Turkmenistan
Population in Turkmenistan
Population in Turkmenistan: 1.27 million people in 1950 and 7.36 million people in 2023, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2023
- 7.36 million people
- Since 1950
- +6.1 million people
- Rank, 2023
- 105 of 229
- counting from the highest
- World, 2023
- 8.09 billion people
- Projected, 2100
- 9.95 million people
- UN projection (medium variant)
people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (medium variant) puts it at 9.95 million people in 2100, between 5.66 million people and 18.2 million people (95% prediction interval).
- Older estimates from HYDE and Gapminder reach back to 1800: 367,200 people.
Every year
people · UN
| Year | Turkmenistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.36 million | 8.09 billion |
| 2022 | 7.23 million | 8.02 billion |
| 2021 | 7.09 million | 7.95 billion |
| 2020 | 6.95 million | 7.89 billion |
| 2019 | 6.8 million | 7.81 billion |
| 2018 | 6.66 million | 7.73 billion |
| 2017 | 6.51 million | 7.65 billion |
| 2016 | 6.36 million | 7.56 billion |
| 2015 | 6.22 million | 7.47 billion |
| 2014 | 6.08 million | 7.38 billion |
| 2013 | 5.94 million | 7.29 billion |
| 2012 | 5.81 million | 7.2 billion |
| 2011 | 5.68 million | 7.11 billion |
| 2010 | 5.56 million | 7.02 billion |
| 2009 | 5.45 million | 6.93 billion |
| 2008 | 5.35 million | 6.84 billion |
| 2007 | 5.24 million | 6.76 billion |
| 2006 | 5.15 million | 6.67 billion |
| 2005 | 5.05 million | 6.59 billion |
| 2004 | 4.96 million | 6.5 billion |
| 2003 | 4.86 million | 6.42 billion |
| 2002 | 4.77 million | 6.34 billion |
| 2001 | 4.68 million | 6.26 billion |
| 2000 | 4.58 million | 6.17 billion |
| 1999 | 4.49 million | 6.09 billion |
| 1998 | 4.41 million | 6.01 billion |
| 1997 | 4.34 million | 5.93 billion |
| 1996 | 4.26 million | 5.84 billion |
| 1995 | 4.19 million | 5.76 billion |
| 1994 | 4.12 million | 5.68 billion |
| 1993 | 4.03 million | 5.59 billion |
| 1992 | 3.95 million | 5.51 billion |
| 1991 | 3.86 million | 5.42 billion |
| 1990 | 3.76 million | 5.33 billion |
| 1989 | 3.66 million | 5.23 billion |
| 1988 | 3.56 million | 5.14 billion |
| 1987 | 3.45 million | 5.05 billion |
| 1986 | 3.35 million | 4.96 billion |
| 1985 | 3.25 million | 4.87 billion |
| 1984 | 3.15 million | 4.78 billion |
| 1983 | 3.07 million | 4.7 billion |
| 1982 | 2.99 million | 4.61 billion |
| 1981 | 2.91 million | 4.53 billion |
| 1980 | 2.83 million | 4.45 billion |
| 1979 | 2.76 million | 4.37 billion |
| 1978 | 2.69 million | 4.29 billion |
| 1977 | 2.62 million | 4.22 billion |
| 1976 | 2.56 million | 4.14 billion |
| 1975 | 2.5 million | 4.07 billion |
| 1974 | 2.43 million | 4 billion |
| 1973 | 2.37 million | 3.92 billion |
| 1972 | 2.31 million | 3.85 billion |
| 1971 | 2.25 million | 3.77 billion |
| 1970 | 2.2 million | 3.7 billion |
| 1969 | 2.14 million | 3.62 billion |
| 1968 | 2.08 million | 3.55 billion |
| 1967 | 2.03 million | 3.47 billion |
| 1966 | 1.97 million | 3.4 billion |
| 1965 | 1.92 million | 3.34 billion |
| 1964 | 1.86 million | 3.26 billion |
| 1963 | 1.8 million | 3.19 billion |
| 1962 | 1.75 million | 3.12 billion |
| 1961 | 1.7 million | 3.07 billion |
| 1960 | 1.64 million | 3.02 billion |
| 1959 | 1.59 million | 2.97 billion |
| 1958 | 1.55 million | 2.91 billion |
| 1957 | 1.5 million | 2.85 billion |
| 1956 | 1.46 million | 2.8 billion |
| 1955 | 1.42 million | 2.74 billion |
| 1954 | 1.38 million | 2.69 billion |
| 1953 | 1.35 million | 2.63 billion |
| 1952 | 1.32 million | 2.58 billion |
| 1951 | 1.29 million | 2.54 billion |
| 1950 | 1.27 million | 2.49 billion |
| 1949 | 1.19 million | – |
| 1948 | 1.18 million | – |
| 1947 | 1.17 million | – |
| 1946 | 1.16 million | – |
| 1945 | 1.15 million | – |
| 1944 | 1.14 million | – |
| 1943 | 1.13 million | – |
| 1942 | 1.12 million | – |
| 1941 | 1.11 million | – |
| 1940 | 1.1 million | – |
| 1939 | 1.09 million | – |
| 1938 | 1.08 million | – |
| 1937 | 1.07 million | – |
| 1936 | 1.06 million | – |
| 1935 | 1.05 million | – |
| 1934 | 1.04 million | – |
| 1933 | 1.03 million | – |
| 1932 | 1.02 million | – |
| 1931 | 1.01 million | – |
| 1930 | 1 million | – |
| 1929 | 990,900 | – |
| 1928 | 981,900 | – |
| 1927 | 973,000 | – |
| 1926 | 964,100 | – |
| 1925 | 955,400 | – |
| 1924 | 946,700 | – |
| 1923 | 938,100 | – |
| 1922 | 929,500 | – |
| 1921 | 921,100 | – |
| 1920 | 912,700 | – |
| 1919 | 904,400 | – |
| 1918 | 896,200 | – |
| 1917 | 888,000 | – |
| 1916 | 880,000 | – |
| 1915 | 872,100 | – |
| 1914 | 864,200 | – |
| 1913 | 856,300 | – |
| 1912 | 848,600 | – |
| 1911 | 840,900 | – |
| 1910 | 833,300 | – |
| 1909 | 825,800 | – |
| 1908 | 818,300 | – |
| 1907 | 810,900 | – |
| 1906 | 803,600 | – |
| 1905 | 796,300 | – |
| 1904 | 789,100 | – |
| 1903 | 781,900 | – |
| 1902 | 774,900 | – |
| 1901 | 767,900 | – |
| 1900 | 760,900 | – |
| 1899 | 754,000 | – |
| 1898 | 747,200 | – |
| 1897 | 740,400 | – |
| 1896 | 733,700 | – |
| 1895 | 727,100 | – |
| 1894 | 720,500 | – |
| 1893 | 714,000 | – |
| 1892 | 707,500 | – |
| 1891 | 701,100 | – |
| 1890 | 694,800 | – |
| 1889 | 688,500 | – |
| 1888 | 682,300 | – |
| 1887 | 676,100 | – |
| 1886 | 670,000 | – |
| 1885 | 663,900 | – |
| 1884 | 657,900 | – |
| 1883 | 652,000 | – |
| 1882 | 646,100 | – |
| 1881 | 640,200 | – |
| 1880 | 634,400 | – |
| 1879 | 628,700 | – |
| 1878 | 623,000 | – |
| 1877 | 617,400 | – |
| 1876 | 611,800 | – |
| 1875 | 606,300 | – |
| 1874 | 600,800 | – |
| 1873 | 595,300 | – |
| 1872 | 589,900 | – |
| 1871 | 584,600 | – |
| 1870 | 579,300 | – |
| 1869 | 574,100 | – |
| 1868 | 568,900 | – |
| 1867 | 563,700 | – |
| 1866 | 558,600 | – |
| 1865 | 553,600 | – |
| 1864 | 548,600 | – |
| 1863 | 543,600 | – |
| 1862 | 538,700 | – |
| 1861 | 533,800 | – |
| 1860 | 529,000 | – |
| 1859 | 524,200 | – |
| 1858 | 519,500 | – |
| 1857 | 514,800 | – |
| 1856 | 510,100 | – |
| 1855 | 505,500 | – |
| 1854 | 500,900 | – |
| 1853 | 496,400 | – |
| 1852 | 491,900 | – |
| 1851 | 487,400 | – |
| 1850 | 483,000 | – |
| 1849 | 478,600 | – |
| 1848 | 474,300 | – |
| 1847 | 470,000 | – |
| 1846 | 465,700 | – |
| 1845 | 461,500 | – |
| 1844 | 457,300 | – |
| 1843 | 453,100 | – |
| 1842 | 449,000 | – |
| 1841 | 444,900 | – |
| 1840 | 440,900 | – |
| 1839 | 436,900 | – |
| 1838 | 432,900 | – |
| 1837 | 428,900 | – |
| 1836 | 425,000 | – |
| 1835 | 421,200 | – |
| 1834 | 417,300 | – |
| 1833 | 413,600 | – |
| 1832 | 409,800 | – |
| 1831 | 406,100 | – |
| 1830 | 402,400 | – |
| 1829 | 398,700 | – |
| 1828 | 395,100 | – |
| 1827 | 391,500 | – |
| 1826 | 387,900 | – |
| 1825 | 384,400 | – |
| 1824 | 380,900 | – |
| 1823 | 377,400 | – |
| 1822 | 374,000 | – |
| 1821 | 371,300 | – |
| 1820 | 369,200 | – |
| 1819 | 367,900 | – |
| 1818 | 367,200 | – |
| 1817 | 367,200 | – |
| 1816 | 367,200 | – |
| 1815 | 367,200 | – |
| 1814 | 367,200 | – |
| 1813 | 367,200 | – |
| 1812 | 367,200 | – |
| 1811 | 367,200 | – |
| 1810 | 367,200 | – |
| 1809 | 367,200 | – |
| 1808 | 367,200 | – |
| 1807 | 367,200 | – |
| 1806 | 367,200 | – |
| 1805 | 367,200 | – |
| 1804 | 367,200 | – |
| 1803 | 367,200 | – |
| 1802 | 367,200 | – |
| 1801 | 367,200 | – |
| 1800 | 367,200 | – |
- 12.3Estimates, HYDE and Gapminder
UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100
| Year | Turkmenistan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.49 million7.48 million–7.51 million | 8.16 billion |
| 2025 | 7.62 million7.57 million–7.67 million | 8.23 billion |
| 2026 | 7.74 million7.64 million–7.83 million | 8.3 billion |
| 2027 | 7.85 million7.71 million–7.99 million | 8.37 billion |
| 2028 | 7.95 million7.77 million–8.13 million | 8.44 billion |
| 2029 | 8.05 million7.82 million–8.28 million | 8.5 billion |
| 2030 | 8.14 million7.87 million–8.42 million | 8.57 billion |
| 2031 | 8.22 million7.9 million–8.54 million | 8.63 billion |
| 2032 | 8.3 million7.94 million–8.68 million | 8.7 billion |
| 2033 | 8.38 million7.98 million–8.82 million | 8.76 billion |
| 2034 | 8.46 million8.01 million–8.95 million | 8.82 billion |
| 2035 | 8.54 million8.04 million–9.09 million | 8.89 billion |
| 2036 | 8.62 million8.07 million–9.23 million | 8.95 billion |
| 2037 | 8.7 million8.1 million–9.36 million | 9.01 billion |
| 2038 | 8.78 million8.14 million–9.5 million | 9.06 billion |
| 2039 | 8.85 million8.17 million–9.64 million | 9.12 billion |
| 2040 | 8.93 million8.19 million–9.78 million | 9.18 billion |
| 2041 | 9.01 million8.21 million–9.93 million | 9.23 billion |
| 2042 | 9.09 million8.23 million–10.1 million | 9.29 billion |
| 2043 | 9.16 million8.26 million–10.2 million | 9.34 billion |
| 2044 | 9.24 million8.28 million–10.4 million | 9.39 billion |
| 2045 | 9.31 million8.29 million–10.5 million | 9.44 billion |
| 2046 | 9.38 million8.29 million–10.7 million | 9.49 billion |
| 2047 | 9.45 million8.3 million–10.8 million | 9.54 billion |
| 2048 | 9.52 million8.3 million–11 million | 9.58 billion |
| 2049 | 9.58 million8.31 million–11.1 million | 9.62 billion |
| 2050 | 9.64 million8.32 million–11.2 million | 9.66 billion |
| 2051 | 9.7 million8.3 million–11.4 million | 9.7 billion |
| 2052 | 9.75 million8.29 million–11.5 million | 9.74 billion |
| 2053 | 9.79 million8.28 million–11.7 million | 9.78 billion |
| 2054 | 9.84 million8.26 million–11.8 million | 9.81 billion |
| 2055 | 9.88 million8.24 million–12 million | 9.85 billion |
| 2056 | 9.92 million8.22 million–12.2 million | 9.88 billion |
| 2057 | 9.95 million8.2 million–12.3 million | 9.91 billion |
| 2058 | 9.98 million8.16 million–12.4 million | 9.94 billion |
| 2059 | 10 million8.12 million–12.6 million | 9.96 billion |
| 2060 | 10 million8.09 million–12.7 million | 9.99 billion |
| 2061 | 10.1 million8.06 million–12.9 million | 10 billion |
| 2062 | 10.1 million8.02 million–13 million | 10 billion |
| 2063 | 10.1 million7.98 million–13.2 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2064 | 10.1 million7.95 million–13.3 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2065 | 10.2 million7.9 million–13.4 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2066 | 10.2 million7.86 million–13.6 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2067 | 10.2 million7.82 million–13.7 million | 10.1 billion |
| 2068 | 10.2 million7.78 million–13.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2069 | 10.2 million7.74 million–14 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2070 | 10.2 million7.7 million–14.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2071 | 10.2 million7.66 million–14.3 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2072 | 10.3 million7.61 million–14.4 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2073 | 10.3 million7.55 million–14.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2074 | 10.3 million7.48 million–14.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2075 | 10.3 million7.41 million–14.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2076 | 10.3 million7.36 million–15 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2077 | 10.3 million7.3 million–15.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2078 | 10.3 million7.24 million–15.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2079 | 10.3 million7.18 million–15.4 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2080 | 10.3 million7.12 million–15.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2081 | 10.3 million7.05 million–15.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2082 | 10.3 million6.99 million–15.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2083 | 10.3 million6.93 million–16 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2084 | 10.3 million6.87 million–16.1 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2085 | 10.3 million6.8 million–16.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2086 | 10.2 million6.73 million–16.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2087 | 10.2 million6.66 million–16.5 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2088 | 10.2 million6.6 million–16.7 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2089 | 10.2 million6.55 million–16.8 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2090 | 10.2 million6.48 million–16.9 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2091 | 10.2 million6.4 million–17 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2092 | 10.1 million6.32 million–17.2 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2093 | 10.1 million6.26 million–17.3 million | 10.3 billion |
| 2094 | 10.1 million6.16 million–17.5 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2095 | 10.1 million6.06 million–17.6 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2096 | 10.1 million5.98 million–17.7 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2097 | 10 million5.89 million–17.9 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2098 | 10 million5.81 million–18 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2099 | 9.98 million5.73 million–18.1 million | 10.2 billion |
| 2100 | 9.95 million5.66 million–18.2 million | 10.2 billion |
Good to know
- Everyone living in the country on 1 July of each year.
- Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
- Before 1950: HYDE (2023), Gapminder (2022) and UN WPP (2024), via Our World in Data.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
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- Military spending3.11% of GDP in 1999
- Military spending in US dollars$188M in 1999
- Military spending per person$25 in 1999
- Military share of state spending15% of government spending in 1999
- Armed forces personnel57,000 people in 2020
- National power0.13% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers2.87% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports382 million TIV in 2021