Turkmenistan Population Pyramid 1963
Turkmenistan in 1963
As of 1963, Turkmenistan counted 1,804,272 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1953, the population was 1,349,676; it has grown by 33.7% since.
The median age was 19.7 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 84.9 children under 15 and 8.8 people aged 65 or over. 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 | 1,804,272 | 19.7 | |
| Tajikistan | 2,331,736 | 20.4 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2,449,243 | 22.2 | |
| Uzbekistan | 9,202,247 | 20.3 | |
| Kazakhstan | 10,377,466 | 23.3 |





