Turkmenistan: cities by population
Turkmenistan has a population of 7,736,632 (UN estimate, 2026), with Ashgabat as its capital. The 50 largest of its 106 recorded towns and cities, ranked.
+69%
since 2000 (4,582,677)
+25%
projected by 2050 (9,639,708)
16
people per km²
Figures are the latest available in GeoNames (CC BY 4.0), which draws on national censuses of varying dates — treat them as recent, not same-year. Country totals are UN World Population Prospects 2024 (medium variant) where the UN lists the country separately; the handful it reports under a parent state keep a GeoNames figure and are marked as such. Sources & method.
Largest cities in Turkmenistan
| # | Place | Region | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashgabat | Ashgabat | 1,030,063 |
| 2 | Türkmenabat | Lebap | 230,861 |
| 3 | Daşoguz | Dasoguz | 201,142 |
| 4 | Mary | Mary | 167,027 |
| 5 | Türkmenbaşy | Balkan | 91,745 |
| 6 | Balkanabat | Balkan | 87,822 |
| 7 | Bayramaly | Mary | 70,376 |
| 8 | Tejen | Ahal | 67,488 |
| 9 | Gyzylarbat | Balkan | 48,558 |
| 10 | Magdanly | Lebap | 44,508 |
| 11 | Arkadag | Ahal | 40,524 |
| 12 | Boldumsaz | Dasoguz | 39,532 |
| 13 | Abadan | Ahal | 39,481 |
| 14 | Yolöten | Mary | 37,705 |
| 15 | Bäherden | Ahal | 37,588 |
| 16 | Köneürgenç | Dasoguz | 37,176 |
| 17 | Yylanly | Dasoguz | 36,594 |
| 18 | Gökdepe | Ahal | 33,381 |
| 19 | Kaka | Ahal | 33,315 |
| 20 | Kerki | Lebap | 33,242 |
| 21 | Sarahs | Ahal | 31,269 |
| 22 | Gumdag | Balkan | 30,884 |
| 23 | Änew | Ahal | 28,653 |
| 24 | Görogly | Dasoguz | 26,770 |
| 25 | Bereket | Balkan | 24,500 |
| 26 | Oýrat | Dasoguz | 21,160 |
| 27 | Gazojak | Lebap | 21,021 |
| 28 | Halaç | Lebap | 20,778 |
| 29 | Seydi | Mary | 17,762 |
| 30 | Saýat | Lebap | 17,762 |
| 31 | Gubadag | Dasoguz | 17,118 |
| 32 | Türkmengala | Mary | 16,696 |
| 33 | Çaşgyn | Mary | 15,470 |
| 34 | Magtymguly | Balkan | 15,386 |
| 35 | Jebel | Balkan | 15,056 |
| 36 | Murgap | Mary | 14,822 |
| 37 | Hazar | Balkan | 14,671 |
| 38 | Farap | Lebap | 14,503 |
| 39 | Akdepe | Dasoguz | 14,177 |
| 40 | Altyn asyr | Ahal | 13,660 |
| 41 | Dostluk | Lebap | 13,655 |
| 42 | Hojambaz | Lebap | 13,485 |
| 43 | Babadaykhan | 13,440 | |
| 44 | Babadaýhan | Ahal | 13,440 |
| 45 | Esenguly | Balkan | 12,918 |
| 46 | Etrek | Balkan | 12,508 |
| 47 | Ýagtyýol | 10,488 | |
| 48 | Bagtyýarlyk | Ahal | 9,804 |
| 49 | Babaarap | Ahal | 9,681 |
| 50 | Aşyr Kakabaýew | Dasoguz | 9,603 |
Twenty years earlier: Turkmenistan in the 2005 World Gazetteer — population then 6,564,234.
Common questions
What is the population of Turkmenistan?
Turkmenistan has a population of 7,736,632, the UN World Population Prospects estimate for 2026. The UN's medium-variant projection for 2050 is 9,639,708 — a forecast, not a measurement.
What is the capital of Turkmenistan?
Ashgabat.