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Turkmenistan

Last update: 2026-04-06

Turkmenistan Geographical location

Turkmenistan Economy and finance

Average monthly income (USD, gross)
$ 228.30 (2022)
Inflation rate
8% (2017)
Unemployment rate
4.3% (2024)

Turkmenistan Tobacco consumption

Total tobacco consumption
4.8%
Smoking men
0.5% (2025)
Smoking women
9.4%
Current as of
2025

Turkmenistan Area (sq. km)

Total area
488 100
Land area
469 930
Water area
18 170

Turkmenistan Popular payment systems

Turkmenistan Popular social networks and messengers

Turkmenistan Age structure

0-14 years
24.5%
15-64 years
68.6%
65+ years
6.9%
Current as of
2024

Turkmenistan Religion

Main religion
Islam
Not specified
<1%
Current as of
2020

Turkmenistan General Info

Сontinent
Asia
Political unions
CIS
Time zone
UTC+5
Tier
Tier-3
ISO code
TM
Capital
Ashgabat

Turkmenistan Average consumer spendings

Food products
36.5%
Alcohol and tobacco
2.2%
Current as of
2023

Turkmenistan Alcohol consumption per capita (liters per year)

Total quantity
2.88
Beer
0.65
Wine
1.25
Spirits
0.98
Other alcohol
0
Current as of
2019

Turkmenistan Population and society

Population size
5 744 151 (2024)
Male population
2 842 870
Female population
2 901 281
Population growth rate
0.92% (2024)
Birth rate (per 1,000 people)
16.8 (2024)
Death rate (per 1,000 people)
6 (2024)
Urbanization
54% (2023)

Turkmenistan Credit ratings

Fitch
BB-
Current as of
2025

Turkmenistan Age-sex pyramid

Turkmenistan Phone operating systems

Android
46.93%
iOS
52.33%
Current as of
2025

Turkmenistan Internet and telecommunications

Telephone code
+993
Internet domain
.tm
Number of mobile phones (per 100 inhabitants)
10 (2022)
Internet user penetration
21% (2017)
Fixed internet penetration
5% (2022)

Last update: 2026-04-06