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Population Pyramid of Turkmenistan2024

Total population
7.5M
Median age
27.5
Peak year
2079
Peak population
10.3M

Age & sex distribution over time

195019802000202420502100
1950 · 1.3M · median age 22.5
Population pyramid: Turkmenistan, 1950. Total population 1.3 million, median age 22.5. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1950
1980 · 2.8M · median age 18.7
Population pyramid: Turkmenistan, 1980. Total population 2.8 million, median age 18.7. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale1980
2000 · 4.6M · median age 20.9
Population pyramid: Turkmenistan, 2000. Total population 4.6 million, median age 20.9. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2000
2024 · 7.5M · median age 27.5
Population pyramid: Turkmenistan, 2024. Total population 7.5 million, median age 27.5. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2024
2050 · 9.6M · median age 33.8
Population pyramid: Turkmenistan, 2050. Total population 9.6 million, median age 33.8. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2050
2100 · 9.9M · median age 45
Population pyramid: Turkmenistan, 2100. Total population 9.9 million, median age 45. Male and female age-band distribution in 5-year cohorts.0–45–910–1415–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940–4445–4950–5455–5960–6465–6970–7475–7980–8485–8990–9495–99100+MaleFemale2100

Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024 Revision (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Values in thousands. Years after 2024 are medium-variant projections.

Key insights

Demographic profile

Turkmenistan presently shows an expansive pyramid with a young median age, characteristic of the early demographic transition — fertility remains high while mortality has fallen. The median age in 2024 is 27.5 years.

Age composition

Children under 15 account for 31.5% of the population; people 65 and older account for 4.5%.

Peak population

UN medium-variant projections place Turkmenistan's peak population in 2079.

Long arc

In 1950 the population was 1.3 million with median age 22.5. Projected 2100 values are 9.9 million and median age 45.

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