Turkmenistan Population Pyramid 2015
Turkmenistan in 2015
In 2015, Turkmenistan had a total population of 6,215,770 people. That is 23.0% more than in 2005, when the population stood at 5,052,257.
The median age was 25.3 years, and for every 100 people of working age (15–64) there were 44.5 children under 15 and 5.3 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 | 6,215,770 | 25.3 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6,001,882 | 25.0 | |
| Tajikistan | 8,643,840 | 21.7 | |
| Kazakhstan | 18,084,169 | 29.3 | |
| Uzbekistan | 30,749,347 | 26.3 |





