Population growth in Turkmenistan
From 1960 to 2020 the population of Turkmenistan increased from 1.60 m to 6.03 m people. This is a growth by 276.2 percent in 60 years. The highest increase in Turkmenistan was recorded in 1962 with 3.44%. The smallest increase in 2003 with 0.99%.In the same period, the total population of all countries worldwide increased by 155.5 percent.
The average age in Turkmenistan rose by 0.34 years from 2012 to 2013 from 25.26 to 25.60 years (median value).
Around 53% of the inhabitants live in the country's larger cities. This growing trend of urbanization is increasing by 2.4% annually.
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Population development in Turkmenistan since 1960
(Data in millions of inhabitants)| Year | Population Turkmenistan | Change | Birthrate | Deathrate | Population World | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.66 M | 3.44 % | 3,075 M | 1.35 % | |||
| 1962 | 1.72 M | 3.44 % | 3,128 M | 1.72 % | |||
| 1963 | 1.77 M | 3.41 % | 3,193 M | 2.07 % | |||
| 1964 | 1.83 M | 3.34 % | 3,258 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1965 | 1.89 M | 3.25 % | 3,325 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1966 | 1.95 M | 3.15 % | 3,395 M | 2.10 % | |||
| 1967 | 2.01 M | 3.05 % | 3,464 M | 2.05 % | |||
| 1968 | 2.07 M | 2.98 % | 3,535 M | 2.03 % | |||
| 1969 | 2.13 M | 2.94 % | 3,609 M | 2.11 % | |||
| 1970 | 2.20 M | 2.92 % | 3,685 M | 2.09 % | |||
| 1971 | 2.26 M | 2.91 % | 3,762 M | 2.10 % | |||
| 1972 | 2.32 M | 2.88 % | 3,839 M | 2.04 % | |||
| 1973 | 2.39 M | 2.85 % | 3,915 M | 1.98 % | |||
| 1974 | 2.46 M | 2.81 % | 3,991 M | 1.96 % | |||
| 1975 | 2.53 M | 2.77 % | 4,066 M | 1.87 % | |||
| 1976 | 2.59 M | 2.73 % | 4,139 M | 1.79 % | |||
| 1977 | 2.66 M | 2.70 % | 4,212 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1978 | 2.73 M | 2.65 % | 4,286 M | 1.75 % | |||
| 1979 | 2.81 M | 2.59 % | 36.5 ‰ | 10.2 ‰ | 4,358 M | 1.68 % | |
| 1980 | 2.88 M | 2.53 % | 36.3 ‰ | 10.0 ‰ | 4,434 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1981 | 2.95 M | 2.47 % | 36.2 ‰ | 9.8 ‰ | 4,512 M | 1.76 % | |
| 1982 | 3.02 M | 2.42 % | 36.2 ‰ | 9.6 ‰ | 4,593 M | 1.80 % | |
| 1983 | 3.09 M | 2.40 % | 36.2 ‰ | 9.5 ‰ | 4,675 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1984 | 3.17 M | 2.42 % | 36.3 ‰ | 9.3 ‰ | 4,757 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1985 | 3.24 M | 2.46 % | 36.5 ‰ | 9.2 ‰ | 4,840 M | 1.75 % | |
| 1986 | 3.32 M | 2.48 % | 36.6 ‰ | 9.1 ‰ | 4,926 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1987 | 3.41 M | 2.49 % | 36.6 ‰ | 9.0 ‰ | 5,014 M | 1.78 % | |
| 1988 | 3.49 M | 2.54 % | 36.5 ‰ | 9.0 ‰ | 5,102 M | 1.77 % | |
| 1989 | 3.59 M | 2.63 % | 36.1 ‰ | 8.9 ‰ | 5,191 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1990 | 3.68 M | 2.74 % | 35.5 ‰ | 8.8 ‰ | 5,281 M | 1.74 % | |
| 1991 | 3.79 M | 2.86 % | 34.5 ‰ | 8.7 ‰ | 5,369 M | 1.66 % | |
| 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 ‰ | 5,623 M | 1.52 % | |
| 1995 | 4.21 M | 2.25 % | 28.8 ‰ | 8.3 ‰ | 5,708 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 ‰ | 5,873 M | 1.43 % | |
| 1998 | 4.41 M | 1.34 % | 24.9 ‰ | 7.9 ‰ | 5,955 M | 1.39 % | |
| 1999 | 4.47 M | 1.19 % | 24.1 ‰ | 7.8 ‰ | 6,035 M | 1.35 % | |
| 2000 | 4.52 M | 1.12 % | 23.6 ‰ | 7.8 ‰ | 6,115 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 ‰ | 6,274 M | 1.28 % | |
| 2003 | 4.66 M | 0.99 % | 23.0 ‰ | 7.6 ‰ | 6,353 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 ‰ | 6,513 M | 1.25 % | |
| 2006 | 4.81 M | 1.17 % | 23.1 ‰ | 7.4 ‰ | 6,594 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2007 | 4.87 M | 1.25 % | 23.5 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 6,675 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2008 | 4.94 M | 1.35 % | 24.0 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | 6,758 M | 1.24 % | |
| 2009 | 5.01 M | 1.46 % | 24.7 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 6,841 M | 1.22 % | |
| 2010 | 5.09 M | 1.58 % | 25.4 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 6,922 M | 1.19 % | |
| 2011 | 5.17 M | 1.71 % | 26.0 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 7,003 M | 1.17 % | |
| 2012 | 5.27 M | 1.81 % | 26.4 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | 7,086 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2013 | 5.37 M | 1.87 % | 26.6 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 7,170 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2014 | 5.47 M | 1.86 % | 26.4 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 7,254 M | 1.18 % | |
| 2015 | 5.57 M | 1.81 % | 26.0 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 7,339 M | 1.17 % | |
| 2016 | 5.66 M | 1.74 % | 25.4 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 7,424 M | 1.16 % | |
| 2017 | 5.76 M | 1.68 % | 24.6 ‰ | 7.1 ‰ | 7,509 M | 1.14 % | |
| 2018 | 5.85 M | 1.62 % | 23.8 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 7,592 M | 1.11 % | |
| 2019 | 5.94 M | 1.56 % | 23.1 ‰ | 7.0 ‰ | 7,673 M | 1.07 % | |
| 2020 | 6.03 M | 1.50 % | 7,753 M | 1.04 % |
Birth- and deathrate in Turkmenistan
Population growth is the result of the birth rate, the mortality rate and the migration rate. The example of the year 2019 in the graph: The population in Turkmenistan increased by about 91,200 inhabitants. In the same year, the death rate was 7.0 per 1000 people (~ 41,200 deaths) and the birth rate was 23.1 per 1000 people (~ 135,000 births). As a result, around 2,600 inhabitants have migrated to other countries.Over the past 10 years, the number of average deaths per year was 39,218 in Turkmenistan. The number of births was 139,646 annually.
The development of births and deaths is displayed in the following graph. All data refer to births or deaths per 1000 inhabitants.
Birthrate Deathrate