Country profile
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan ranks #104 of 215 for population, #118 of 209 for gdp per capita, #152 of 216 for life expectancy, across 22 open-data indicators.
People
Population
7,494,498
people · 2024
Rank #104 of 215
Life expectancy
70.2
years · 2024
Rank #152 of 216
Poverty headcount
35.1%
% of population · 1998
Rank #35 of 186
Under-5 mortality
39
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #58 of 244
Tobacco use
5.6%
% of adults · 2022
Rank #159 of 163
Calorie supply
2,814
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #117 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
380,000
arrivals · 1998
Rank #140 of 203
GDP per capita
$6,857
current US$ · 2024
Rank #118 of 209
Planet
Forest area
8.78%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #213 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
19.6
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #139 of 248
Protected areas
4.3%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #202 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
10.8
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #23 of 210
Fertilizer use
339
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #6 of 194
Pesticide use
1.01
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #126 of 193
Cereal yield
1.71
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #135 of 182
Digital
Internet users
18%
% of population · 2016
Rank #199 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
5.22
per 100 people · 2022
Rank #170 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
88.2
per 100 people · 2021
Rank #199 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
100%
% of population · 2023
Rank #117 of 215
Renewable electricity output
0.01%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #254 of 257
Energy use per person
49,525
kWh per person · 2024
Rank #26 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.15
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #154 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Turkmenistan; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- Our World in Data: Tobacco use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield