Regions
The population of the regions of Turkmenistan according to census results.
| Name | Abbr. | Status | Capital | Area A (km²) | Population Census (C) 1979-01-17 | Population Census (C) 1989-01-12 | Population Census (C) 1995-01-10 | Population Census (C) 2022-12-17 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turkmenistan | TKM | Rep | Aşgabat | 491,210 | 2,758,786 | 3,533,925 | 4,483,251 | 7,057,841 | |||
| Ahal | AHA | Reg | Aşgabat | 97,160 | 391,255 | 527,818 | 659,000 | 886,845 | 9716000 | ||
| Aşgabat | ASG | Cap | Aşgabat | 470 | 315,850 | 405,157 | 531,000 | 1,030,063 | 47000 | ||
| Balkan | BAL | Reg | Balkanabat | 139,270 | 310,807 | 354,318 | 385,693 | 529,895 | 13927000 | ||
| Daşoguz | DAS | Reg | Daşoguz | 73,430 | 529,810 | 698,114 | 926,607 | 1,550,354 | 7343000 | ||
| Lebap | LEB | Reg | Türkmenabat | 93,730 | 580,814 | 734,407 | 918,269 | 1,447,298 | 9373000 | ||
| Mary | MAR | Reg | Mary | 87,150 | 630,250 | 814,111 | 1,017,226 | 1,613,386 | 8715000 |
- (1979) Institute of Geography, Moscow.
(1989) Demoscope Weekly.
(1995) de-jure population.
(2022) State Committee for Statistics, Turkmenistan.
Major Cities
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 2022-12-17 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aşgabat | ASG | 1,030,063 |
Contents: Cities & Towns
The population of all Turkmen cities and towns having a population of 20,000 or more according to census results and estimates.
| Name | Adm. | Population Census (C) 1979-01-17 | Population Census (C) 1989-01-12 | Population Census (C) 1995-01-10 | Population Estimate (E) 2004-01-01 | Population Census (C) 2022-12-17 | Area | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abadan (Büzmeýin, Bezmein) | AHA | 21,537 | 31,588 | 34,700 | ... | ... | 0 | |
| Aşgabat (Ašchabad) [Ashgabat] | ASG | 312,024 | 401,135 | 540,600 | 827,500 | 1,030,063 | 0 | |
| Atamyrat (Kerki) [Atamurat] | LEB | 16,083 | 19,747 | ... | ... | ... | 0 | |
| Balkanabat (Nebitdag) | BAL | 71,284 | 86,314 | 87,800 | 139,000 | ... | 0 | |
| Baýramaly (Bajram-Ali) | MAR | 37,531 | 43,824 | 54,300 | ... | ... | 0 | |
| Daşoguz (Tašauz) | DAS | 83,750 | 111,406 | 141,800 | 210,000 | ... | 0 | |
| Köneürgenç [Konye-Urgench] | DAS | 17,896 | 21,827 | ... | ... | ... | 0 | |
| Magdanly (Govurdak) | BAL | 16,266 | 22,163 | ... | ... | ... | 0 | |
| Mary | MAR | 74,481 | 92,290 | 101,000 | 159,000 | ... | 0 | |
| Serdar (Gyzylarbat, Kizyl-Arvat) | BAL | 27,039 | 33,388 | 45,500 | ... | ... | 0 | |
| Tejen (Tedžen) | AHA | 31,822 | 40,149 | 49,300 | ... | ... | 0 | |
| Türkmenabat (Chärjew, Čardžou) | LEB | 140,182 | 160,799 | 189,200 | 256,000 | ... | 0 | |
| Türkmenbaşy (Krasnovodsk) [Turkmenbashi] | BAL | 53,131 | 58,854 | 63,000 | 86,800 | ... | 0 | |
| Ýolöten (Iolotan') | MAR | 16,266 | 18,644 | ... | ... | ... | 0 |
- (1979) Institute of Geography, Moscow.
(1989) Demoscope Weekly.
(1995) de-facto population.
(2004) CISStat.
(2022) State Committee for Statistics, Turkmenistan.
Population Structure
Further information about the population structure.
| Gender (C 2022) | |
|---|---|
| Males | 3,526,421 |
| Females | 3,531,420 |
| Urbanization (C 2022) | |
|---|---|
| Rural | 3,736,344 |
| Urban | 3,321,497 |