Turkmenistan Population Pyramid 1985
Turkmenistan in 1985
The population of Turkmenistan in 1985 was 3,247,533. A decade earlier, in 1975, the population was 2,494,569; it has grown by 30.2% since.
With a median age of 19.3 years, Turkmenistan had a youth dependency ratio of 73.2 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.5 per 100 people of working age. 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 | 3,247,534 | 19.3 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4,102,392 | 21.2 | |
| Tajikistan | 4,619,004 | 18.2 | |
| Kazakhstan | 16,031,090 | 24.3 | |
| Uzbekistan | 17,875,339 | 19.7 |





