Turkmenistan Population Pyramid 2013
Turkmenistan in 2013
In 2013, Turkmenistan had a total population of 5,939,341 people. A decade earlier, in 2003, the population was 4,863,866; it has grown by 22.1% since.
With a median age of 24.8 years, Turkmenistan had a youth dependency ratio of 44.3 and an old-age dependency ratio of 5.3 per 100 people of working age. This is a stationary pyramid — similar numbers in each age group up to the older cohorts, the signature of near-replacement fertility.
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 | 5,939,341 | 24.8 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 5,797,290 | 24.6 | |
| Tajikistan | 8,216,724 | 21.4 | |
| Kazakhstan | 17,556,502 | 28.9 | |
| Uzbekistan | 29,724,065 | 25.7 |





