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Europe & Central Asia · Country statistics

Turkmenistan

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population7.62M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$49.83B2025 · current US$GDP per capita$6.54K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth70.22024 · yearsInternet use18%2016 · % of populationForest area8.8%2023 · % of land area
Population growth
1.6%

% per year·2025

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Turkmenistan2025 · 1.6%
00.781.562.343.121960199320251961: 3.1%1962: 3.1%1963: 3.1%1964: 3%1965: 3%1966: 2.9%1967: 2.8%1968: 2.7%1969: 2.7%1970: 2.6%1971: 2.6%1972: 2.6%1973: 2.5%1974: 2.5%1975: 2.5%1976: 2.5%1977: 2.5%1978: 2.5%1979: 2.5%1980: 2.6%1981: 2.6%1982: 2.7%1983: 2.7%1984: 2.8%1985: 2.9%1986: 3%1987: 3.1%1988: 3%1989: 2.9%1990: 2.6%1991: 2.5%1992: 2.3%1993: 2.2%1994: 2.1%1995: 1.8%1996: 1.7%1997: 1.7%1998: 1.7%1999: 1.8%2000: 2%2001: 2%2002: 2%2003: 2%2004: 1.9%2005: 1.9%2006: 1.9%2007: 1.9%2008: 1.9%2009: 2%2010: 2%2011: 2.1%2012: 2.2%2013: 2.2%2014: 2.3%2015: 2.3%2016: 2.3%2017: 2.3%2018: 2.3%2019: 2.2%2020: 2.1%2021: 2%2022: 1.9%2023: 1.8%2024: 1.8%2025: 1.6%

Annual population growth rate for year t is the exponential rate of growth of midyear population from year t-1 to t, expressed as a percentage. Population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.

Country context

Turkmenistan in perspective

Region
Europe & Central Asia
Capital
Ashgabat
Country code
TKM

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