Aşgabat (Ashgabat): population

Aşgabat (Ashgabat), Turkmenistan: 1.22 million people in 2025, by the UN estimate.

Rank among the cities of the country: 1 of 11.

In 1975 it had 223,000 people.

In 2000 it had 564,000 people, so it has grown by 116% since then.

For 2050 the UN projects 1.76 million people.

A city here is a dense area of at least 1,500 people per km² with at least 50,000 people, drawn on a population grid by the UN degree of urbanisation. It can differ from the city’s administrative borders and from national statistics. Years from 2026 on are projections.