149 | 10.3% |
| 2049 | projected | 2,602,871 | 27.2% | 1,012,074 | 10.6% |
| 2050 | projected | 2,613,501 | 27.1% | 1,042,283 | 10.8% |
| 2051 | projected | 2,621,353 | 27.0% | 1,074,593 | 11.1% |
| 2052 | projected | 2,625,722 | 26.9% | 1,108,837 | 11.4% |
| 2053 | projected | 2,626,236 | 26.8% | 1,144,848 | 11.7% |
| 2054 | projected | 2,622,688 | 26.7% | 1,182,549 | 12.0% |
| 2055 | projected | 2,615,046 | 26.5% | 1,221,955 | 12.4% |
| 2056 | projected | 2,603,621 | 26.3% | 1,263,041 | 12.7% |
| 2057 | projected | 2,588,626 | 26.0% | 1,305,805 | 13.1% |
| 2058 | projected | 2,570,411 | 25.7% | 1,350,038 | 13.5% |
| 2059 | projected | 2,549,390 | 25.5% | 1,394,947 | 13.9% |
| 2060 | projected | 2,526,169 | 25.2% | 1,439,089 | 14.3% |
| 2061 | projected | 2,501,460 | 24.9% | 1,480,895 | 14.7% |
| 2062 | projected | 2,475,743 | 24.5% | 1,518,775 | 15.1% |
| 2063 | projected | 2,449,633 | 24.2% | 1,551,297 | 15.3% |
| 2064 | projected | 2,423,817 | 23.9% | 1,577,702 | 15.6% |
| 2065 | projected | 2,398,905 | 23.6% | 1,597,921 | 15.8% |
| 2066 | projected | 2,375,427 | 23.4% | 1,612,004 | 15.9% |
| 2067 | projected | 2,353,883 | 23.1% | 1,619,878 | 15.9% |
| 2068 | projected | 2,334,504 | 22.9% | 1,621,763 | 15.9% |
| 2069 | projected | 2,317,381 | 22.7% | 1,619,027 | 15.9% |
| 2070 | projected | 2,302,581 | 22.5% | 1,614,164 | 15.8% |
| 2071 | projected | 2,290,009 | 22.4% | 1,609,978 | 15.7% |
| 2072 | projected | 2,279,403 | 22.2% | 1,609,333 | 15.7% |
| 2073 | projected | 2,270,394 | 22.1% | 1,614,888 | 15.7% |
| 2074 | projected | 2,262,559 | 22.0% | 1,627,684 | 15.9% |
| 2075 | projected | 2,255,696 | 22.0% | 1,647,223 | 16.0% |
| 2076 | projected | 2,249,451 | 21.9% | 1,672,785 | 16.3% |
| 2077 | projected | 2,243,334 | 21.8% | 1,703,560 | 16.6% |
| 2078 | projected | 2,236,951 | 21.8% | 1,738,678 | 16.9% |
| 2079 | projected | 2,229,954 | 21.7% | 1,777,208 | 17.3% |
| 2080 | projected | 2,222,015 | 21.6% | 1,818,159 | 17.7% |
| 2081 | projected | 2,212,918 | 21.5% | 1,860,589 | 18.1% |
| 2082 | projected | 2,202,441 | 21.4% | 1,903,510 | 18.5% |
| 2083 | projected | 2,190,609 | 21.3% | 1,945,941 | 19.0% |
| 2084 | projected | 2,177,421 | 21.2% | 1,986,870 | 19.4% |
| 2085 | projected | 2,162,679 | 21.1% | 2,025,376 | 19.8% |
| 2086 | projected | 2,146,318 | 21.0% | 2,061,576 | 20.1% |
| 2087 | projected | 2,128,421 | 20.8% | 2,096,226 | 20.5% |
| 2088 | projected | 2,109,240 | 20.7% | 2,128,533 | 20.8% |
| 2089 | projected | 2,089,149 | 20.5% | 2,157,694 | 21.2% |
| 2090 | projected | 2,068,375 | 20.3% | 2,183,306 | 21.4% |
| 2091 | projected | 2,047,222 | 20.1% | 2,204,908 | 21.7% |
| 2092 | projected | 2,026,033 | 20.0% | 2,222,601 | 21.9% |
| 2093 | projected | 2,004,894 | 19.8% | 2,236,728 | 22.1% |
| 2094 | projected | 1,984,041 | 19.6% | 2,247,970 | 22.3% |
| 2095 | projected | 1,963,724 | 19.5% | 2,257,056 | 22.4% |
| 2096 | projected | 1,944,200 | 19.3% | 2,264,590 | 22.5% |
| 2097 | projected | 1,925,611 | 19.2% | 2,271,177 | 22.6% |
| 2098 | projected | 1,907,872 | 19.1% | 2,277,464 | 22.8% |
| 2099 | projected | 1,891,094 | 19.0% | 2,284,029 | 22.9% |
| 2100 | projected | 1,875,409 | 18.9% | 2,291,235 | 23.0% |