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Turkmenistan: area, population and density
Turkmenistan has 469,930 sq km of land and a 2025 population estimate of 7,618,847; calculated population density is 16 people/km².
Sources: World Bank — Land area · 2023 · World Bank — Population, total · 2025.
Turkmenistan ranks 53rd of 196 by land area, 104th by population and 180th by calculated population density among the the supported country set. Density uses the displayed population divided by land area converted to square kilometres.
- Land area
- 469,930 sq kmWorld Bank — Land area · 2023
- Population
- 7,618,847World Bank — Population, total · 2025
- Calculated density
- 16 people/km²Population ÷ land area in km²
Reading the figures
Turkmenistan in the country comparison set
Turkmenistan has 469,930 sq km of land area and a population value of 7,618,847 for 2025. In the 196-profile supported country set, it is 53rd by land area, 104th by population, and 180th by calculated density.
Density is calculated from the two values above; it is not presented as an independent statistic. World Bank population and land-area series can refer to different years, so both years remain visible.
Country outline: Natural Earth Admin 0 at 1:10m. The drawing is fitted to this profile panel; use a comparison page for a shared-area scale.
Browse a separate Turkmenistan first-level divisions map and list. It includes generalized reference boundaries and approximate outline-area comparisons, not official regional population or land-area statistics.
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