Turkmenistan
Urban population in Turkmenistan
Urban population in Turkmenistan: 42.5% in 1950 and 47.1% in 2025, by UN estimates.
- Latest, 2025
- 47.1%
- Since 1950
- +4.6 percentage points
- Rank, 2025
- 163 of 229
- counting from the highest
- Projected, 2050
- 47.5%
- UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025)
% of people · UN
What the numbers say
- The UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) puts it at 47.5% in 2050.
- The highest was 47.9% in 1969, the lowest 42.5% in 1950.
Every year
% of people · UN
| Year | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 47.1 |
| 2024 | 47.1 |
| 2023 | 47.1 |
| 2022 | 47.1 |
| 2021 | 47.1 |
| 2020 | 47.1 |
| 2019 | 47.1 |
| 2018 | 47 |
| 2017 | 47 |
| 2016 | 47 |
| 2015 | 47 |
| 2014 | 47 |
| 2013 | 47 |
| 2012 | 47 |
| 2011 | 46.9 |
| 2010 | 46.9 |
| 2009 | 46.9 |
| 2008 | 46.9 |
| 2007 | 46.8 |
| 2006 | 46.8 |
| 2005 | 46.8 |
| 2004 | 46.7 |
| 2003 | 46.7 |
| 2002 | 46.6 |
| 2001 | 46.4 |
| 2000 | 46.1 |
| 1999 | 45.7 |
| 1998 | 45.4 |
| 1997 | 45.1 |
| 1996 | 44.8 |
| 1995 | 44.7 |
| 1994 | 44.7 |
| 1993 | 44.7 |
| 1992 | 44.8 |
| 1991 | 44.9 |
| 1990 | 45 |
| 1989 | 45.1 |
| 1988 | 45.2 |
| 1987 | 45.4 |
| 1986 | 45.6 |
| 1985 | 45.9 |
| 1984 | 46.2 |
| 1983 | 46.4 |
| 1982 | 46.7 |
| 1981 | 47 |
| 1980 | 47.2 |
| 1979 | 47.3 |
| 1978 | 47.4 |
| 1977 | 47.5 |
| 1976 | 47.6 |
| 1975 | 47.7 |
| 1974 | 47.7 |
| 1973 | 47.8 |
| 1972 | 47.9 |
| 1971 | 47.9 |
| 1970 | 47.9 |
| 1969 | 47.9 |
| 1968 | 47.9 |
| 1967 | 47.8 |
| 1966 | 47.7 |
| 1965 | 47.5 |
| 1964 | 47.4 |
| 1963 | 47.2 |
| 1962 | 47 |
| 1961 | 46.8 |
| 1960 | 46.6 |
| 1959 | 46.3 |
| 1958 | 46.1 |
| 1957 | 45.8 |
| 1956 | 45.5 |
| 1955 | 45.1 |
| 1954 | 44.7 |
| 1953 | 44.2 |
| 1952 | 43.7 |
| 1951 | 43.1 |
| 1950 | 42.5 |
UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025) · 2026–2050
| Year | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 47.1 |
| 2027 | 47.1 |
| 2028 | 47.2 |
| 2029 | 47.2 |
| 2030 | 47.2 |
| 2031 | 47.2 |
| 2032 | 47.2 |
| 2033 | 47.3 |
| 2034 | 47.3 |
| 2035 | 47.3 |
| 2036 | 47.3 |
| 2037 | 47.3 |
| 2038 | 47.3 |
| 2039 | 47.4 |
| 2040 | 47.4 |
| 2041 | 47.4 |
| 2042 | 47.4 |
| 2043 | 47.4 |
| 2044 | 47.4 |
| 2045 | 47.5 |
| 2046 | 47.5 |
| 2047 | 47.5 |
| 2048 | 47.5 |
| 2049 | 47.5 |
| 2050 | 47.5 |
Good to know
- The share of people living in places the country itself counts as urban.
- Source: UN DESA, World Urbanization Prospects 2025.
- The dashed line is the UN projection (World Urbanization Prospects 2025), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
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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