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Labor force — Turkmenistan

Labor force in Turkmenistan in 2025 — 2,202,574 people. Ranked 121 in the world out of 182. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 109.1%.

2025 2.2M people +1.75% vs 2024
World rank 121of 182
Period maximum 2.2M people2025
Period minimum 1.05M people1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · people

Labor force — Turkmenistan, 1990–20251M1.5M2M2.5M19901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 1,053,610 people1991: 1,099,215 people1992: 1,178,740 people1993: 1,209,783 people1994: 1,313,281 people1995: 1,379,173 people1996: 1,392,743 people1997: 1,488,524 people1998: 1,507,805 people1999: 1,496,201 people2000: 1,532,537 people2001: 1,574,830 people2002: 1,635,700 people2003: 1,682,934 people2004: 1,721,750 people2005: 1,725,300 people2006: 1,737,301 people2007: 1,749,550 people2008: 1,749,892 people2009: 1,782,810 people2010: 1,805,247 people2011: 1,811,049 people2012: 1,829,449 people2013: 1,850,783 people2014: 1,871,909 people2015: 1,901,921 people2016: 1,931,509 people2017: 1,959,102 people2018: 1,985,757 people2019: 2,011,076 people2020: 1,985,797 people2021: 2,025,036 people2022: 2,084,340 people2023: 2,113,074 people2024: 2,164,626 people2025: 2,202,574 people
Change over the period: +1.15M (+109.05%) Average annual rate: 2.13 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan 2.2M people
World 3.74B people
Europe & Central Asia 429M people
Central Asia computed 32.37M people
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.38B people
Labor force — Turkmenistan, by year Turkmenistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2025 2.2M +37,948 +1.75%
2024 2.16M +51,552 +2.44%
2023 2.11M +28,734 +1.38%
2022 2.08M +59,304 +2.93%
2021 2.03M +39,239 +1.98%
2020 1.99M −25,279 −1.26%
2019 2.01M +25,319 +1.28%
2018 1.99M +26,655 +1.36%
2017 1.96M +27,593 +1.43%
2016 1.93M +29,588 +1.56%
2015 1.9M +30,012 +1.6%
2014 1.87M +21,126 +1.14%
2013 1.85M +21,334 +1.17%
2012 1.83M +18,400 +1.02%
2011 1.81M +5,802 +0.32%
2010 1.81M +22,437 +1.26%
2009 1.78M +32,918 +1.88%
2008 1.75M +342 +0.02%
2007 1.75M +12,249 +0.71%
2006 1.74M +12,001 +0.7%
2005 1.73M +3,550 +0.21%
2004 1.72M +38,816 +2.31%
2003 1.68M +47,234 +2.89%
2002 1.64M +60,870 +3.87%
2001 1.57M +42,293 +2.76%
2000 1.53M +36,336 +2.43%
1999 1.5M −11,604 −0.77%
1998 1.51M +19,281 +1.3%
1997 1.49M +95,781 +6.88%
1996 1.39M +13,570 +0.98%
1995 1.38M +65,892 +5.02%
1994 1.31M +103,498 +8.56%
1993 1.21M +31,043 +2.63%
1992 1.18M +79,525 +7.23%
1991 1.1M +45,605 +4.33%
1990 1.05M

Central Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The economically active population — everyone aged 15 and over who either works or actively looks for work. It covers the employed, the unemployed and first-time job seekers; it leaves out students, homemakers and other people who do not offer their labor on the market. The size of the labor force is the basic constraint on the growth potential of an economy.

Source: ILOSTAT (ILO), license CC BY 4.0.