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Turkmenistan — Urban population
Urban Population (% of Total) for Turkmenistan, 1960–2025.
Latest value · 2025
47.11%
Urban Population (% of Total) · % of total population · +1.2% since 1960
Urban population for Turkmenistan was 47.11% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 47.90% in 1970. The lowest was 44.69% in 1994 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.02% per year.
Turkmenistan ranks 156 of 217 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 72%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 69.60%, so Turkmenistan sits below it. It peaked in 1970 and has fallen 2% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 0%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
47.11%
First (1960)
46.55%
Change
+1.2%
Highest
47.90%
in 1970
Lowest
44.69%
in 1994
Average
46.67%
Annual growth (CAGR)
0.02%
Years of data
66
Recent years
| Year | % of total population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 47.11% |
| 2024 | 47.09% |
| 2023 | 47.07% |
| 2022 | 47.06% |
| 2021 | 47.06% |
| 2020 | 47.05% |
| 2019 | 47.05% |
| 2018 | 47.04% |
| 2017 | 47.03% |
| 2016 | 47.02% |
| 2015 | 47.01% |
| 2014 | 47% |
Reading this correctly. Share of the population living in urban areas, as defined by national statistical offices. Not directly comparable across countries because definitions of 'urban' differ. Figures are in % of total population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS — Urban Population (% of Total). 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.