The Demographics of Turkmenistan is about the demographic features of the population of Turkmenistan, including population growth, population density, ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population. The ethnic majority in Turkmenistan call themselves Turkmen.
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The population of Turkmenistan increased from 1.5 million in the 1959 census to 4.5 million in the 1995 census.[1] The population continued growing to over 5 million in 2001-2006.[2]
The table shows the ethnic composition of Turkmenistan's population (in percent) between 1959 and 1999.[1] There has been a sharp decline in the European ethnic groups (Russians and Ukrainians) and also Tatars and Kazakhs since independence (as captured in the 1979 and 1995 censuses). Uzbeks are now the second largest ethnic group in Turkmenistan, with Russians relegated to the third place. The CIA World Factbook gives the ethnic composition of Turkmenistan as 85% Turkmen, 5% Uzbek, 4% Russian, and 6% other (2003 estimates).[3] According to data announced in Ashgabat in February 2001, 91% of the population are Turkmen, 3% are Uzbeks, and 2% are Russians. Between 1989 and 2001 the number of Turkmen in Turkmenistan doubled (from 2.5 to 4.9 million), while the number of Russians dropped by two-thirds (from 334,000 to slightly over 100,000).[4]
| Nationality | 1959 (resident) | 1970 (resident) | 1979 (census) | 1989 (census) | 1995 (census) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total population (thou.) | 1,516.4 | 2,158.9 | 2,764.7 | 3,522.7 | 4,437.6 |
| Turkmen | 60.9 | 65.6 | 68.4 | 72.0 | 76.7 |
| Uzbeks | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.2 |
| Russians | 17.3 | 14.5 | 12.6 | 9.5 | 6.7 |
| Kazakhs | 4.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Tatars | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| Ukrainians | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Armenians | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Azerbaijan | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Balochi | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Others | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook as of September 2009, unless otherwise indicated.
4,884,887 (July 2009 est.)
0-14 years: 28.9% (male 713,698/female 697,222)
15-64 years: 66.9% (male 1,618,678/female 1,646,992)
65 years and over: 4.3% (male 90,352/female 117,945) (2009
est.)
1.141% (2009 est.)
19.69 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
6.31 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
-1.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Total: 45.36 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 53.85 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 36.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
total population: 67.87 years
male: 64.94 years
female: 70.95 years (2009 est.)
2.22 children born/woman (2009 est.)
noun: Turkmen(s)
adjective: Turkmen
Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2% (2003)
Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%.
Nearly 22% of the non-Russian population indicated in the 1995 census that they spoke Russian fluently.[1] According to Ethnologue, up to 50% claim "good knowledge" of Russian.
Other languages include the Balochi language, which was spoken by 36,600 people in 1995.[1].
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 98.8%
male: 99.3%
female: 98.3% (1999 est.)
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The Demographics of Turkmenistan is about the demographic features of the population of Turkmenistan, including population growth, population density, ethnicity, education level, health, economic status, religious affiliations, and other aspects of the population. The ethnic majority in Turkmenistan call themselves Turkmen.
[[File:|thumb|350px|right|Population of Turkmenistan (in millions) from 1950-2009.]]
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The population of Turkmenistan increased from 1.5 million in the 1959 census to 4.5 million in the 1995 census.[1] The population continued growing to over 5 million in 2001-2006.[2]
The table shows the ethnic composition of Turkmenistan's population (in percent) between 1959 and 1999.[1] There has been a sharp decline in the European ethnic groups (Russians and Ukrainians) and also Tatars and Kazakhs since independence (as captured in the 1979 and 1995 censuses). Uzbeks are now the second largest ethnic group in Turkmenistan, with Russians relegated to the third place. The CIA World Factbook gives the ethnic composition of Turkmenistan as 85% Turkmen, 5% Uzbek, 4% Russian, and 6% other (2003 estimates).[3] According to data announced in Ashgabat in February 2001, 91% of the population are Turkmen, 3% are Uzbeks, and 2% are Russians. Between 1989 and 2001 the number of Turkmen in Turkmenistan doubled (from 2.5 to 4.9 million), while the number of Russians dropped by two-thirds (from 334,000 to slightly over 100,000).[4]
| Nationality | 1959 (resident) | 1970 (resident) | 1979 (census) | 1989 (census) | 1995 (census) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total population (thou.) | 1,516.4 | 2,158.9 | 2,764.7 | 3,522.7 | 4,437.6 |
| Turkmen | 60.9 | 65.6 | 68.4 | 72.0 | 76.7 |
| Uzbeks | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.2 |
| Russians | 17.3 | 14.5 | 12.6 | 9.5 | 6.7 |
| Kazakhs | 4.6 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Tatars | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.8 |
| Ukrainians | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
| Armenians | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Azerbaijan | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| Balochi | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Others | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 |
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook as of September 2009, unless otherwise indicated.
4,884,887 (July 2009 est.)
0-14 years: 28.9% (male 713,698/female 697,222)
15-64 years: 66.9% (male 1,618,678/female 1,646,992)
65 years and over: 4.3% (male 90,352/female 117,945) (2009 est.)
1.141% (2009 est.)
19.69 births/1,000 population (2009 est.)
6.31 deaths/1,000 population (July 2009 est.)
-1.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2009 est.)
at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years:
1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years:
0.98 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.77 male(s)/female
total population:
0.98 male(s)/female (2009 est.)
Total: 45.36 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 53.85 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 36.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 est.)
total population:
67.87 years
male:
64.94 years
female:
70.95 years (2009 est.)
2.22 children born/woman (2009 est.)
noun:
Turkmen(s)
adjective:
Turkmen
Muslim 89%, Eastern Orthodox 9%, unknown 2% (2003)
Turkmen 72%, Russian 12%, Uzbek 9%, other 7%.
Nearly 22% of the non-Russian population indicated in the 1995 census that they spoke Russian fluently.[1] According to Ethnologue, up to 50% claim "good knowledge" of Russian.
Other languages include the Balochi language, which was spoken by 36,600 people in 1995.[1].
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population:
98.8%
male:
99.3%
female:
98.3% (1999 est.)
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