Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan: Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre was 0.0072 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0072 1000 No per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
171st
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0072 1000 No per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0037 1000 No per square kilometre
in 1992
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan, 1992–2023

00.0020.0040.0060.0081992200720231992: 0.004 1000 No per square kilometre1993: 0.004 1000 No per square kilometre1994: 0.004 1000 No per square kilometre1995: 0.004 1000 No per square kilometre1996: 0.004 1000 No per square kilometre1997: 0.004 1000 No per square kilometre1998: 0.004 1000 No per square kilometre1999: 0.004 1000 No per square kilometre2000: 0.004 1000 No per square kilometre2001: 0.004 1000 No per square kilometre2002: 0.005 1000 No per square kilometre2003: 0.005 1000 No per square kilometre2004: 0.005 1000 No per square kilometre2005: 0.005 1000 No per square kilometre2006: 0.005 1000 No per square kilometre2007: 0.005 1000 No per square kilometre2008: 0.005 1000 No per square kilometre2009: 0.005 1000 No per square kilometre2010: 0.005 1000 No per square kilometre2011: 0.005 1000 No per square kilometre2012: 0.006 1000 No per square kilometre2013: 0.006 1000 No per square kilometre2014: 0.006 1000 No per square kilometre2015: 0.006 1000 No per square kilometre2016: 0.006 1000 No per square kilometre2017: 0.006 1000 No per square kilometre2018: 0.006 1000 No per square kilometre2019: 0.007 1000 No per square kilometre2020: 0.007 1000 No per square kilometre2021: 0.007 1000 No per square kilometre2022: 0.007 1000 No per square kilometre2023: 0.007 1000 No per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 No per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan is 0.0072 1000 No per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan peaked at 0.0072 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0037 1000 No per square kilometre, in 1992.

Turkmenistan ranks 171st of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan, year by year

Annual values for Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan, 1992 to 2023.
Year 1000 No per square kilometre Change
1992 0.0037 1000 No per square kilometre
1993 0.0038 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
1994 0.0039 1000 No per square kilometre +2.4%
1995 0.004 1000 No per square kilometre +2.4%
1996 0.0041 1000 No per square kilometre +2.4%
1997 0.0042 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
1998 0.0043 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
1999 0.0043 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
2000 0.0044 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
2001 0.0045 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
2002 0.0045 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
2003 0.0046 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
2004 0.0047 1000 No per square kilometre +1.5%
2005 0.0048 1000 No per square kilometre +1.6%
2006 0.0048 1000 No per square kilometre +1.7%
2007 0.0049 1000 No per square kilometre +1.8%
2008 0.005 1000 No per square kilometre +2.0%
2009 0.0051 1000 No per square kilometre +2.1%
2010 0.0052 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
2011 0.0054 1000 No per square kilometre +2.4%
2012 0.0055 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
2013 0.0057 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
2014 0.0058 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
2015 0.006 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
2016 0.0061 1000 No per square kilometre +2.6%
2017 0.0063 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
2018 0.0064 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
2019 0.0066 1000 No per square kilometre +2.5%
2020 0.0067 1000 No per square kilometre +2.4%
2021 0.0069 1000 No per square kilometre +2.4%
2022 0.0071 1000 No per square kilometre +2.3%
2023 0.0072 1000 No per square kilometre +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.004 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0037 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0043 1000 No per square kilometre 8
2000s 0.0047 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0044 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0051 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0059 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0052 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0066 1000 No per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.007 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0067 1000 No per square kilometre 0.0072 1000 No per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Turkmenistan

  1. 168 Belize 0.0086 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  2. 169 Mali 0.0084 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  3. 170 Gabon 0.0081 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  4. 172 Vanuatu 0.0066 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  5. 173 Solomon Islands 0.0064 1000 No per square kilometre compare
  6. 174 South Sudan 0.0049 1000 No per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan?
Population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre in Turkmenistan was 0.0072 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Turkmenistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.0072 1000 No per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre recorded in Turkmenistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0037 1000 No per square kilometre in 1992.
How does Turkmenistan rank for population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre?
Turkmenistan ranks 171st out of 190 countries with data for 2023.
Is population - est. & proj. — urban population, per square kilometre rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkmenistan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 No per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
192 places, 11,029 data points, 1961–2023
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Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.