Turkmenistan Population Pyramid 1961
Turkmenistan in 1961
The population of Turkmenistan in 1961 was 1,695,400. A decade earlier, in 1951, the population was 1,294,076; it has grown by 31.0% since.
Half of the population was younger than 20.9 years; 41.7% were children under 15 and 4.8% were 65 or older. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population growth.
Data source: United Nations World Population Prospects, 2024 revision (medium variant) — last updated July 2024.
In 2023 women in Turkmenistan had on average 2.69 children, above the replacement level of 2.1.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
A child born there in 2023 could expect to live 70.1 years on average (72.8 years for girls, 66.9 for boys).
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, latest available year.
189,691 immigrants live in Turkmenistan, 2.5% of the population.
| Russian Federation | 74,157 |
| Uzbekistan | 66,605 |
| Kazakhstan | 19,875 |
| Ukraine | 7,905 |
| Azerbaijan | 7,551 |
365,787 people born in Turkmenistan live in other countries.
| Turkey | 119,955 |
| Kazakhstan | 117,117 |
| Russian Federation | 87,585 |
| Ukraine | 23,286 |
| Belarus | 5,319 |
Source: United Nations International Migrant Stock 2024.
| Country | Population | Median age | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkmenistan | 1,695,401 | 20.9 | |
| Tajikistan | 2,181,805 | 21.4 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2,288,666 | 22.9 | |
| Uzbekistan | 8,517,711 | 21.6 | |
| Kazakhstan | 9,742,085 | 23.2 |





