Population density rose 1.29% to 11.0 km per capita in Turkmenistan in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, population density in Turkmenistan reached an all time high of 11.2 km per capita in 2013 and an all time low of 3.51 km per capita in 1961. When compared to Turkmenistan's main peers, population density in Afghanistan amounted to 45.7 km per capita, 75.0 km per capita in Iran, 6.22 km per capita in Kazakhstan and 70.0 km per capita in Uzbekistan in 2015.
Turkmenistan has been ranked 160th within the group of 177 countries we follow in terms of population density, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
Population Density | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
Afghanistan | km per capita | 42.4 | 43.5 | 44.6 | 45.7 | 46.8 | ||||||||||||||||
China | km per capita | 142 | 142 | 143 | 144 | 145 | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | km per capita | 69.4 | 71.3 | 73.1 | 75.0 | 76.9 | ||||||||||||||||
Iraq | km per capita | 45.2 | 45.7 | 46.3 | 46.9 | 47.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Kazakhstan | km per capita | 5.96 | 6.05 | 6.13 | 6.22 | 6.31 | ||||||||||||||||
Kyrgyzstan | km per capita | 28.1 | 28.4 | 28.8 | 29.2 | 29.8 | ||||||||||||||||
Pakistan | km per capita | 221 | 225 | 229 | 232 | 236 | ||||||||||||||||
Russia | km per capita | 8.67 | 8.69 | 8.73 | 8.74 | 8.76 | ||||||||||||||||
Tajikistan | km per capita | 53.2 | 54.5 | 55.8 | 57.2 | 58.6 | ||||||||||||||||
Turkmenistan | km per capita | 10.6 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 11.0 | 11.2 | ||||||||||||||||
Uzbekistan | km per capita | 65.3 | 67.1 | 69.0 | 70.0 | 71.1 |