Turkmenistan - Urban population

The value for Urban population in Turkmenistan was 3,167,338 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,167,338 in 2020 and a minimum value of 744,102 in 1960.

Definition: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. It is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverages.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based on the United Nations Population Division's World Urbanization Prospects: 2018 Revision.

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Year Value
1960 744,102
1961 772,085
1962 801,130
1963 831,015
1964 861,412
1965 892,151
1966 923,052
1967 954,179
1968 985,656
1969 1,017,793
1970 1,048,850
1971 1,078,317
1972 1,108,348
1973 1,138,840
1974 1,169,762
1975 1,200,992
1976 1,232,637
1977 1,264,699
1978 1,296,999
1979 1,327,123
1980 1,354,344
1981 1,381,272
1982 1,408,001
1983 1,434,986
1984 1,462,665
1985 1,491,472
1986 1,521,174
1987 1,551,587
1988 1,583,327
1989 1,619,378
1990 1,660,553
1991 1,704,756
1992 1,751,186
1993 1,797,596
1994 1,840,851
1995 1,884,860
1996 1,930,073
1997 1,970,302
1998 2,006,587
1999 2,040,532
2000 2,073,490
2001 2,105,733
2002 2,137,297
2003 2,168,975
2004 2,201,754
2005 2,237,159
2006 2,275,569
2007 2,317,262
2008 2,362,652
2009 2,412,431
2010 2,466,839
2011 2,526,243
2012 2,590,493
2013 2,658,556
2014 2,728,844
2015 2,800,283
2016 2,872,408
2017 2,945,219
2018 3,018,656
2019 3,092,741
2020 3,167,338

Development Relevance: Explosive growth of cities globally signifies the demographic transition from rural to urban, and is associated with shifts from an agriculture-based economy to mass industry, technology, and service. In principle, cities offer a more favorable setting for the resolution of social and environmental problems than rural areas. Cities generate jobs and income, and deliver education, health care and other services. Cities also present opportunities for social mobilization and women's empowerment.

Limitations and Exceptions: Aggregation of urban and rural population may not add up to total population because of different country coverage. There is no consistent and universally accepted standard for distinguishing urban from rural areas, in part because of the wide variety of situations across countries. Most countries use an urban classification related to the size or characteristics of settlements. Some define urban areas based on the presence of certain infrastructure and services. And other countries designate urban areas based on administrative arrangements. Because of national differences in the characteristics that distinguish urban from rural areas, the distinction between urban and rural population is not amenable to a single definition that would be applicable to all countries. Estimates of the world's urban population would change significantly if China, India, and a few other populous nations were to change their definition of urban centers. Because the estimates of city and metropolitan area are based on national definitions of what constitutes a city or metropolitan area, cross-country comparisons should be made with caution.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Urban population refers to people living in urban areas as defined by national statistical offices. The indicator is calculated using World Bank population estimates and urban ratios from the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects. To estimate urban populations, UN ratios of urban to total population were applied to the World Bank's estimates of total population. Countries differ in the way they classify population as "urban" or "rural." The population of a city or metropolitan area depends on the boundaries chosen.

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Density & urbanization