The population of Turkmenistan is expected to grow by 93,000 in 2018 and reach 5,943,000 in 2019. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 5,000 people yearly. On average there are 139,241 births and 41,348 deaths in Turkmenistan per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.67 percent per year. The population density of Turkmenistan has changed from 6.1 in 1980 to 12.0 in 2016.
| Current population | 5,939,471 people at present (Monday 17th of December 2018) | |
| Median Age | 28.5 years |
| Life expectancy | 68.0 years | |
| Population density | 12.5 per km2 |
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5,851,000 | 93,000 (1.6%) | -5,000 | 28.5 | 2.79 | 13 | 2,993,000 (51.1%) |
| 2017 | 5,758,000 | 95,456 (1.7%) | -5,000 | 28.3 | 2.84 | 12 | 2,923,000 (50.8%) |
| 2016 | 5,662,544 | 97,260 (1.7%) | -5,000 | 28.1 | 2.88 | 12 | 2,853,696 (50.4%) |
| 2015 | 5,565,284 | 99,043 (1.8%) | -5,000 | 28.1 | 2.93 | 12 | 2,784,701 (50.0%) |
| 2010 | 5,087,210 | 79,260 (1.6%) | -10,000 | 27.6 | 2.83 | 11 | 2,462,311 (48.4%) |
| 2005 | 4,754,641 | 51,243 (1.1%) | -12,543 | 26.6 | 2.65 | 10 | 2,236,963 (47.0%) |
| 2000 | 4,516,131 | 49,999 (1.1%) | -25,177 | 25.5 | 2.82 | 10 | 2,073,491 (45.9%) |
| 1995 | 4,207,840 | 92,741 (2.2%) | -12,935 | 24.2 | 3.51 | 9 | 1,884,860 (44.8%) |
| 1990 | 3,683,966 | 98,099 (2.7%) | 8,727 | 23.8 | 4.34 | 8 | 1,660,548 (45.1%) |
| 1985 | 3,244,018 | 77,797 (2.4%) | -7,940 | 23.7 | 4.65 | 7 | 1,491,470 (46.0%) |
| 1980 | 2,876,808 | 70,990 (2.5%) | -7,159 | 23.6 | 5.17 | 6 | 1,354,344 (47.1%) |
| 1975 | 2,525,361 | 67,979 (2.7%) | -1,014 | 23.7 | 5.93 | 5 | 1,200,986 (47.6%) |
| 1970 | 2,195,173 | 62,374 (2.8%) | 5,069 | 23.9 | 6.40 | 5 | 1,048,854 (47.8%) |
| 1965 | 1,892,599 | 59,536 (3.2%) | 5,629 | 24.4 | 6.76 | 4 | 892,152 (47.1%) |
| 1960 | 1,603,258 | 55,104 (3.3%) | 5,357 | 25.6 | 6.59 | 3 | 744,104 (46.4%) |
In 2017 the population of Turkmenistan was 5,758,000 and the average age increased from 25.6 in 1960 to 28.3. Urban population has increased from 2,073,491 (45.9%) in 2000 to 2,993,000 (51.1%) in the current year. The population density of Turkmenistan has changed from 6.1 in 1980 to 12.0 in 2016.
| Year | Population | Year change | Migrants | Median age | Fertility rate | Density (Ppl/km2) | Urban population |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 6,031,000 | 88,000 (1.5%) | -5,000 | 28.9 | 2.70 | 13 | 3,132,000 (51.9%) |
| 2025 | 6,431,000 | 75,000 (1.2%) | -5,000 | 29.9 | 2.54 | 14 | 3,477,000 (54.1%) |
| 2030 | 6,767,000 | 64,000 (1.0%) | -5,000 | 31.2 | 2.41 | 14 | 3,816,000 (56.4%) |
| 2035 | 7,074,000 | 61,000 (0.9%) | -5,000 | 32.3 | 2.30 | 15 | 4,154,000 (58.7%) |
| 2040 | 7,371,000 | 58,000 (0.8%) | -5,000 | 33.3 | 2.21 | 16 | 4,499,000 (61.0%) |
| 2045 | 7,651,000 | 53,000 (0.7%) | -5,000 | 34.1 | 2.13 | 16 | 4,843,000 (63.3%) |
| 2050 | 7,888,000 | 43,000 (0.6%) | -5,000 | 34.8 | 2.06 | 17 | 5,166,000 (65.5%) |
Total Turkmenistan population should reach 6,031,000 by 2020 and should increase to 7,888,000 people by year 2050. The life expectancy at birth should reach 71.8 (68.0 years for male and 75.8 years for females). Population density will go up to 16.8 people per square kilometer.
The population growth rate is 1.62% (95,456 residents, including 40,134 deaths). The demographics of Turkmenistan constitutes of 2,970,000 women and 2,881,000 men, which means there are 970 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 38.8% of population (2,272,528) is 19 or younger, 56.8% of population (3,321,613) is between age 20 and 64 and 4.4% of population (259,784) is over 65.