| Source | UN (World Population Prospects 2019) |
| Date | 23 Aug 2021 |
The current population of Turkmenistan is 6,278,446 as of May 31, 2023, based on interpolation of the latest United Nations data. The population of Turkmenistan is projected at 6,117,924 or 6.118 million as of July 1, 2021. The total population in Turkmenistan is projected at 6,031,200 or 6.031 million people for the year 2020. Turkmenistan ranks number 113th in the world by population in the list of 235 countries/territories. Turkmenistan is ranked 36th among 51 countries in Asia.
Turkmenistan's population peak will be 2084 with 8.56 mn people after Turkmenistan's population will be decreased year by year. The Turkmenistann population is projected to reach 6.78 million in 2030 and increase further to 7.95 million in 2050 and 8.42 million by 2100. Turkmenistan accounts for 0.078 percent of the world population. However, its global share will decline by 0.080% in 2076 and is projected to decline at 0.077% by 2100.
Turkmenistan was at 130th position globally in 1950, and its rank is projected to increase at 107th in 2100.
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 2020 | 6,031,200 | 89,111 | 1.50 | 0.077 |
| 2021 | 6,117,924 | 86,724 | 1.44 | 0.078 |
| 2022 | 6,201,943 | 84,019 | 1.37 | 0.078 |
| 2023 | 6,283,195 | 81,252 | 1.31 | 0.078 |
| 2024 | 6,361,714 | 78,519 | 1.25 | 0.078 |
| 2025 | 6,437,589 | 75,875 | 1.19 | 0.079 |
| 2026 | 6,510,792 | 73,203 | 1.14 | 0.079 |
| 2027 | 6,581,396 | 70,604 | 1.08 | 0.079 |
| 2028 | 6,649,846 | 68,450 | 1.04 | 0.079 |
| 2029 | 6,716,675 | 66,829 | 1.00 | 0.079 |
| 2030 | 6,782,355 | 65,680 | 0.98 | 0.079 |
| 2031 | 6,847,030 | 64,675 | 0.95 | 0.079 |
| 2032 | 6,910,774 | 63,744 | 0.93 | 0.080 |
| 2033 | 6,973,843 | 63,069 | 0.91 | 0.080 |
| 2034 | 7,036,521 | 62,678 | 0.90 | 0.080 |
| 2035 | 7,099,000 | 62,479 | 0.89 | 0.080 |
| 2036 | 7,161,381 | 62,381 | 0.88 | 0.080 |
| 2037 | 7,223,635 | 62,254 | 0.87 | 0.080 |
| 2038 | 7,285,687 | 62,052 | 0.86 | 0.080 |
| 2039 | 7,347,372 | 61,685 | 0.85 | 0.080 |
| 2040 | 7,408,530 | 61,158 | 0.83 | 0.081 |
| 2041 | 7,469,103 | 60,573 | 0.82 | 0.081 |
| 2042 | 7,529,006 | 59,903 | 0.80 | 0.081 |
| 2043 | 7,587,897 | 58,891 | 0.78 | 0.081 |
| 2044 | 7,645,377 | 57,480 | 0.76 | 0.081 |
| 2045 | 7,701,112 | 55,735 | 0.73 | 0.081 |
| 2046 | 7,754,952 | 53,840 | 0.70 | 0.081 |
| 2047 | 7,806,850 | 51,898 | 0.67 | 0.081 |
| 2048 | 7,856,627 | 49,777 | 0.64 | 0.082 |
| 2049 | 7,904,142 | 47,515 | 0.60 | 0.082 |
| 2050 | 7,949,281 | 45,139 | 0.57 | 0.082 |
| 2051 | 7,991,988 | 42,707 | 0.54 | 0.082 |
| 2052 | 8,032,244 | 40,256 | 0.50 | 0.082 |
| 2053 | 8,070,124 | 37,880 | 0.47 | 0.082 |
| 2054 | 8,105,715 | 35,591 | 0.44 | 0.082 |
| 2055 | 8,139,141 | 33,426 | 0.41 | 0.082 |
| 2056 | 8,170,424 | 31,283 | 0.38 | 0.082 |
| 2057 | 8,199,632 | 29,208 | 0.36 | 0.082 |
| 2058 | 8,226,960 | 27,328 | 0.33 | 0.082 |
| 2059 | 8,252,640 | 25,680 | 0.31 | 0.082 |
| 2060 | 8,276,874 | 24,234 | 0.29 | 0.082 |
| 2061 | 8,299,757 | 22,883 | 0.28 | 0.081 |
| 2062 | 8,321,358 | 21,601 | 0.26 | 0.081 |
| 2063 | 8,341,796 | 20,438 | 0.25 | 0.081 |
| 2064 | 8,361,213 | 19,417 | 0.23 | 0.081 |
| 2065 | 8,379,686 | 18,473 | 0.22 | 0.081 |
| 2066 | 8,397,312 | 17,626 | 0.21 | 0.081 |
| 2067 | 8,414,104 | 16,792 | 0.20 | 0.081 |
| 2068 | 8,430,098 | 15,994 | 0.19 | 0.081 |
| 2069 | 8,445,292 | 15,194 | 0.18 | 0.081 |
| 2070 | 8,459,683 | 14,391 | 0.17 | 0.081 |
| 2071 | 8,473,293 | 13,610 | 0.16 | 0.081 |
| 2072 | 8,486,120 | 12,827 | 0.15 | 0.081 |
| 2073 | 8,498,093 | 11,973 | 0.14 | 0.081 |
| 2074 | 8,509,123 | 11,030 | 0.13 | 0.081 |
| 2075 | 8,519,120 | 9,997 | 0.12 | 0.081 |
| 2076 | 8,528,052 | 8,932 | 0.10 | 0.080 |
| 2077 | 8,535,939 | 7,887 | 0.09 | 0.080 |
| 2078 | 8,542,753 | 6,814 | 0.08 | 0.080 |
| 2079 | 8,548,495 | 5,742 | 0.07 | 0.080 |
| 2080 | 8,553,164 | 4,669 | 0.05 | 0.080 |
| 2081 | 8,556,733 | 3,569 | 0.04 | 0.080 |
| 2082 | 8,559,211 | 2,478 | 0.03 | 0.080 |
| 2083 | 8,560,580 | 1,369 | 0.02 | 0.080 |
| 2084 | 8,560,850 | 270 | 0.00 | 0.080 |
| 2085 | 8,560,026 | -824 | -0.01 | 0.080 |
| 2086 | 8,558,099 | -1,927 | -0.02 | 0.080 |
| 2087 | 8,555,089 | -3,010 | -0.04 | 0.079 |
| 2088 | 8,550,975 | -4,114 | -0.05 | 0.079 |
| 2089 | 8,545,767 | -5,208 | -0.06 | 0.079 |
| 2090 | 8,539,451 | -6,316 | -0.07 | 0.079 |
| 2091 | 8,532,042 | -7,409 | -0.09 | 0.079 |
| 2092 | 8,523,571 | -8,471 | -0.10 | 0.079 |
| 2093 | 8,514,060 | -9,511 | -0.11 | 0.079 |
| 2094 | 8,503,547 | -10,513 | -0.12 | 0.078 |
| 2095 | 8,492,062 | -11,485 | -0.14 | 0.078 |
| 2096 | 8,479,647 | -12,415 | -0.15 | 0.078 |
| 2097 | 8,466,334 | -13,313 | -0.16 | 0.078 |
| 2098 | 8,452,153 | -14,181 | -0.17 | 0.078 |
| 2099 | 8,437,150 | -15,003 | -0.18 | 0.078 |
| 2100 | 8,421,350 | -15,800 | -0.19 | 0.077 |
| Year | Population | Growth | Share (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Change | rate (%) | to World | ||
| 1950 | 1,210,994 | - | - | 0.048 |
| 1951 | 1,231,829 | 20,835 | 1.72 | 0.048 |
| 1952 | 1,258,388 | 26,559 | 2.16 | 0.048 |
| 1953 | 1,289,828 | 31,440 | 2.50 | 0.048 |
| 1954 | 1,325,436 | 35,608 | 2.76 | 0.049 |
| 1955 | 1,364,635 | 39,199 | 2.96 | 0.049 |
| 1956 | 1,406,983 | 42,348 | 3.10 | 0.050 |
| 1957 | 1,452,174 | 45,191 | 3.21 | 0.051 |
| 1958 | 1,500,017 | 47,843 | 3.29 | 0.051 |
| 1959 | 1,550,411 | 50,394 | 3.36 | 0.052 |
| 1960 | 1,603,258 | 52,847 | 3.41 | 0.053 |
| 1961 | 1,658,362 | 55,104 | 3.44 | 0.054 |
| 1962 | 1,715,408 | 57,046 | 3.44 | 0.054 |
| 1963 | 1,773,853 | 58,445 | 3.41 | 0.055 |
| 1964 | 1,833,064 | 59,211 | 3.34 | 0.056 |
| 1965 | 1,892,599 | 59,535 | 3.25 | 0.057 |
| 1966 | 1,952,141 | 59,542 | 3.15 | 0.057 |
| 1967 | 2,011,764 | 59,623 | 3.05 | 0.058 |
| 1968 | 2,071,790 | 60,026 | 2.98 | 0.058 |
| 1969 | 2,132,802 | 61,012 | 2.94 | 0.059 |
| 1970 | 2,195,175 | 62,373 | 2.92 | 0.059 |
| 1971 | 2,258,965 | 63,790 | 2.91 | 0.060 |
| 1972 | 2,324,015 | 65,050 | 2.88 | 0.060 |
| 1973 | 2,390,216 | 66,201 | 2.85 | 0.061 |
| 1974 | 2,457,384 | 67,168 | 2.81 | 0.061 |
| 1975 | 2,525,364 | 67,980 | 2.77 | 0.062 |
| 1976 | 2,594,313 | 68,949 | 2.73 | 0.062 |
| 1977 | 2,664,258 | 69,945 | 2.70 | 0.063 |
| 1978 | 2,734,895 | 70,637 | 2.65 | 0.064 |
| 1979 | 2,805,819 | 70,924 | 2.59 | 0.064 |
| 1980 | 2,876,808 | 70,989 | 2.53 | 0.065 |
| 1981 | 2,947,779 | 70,971 | 2.47 | 0.065 |
| 1982 | 3,019,066 | 71,287 | 2.42 | 0.065 |
| 1983 | 3,091,513 | 72,447 | 2.40 | 0.066 |
| 1984 | 3,166,221 | 74,708 | 2.42 | 0.066 |
| 1985 | 3,244,018 | 77,797 | 2.46 | 0.067 |
| 1986 | 3,324,458 | 80,440 | 2.48 | 0.067 |
| 1987 | 3,407,321 | 82,863 | 2.49 | 0.067 |
| 1988 | 3,493,895 | 86,574 | 2.54 | 0.068 |
| 1989 | 3,585,868 | 91,973 | 2.63 | 0.068 |
| 1990 | 3,683,967 | 98,099 | 2.74 | 0.069 |
| 1991 | 3,789,185 | 105,218 | 2.86 | 0.070 |
| 1992 | 3,899,843 | 110,658 | 2.92 | 0.071 |
| 1993 | 4,010,789 | 110,946 | 2.84 | 0.072 |
| 1994 | 4,115,102 | 104,313 | 2.60 | 0.073 |
| 1995 | 4,207,841 | 92,739 | 2.25 | 0.073 |
| 1996 | 4,287,346 | 79,505 | 1.89 | 0.074 |
| 1997 | 4,355,116 | 67,770 | 1.58 | 0.074 |
| 1998 | 4,413,479 | 58,363 | 1.34 | 0.074 |
| 1999 | 4,466,135 | 52,656 | 1.19 | 0.074 |
| 2000 | 4,516,133 | 49,998 | 1.12 | 0.074 |
| 2001 | 4,564,083 | 47,950 | 1.06 | 0.073 |
| 2002 | 4,610,005 | 45,922 | 1.01 | 0.073 |
| 2003 | 4,655,743 | 45,738 | 0.99 | 0.073 |
| 2004 | 4,703,401 | 47,658 | 1.02 | 0.073 |
| 2005 | 4,754,646 | 51,245 | 1.09 | 0.073 |
| 2006 | 4,810,109 | 55,463 | 1.17 | 0.073 |
| 2007 | 4,870,141 | 60,032 | 1.25 | 0.073 |
| 2008 | 4,935,767 | 65,626 | 1.35 | 0.073 |
| 2009 | 5,007,954 | 72,187 | 1.46 | 0.073 |
| 2010 | 5,087,213 | 79,259 | 1.58 | 0.073 |
| 2011 | 5,174,085 | 86,872 | 1.71 | 0.073 |
| 2012 | 5,267,900 | 93,815 | 1.81 | 0.074 |
| 2013 | 5,366,378 | 98,478 | 1.87 | 0.074 |
| 2014 | 5,466,328 | 99,950 | 1.86 | 0.075 |
| 2015 | 5,565,287 | 98,959 | 1.81 | 0.075 |
| 2016 | 5,662,368 | 97,081 | 1.74 | 0.076 |
| 2017 | 5,757,667 | 95,299 | 1.68 | 0.076 |
| 2018 | 5,850,901 | 93,234 | 1.62 | 0.077 |
| 2019 | 5,942,089 | 91,188 | 1.56 | 0.077 |