Population growth in Turkmenistan
From 1960 to 2021 the population of Turkmenistan increased from 1.60 million to 6.34 million people. This is a growth of 295.6 percent in 61 years. The highest increase in Turkmenistan was recorded in 2015 with 5.49 percent. The smallest increase in 2003 with 0.99 percent.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 160.2 percent.
The average age in Turkmenistan rose by 3.94 years from 2012 to 2021 from 25.26 to 29.20 years (median value).
Around 53 percent of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 2.4 percent annually.
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Population development in Turkmenistan since 1960
(Data in millions of inhabitants)| Year | Population Turkmenistan | Change Turkmenistan | Birth rate | Death rate | Population World | Change World | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.66 M | 3.44 % | 45.6 ‰ | 15.6 ‰ | 3,072 M | 1.30 % | |
| 1962 | 1.72 M | 3.44 % | 45.1 ‰ | 15.2 ‰ | 3,125 M | 1.72 % | |
| 1963 | 1.77 M | 3.41 % | 44.4 ‰ | 14.7 ‰ | 3,190 M | 2.08 % | |
| 1964 | 1.83 M | 3.34 % | 43.5 ‰ | 14.3 ‰ | 3,255 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1965 | 1.89 M | 3.25 % | 42.5 ‰ | 13.8 ‰ | 3,322 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1966 | 1.95 M | 3.15 % | 41.4 ‰ | 13.4 ‰ | 3,392 M | 2.11 % | |
| 1967 | 2.01 M | 3.05 % | 40.3 ‰ | 12.9 ‰ | 3,462 M | 2.05 % | |
| 1968 | 2.07 M | 2.98 % | 39.4 ‰ | 12.5 ‰ | 3,533 M | 2.06 % | |
| 1969 | 2.13 M | 2.94 % | 38.5 ‰ | 12.1 ‰ | 3,607 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1970 | 2.20 M | 2.92 % | 37.9 ‰ | 11.8 ‰ | 3,682 M | 2.09 % | |
| 1971 | 2.26 M | 2.91 % | 37.5 ‰ | 11.6 ‰ | 3,761 M | 2.13 % | |
| 1972 | 2.32 M | 2.88 % | 37.2 ‰ | 11.3 ‰ | 3,837 M | 2.03 % | |
| 1973 | 2.39 M | 2.85 % | 37.0 ‰ | 11.1 ‰ | 3,913 M | 1.98 % | |
| 1974 | 2.46 M | 2.81 % | 36.9 ‰ | 11.0 ‰ | 3,988 M | 1.93 % | |
| 1975 | 2.53 M | 2.77 % | 36.8 ‰ | 10.8 ‰ | 4,063 M | 1.86 % | |
| 1976 | 2.59 M | 2.73 % | 36.8 ‰ | 10.7 ‰ | 4,135 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1977 | 2.66 M | 2.70 % | 36.7 ‰ | 10.5 ‰ | 4,208 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1978 | 2.73 M | 2.65 % | 36.6 ‰ | 10.3 ‰ | 4,281 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1979 | 2.81 M | 2.59 % | 36.5 ‰ | 10.2 ‰ | 4,357 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1980 | 2.88 M | 2.53 % | 36.3 ‰ | 10.0 ‰ | 4,433 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 2.95 M | 2.47 % | 36.2 ‰ | 9.8 ‰ | 4,511 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 3.02 M | 2.42 % | 36.2 ‰ | 9.6 ‰ | 4,592 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 3.09 M | 2.40 % | 36.2 ‰ | 9.5 ‰ | 4,674 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 3.17 M | 2.42 % | 36.3 ‰ | 9.3 ‰ | 4,756 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 3.24 M | 2.46 % | 36.5 ‰ | 9.2 ‰ | 4,839 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 3.32 M | 2.48 % | 36.6 ‰ | 9.1 ‰ | 4,925 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 3.41 M | 2.49 % | 36.6 ‰ | 9.0 ‰ | 5,013 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 3.49 M | 2.54 % | 36.5 ‰ | 9.0 ‰ | 5,101 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 3.59 M | 2.63 % | 36.1 ‰ | 8.9 ‰ | 5,190 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 3.68 M | 2.74 % | 35.5 ‰ | 8.8 ‰ | 5,280 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 3.79 M | 2.86 % | 34.5 ‰ | 8.7 ‰ | 5,368 M | 1.67 % | |
| 1992 | 3.90 M | 2.92 % | 33.3 ‰ | 8.6 ‰ | 5,453 M | 1.57 % | |
| 1993 | 4.01 M | 2.84 % | 32.0 ‰ | 8.5 ‰ | 5,538 M | 1.56 % | |
| 1994 | 4.12 M | 2.60 % | 30.4 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | 5,622 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 4.21 M | 2.25 % | 28.8 ‰ | 8.3 ‰ | 5,707 M | 1.51 % | |
| 1996 | 4.29 M | 1.89 % | 27.3 ‰ | 8.1 ‰ | 5,790 M | 1.45 % | |
| 1997 | 4.36 M | 1.58 % | 26.0 ‰ | 8.0 ‰ | 5,872 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 4.41 M | 1.34 % | 24.9 ‰ | 7.9 ‰ | 5,954 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 4.47 M | 1.19 % | 24.1 ‰ | 7.8 ‰ | 6,034 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 4.52 M | 1.12 % | 23.6 ‰ | 7.8 ‰ | 6,114 M | 1.32 % | |
| 2001 | 4.56 M | 1.06 % | 23.3 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 6,194 M | 1.30 % | |
| 2002 | 4.61 M | 1.01 % | 23.1 ‰ | 7.7 ‰ | 6,273 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 4.66 M | 0.99 % | 23.0 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 6,352 M | 1.26 % | |
| 2004 | 4.70 M | 1.02 % | 22.9 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 6,432 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2005 | 4.75 M | 1.09 % | 23.0 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | 6,512 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 4.81 M | 1.17 % | 23.1 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 6,593 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 4.87 M | 1.25 % | 23.5 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 6,674 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 4.94 M | 1.35 % | 24.0 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 6,757 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 5.01 M | 1.46 % | 24.7 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 6,840 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 5.09 M | 1.58 % | 25.4 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2011 | 5.17 M | 1.71 % | 26.0 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 7,004 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2012 | 5.27 M | 1.81 % | 26.4 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 7,089 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2013 | 5.37 M | 1.87 % | 26.6 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 7,176 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2014 | 5.47 M | 1.86 % | 26.5 ‰ | 6.6 ‰ | 7,262 M | 1.20 % | |
| 2015 | 5.77 M | 5.49 % | 26.1 ‰ | 6.5 ‰ | 7,405 M | 1.97 % | |
| 2016 | 5.87 M | 1.77 % | 25.4 ‰ | 6.6 ‰ | 7,492 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2017 | 5.97 M | 1.70 % | 24.6 ‰ | 6.5 ‰ | 7,578 M | 1.15 % | |
| 2018 | 6.07 M | 1.62 % | 23.8 ‰ | 6.6 ‰ | 7,662 M | 1.10 % | |
| 2019 | 6.16 M | 1.54 % | 23.1 ‰ | 6.6 ‰ | 7,743 M | 1.06 % | |
| 2020 | 6.25 M | 1.49 % | 22.3 ‰ | 6.8 ‰ | 7,821 M | 1.01 % | |
| 2021 | 6.34 M | 1.46 % | 7,888 M | 0.86 % |
Birth and death rate in Turkmenistan
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. For example, the year 2020 in the graph: The population in Turkmenistan increased by about 92,000 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 6.8 per 1,000 people (~ 42,100 deaths) and the birth rate was 22.3 per 1,000 people (~ 137,000 births). As a result, around 2,900 inhabitants have migrated to other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 38,798 in Turkmenistan. The number of births was 143,368 annually.
The changes in births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1,000 inhabitants.
Birth rate Death rate
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