Turkmenistan Population Pyramid 2011
Turkmenistan in 2011
The population of Turkmenistan in 2011 was 5,683,417. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 21.6%, up from 4,675,410 in 2001.
The median age was 24.3 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 45.1 children under 15 and 5.5 people aged 65 or over. The pyramid is stationary: cohort sizes are roughly even through the younger ages, reflecting fertility close to replacement level and slow population change.
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 | 5,683,417 | 24.3 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5,594,535 | 24.3 | |
| Tajikistan | 7,824,786 | 21.0 | |
| Kazakhstan | 17,066,003 | 28.7 | |
| Uzbekistan | 28,823,196 | 25.0 |





