Turkmenistan — World Gazetteer, 2005 edition
Turkmenistan had an estimated population of 6,564,234 in 2005, with 32 places recorded. Archived from the World Gazetteer, the reference work formerly published at this domain.
For current figures: Turkmenistan today — population now 7,736,632, against 6,564,234 in 2005.
| Source | 2005 | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Gazetteer (the work cited) | 6,564,234 | — | — |
| UN World Population Prospects | 5,052,257 | 7,736,632 | +53% |
The two sources differ by 30% for 2005. The Gazetteer figure is the one the citation you followed refers to; the UN pair is the like-for-like comparison.
Cities and towns, 2005
| # | Place | Region | Population (2005) | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aşgabat | Aşgabat | 797,886 | — |
| 2 | Türkmenabat | Lebap | 234,817 | 230,861 now |
| 3 | Daşoğuz | Daşoğuz | 199,501 | 201,142 now |
| 4 | Mari | Mari | 114,680 | — |
| 5 | Balkanabat | Balkan | 87,822 | 87,822 now |
| 6 | Bayramali | Mari | 75,797 | — |
| 7 | Serdar | Balkan | 73,407 | — |
| 8 | Türkmenbaşi | Balkan | 68,292 | — |
| 9 | Tecen | Ahal | 67,294 | — |
| 10 | Büzmeyin | Ahal | 39,481 | — |
| 11 | Govurdak | Lebap | 34,745 | — |
| 12 | Kerki | Lebap | 33,242 | 33,242 now |
| 13 | Elöten | Mari | 32,706 | — |
| 14 | Köhne Ürgenç | Daşoğuz | 31,564 | — |
| 15 | Annau | Ahal | 27,526 | — |
| 16 | Yilanli | Daşoğuz | 24,471 | — |
| 17 | Gumdag | Balkan | 24,312 | 30,884 now |
| 18 | Bäherden | Ahal | 22,991 | 37,588 now |
| 19 | Boldumsaz | Daşoğuz | 21,159 | 39,532 now |
| 20 | Gazanjyk | Balkan | 21,090 | — |
| 21 | Gazojak | Lebap | 21,021 | 21,021 now |
| 22 | Gökedepe | Ahal | 19,688 | — |
| 23 | Kaka | Ahal | 18,545 | 33,315 now |
| 24 | Sayat | Lebap | 17,762 | 17,762 now |
| 25 | Seydi | Lebap | 17,762 | 17,762 now |
| 26 | Khazar | Balkan | 17,636 | — |
| 27 | Tahta | Daşoğuz | 16,635 | — |
| 28 | Gubadag | Daşoğuz | 15,260 | 17,118 now |
| 29 | Farap | Lebap | 14,503 | 14,503 now |
| 30 | Akdepe | Daşoğuz | 14,177 | 14,177 now |
| 31 | Murgab | Mari | 13,199 | — |
| 32 | Guşgı | 8,129 | — |
The Today column links to our current page for the same place, where one matches by name and plausible size; the figure shown there is today's, never 2005's. A dash means no confident match, which is more honest than a guessed link.
Administrative divisions, 2005
| # | Name | Population (2005) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mari | 1,536,553 |
| 2 | Lebap | 1,388,461 |
| 3 | Daşoğuz | 1,366,322 |
| 4 | Ahal | 880,673 |
| 5 | Aşgabat | 840,229 |
| 6 | Balkan | 551,996 |
The complete dataset is available as a free CSV download, with attribution to Stefan Helders / World Gazetteer.