Turkmenistan Population Pyramid 2021
Turkmenistan in 2021
In 2021, Turkmenistan had a total population of 7,092,044 people. Over the previous ten years the population grew by 24.8%, up from 5,683,417 in 2011.
With a median age of 26.7 years, Turkmenistan had a youth dependency ratio of 48.8 and an old-age dependency ratio of 6.0 per 100 people of working age. The broad-based, expansive shape of the pyramid points to high fertility and strong population 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 | 7,092,044 | 26.7 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 6,820,479 | 25.8 | |
| Tajikistan | 9,966,909 | 22.6 | |
| Kazakhstan | 19,743,603 | 30.3 | |
| Uzbekistan | 34,243,696 | 27.7 |





