Turkmenistan — Population growth
Population Growth (Annual %) for Turkmenistan, 1961–2025.
Population growth for Turkmenistan was 1.65% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 3.12% in 1962. Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.99% per year.
Turkmenistan ranks 64 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 29%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 0.30%, so Turkmenistan sits above it. It peaked in 1962 and has fallen 47% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 28%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 8 of 58 economies; Ireland (1.63%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 13% in 1995. That is 20% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 41st of 216 in 1961 → 73rd of 216 in 1970 → 76th of 216 in 1980 → 64th of 216 in 1990 → 68th of 217 in 2000 → 63rd of 217 in 2010 → 48th of 217 in 2020 → 64th of 217 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.65% | -0.1 pp |
| 2024 | 1.75% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 1.84% | -0.1 pp |
| 2022 | 1.93% | -0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 2.02% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 2.12% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 2.21% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 2.26% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 2.29% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 2.29% | +0.0 pp |
| 2015 | 2.29% | +0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 2.26% | +0.0 pp |
| 2013 | 2.23% | +0.0 pp |
| 2012 | 2.18% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 2.12% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 2.05% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 1.97% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 1.91% | +0.0 pp |
| 2007 | 1.87% | +0.0 pp |
| 2006 | 1.86% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 1.88% | -0.0 pp |
| 2004 | 1.92% | -0.0 pp |
| 2003 | 1.96% | -0.0 pp |
| 2002 | 1.99% | -0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 2% | +0.0 pp |
| 2000 | 1.99% | +0.2 pp |
| 1999 | 1.83% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 1.69% | -0.0 pp |
| 1997 | 1.7% | -0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 1.72% | -0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 1.79% | -0.3 pp |
| 1994 | 2.07% | -0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 2.2% | -0.1 pp |
| 1992 | 2.28% | -0.2 pp |
| 1991 | 2.5% | -0.1 pp |
| 1990 | 2.64% | -0.2 pp |
| 1989 | 2.86% | -0.2 pp |
| 1988 | 3.04% | -0.0 pp |
| 1987 | 3.09% | +0.0 pp |
| 1986 | 3.04% | +0.1 pp |
| 1985 | 2.92% | +0.1 pp |
| 1984 | 2.78% | +0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 2.71% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 2.66% | +0.0 pp |
| 1981 | 2.61% | +0.0 pp |
| 1980 | 2.57% | +0.0 pp |
| 1979 | 2.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 1978 | 2.53% | +0.0 pp |
| 1977 | 2.53% | -0.0 pp |
| 1976 | 2.53% | -0.0 pp |
| 1975 | 2.54% | -0.0 pp |
| 1974 | 2.54% | +0.0 pp |
| 1973 | 2.54% | -0.0 pp |
| 1972 | 2.56% | -0.0 pp |
| 1971 | 2.59% | -0.0 pp |
| 1970 | 2.61% | -0.0 pp |
| 1969 | 2.65% | -0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 2.71% | -0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 2.78% | -0.1 pp |
| 1966 | 2.87% | -0.1 pp |
| 1965 | 2.96% | -0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 3.04% | -0.1 pp |
| 1963 | 3.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 1962 | 3.12% | +0.0 pp |
| 1961 | 3.11% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Turkmenistan’s Population growth in 1962?
3.12% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Turkmenistan’s Population growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -47.1% in total — about 1.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SP.POP.GROW. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.65%; 2024: 1.75%; 2023: 1.84%; 2022: 1.93%; 2021: 2.02%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SP.POP.GROW — Population Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.