Turkmenistan
- Capital
- Ashgabat
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 7.6 million (2025)
At a glance
- Turkmenistan's economy grew 6.3% in 2025, faster than most economies.
- Output per person in Turkmenistan was US$6,540 in 2025, close to the middle of the range worldwide.
- 4.3% of Turkmenistan's labour force had no job in 2025, a lower share than in most countries.
- Turkmenistan had 7.6 million people in 2025: about less than 0.1% of everyone on Earth, the 103rd largest population of 217 countries and territories.
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | Turkmenistan | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.3% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 6.3% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 6.2% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Turkmenistan | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$6,540 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$5,904 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$5,298 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$5,198 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$3,713 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$3,935 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$4,365 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$3,912 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$5,126 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$5,238 | US$5,982 |
Unemployment
2025Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | Turkmenistan | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.3% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 4.0% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | 5.9% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Turkmenistan |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.6 million |
| 2024 | 7.5 million |
| 2023 | 7.4 million |
| 2022 | 7.2 million |
| 2021 | 7.1 million |
| 2020 | 6.9 million |
| 2019 | 6.8 million |
| 2018 | 6.7 million |
| 2017 | 6.5 million |
| 2016 | 6.4 million |
No recent World Bank figure for Turkmenistan: inflation, government debt, current account balance.
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Turkmenistan since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.