Demographics (United Nations)

Population

6,031,000

Area

490,000 sq. km (190,000 sq. mi)

Population density

12/sq. km (32/sq. mi)

Growth rate p.a.

1.62% (per 1,000: births 21, deaths 7)

Under 15 years

31%

Urban dwellers

53% (2.23% p.a.)

Capital city

Ashgabat 846,000

Languages & peoples (World Christian Database)

Mother tongues

81% Turkmen, 9% Uzbek, 3% Kazakh, 2% Russian, 1% Tatar, plus 32 others

Peoples

81% Turkmen (…