Turkmenistan Population Pyramid 1997
Turkmenistan in 1997
In 1997, Turkmenistan had a total population of 4,336,730 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 25.6%, up from 3,452,730 in 1987.
Half of the population was younger than 20.1 years; 39.6% were children under 15 and 4.0% were 65 or older. The pyramid is expansive: its wide base of young cohorts reflects high fertility and a rapidly growing population.
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 | 4,336,730 | 20.1 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 4,847,994 | 21.7 | |
| Tajikistan | 6,139,829 | 17.9 | |
| Kazakhstan | 16,043,251 | 26.9 | |
| Uzbekistan | 23,758,960 | 20.7 |





