Population and Demographics of Turkmenistan
Population changed +1.77% in 2024 · median age 27 years
Turkmenistan's demographic profile combines +1.77% annual change with fertility of 2.7, while the 2050 medium projection reaches 9.64 million. Compared with 2000, the 2024 population is 63.5% larger, showing the scale of the longer shift.
Population Over Time in Turkmenistan
A longer view puts Turkmenistan at 4.583M in 2000 and 7.494M in 2024. That works out to a 63.5% gain. Looking ahead, the medium projection points to 9.640M in 2050, 28.6% higher than the 2024 level. The chart connects dated reference points only and should not be read as an annual interpolated series.
Age Structure and Sex Balance
Broad age shares place Turkmenistan in a young demographic position in 2024. At 31.51%, the under-15 group is larger than the 4.53% aged 65+, while ages 15 to 64 account for 63.96%. The age balance is weighted toward younger residents.
Population by broad age group
In the World Bank 2024 series, females account for 50.9% of Turkmenistan's population and males 49.1%. Females exceed males by 1.8 percentage points.
Female and male population share
Females made up 50.9% of the population in the World Bank's 2024 series, compared with 49.1% males.
What Is Shaping Population Change
Turkmenistan records +1.77% annual population change in 2024 and 2.7 children per woman, and 63.96% of residents fall in the broad 15-to-64 age group.
The 24-year population path to 2024 amounts to +63.5% for Turkmenistan, with the projection period then moving +28.6% from 2024 to 2050; the aggregate numbers are not used to manufacture a causal explanation.
2024 estimate for Turkmenistan. The world comparison value is 2.25 children per woman.
Turkmenistan vs. World
A same-year comparison shows Turkmenistan at +1.77% annual growth, 2.7 children per woman and a median age of 27, against world values of +0.87%, 2.25 and 30.6.
| Indicator | Turkmenistan | World | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual population change | +1.77% | +0.87% | 2024 |
| Total fertility rate | 2.7 | 2.25 | 2024 |
| Median age | 27 | 30.6 | 2024 |
To keep the comparison defensible, all three indicators come from one harmonized 2024 table that attributes the demographic series to UN WPP 2024.
Key Takeaways
At 7.494M, the 2024 population is paired with an annual change rate of +1.77%.
Age structure is a key feature of the profile: 31.51% are under 15 and 4.53% are 65 or older.
The 2024 female and male shares are 50.9% and 49.1% respectively.
On the medium path, 2050 reaches 9.640M, a +28.6% shift from the 2024 level.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Turkmenistan?
The 2024 harmonized population estimate for Turkmenistan is 7,494,498 people.
Is the population of Turkmenistan growing or declining?
In the 2024 estimate, Turkmenistan's population is growing, with annual change of +1.77%.
What percentage of the population of Turkmenistan is aged 65 or older?
People aged 65 or older account for 4.53% of Turkmenistan's 2024 population in the UN WPP-based broad age data.
What is the projected population of Turkmenistan in 2050?
The UN World Population Prospects 2024 medium projection puts Turkmenistan's 2050 population at 9,639,708.
What is the fertility rate in Turkmenistan?
The 2024 harmonized fertility estimate for Turkmenistan is 2.7 children per woman.
Sources & methodology
This profile uses United Nations World Population Prospects 2024 as the primary framework for globally comparable population, age, fertility and projection data. The World Bank is the primary source for the female population share. Some country values were accessed through secondary retrieval interfaces that republish or organize UN data; those interfaces are identified below as secondary and are not treated as the original statistical publishers.
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Primary global framework for the population estimates and projections.
Harmonized 2024 country table based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized broad age shares based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Harmonized reference for the 2000 population point.
Harmonized 2050 country projection based on UN World Population Prospects 2024.
Used for the 2024 female share; the male share is calculated as the remainder to 100%.