Turkmenistan Population Pyramid 1987
Turkmenistan in 1987
As of 1987, Turkmenistan counted 3,452,730 inhabitants. A decade earlier, in 1977, the population was 2,623,948; it has grown by 31.6% since.
Half of the population was younger than 19.3 years; 41.0% were children under 15 and 3.5% were 65 or older. This is an expansive pyramid — each cohort of children is larger than the one above it, the signature of high birth rates and rapid 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 | 3,452,731 | 19.3 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4,238,468 | 21.5 | |
| Tajikistan | 4,939,059 | 18.3 | |
| Kazakhstan | 16,527,715 | 24.9 | |
| Uzbekistan | 18,930,070 | 19.8 |





