The population of Turkmenistan is expected to grow by 88,000 in 2020 and reach 6,117,000 in 2021. Migration (including immigration and emigration) decreases population by 5,000 people yearly. On average there are 134,630 births and 42,494 deaths in Turkmenistan per year. Rate of natural increase is approximately 1.53 percent per year. The population density of Turkmenistan has changed from 6.1 in 1980 to 12.5 in 2018.
| Current population | 6,100,978 people at present (Friday 23rd of October 2020) | |
| Median Age | 28.9 years |
| Life expectancy | 68.3 years | |
| Population density | 12.8 per km2 |
| 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%) |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -5,000 | 28.7 | 2.74 | 13 | 3,063,000 (51.5%) |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -5,000 | 28.5 | 2.79 | 13 | 2,993,000 (51.1%) |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -5,000 | 28.3 | 2.84 | 12 | 2,923,000 (50.8%) |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 (0.0%) | -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 2019 the population of Turkmenistan was 5,943,000 and the average age increased from 25.6 in 1960 to 28.7. Urban population has increased from 2,073,491 (45.9%) in 2000 to 3,132,000 (51.9%) in the current year. The population density of Turkmenistan has changed from 6.1 in 1980 to 12.5 in 2018.
| 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 1.48% (92,000 residents, including 41,348 deaths). The demographics of Turkmenistan constitutes of 3,062,000 women and 2,969,000 men, which means there are 970 men per 1000 women. As far as age distribution goes, 38.8% of population (2,341,234) is 19 or younger, 56.3% of population (3,397,865) is between age 20 and 64 and 4.8% of population (287,076) is over 65.