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Population in Turkmenistan
6 031 000
people
As of December 1, 2024 the population (permanent residents) in Turkmenistan is 6 031 000 people, including children under the age of 6 - 600 085 people, teenagers (schoolchildren) aged 7 to 17 years - 714 674 people, young people from 18 to 29 years old - 720 705 people, adults aged 30 to 60 years - 2 596 346 people, elderly people over 60 years old - 1 314 758 people, and the centenarians in Turkmenistan over 80 years old - 84 434 people.
Population size in Turkmenistan by age groups
| Children under 6 years old | 600 085 / 9.95% |
| Teenagers from 7 to 17 | 714 674 / 11.85% |
| Young people from 18 to 29 | 720 705 / 11.95% |
| Adults from 30 to 59 | 2 596 346 / 43.05% |
| Elderly over 60 | 1 314 758 / 21.8% |
| Centenarians over 80 | 84 434 / 1.4% |
Gender composition of the population in Turkmenistan
Total in Turkmenistan permanent residents 2 879 803 men (47.75%) and 3 151 198 women (52.25%).
| Age | Men | Women | Percentage of women |
| 0 – 4 | 188 167 / 6.1% | 150 534 / 5.6% | 47.7% |
| 5 – 9 | 188 167 / 6.1% | 147 639 / 5.5% | 47.5% |
| 10 - 14 | 167 903 / 5.4% | 133 165 / 5% | 47.5% |
| 15 - 19 | 141 849 / 4.5% | 115 796 / 4.4% | 48% |
| 20 - 24 | 167 903 / 5.4% | 138 955 / 5.2% | 49% |
| 25 - 29 | 248 959 / 8.2% | 208 432 / 7.6% | 48.9% |
| 30 - 34 | 243 170 / 8% | 208 432 / 7.6% | 49.4% |
| 35 - 39 | 222 905 / 7.3% | 202 642 / 7.4% | 51.1% |
| 40 - 44 | 205 536 / 6.7% | 191 062 / 7% | 51.5% |
| 45 - 49 | 188 167 / 6.1% | 176 588 / 6.5% | 51.8% |
| 50 - 54 | 214 221 / 7% | 214 222 / 7.8% | 53.6% |
| 55 - 59 | 225 800 / 7.4% | 246 065 / 8.9% | 55.5% |
| 60 - 64 | 188 167 / 6.1% | 220 011 / 8% | 57.3% |
| 65 - 69 | 130 269 / 4.1% | 173 693 / 6.4% | 60.4% |
| 70 - 74 | 55 002 / 1.5% | 92 637 / 3.6% | 65.8% |
| 75 - 79 | 69 477 / 2% | 144 744 / 5.4% | 70% |
| 80+ | 49 213 / 1.3% | 130 270 / 4.9% | 75.2% |
Education level
Education level of residents in Turkmenistan: have higher education 22.7% (1 369 037 people), incomplete higher education — 2.9% (174 899 people), secondary vocational — 35.7% (2 153 067 people), 11 classes — 15.7% (946 867 people), 9 classes — 8.7% (524 697 people), 5 classes — 8.2% (494 542 people), have no education — 0.4% (24 124 people), illiterate — 0.6% (36 186 people).
| Higher education | 1 369 037 / 22.7% |
| Incomplete higher | 174 899 / 2.9% |
| Secondary vocational | 2 153 067 / 35.7% |
| Elementary school | 946 867 / 15.7% |
| Middle school | 524 697 / 8.7% |
| High school | 494 542 / 8.2% |
| Without education | 24 124 / 0.4% |
| Illiterate | 36 186 / 0.6% |
Employment, unemployment and pensioners in Turkmenistan
Total in Turkmenistan the number of officially employed population is 3 950 305 people (65.5%), pensioners 1 628 370 people (27%), a officially registered and registered unemployed 271 395 people (4.5%).
| Employed population | 3 950 305 / 65.5% |
| Unemployed | 271 395 / 4.5% |
| Pensioners | 1 628 370 / 27% |
Disability
Total in Turkmenistan have a disability 574 754 people, what constitutes 9.53% from the entire population. Disabled of the group I are 88 656 (1.47.%), disabled of the group II are 224 353 (3.72.%), disabled of the group III are 215 307 (3.57.%), disabled children 46 439 (0.77.%).
| Total disabled | 574 754 / 9.53% |
| Disabled of the group I | 88 656 / 1.47% |
| Disabled of the group II | 224 353 / 3.72% |
| Disabled of the group III | 215 307 / 3.57% |
| Disabled children | 46 439 / 0.77% |