Demographic profile
Turkmenistan is the 113th most populous of the 238 countries and territories tracked on this site, home to about 0.08% of everyone alive. Within Southern and Central Asia, it ranks 11 of 13.
Each day brings roughly 292 births and 137 deaths, adding about 56,612 people over a year. At the current natural-increase rate of 0.9% annually, the population would double in roughly 78 years if the rate held. Real trajectories bend as fertility, mortality and migration shift, which is why the chart below shows both history and projection.
Among its first-level divisions, the largest by our modelled allocation is Mary, holding an estimated 39.8% of the national population. The full breakdown of all 5 states and regions is in the table below — regional figures outside Sudan are modelled estimates built on real region names, and are flagged as such.
Literacy stands near 85.0% and adult smoking prevalence around 17.0%, with life expectancy at about 60.9 years. Baselines come from UN World Population Prospects, the World Bank, WHO surveys, WorldPop and HDX; the counters project them forward in real time — the method, and every caveat, is documented on our data sources page.
Quick answers
What is the population of Turkmenistan in 2026? Approximately 6,292,129 people (live projection; the counter above updates every second).
How fast is Turkmenistan growing? About 0.9% per year — roughly 292 births and 137 deaths every day.
What share of the world lives in Turkmenistan? Around 0.08% — ranked 113 worldwide by population.