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Urban population share in Turkmenistan

Urban population share in Turkmenistan was 47.1% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 155th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

202547.1%
Change on 20240 pts
Rank155th of 215Countries ranked
Series high47.91970
Series low44.71994

Urban population share in Turkmenistan, 1960 to 2025

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4445464748196019701980199020002010202020251960: 46.6 %1961: 46.8 %1962: 47 %1963: 47.2 %1964: 47.4 %1965: 47.5 %1966: 47.7 %1967: 47.8 %1968: 47.9 %1969: 47.9 %1970: 47.9 %1971: 47.9 %1972: 47.9 %1973: 47.8 %1974: 47.7 %1975: 47.7 %1976: 47.6 %1977: 47.5 %1978: 47.4 %1979: 47.3 %1980: 47.2 %1981: 47 %1982: 46.7 %1983: 46.4 %1984: 46.2 %1985: 45.9 %1986: 45.6 %1987: 45.4 %1988: 45.2 %1989: 45.1 %1990: 45 %1991: 44.9 %1992: 44.8 %1993: 44.7 %1994: 44.7 %1995: 44.7 %1996: 44.8 %1997: 45.1 %1998: 45.4 %1999: 45.7 %2000: 46.1 %2001: 46.4 %2002: 46.6 %2003: 46.7 %2004: 46.7 %2005: 46.8 %2006: 46.8 %2007: 46.8 %2008: 46.9 %2009: 46.9 %2010: 46.9 %2011: 46.9 %2012: 47 %2013: 47 %2014: 47 %2015: 47 %2016: 47 %2017: 47 %2018: 47 %2019: 47 %2020: 47.1 %2021: 47.1 %2022: 47.1 %2023: 47.1 %2024: 47.1 %2025: 47.1 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 66 values
Period%
202547.1
202447.1
202347.1
202247.1
202147.1
202047.1
201947
201847
201747
201647
201547
201447
201347
201247
201146.9
201046.9
200946.9
200846.9
200746.8
200646.8
200546.8
200446.7
200346.7
200246.6
200146.4
200046.1
199945.7
199845.4
199745.1
199644.8
199544.7
199444.7
199344.7
199244.8
199144.9
199045
198945.1
198845.2
198745.4
198645.6
198545.9
198446.2
198346.4
198246.7
198147
198047.2
197947.3
197847.4
197747.5
197647.6
197547.7
197447.7
197347.8
197247.9
197147.9
197047.9
196947.9
196847.9
196747.8
196647.7
196547.5
196447.4
196347.2
196247
196146.8
196046.6

Rankings

Definition

People living in urban areas, as each national statistical office defines them, as a percentage of total population. World Bank series based on the UN World Urbanization Prospects.

Countries define urban areas differently, so shares are only roughly comparable between countries.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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What is the share of urban population in Turkmenistan?

Urban population share in Turkmenistan was 47.1% in 2025, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2024. That is the 155th highest of 215 countries in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Urban population, % of total population (SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of urban population in Turkmenistan?

47.9% in 1970, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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